Cover

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Cover

Entry/Object ID

2000.10.46

Description

Cover of unknown function, of painted fabric [silk?], two pieces sewed together lengthwise. Tan fabric painted in coral, blue green, khaki, and black outlining, with dragon and phoenix figures. From Asia.

Dimensions

Height

90 in

Width

53 in

Material

Textile

Provenance

Notes

See Sophie Steel textiles. Donor Anson Peckham was nephew of Sophie Steel. Steel (1870-1958) was born in Bethlehem, PA but grew up in Germantown. She later lived in England and France and was a student of Howard Pyle. She illustrated "Historic Dress in America."