late 19th-early 20th century
H. 4.3 x Diam. 11.5 cm (1 11/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Lea Sneider, New York (by 2003), gift; Harvard University Art Museums, 2003.
Cotton, indigo and red pigment, plain weave, Z spun
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