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Woman's domestic semi-formal surcoat (waitao)
Chinese (Han)
Qing dynasty, Daoguang/Xianfeng periods
mid-19th century
Object Place: China
Medium/Technique
Silk satin embroidered with silk and couched gold-wrapped threads; metal buttons
Dimensions
106.2 x 162.2 cm (41 13/16 x 63 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number11.112
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionHan woman's domestic semi-formal coat (waitao) in dark blue silk satin with design of floral roundels and scattered butterflies, flowers and bats embroidered in green, blue, brown, yellow, orange and white silk and couched with gold-wrapped thread; round gold metal button and silk loop button closure at center front; lined with light blue plain-weave silk.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA July 6, 1911 Transferred from Asiatic Dept. to Textiles.