Court robe
Category
Costume
Date
1870 - 1900
Materials
Silk
Measurements
1228 mm (Length)635 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Jingdezhen
Order this imageCollection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 934410.1
Summary
Court robe, dark blue silk twill weave, blue/black silk; lining, mid-blue silk plain weave; trimming, dark navy silk, plain weave, embroidered with plied gold silk in stem stitch, four fabric loops and one fabric button, two gilt buttons (frog fastening), brocade braid 17 mm; embroidery on main ground; gilt wound on silk core, couched, gold, blue and white silk in stem stitch; design overall pattern of earth, water, rocks, clouds and dragons; note fragments TC/115/2-8