Kimono

ca. 1800

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Woman's kimono of white silk satin with woven design of tiny lozenges, tortoises and phoenixes. Embroidered with silk threads in red, gold and green with cherry blossoms, pine branches, bamboo, phoenix and butterflies. Lined with red silk.

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Title: Kimono
Date Created: ca. 1800
Location Created: Japan
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Medium: silk embroidery, silk foundation Technique: embroidered on compound satin weave
Credit line: Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, from the textile collection of Mrs. Abram Stevens Hewitt

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Japan Satin Silk Textile