Robe

Museum number:
9-13562
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3360
Description:
Robe. Long wide sleeves. Front opening with 3 loop and knotted button closings. Black silk satin with multicolored scattered floral embroidery. 2 square emblems on back and breast with flowers in bases. Sleeve borders of white silk satin embroidered with female figures in outdoor scenes. 3 brocade tapes on neck edge, and 2 on sleeve and front edges. Blue silk satin lining. A special group in the court used in this type of flower and vase design. Late 19th century. Slits up the sides indicate it was a woman’s robe. Cost collector $85.00 (old tag).
Donor:
Arlene Miller Rolkin
Collection place:
China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Robes (main garments)
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Production date:
Late 19th century
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Robe, accession number 9-13562, described as Robe. Long wide sleeves. Front opening with 3 loop and knotted button closings. Black silk satin with multicolored scattered floral embroidery. 2 square emblems on back and breast with flowers in bases. Sleeve borders of white silk satin embroidered with female figures in outdoor scenes. 3 brocade tapes on neck edge, and 2 on sleeve and front edges. Blue silk satin lining. A special group in the court used in this type of flower and vase design. Late 19th century. Slits up the sides indicate it was a woman’s robe. Cost collector $85.00 (old tag).Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Robe, accession number 9-13562, described as Robe. Long wide sleeves. Front opening with 3 loop and knotted button closings. Black silk satin with multicolored scattered floral embroidery. 2 square emblems on back and breast with flowers in bases. Sleeve borders of white silk satin embroidered with female figures in outdoor scenes. 3 brocade tapes on neck edge, and 2 on sleeve and front edges. Blue silk satin lining. A special group in the court used in this type of flower and vase design. Late 19th century. Slits up the sides indicate it was a woman’s robe. Cost collector $85.00 (old tag).Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Robe, accession number 9-13562, described as Robe. Long wide sleeves. Front opening with 3 loop and knotted button closings. Black silk satin with multicolored scattered floral embroidery. 2 square emblems on back and breast with flowers in bases. Sleeve borders of white silk satin embroidered with female figures in outdoor scenes. 3 brocade tapes on neck edge, and 2 on sleeve and front edges. Blue silk satin lining. A special group in the court used in this type of flower and vase design. Late 19th century. Slits up the sides indicate it was a woman’s robe. Cost collector $85.00 (old tag).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 9-13562, described as Robe. Long wide sleeves. Front opening with 3 loop and knotted button closings. Black silk satin with multicolored scattered floral embroidery. 2 square emblems on back and breast with flowers in bases. Sleeve borders of white silk satin embroidered with female figures in outdoor scenes. 3 brocade tapes on neck edge, and 2 on sleeve and front edges. Blue silk satin lining. A special group in the court used in this type of flower and vase design. Late 19th century. Slits up the sides indicate it was a woman’s robe. Cost collector $85.00 (old tag).

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