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Children's silk Japanese jacket

Children's Jacket
1900-1920 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Japanese silk jacket, worn by the donor, Mrs Clemow. Mrs Clemow received the jacket from her aunt, who worked in Kobe (Japan), during the late 1920s and early 1930s.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleChildren's silk Japanese jacket (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Sewn silk
Brief description
Children's silk Japanese jacket.
Physical description
Silk children's jacket, made in Japan. The jacket is cream in colour, with bird designs sewn onto the jacket (back and front). The birds are white and black with an orange head. The jacket has a finer silk edge, which is sewn around the outside of the jacket. There are also ties at either side of the jacket. Inside, there is a finer silk cream lining.
Dimensions
  • Length: 35.5cm
  • Width: 53cm
Credit line
Given by Mrs Mary Clemow
Summary
Japanese silk jacket, worn by the donor, Mrs Clemow. Mrs Clemow received the jacket from her aunt, who worked in Kobe (Japan), during the late 1920s and early 1930s.
Collection
Accession number
B. 267-2012

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Record createdOctober 9, 2012
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