Object Number | 2003-40-7 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | China |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Silk | Metal |
Technique | Dyed | Sewn | Embroidered |
Description | A sheer blue silk robe with a rasied floral and medallion design; rounded neck curves to the side and is attached by frogs and metal balls; slits at sides; opening, bottom and side slits have 5/8 inch black edging followed by 2.25 inch embroidered section in floral and bee design in blue, white and black; this is followed by a 0.75 inch wide pink and blue floral ribbon; wide short sleeves have cuffs of sheer grey silk with raised floral and medallion pattern; a portion of the cuffs is printed on back and part of front with floral and insect design in white, green, blue, black, pink; small pocket sewn to right side. |
Length | 96.5 cm |
Width | 113 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003 |
Other Number | 1987.0.3 - Other Number |
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