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Woman's JacketQing Dynasty, circa 1900

On view:
BCAM 2nd Floor, Fashioning Chinese Women: Empire to Modernity
Chinese robe displayed flat with extended sleeves, cerulean blue silk with allover woven pattern, wide midnight navy border with gold and purple embroidered trim along front opening and curved hem

Unknown, Woman's Jacket, Qing Dynasty, circa 1900 (alternate view), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Anonymous gift, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Woman's Jacket
Place Made
China
Date Made
Qing Dynasty, circa 1900
Medium
Silk plain weave with warp and weft patterning with silk satin reverse appliqué trim, silk and metallic thread ribbon, and metal buttons
Dimensions
Center back length: 33 1/2 in. (85.09 cm)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number
M.85.240.61
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Hansen, Michaela. Fashioning Chinese Women: Empire to Modernity. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: DelMonico Books, 2026.

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