Fragment of Rug
CultureChinese
Date19th century
MediumSilk and metal knotted rug
DimensionsOverall: 9 × 27 inches (22.86 × 68.58 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number33-609
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DescriptionFragment of a rug with gold threads thrown up on the surface, decorated with chenille flowers in tans, gray-green, and blue.ProvenanceWith Li Tze-ch'eng, Peking (modern-day Beijing), 1933 [1];
Purchased from Li Tze-ch'eng, through Laurence Sickman, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1933.
NOTES:
[1] In a letter to H. J. Fei, Peking Craft Shop, July 7, 1933, Laurence Sickman indicated he bought this object from Li Tze-ch'eng. Nelson-Atkins Archives, Sickman Miscellaneous, box 3, Shipping 1932-34.
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