Woman's Silk Robe (c. 1770–80): Art, History and Details
Woman's Silk Robe at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1770–80, Silk: satin weave with supplementary weft pattern. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Woman's Silk Robe (c. 1770–80) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
This rare private, rather than court, surcoat displays flowers of all seasons arranged with elegant simplicity. Included among the 25 symbolic flowers are peonies, plum blossoms, magnolias, and chrysanthemums.
Object facts
- Title: Woman's Silk Robe
- Date: c. 1770–80
- Culture: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
- Type: Garment
- Technique: Silk: satin weave with supplementary weft pattern
- Dimensions: Overall: 132.1 x 142.5 cm (52 x 56 1/8 in.)
- Collection: Textiles
- Department: Textiles
- Accession number: 2000.77
Collection credit
John L. Severance Fund
Further reading listed by the museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions Press Release,” October 6, 2000, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
- Vollmer, John. Ruling from the Dragon Throne: Costume of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 2002.
View the collection record
See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.
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