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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a black and white photo of a piece of fabric titled "Piece" by an unknown artist. The fabric is square shaped. The fabric has a floral pattern with many small flowers and leaves. The flowers are in a repeating pattern, with some larger flowers and some smaller ones. The fabric has a border at the bottom with several parallel horizontal lines. The lines are thicker at the top and bottom and get thinner towards the middle. The background of the image is white.

Artwork details

Date:
18th–19th century
Medium:
Silk, metallic thread; applied ribbons of silk, metallic thread
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 606 px
Museum record:
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