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1970

  • Work on this object began.

1975

  • We acquired this object.

1979

  • Work on this object ended.

2013

2015

2024

  • You found it!

Portrait (China)

This is a Portrait. It is dated 1970–79 and we acquired it in 1975. Its medium is viscose rayon and its technique is jacquard woven. plain weave (white) with floats of varying length of a continuous supplementary weft which acts also in complementary fashion with the white foundation weft. a supplementary warp is used to tie down long floatson the back. It is a part of the Textiles department.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 79 x 51 cm (31 1/8 x 20 1/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Portrait (China); viscose rayon; H x W: 79 x 51 cm (31 1/8 x 20 1/16 in.); 1975-23-5

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