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jacket

human history
  • Other Name

    Chinese embroidered jacket

  • Description

    jacket, red ground, white embroidered facings and deep blue cuffs embroidered; mulit-coloured embroidery of floral sprays and circles; metal thread embroidery on cuffs; embroidered blue and white flowers on black; sleeves are cuffed in pale green satin embroidered in blue, green and white with butterflies and plum blossum. - Central fasteningt with 3 black silk buttons. Lined with yellow jacquard silk. Blue silk cuffes decaying.

    Metallic couched embroidery on sleeves damaged. Neck edge damaged. Red ground of bofy of garment excellent condition.

  • Place
  • Accession Date
    Unknown
  • Other Id

    T86 (textile)

  • Department
jacket, silk

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