Coat

Museum number:
9-16608
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090016608
Description:
Coat/Long Jacket. Aquamarine silk with uncrowded embroidery in silk thread of blossoms and leaves in white, yellow, various hues of magenta and greens. Lined with midnight blue silk damask. Coat opens at the center front and is fastened with cast metal (brass?) buttons and cloth loops. Mandarin style collar. Contrasting floral and butterfly over embroidered black woven fabric used to embellish the neck, sleeves, cuffs, side slits and hem areas. Woven purple band with repetitive pattern is parallel to black band along sleeves and hem areas. 85cm length x 128cm across sleeves.
Collection place:
China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coats (garments)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Coat, accession number 9-16608, described as Coat/Long Jacket. Aquamarine silk with uncrowded embroidery in silk thread of blossoms and leaves in white, yellow, various hues of magenta and greens. Lined with midnight blue silk damask. Coat opens at the center front and is fastened with cast metal (brass?) buttons and cloth loops. Mandarin style collar. Contrasting floral and butterfly over embroidered black woven fabric used to embellish the neck, sleeves, cuffs, side slits and hem areas. Woven purple band with repetitive pattern is parallel to black band along sleeves and hem areas. 85cm length x 128cm across sleeves.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coat, accession number 9-16608, described as Coat/Long Jacket. Aquamarine silk with uncrowded embroidery in silk thread of blossoms and leaves in white, yellow, various hues of magenta and greens. Lined with midnight blue silk damask. Coat opens at the center front and is fastened with cast metal (brass?) buttons and cloth loops. Mandarin style collar. Contrasting floral and butterfly over embroidered black woven fabric used to embellish the neck, sleeves, cuffs, side slits and hem areas. Woven purple band with repetitive pattern is parallel to black band along sleeves and hem areas. 85cm length x 128cm across sleeves.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coat, accession number 9-16608, described as Coat/Long Jacket. Aquamarine silk with uncrowded embroidery in silk thread of blossoms and leaves in white, yellow, various hues of magenta and greens. Lined with midnight blue silk damask. Coat opens at the center front and is fastened with cast metal (brass?) buttons and cloth loops. Mandarin style collar. Contrasting floral and butterfly over embroidered black woven fabric used to embellish the neck, sleeves, cuffs, side slits and hem areas. Woven purple band with repetitive pattern is parallel to black band along sleeves and hem areas. 85cm length x 128cm across sleeves.

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