Object Details
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
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.
Credit Line
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, from the textile collection of Mrs. Abram Stevens Hewitt
Date
ca. 1800
Accession Number
1931-4-65
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
costume & accessories
Kimono
Medium
Medium: silk embroidery, silk foundation Technique: embroidered on compound satin weave
made in
Japan
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1931-4-65