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  • Work on this object ended.

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  • We acquired this object.

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Cord (Japan), late 19th–early 20th century

This is a Cord. It is dated late 19th–early 20th century and we acquired it in 1937. Its medium is silk and its technique is braiding. It is a part of the Textiles department.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 127.3 × 0.2 × 0.2 cm (50 1/8 × 1/16 × 1/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Cord (Japan), late 19th–early 20th century; silk; H x W x D: 127.3 × 0.2 × 0.2 cm (50 1/8 × 1/16 × 1/16 in.); 1937-35-32

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