Woman's Majia (Semiformal or Informal Domestic Vest)

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Woman's Majia (Semiformal or Informal Domestic Vest)

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Date
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1870/90
Medium
Silk, 7:1 satin damask weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in satin, single satin, and stem stitches; laid work and couching; ribbon: silk and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, plain weave with supplementary patterning warps; facings: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in satin and single satin stitches; laid work and couching; corner cut outs edged with silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave under laid with silk, warp-float faced 3:1 twill weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave; trim and closures: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; lined with silk, 3:1, 1:1, 3:1, 1:1... twill weave; metal buttons
Culture
China
Department
Textiles
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
47307

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Gift of Mrs. John J. Abbott

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AAT300209261

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