Woven Loom Piece

1800–1825

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Title: Woven Loom Piece
Date Created: 1800–1825
Physical Dimensions: Overall: 260 x 76.2 cm (102 3/8 x 30 in.)
Provenance: made at Imperial Textile Works, Suzhou, China, Camel Shop, Peking [Beijing], China, Mr. Cecil L. Burton [1914-1987] and Mrs. Bettie Neff Burton [1913-2002], Orange Village, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Type: Textile
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1975.44
Medium: lampas, silk and gold thread
Inscriptions: Within the selvage's green band is an inscription indicating that the piece was woven at the Imperial Textile Works of Suzhou and giving the name of the superintendent of the works.
Department: Textiles
Culture: China, Suzhou
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Burton in memory of Helen B. Burton
Collection: Textiles
Accession Number: 1975.44

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