Image

Unknown Maker, Chinese

Coat

Description

Maker

Culture

Chinese

Title

Coat

Year

late 1800s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

silk

Dimensions

Length: 104.1 cm (41 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Gardner

Object Number

62.068

Type

Costume

Exhibition History

The Applied Image

Mar 11, 1998 – Jun 21, 1998

Label copy

Tightly twisted yarns are couched onto the skirt, adding dimension to the surface. The jacket is patterned with a phoenix, the sign of the Empress and of the bride. The other figure may be a dragon, symbolizing the union of dragon and phoenix, or man and woman.

Chinese Costumes of the Ch'ing Dynasty

Jun 20, 1986 – Oct 05, 1986

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Chinese

Coat, late 1800s

Silk; figured gauze, embroidered in couching and chain stitch

Length: 104.1 cm (41 inches)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Gardner 62.068

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