Jacket

2003-38-104

From: China | Hainan Island

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 2003-38-104
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Li
Provenience China | Hainan Island
Section Asian
Materials Cotton | Silk
Technique Woven | Embroidered | Sewn
Description

A jacket of homespun cotton with long sleeves; a band of gold and white embroidery in a diamond design is appliqued around the neck and halfway down the front; large designs in gold, tan, blue, and yellow silk are embroidered on the bottom front; similar embroidery decorates the cuffs and the top of each sleeve; the upper back has four feather-like designs with five snowflakes in the center; there are slits on each side; all the edges are bound with tan, blue, and white cotton binding.

Height 75 cm
Width 121 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Number 1900.1.1321 - Other Number

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