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Accession Number 2005.5.452 Title Red Silk Gauze Robe for a Woman Category clothing Object Type robe Artist unknown Date Made ca. 1890 Place Made China Culture Chinese Period Qing 19th century Materials red silk gauze embroidered with silk and edged with black silk embroidered gauze Materials Glossary Embroidery View Materials Glossary Details » Measurements overall: 138 cm x 119.5 cm Description

A red silk gauze robe decorated with peonies, butterflies, a multi-coloured trim. The design has been embroidered into the gauze using a counted stitch technique, in which silk floss is woven through the open weave of…

A red silk gauze robe decorated with peonies, butterflies, a multi-coloured trim. The design has been embroidered into the gauze using a counted stitch technique, in which silk floss is woven through the open weave of the gauze fabric. The thick black trim and white sleeve bands have been decorated in the same manner. The short standing collar, combined with vibrant colours from synthetic aniline dyes, indicates that this robe was made in the late 19th or early 20th century.

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