Overjacket
late 19th century (made)
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This sleeveless outer wool and brocade jacket is part of a complete costume worn by the last Abbot of Tengyeling monastery in Lhasa. Implicated in the Regent's plot to kill the young, 13th Dalai Lama, the Abbot was imprisoned and his monastery dissolved; its contents, probably including this set of clothes, were then sold off.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Brocaded wool with silk and metal-threads |
| Brief description | Tibetan abbot's outer jacket of brocaded wool with silk and metal-threads, Lhasa, late 19th century |
| Physical description | Tibetan abbot's outer jacket of brocaded wool with silk and metal-threads. Tha panels are Chinese and Russian brocades. |
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| Historical context | This outer jacket forms part of the complete costume (IM 92 to G-1930) worn by the last abbot of the Tengyeling monastery in Lhasa. Implicated in a plot of the Regent's to kill the young 13th Dalai Lama by sewing death dealing charms into the soles of his boots his monastery was disenfranchised and its contents sold off by the Tibetan government. Acquired by David Macdonald, the British Trade Agent at Gyantse. |
| Production | Formerly owned by the abbot of the Tengeling monastery, Lhasa |
| Summary | This sleeveless outer wool and brocade jacket is part of a complete costume worn by the last Abbot of Tengyeling monastery in Lhasa. Implicated in the Regent's plot to kill the young, 13th Dalai Lama, the Abbot was imprisoned and his monastery dissolved; its contents, probably including this set of clothes, were then sold off. |
| Bibliographic reference | Dress in detail from around the world / Rosemary Crill, Jennifer Wearden and Verity Wilson ; with contributions from Anna Jackson and Charlotte Horlyck ; photographs by Richard Davis, drawings by Leonie Davis. London: V&A Publications, 2002 Number: 1851773770 (hbk), 1851773789 (pbk)
pp.116-117, ill. |
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| Accession number | IM.92C-1930 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2003 |
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