ecru silk cape embroidered with ecru gloral patterns throughout. constructed of 2 pieces joined at center back forming a "V". Back seam decorated silk roundelles and tassels. front lapels and hem decorated with fringes. Chinese knot and tie cord closure at neck, ending in tassels.
Donor:
(anonymous)
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China (attrib.)
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Alice Elizabeth Fitzhugh
Materials:
Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Capes (outerwear)
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Accession date:
October 13, 1985
Context of use:
clothing; made for the European market
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
lapel fringe— length 9 centimeters, width 70 centimeters, height 192 centimeters, and hem fringe— length 22 centimeters