Robe

Museum number:
9-16644
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090016644
Accession number:
Acc.3792
Description:
Robe, padded. Purple silk damask with vases and roundel design. Long, with slits at the sides. Narrow sleeves. Side closure with metal zipper at hip and front flap over the chest with side closure fastened with metal snaps and cloth toggle buttons and loops at neck and Mandarin style collar. Lined with purple silk in plain weave. All edges are finished with purple silk piping. 128cm x 144cm across sleeves.
Donor:
Estate of Margaret Hampson
Collection place:
China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Robes (main garments)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 9-16644, described as Robe, padded. Purple silk damask with vases and roundel design. Long, with slits at the sides. Narrow sleeves. Side closure with metal zipper at hip and front flap over the chest with side closure fastened with metal snaps and cloth toggle buttons and loops at neck and Mandarin style collar. Lined with purple silk in plain weave. All edges are finished with purple silk piping. 128cm x 144cm across sleeves.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 9-16644, described as Robe, padded. Purple silk damask with vases and roundel design. Long, with slits at the sides. Narrow sleeves. Side closure with metal zipper at hip and front flap over the chest with side closure fastened with metal snaps and cloth toggle buttons and loops at neck and Mandarin style collar. Lined with purple silk in plain weave. All edges are finished with purple silk piping. 128cm x 144cm across sleeves.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 9-16644, described as Robe, padded. Purple silk damask with vases and roundel design. Long, with slits at the sides. Narrow sleeves. Side closure with metal zipper at hip and front flap over the chest with side closure fastened with metal snaps and cloth toggle buttons and loops at neck and Mandarin style collar. Lined with purple silk in plain weave. All edges are finished with purple silk piping. 128cm x 144cm across sleeves.

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