Quilt, central panel and outer border: 17th century; inner border: second half of 17th century, Chinese for European market and European, Centeral panel and outer border: silk, embroidered with silk and gilt-paper-wrapped thread; Inner border: silk damask, L. 50 x W. 56 inches, Textiles-Embroidered, The embroidered portions of this cloth probably were once part of a larger marriage bedcover made in China for export. Later they were cut down and pieced together with a quilted European silk. The blossoming tree between the man and the woman grows from a container decorated with a hexagonal pattern—an auspicious Chinese design symbolizing longevity
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Quilt, central panel, outer border, 17th century, inner, second half, Chinese, European market, European, Centeral, silk, embroidered, gilt-paper-wrapped thread, Inner, silk damask, L, 50 x W, 56 inches, Textiles-Embroidered, portions, cloth, part, larger marriage, bedcover, China, export, Later, cut down, pieced together, quilted European, blossoming tree, man, woman grows, container decorated, hexagonal pattern—, auspicious, design, symbolizing, longevity
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