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Accession Number 2005.5.314 Title Blue Silk Tapestry Weave Jacket made from a Full Length Imperial Surcoat Alternate Title Fragment of gunfu, or court surcoat, for the emperor Category clothing Object Type jacket Artist unknown Date Made ca. 1860 Place Made China Culture Chinese Period Qing 19th century Materials dark blue silk with silk and metal-wrapped thread tapestry weave roundels and borders Materials Glossary Tapestry Weave View Materials Glossary Details » Measurements overall: 189.6 cm x 188.5 cm Credit Line Gift of Sandy and Cécile Mactaggart