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Object Number
991-12-60/15118
Display Title
Child's Padded Green Silk Coat
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description
Child's padded green silk coat. Pink cotton lining. Two silk embroidered decorative bands around cuffs and collar. Multi-colored. One band has the "Endless Knot" symbol in a gold metallic thread. Has had extensive water damage - dye staining. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 73 cm. (l) x 113 cm. (w) (sleeves outstretched).
Inventory Description
Coat, padded green silk, embroidered trim, pink cotton lining, stained
Classification
- Coat
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Dimensions
Overall: 73.5 x 110.8 cm (28 15/16 x 43 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
991-12-60/15118; 728 / A
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Pike Conger
(1898 - 1905)
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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