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Jacket and fur lining
Chinese
about 1920
Place of Creation: Suzhou, China
Medium/Technique
Silk damask, silk and metallic thread ribbon; fur
Dimensions
Center back (jacket): 60.3 cm (23 3/4 in.)
Center back (lining): 44.1 cm (17 3/8 in.)
Center back (lining): 44.1 cm (17 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mabel Ing in memory of Dorothy Tsai-Ling Pei Yang
Accession Number2018.2323.1-2
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionShort jacket with narrow sleeve of blue and black damask patterned with black abstract dahlias against a blue/black shot silk ground, edged with blue ribbon patterned with metallic thread flowers and white leaves; collar backed with blue and white striped velvet; lining of white fur, removed.
ProvenanceBy 2004, Dorothy Tsai-Ling Pei Young, Suzhou, China; September 23, 2004, by inheritance to her daugher, Mabel Ing, Bedford, MA; 2018, gift of Mabel Ing to the MFA. (Accession date: September 26, 2018)