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Child's (Faded) Light Blue Silk Coat
Child's (Faded) Light Blue Silk Coat
Object Number 991-12-60/15117
Display Title Child's (Faded) Light Blue Silk Coat
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description Child's silk (faded) light blue coat. Has been heavily water damaged -- multi-colored dyes have run all over it. Also stained. Black silk ribbon around cuffs and collar. Black silk buttons and closures on the side. Embroidered decorative borders - two around cuffs, three around collar. Predominantly floral motifs. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 63 cm. (l) x 85 cm. (w) (sleeves outstretched).
Inventory Description Shirt, silk, polychrome embroidred cuffs, collar, loop closures, stained, faded
Classification
  • Shirt
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Silk, Silk thread, Dye, Silk cloth
Dimensions Overall: 62.7 x 87.8 cm (24 11/16 x 34 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-12-60/15117; 728
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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