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Document identity
localId
95646
label
Coat
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
95646
contentType
object
title
Coat
date
late 1880s
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79477558
genreSpecific
Garment
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 94 x 177.8 cm (37 x 70 in.)
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China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
accession
1916.1357
Source extras
tec
Silk, gold thread: embroidery
tombstone
Coat, late 1880s. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Silk, gold thread: embroidery; overall: 94 x 177.8 cm (37 x 70 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1357
collection
Textiles
didYouKnow
This was likely made for a wife of a wealthy merchant, whose business would rely on ships like the embroidered ones on the coat.
citations
citation
Silberstein, Rachel. "Eight Scenes of Suzhou: Landscape Embroidery, Urban Courtesans, and Nineteenth-Century Chinese Women’s Fashions." Late Imperial China, Volume 36, Number 1, June 2015, pp. 1-52.
page_number
1-52
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:08:14.361000
sourceId
95646
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Textiles
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Textiles
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Silk, gold thread: embroidery
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Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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