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Woman's domestic short coat (magua)
Chinese (Manchu)
Qing dynasty
early 20th century
Object Place: China
Medium/Technique
Silk damask
Dimensions
84.2 x 171.4 cm (33 1/8 x 67 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number17.627
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionManchu woman's domestic short coat (magua) in yellow-green damask with a woven design of scattered flowers and key fretwork pattern; round gold metal buttons and yellow-green silk button loop closure; lined with bright blue plain-weave cotton.
ProvenanceLent by Denman W. Ross, April 27, 1910; Denman Waldo Ross Collection; gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA on February 15, 1917