Padded Jacket Item Number: Ed1.300 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Short upper garment of fine white cotton, padded, lined with white ramie. It has long sleeves at right angles to body of garment. Each sleeve has a band of shiny blue fabric at the writst, and has a curved lower edge. Sleeves are joined to body of garment with a concealed seam. Front edges of garment are angled outwards towards the bottom, and each side has an added panel near the edge. There is a facing with rounded lower edge extending about half-way down the garment, and an additional narrow neck facing of pasted silk basted in place with stitches invisible on the face of the garment. Front closing overlaps to the wearer’s right, and has a single frog closing. Ramie lining.
History Of Use
Such garments were worn by women as outer garments when working in the home in winter. The blue fabric serves as decoration and to protect the sleeve ends from dirt, but sleeves with such bands were worn by women who were above the labouring class. When such garments were washed, they had to be taken apart and then reassembled when clean.
Iconographic Meaning
The blue sleeve ends indicate that the wearer was above the labouring class.
Cultural Context
daily life
Item History
- Made in Korea between 1930 and 1950
- Collected during 1983
- Owned by Hi Soon Kim before January 18, 1984
- Received from Hi Soon Kim (Seller) and Unknown (Funding source) on January 18, 1984
What
- Name
- Padded Jacket
- Identification Number
- Ed1.300
- Type of Item
- jacket
- Material
- cotton fibre, ramie fibre, silk fibre, dye and paste adhesive
- Manufacturing Technique
- spun, woven, cut and sewn
- Overall
- height 35.2 cm, width 97.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Korean
- Previous Owner
- Hi Soon Kim
- Received from
- Hi Soon Kim (Seller) and Unknown (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Korea
When
- Creation Date
- between 1930 and 1950
- Collection Date
- during 1983
- Ownership Date
- before January 18, 1984
- Acquisition Date
- on January 18, 1984
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0939/0007