Vest

2003-38-92

From: China | Indochina

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 2003-38-92
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience China | Indochina
Section Asian
Materials Cotton | Metal
Technique Hand-Sewn | Dyed | Appliqued
Description

A hand sewn blue piece-dyed cotton vest; cotton lined: 3/4 blue, 1/4 natural; rounded neck curves to an overlap opening secured on lower right by two frogs with metal balls; the neck is secured by one metal ball and two metal buttons; opening decorated with three rows of metal studs beyond which is a ribbon with float weave design in brown, blue, red and green; small slits at each side.

Length 58 cm
Width 53 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Number 1900.1.1209 - Other Number

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