Textile Fragment
ca. 1870 (made)
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A fragment of figured silk, dark blue. The pattern is of storks within circles. The ground is an 8 end satin, 5 shift, with the pattern in reverse. Self-patterning. The warp is x-ply with a slight Z twist; approx. 128 ends cm. The weft is x-ply no evidence of twist; thick; approx. 40 picks cm. Selvedge on one side.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Woven silk |
Brief description | Fragment of Chinese woven blue silk, damask, made in Suzhou, ca. 1870. |
Physical description | A fragment of figured silk, dark blue. The pattern is of storks within circles. The ground is an 8 end satin, 5 shift, with the pattern in reverse. Self-patterning. The warp is x-ply with a slight Z twist; approx. 128 ends cm. The weft is x-ply no evidence of twist; thick; approx. 40 picks cm. Selvedge on one side. |
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Gallery label | Figured satin with design of the stork in overlapping circles. Chinese (Soochow): about 1870. |
Summary | A fragment of figured silk, dark blue. The pattern is of storks within circles. The ground is an 8 end satin, 5 shift, with the pattern in reverse. Self-patterning. The warp is x-ply with a slight Z twist; approx. 128 ends cm. The weft is x-ply no evidence of twist; thick; approx. 40 picks cm. Selvedge on one side. |
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Accession number | FEC.LOST 98/15/4.8 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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