Man's Formal Court Robe
Artist/maker unknown, Chinese
Geography:
Made in China, Asia
Period:
Daoguang Period (1821-1850)Date:
1821-1850Medium:
Black silk twill with muticolored silk embroidery and gold metallic couching; dark blue silk twill with cording; black silk and gold metallic complex weave; round metal buttons; blue silk damask; blue silk satin with weft patterningDimensions:
Center Back Length: 57 inches (144.8 cm)Curatorial Department:
Costume and TextilesObject Location:
1947-4-1Credit Line:
Purchased with the John T. Morris Fund from the Carl Schuster Collection, 1947
Made in China, Asia
Period:
Daoguang Period (1821-1850)Date:
1821-1850Medium:
Black silk twill with muticolored silk embroidery and gold metallic couching; dark blue silk twill with cording; black silk and gold metallic complex weave; round metal buttons; blue silk damask; blue silk satin with weft patterningDimensions:
Center Back Length: 57 inches (144.8 cm)Curatorial Department:
Costume and TextilesObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1947-4-1Credit Line:
Purchased with the John T. Morris Fund from the Carl Schuster Collection, 1947
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The Fine Art of TextilesA man's court robe in this style was worn by either a court official of one of the first four civil or military ranks or by a first-class imperial guardsman. Dilys E. Blum, from The Fine Art of Textiles: The Collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (1997), p. 169.
