This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions), and as such we offer a high-resolution image of it. See our image rights statement.

 

See more objects with the color grey or see all the colors for this object.

Object Timeline

1974

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Fragment (China)

This is a Fragment. It is dated 18th century and we acquired it in 1974. Its medium is silk and its technique is 5-harness satin damask. It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Gift of Josephine Howell.

Its dimensions are

Warp x Weft: 103 x 54.5 cm (40 9/16 x 21 7/16 in.) Repeat H: 52 cm (20 1/2 in.)

Cite this object as

Fragment (China); silk; Warp x Weft: 103 x 54.5 cm (40 9/16 x 21 7/16 in.) Repeat H: 52 cm (20 1/2 in.); Gift of Josephine Howell; 1974-1-6

This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://www-6.collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18482551/ |title=Fragment (China) |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=22 March 2025 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>