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Collection Online as of June 28, 2022

Ceremonial Uniform

1644-1911

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China, Qing dynasty

(1644-1911)

Satin weave silk with gold metal thread embroidery; supplementary weft; black velvet; metal (brass?); lined in blue silk

General Income Fund 1918.560

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

The ceremonial uniform was considerably heavy; the jacket alone weighs 2.38 kg (5.25 lbs).

Provenance
late 1916-1918
(Acquired by Langdon Warner in Korea. Sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
1918-
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Citations
LuduenĖƒa, Sara. Late Nineteenth Century Chinese Ceremonial Armor: Context, Conservation and Mounting for Display. MA thesis, SUNY Fashion Institute of Technology, 2020. Mentioned and Reproduced
Exhibition history

Korean Pottery, a Few Textiles, and Paintings (Gallery X). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 21-October 3, 1921).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1918.560