Winter coat

Museum number:
9-22209
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
BY.T-284 and T-284 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4737
Description:
cobalt blue silk brocade coat with full sheep or goat skin (fur on) lining and edged with a narrow band of fur (type unknown) around sleeve openings, neck, front openings and hem. brocaded fabric patterns include phoenixes, dragons, clouds, flaming jewel, peaches and other motifs. 1 button-and-loop closure under right arm. machine and hand sewn.
Donor:
Estate of G. Eleanore Murray, Estate of Theos C. Bernard, and Theos C. Bernard
Collection place:
Tibet
Verbatim coll. place:
Tibet
Collector:
Theos C. Bernard
Materials:
Fur (hair material), Metal, Silk, and Skin (collagenous material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Phoenixes
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Production date:
19th-20th century
Accession date:
March 12, 2004
Context of use:
clothing
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 150 centimeters and width 99 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Winter coat, accession number 9-22209, described as cobalt blue silk brocade coat with full sheep or goat skin (fur on) lining and edged with a narrow band of fur (type unknown) around sleeve openings, neck, front openings and hem. brocaded fabric patterns include phoenixes, dragons, clouds, flaming jewel, peaches and other motifs. 1 button-and-loop closure under right arm. machine and hand sewn.

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