Donor: Mrs. Robert T. Nelson / Culture or time period: Chinese / Function: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Donor Mrs. Robert T. Nelson Culture or time period Chinese Function 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama

Hearst Museum object titled Coat, accession number 9-17840, described as coat; women’s wedding; black taffeta hand embroidered in multi-colored silks and silver wrapped paper thread; floral motif wiht sprays of peonies and peach blossoms outlined with silver wrapped thread; self border of plum blossoms embroidered with silver wrapped paper thread and couched with red, green and white thread. Narrow sleeves, high collar with lining of machine made white cotton eyelet; frog closures of braided silver threads; unlined; soiled areas, otherwise good condition; wedding jacket, circa 1915-1918, fide Mary Hays; see also 9-17841

Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 9-17841, described as skirt: women's wedding, red plain weave with damask and gauze patterning in floral and fret motif; embroidered with multicolored floral with sprays of peonies and peach blossoms outlined with silver wrapped paper thread couched with multicolored silk thread; applied fringe of silk finer and silver tape at hem pleated with embroidery motifs that appear completed only when pleats closed; metal snaps on front panel, drawstring waist closure. length 96 cm