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Woman's Domestic Informal Coat
Woman's Domestic Informal Coat
Woman's Domestic Informal Coat

Woman's Domestic Informal Coat

Date1880 - 1910
Place of ManufactureAsia
MediumMaterial: silk,satin, floss, cord;
DimensionsOverall (width: across shoulders to sleeve edges; coat: 82): 160 x 95 cm
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART
Credit LineGift of Helen Jahnke, Courtesy of the Council for Canadian American Relations
Object number2010.021.012
DescriptionThis red satin woman's coat which is embroidered with primarily blue and white silk floss depicting various flowers and butterflies. The coat has black silk borders and cuffs with adjacent bands of figured silk ribbon. The coat has a short stand up collar with a patterned silk ribbon around the outside. The coat opens at the proper right and is lined with white silk. There are satin cord fasteners at neck and side.
Colour: red, black, white, blue, red, green
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