Rug; 48 x 73 inches (4’0’’ x 6’3’’). Still shows handspun cotton warps but reveals the more exuberant 19th century floral style (Fide Murray Eiland, 1990). Attributed to Early C'hien Lung period (early nineteenth century).
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China; Kien-Lung
Collector:
H. Ephraim Benguiat
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Rugs (textiles)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Production date:
Early C'hien Lung period (early nineteenth century, pre-1917)