Coat Item Number: 1404/29 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Black silk garment with embroidered blue and white flowers. Sewn together at the sides and shoulders, with a short unfolded stand-up collar. Opens in the centre front, held together by four pairs of round metal buttons and has slits up each side. The collar is blue with several bands: white dots on red background, black dots on tan background, blue floral. Around the collar are more bands, floral on cream background, solid blue and purple, green on tan background, reach a decorative point beneath the shoulders. The bands begin again midway down the centre front of the tunic, continue along the bottom hem and midway up the sides. The bands are purple, green on tan background, floral on cream background and a thin band of solid blue. The end of each sleeve has a solid cream band that wraps inside the sleeve. The inside band has embroidery of women in a garden. There are many embroidered blue, white flowers spread over the rest of the garment. The bands around the neck and hem and the blue, white flowers continue on the back. The inside lining is blue-green silk.
History Of Use
Woman's coat.
Item History
- Made in China before 1920
- Owned by James Wheeler Davidson and Lillian Dow Davidson
- Owned by Marjory D. Abramson before January 4, 1990
- Received from Marjory D. Abramson (Donor) on January 4, 1990
What
- Name
- Coat
- Identification Number
- 1404/29
- Type of Item
- coat
- Material
- silk fibre, metal and dye
- Overall
- height 154.5 cm, width 110.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- James Wheeler Davidson, Lillian Dow Davidson and Marjory D. Abramson
- Received from
- Marjory D. Abramson (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- China
When
- Creation Date
- before 1920
- Ownership Date
- before January 4, 1990
- Acquisition Date
- on January 4, 1990
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1404/0029