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Jacket

1910-1915 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
China (made)

Woman's side-fasteing jacket of red silk satin slightly shaped at the waist. It has a high, stand-up collar and full-length narrow sleeves. The jacket fastens on the right with twelve loop and knot buttons (four on the neck, 8 on the side) it has a high slit at both sides. The red satin ground is embroidered with flowers sprays (floss silks in satin stitch). All borders are trimmed with applied braid and fringe and the jacket has a blue lining.


Object details

Categories
Clothing
Womenswear
Textiles
Day Wear
Embroidery
Object type
Jacket
Materials and techniques
Silk satin ground embroidered in satin stich
Silk (Textile)
Brief description
Woman's jacket, red embroidered silk satin, China, 1910-1915
Physical description
Woman's side-fasteing jacket of red silk satin slightly shaped at the waist. It has a high, stand-up collar and full-length narrow sleeves. The jacket fastens on the right with twelve loop and knot buttons (four on the neck, 8 on the side) it has a high slit at both sides. The red satin ground is embroidered with flowers sprays (floss silks in satin stitch). All borders are trimmed with applied braid and fringe and the jacket has a blue lining.
Dimensions
  • Length: 80cm
  • Across shoulders width: 130cm
  • Of collar depth: 8cm
Credit line
Supported by the Friends of the V&A
Object history
This jacket was purchased by Valery Garrett in the 1990s in a Shanghai Street market for $140HK
Subject depicted
Flowers
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
FE.57-1995

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Record createdNovember 27, 2003
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O86340/jacket-unknown/
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