Panel (Dress Fabric)

China or France

Date

Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Possibly mid–18th century

Medium

Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary binding warps tying supplementary patterning wefts in twill and self-patterning ground wefts in plain interlacings; two selvages present

Dimensions

79.7 × 74.7 cm (31 3/8 × 29 3/8 in.); Weft repeat: H.: 24.6 cm (9 5/8 in.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

Gift of Martin A. Ryerson