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Source Description
These three panels of silk netting would have been cut out and sewn into a gown. The airy fabric is embroidered in gold, white, blues, pinks, and violets with designs of phoenix birds, chrysanthemums, and symbols of longevity.
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Document identity
localId
148523
label
Uncut Robe
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object
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1
Source metadata
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148523
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object
title
Uncut Robe
description
These three panels of silk netting would have been cut out and sewn into a gown. The airy fabric is embroidered in gold, white, blues, pinks, and violets with designs of phoenix birds, chrysanthemums, and symbols of longevity.
date
c. 1890s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q79928937
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Garment
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Part 1: 142.2 x 77.5 cm (56 x 30 1/2 in.); Part 2: 279.4 x 77.5 cm (110 x 30 1/2 in.); Part 3: 279.4 x 77.5 cm (110 x 30 1/2 in.)
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China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
accession
1976.1088
Source extras
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Silk, embroidered; gauze weave
tombstone
Uncut Robe, c. 1890s. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Silk, embroidered; gauze weave; part 1: 142.2 x 77.5 cm (56 x 30 1/2 in.); part 2: 279.4 x 77.5 cm (110 x 30 1/2 in.); part 3: 279.4 x 77.5 cm (110 x 30 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of C. L. Burton, 1976.1088
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Textiles
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Gift of C. L. Burton
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2026-05-29 07:37:58.453000
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148523
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Textiles
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Textiles
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Silk, embroidered; gauze weave
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0
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