Tunic

Museum number:
9-21303
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090021303
Alternate number:
III 2 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4697
Description:
Tunic, Manchu-style; Ivory-colored, embroidered in shades of blue; black satin border (4 cm) around neck and to under right sleeve. Embroidery in satin, running, and knot stitches. pattern: peonies, orchids, plum and other fruit blossoms; squash and “Buddha Fingers”, citrus; butterflies and bats. Lining cobalt blue, striped silk. Lower hemlines slightly rounded. Four closures: yellow and brown metal buttons, decorated with peonies; black satin loops. W. center back to sleeve end: 66 cm; bottom hem: 76 cm.; Length: from neckline 101.5 cm.; W. sleeve opening: 21 cm.
Donor:
Ilse Martin Fang
Collection place:
Guangzhou, Guangdong province, Southern China
Verbatim coll. place:
China; Canton; Manchu Dynasty 1644-1911.
Culture or time period:
Manchu people and Qing dynasty (1644–1912 AD)
Collector:
Ilse Martin Fang
Collection date:
1933
Materials:
Brass (alloy), Satin, and Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Embroidery (visual works) and Tunics
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Production date:
Manchu Dynasty
Accession date:
December 15, 1998
Context of use:
Purchased. Fide: Ilse M. Fang, 8/28/2001: This is top to ivory skirt (9-21307). From Canton. Subdued colors; not garish. Buttons are Chinese brass.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
Length from neckline— length 101.5 centimeters, Bottom hem— width 76 centimeters, Center back to sleeve end— width 66 centimeters, and Sleeve opening— width 21 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Tunic, accession number 9-21303, described as Tunic, Manchu-style; Ivory-colored, embroidered in shades of blue; black satin border (4 cm) around neck and to under right sleeve. Embroidery in satin, running, and knot stitches. pattern: peonies, orchids, plum and other fruit blossoms; squash and “Buddha Fingers”, citrus; butterflies and bats. Lining cobalt blue, striped silk. Lower hemlines slightly rounded. Four closures: yellow and brown metal buttons, decorated with peonies; black satin loops. W. center back to sleeve end: 66 cm; bottom hem: 76 cm.; Length: from neckline 101.5 cm.; W. sleeve opening: 21 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Tunic, accession number 9-21303, described as Tunic, Manchu-style; Ivory-colored, embroidered in shades of blue; black satin border (4 cm) around neck and to under right sleeve. Embroidery in satin, running, and knot stitches. pattern: peonies, orchids, plum and other fruit blossoms; squash and “Buddha Fingers”, citrus; butterflies and bats. Lining cobalt blue, striped silk. Lower hemlines slightly rounded. Four closures: yellow and brown metal buttons, decorated with peonies; black satin loops. W. center back to sleeve end: 66 cm; bottom hem: 76 cm.; Length: from neckline 101.5 cm.; W. sleeve opening: 21 cm.

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