Cinese Embroidery on silk, matted, framed in ornate box
Date1994
MediumSilk, glass, cardboard, wood, frabric
DimensionsOther: 29.8 x 5.7 x 29.2 cm (11 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 11 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsArt
Catalog number2004.56.45
DescriptionThe square fabric covered box contains a framed piece of art doubled matted with ornate cut work in wooden frame with glass, the box is lined with dark red silk, fabric is crumpled around the art work with red ribbon to remove it from the box, the art is red silk with 2 embroidered cra-s cavorting next to 2 stacks of turqoise plant with 4 small plants along base, embroidery is very fine and formes a silky relief, the box fastens shut with 2 ivory-look toggles.Status
Not on view
1875
c. 1900
c1880