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Robe

1800-1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
China (made)

Han Chinese woman's jacket (ao). Side fastening jacket (5 gilt buttons), calf-length, long and wide sleeves, straight cuffs, small stand-up collar, salmon silk satin lining. White cream silk mock leno ( self patterned floral and butterflies motifs) embroidered with flowers as peonies, chrysanthemums, magnolias and butterflies. Embroidery in coloured floss silks in satin and pekin knot stitch. Collar and front opening edged with 3 silk biais-cut satin band in light blue,dark blue and black. There is no sides or sleeves seams

Object details

Categories
Clothing
Textiles
Embroidery
Womenswear
Day Wear
Informal Wear
Object type
Robe
Materials and techniques
silk mock leno weave; embroidery in satin and pekin knot stitches
Brief description
Robe, silk damask with embroidery in floss silks, China, Qing dynasty, 1800-1850
Physical description
Han Chinese woman's jacket (ao). Side fastening jacket (5 gilt buttons), calf-length, long and wide sleeves, straight cuffs, small stand-up collar, salmon silk satin lining. White cream silk mock leno ( self patterned floral and butterflies motifs) embroidered with flowers as peonies, chrysanthemums, magnolias and butterflies. Embroidery in coloured floss silks in satin and pekin knot stitch. Collar and front opening edged with 3 silk biais-cut satin band in light blue,dark blue and black. There is no sides or sleeves seams
Dimensions
  • At back length: 115.57cm
  • Including sleeves width: 163.83cm
Style
Qing
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs G. B. Roberts
Object history
Bequeathed by Mrs. G. B. Roberts, accessioned in 1902. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Registered File number 27847/192, 9132/192.
Subjects depicted
Flowers
Butterflies
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
1477-1902

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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