Han-Chinese. Woman's Surcoat. 1860–1890. China. Body silk, warp-float faced 7 1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped wild silk in laid work and couching; neck, front, hem, sides and sleeves silk, warp-float faced 7 1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk wrapped cotton in knot, satin and stem stitches; laid work and couching; edged with silk, warp-float faced 7 1 satin weave; sleeve bands silk, warp-float faced 7 1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped
Han-Chinese. Woman's Surcoat. 1860–1890. China. Body silk, warp-float faced 7 1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped wild silk in laid work and couching; neck, front, hem, sides and sleeves silk, warp-float faced 7 1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk wrapped cotton in knot, satin and stem stitches; laid work and couching; edged with silk, warp-float faced 7 1 satin weave; sleeve bands silk, warp-float faced 7 1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in knot, satin and stem stitches; laid work and couching; three ribbons silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, plain weave self-patterned by main warp floats (narrowest has gold-leaf-over-lacquered-strip-wrapped silk); lined with silk, plain weave
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