Jacket: women's, pale blue damask silk patterned w/ paired floral roundels on a diapered background; white satin embroidered trim w/ multicolor floral, bat & bird motifs, very fine work; cloud collar w/ 11 lobes in same motifs as hem; woven tape, blue piping & button loops probably added later; sleeve band embroidery shows design of dragon boat raes & spectators. soiled, especially at neck. Women's jacket; c. 1960 Mary Hays. 84.2 cm L.
Donor:
Mr. Ivy Lee
Collection place:
China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dragons and Jackets (short coats)
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes