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Object Number
990-16-60/14559
Display Title
Formal dragon robe
Descriptions
Object Description
Blue silk with designs in satin-stitch embroidery and couched metallic-foil-wrapped threads. Design is multicolor dragons, floral motifs and plain. Five gold-tone metal button closures. Collar is frayed. Sleeves are black silk.
Inventory Description
Robe, blue silk, open front, metal buttons, embroidered dragon designs
Classification
- Robe
Department
Ethnographic
Date
Late 19th century
Culture
- Ch'ing
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Additional Geographic Terms
Manchuria
Materials
Silk, Dye, Metal, Satin
Dimensions
Overall: 149 x 240 cm (58 11/16 x 94 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
990-16-60/14559
Provenance
Collector
Warren J. Mead
(1920)
Donor
Jere Mead
(8/13/90)
Donor
Dorothea P. Mead
(8/13/1990)
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