Bed Spread
CultureChinese
Date18th century
MediumCotton
DimensionsOverall: 68 × 94 inches (172.72 × 238.76 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number33-824
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DescriptionBedspread in dark blue felt. Embroidered in the center in silk with dragons and Fu dogs. Border design of flowers.ProvenanceWith Peking Craft Shop, Peking (modern-day Beijing), China, by 1933;
Purchased from Peking Craft Shop, through Laurence Sickman and Caroline Bieber, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1933.
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