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Woman's coat (ao)
Chinese
Qing dynasty
1880s
Object Place: China
Medium/Technique
Silk satin embroidered with silk
Dimensions
99.5 x 167.6 cm (39 3/16 x 66 in.)
Credit Line
Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund
Accession Number02.60
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWoman's coat (ao) of blue satin with design of scattered peonies, fruit, and various flowers, and butterflies with long tails embroidered in pink, red, white, green, blue, orange, black, and gray silk; butterflies, and most of the flowers are of laid-work, but a few flowers are of French knots; neck, side front opening and hem trimmed in black satin embroidered with floral motifs in various shades of blue and white silk and black gimp decorated with white, green, blue, and red; lined with salmon-pink plain-weave silk. Sleeve facings are missing.
Provenance1902, Yamanaka and Co., Boston; sold by Yamanaka to the MFA for $2650 [see note 1]. (Accession Date: April 17, 1902)
NOTES:
[1] MFA accession nos. 02.48 - 02.68 were purchased together for this amount.
NOTES:
[1] MFA accession nos. 02.48 - 02.68 were purchased together for this amount.