Jacket decoration

Museum number:
9-23680
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090023680
Alternate number:
ACW China #20 - 24 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4804
Description:
Jacket decoration, red, silk ground, with vegetal embroidery and sequins, bordered with geometric ribbon applique and embroidery. Embroidery mostly in cool colors to contrast with red silk.
Donor:
Anne Connell Wilson
Collection place:
Guizhou province, Southwest China
Culture or time period:
Miao
Collector:
Anne Connell Wilson
Materials:
Textile materials
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Embroidery (visual works)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
March 6, 2017
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— width 9 centimeters, whole— thickness 0.5 centimeters, and whole— length 31 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Jacket decoration, accession number 9-23680, described as Jacket decoration, red, silk ground, with vegetal embroidery and sequins, bordered with geometric ribbon applique and embroidery. Embroidery mostly in cool colors to contrast with red silk.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Jacket decoration, accession number 9-23680, described as Jacket decoration, red, silk ground, with vegetal embroidery and sequins, bordered with geometric ribbon applique and embroidery. Embroidery mostly in cool colors to contrast with red silk.

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