Man's Dragon Robe
Date1800 - 1825
Place of ManufactureAsia
MediumMaterial: silk, gauze, floss, cord; metal;
DimensionsOverall (width: across shoulders to sleeve edges; body width 116;): 215.5 x 147 cm
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART
Credit LineGift of Helen Jahnke, Courtesy of the Council for Canadian American Relations
Object number2010.021.005
DescriptionA brown silk gauze dragon robe embroidered with a count stitch using coloured silk floss. The robe has navy blue yoke and cuffs with designs that match the robe. Sleeve extensions are dark navy blue with parallel lines of couched gold wrapped thread. The robe is unlined for summer wear.Colour: brown, blue, yellow, red, green, white
Status
Not on view
1900 - 1920
1880 - 1900
1860 - 1880
1860 - 1890
1880 - 1900
1860 - 1880
c.1850
1840 - 1860
1850 - 1875
1880 - 1910
1840 - 1860