2005.5.114 - Blue Silk Uncut Complete Dragon Robe Decorated with Couched Gold
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Object Typeyardage
Artistunknown
Date Made1875-1900
Item Details
Object Typeyardage
Artistunknown
Date Made1875-1900
Accession Number
2005.5.114
Title
Blue Silk Uncut Complete Dragon Robe Decorated with Couched Gold
Alternate Title
Uncut jifu, or semi-formal court robe, yardage
Category
textiles
Object Type
yardage
Artist
unknown
Date Made
1875-1900
Place Made
China
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qing 19th-20th centuries
Materials
gold wrapped silk thread; silk floss; silk twill; embroidery; silk twist
Materials Glossary
Embroidery
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Measurements
overall: 300 cm x 129.8 cm
Credit Line
Gift of Sandy and Cécile Mactaggart
Citation
Page Citation for 2005.5.114 - Blue Silk Uncut Complete Dragon Robe Decorated with Couched Gold
Page Citation
"2005.5.114 - Blue Silk Uncut Complete Dragon Robe Decorated with Couched Gold, Mactaggart Art Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/21-19336. Accessed 06 Mar. 2025.
Publications
Author
Vollmer, John and Jacqueline Simcox
Title
Emblems of Empire: Selections from the Mactaggart Art Collection
Publication Date
2009
Pages
323
Author
Vollmer, John E.
Title
Dressed to Rule: 18th Century Court Attire in the Mactaggart Art Collection
Publication Date
2007
