Collection Highlights
Stained glass window
Date:
ca. 1656
Object Number:
1951.414b
Medium:
Glass
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Sample card: BZ no. 2 w/7 samples
Object Number:
INV.12029
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Paper, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. ( 40 x 27.3 cm )
Marks:
printed: top center, in red: "B Z / No. 2"
Inscriptions:
in pencil: bottom right margin: [Chinese characters]
Description:
Vertical rectangular paper sample card of 7 embroidered designs in various colors of silk floss on matching colored silk swatches, with pointed sloping top and straight sides and bottom, reverse covered in blue silk; stock number framed across top, two horizontal rows of designs, each swatch numbered, and each row bordered with blue block-printed floral motif.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
