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Kimono (Japan)

This is a Kimono. It is dated 19th century and we acquired it in 1941. Its medium is silk and gilded paper thread embroidery on cotton foundation and its technique is stencil-printed and embroidered in satin and couching stitches. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Mary T. Cockcroft. It is credited Gift of Mary T. Cockcroft.

  • Kimono (Japan)
  • silk, lined in cotton and rayon.
  • Museum purchase from Friends of Textiles and General Acquisitions Endowment....
  • 2013-15-1
  • Excelsior Platter
  • glazed earthenware with transfer-printed decoration.
  • Gift of the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Paul F. Walter Collection.
  • 1999-42-8

Its dimensions are

H x W: 149.9 x 121.9 cm (59 x 48 in.)

Cite this object as

Kimono (Japan); silk and gilded paper thread embroidery on cotton foundation; H x W: 149.9 x 121.9 cm (59 x 48 in.); Gift of Mary T. Cockcroft; 1941-46-1

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Jon Gray of Ghetto Gastro Selects.

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