#242-1 Chinese Hood

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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MMN Estate Inventory

Entry/Object ID

242 Chinese

Description

Chinese lady's embroidered silk hood, circa 1850–1860, featuring a rich coral silk ground elaborately decorated with multicolored silk and metallic thread embroidery. Depicts figures in garden settings surrounded by flowering branches, butterflies, stylized rockwork, and auspicious motifs in shades of blue, green, ivory, and gold. The curved opening is framed by a wide cream silk border embroidered with delicate floral and architectural motifs, accented with narrow blue trim and finished with black silk edging.

Made/Created

Date made

1850 - 1860

Time Period

Qing Dynasty

Acquisition

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Amount Paid

$500.00

Date

Nov 14, 1991

Acquired From

Jon Eric Riis

Name/Title

#242-1 Chinese Hood