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This three-piece bridal dress includes a dragon jacket, a pleated skirt, and a tabard, a short loose-fitting sleeveless vest. The ensemble reveals the high rank of her husband even though it did not fall under the scope of the Qing Dynasty sumptuary laws. <br><br>The pleated turquoise skirt, with six embroidered panels that feature dragons in the front and back, would be worn beneath the red dragon jacket (<a href="https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2005.135.1">2005.135.1</a>).
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163634
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Woman's Bridal Dress, Pleated Skirt
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163634
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Woman's Bridal Dress, Pleated Skirt
description
This three-piece bridal dress includes a dragon jacket, a pleated skirt, and a tabard, a short loose-fitting sleeveless vest. The ensemble reveals the high rank of her husband even though it did not fall under the scope of the Qing Dynasty sumptuary laws. <br><br>The pleated turquoise skirt, with six embroidered panels that feature dragons in the front and back, would be worn beneath the red dragon jacket (<a href="https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2005.135.1">2005.135.1</a>).
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1800s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79990007
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Garment
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Overall: 94.6 x 86.4 cm (37 1/4 x 34 in.)
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China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
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2005.135.2
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Silk, gilt-metal thread; embroidery
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Woman's Bridal Dress, Pleated Skirt, 1800s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Silk, gilt-metal thread; embroidery; overall: 94.6 x 86.4 cm (37 1/4 x 34 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Elizabeth Wade Sedgwick, 2005.135.2
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Textiles
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Gift of Elizabeth Wade Sedgwick
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2026-05-29 08:30:03.944000
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163634
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Textiles
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Textiles
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Silk, gilt-metal thread; embroidery
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