MVC-0568 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
Accession number:
Acc.4734
Description:
Woman’s jacket: L=91.7 neck to hem; W=176.8 cm sleeve edge to sleeve edge; Imperial Era, yellow/gold w/ red linig; embroidered flowers (blue, pink, navy, white, coral, blue green overall pattern, large floral and Chinese character medallion in center front. and couched gold Greek key decorative band on sleeves, shoulders, along front and back hems and across front enclosure; red lining, narrow Manchu sleeves.
Donor:
Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China
Culture or time period:
Manchu people
Collector:
Rachel Gould Mossman
Materials:
Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Jackets (short coats)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
June 23, 2006
Context of use:
woman's garment
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 176.8 centimeters and length 91.7 centimeters