Cleveland Museum of Art

Uncut Robe: Proper Left Front and Back Panel

Date: c. 1890s
Medium: embroidered silk, gauze weave
Culture: China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Department: Textiles
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art

This is one of three panels of silk netting that would have been cut out and sewn into a gown. This continuous length of fabric would become the gown's proper left front and back panel. The airy fabric is embroidered in gold, white, blues, pinks, and violets with designs of phoenix birds, chrysanthemums, and symbols of longevity.

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