Han-Chinese
China
Woman's Waitao (Semiformal Domestic Surcoat)
INV-3659
Han-Chinese
ChinaQing dynasty (1644–1911), 1875/1900
Woman's Waitao (Semiformal Domestic Surcoat)
Han-Chinese China →qingChinese (culture or style)East Asianasiantextileneedlework (visual works)
Date
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1875/1900
Medium
Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped wild silk and silk, laid work and couching; collar tape, closures, and lining: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; metal button
Dimensions
100.3 × 155.8 cm (39 1/2 × 61 3/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Eleanor Burton
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