Child's coat with dragons and waves

Details

• Title

  Child's coat with dragons and waves

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  late 18th century - 19th century

• Material and technique

  silk, dyed yellow, satin woven, and embroidered with coloured silk and metal thread; silk lining, dyed blue

• Material index

  organic › animal › animal product › silk;

  processed material › metal

• Technique index

  dyed;

  needleworked › embroidered

• Object type

  textile;

  clothing › garment › coat

• Dimensions

  40 x 68 cm max. (height x width)
  at sleeve 66.5 cm (width)
  at hem 40.5 cm (width)
  sleeve 19 cm (height)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Miss Edna Bahr, in memory of A. W. Bahr, 1965.

• Museum location

  Lower ground floor | Gallery 5 | Textiles

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1965.83

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