Woman’s Vest, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1875/1900, Manchu, China, Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave, embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in satin, single satin, and stem stitches, laid work, couching and Chinese knots, inner tape: silk and cotton, plain weave self-patterned by main warp floats, outer tape: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave, embroidered with silk in satin and stem stitches, edged with silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave, lined with silk, plain weave, button loops: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave, metal buttons, 64 × 57

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Woman’s Vest, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1875/1900, Manchu, China, Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave, embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in satin, single satin, and stem stitches, laid work, couching and Chinese knots, inner tape: silk and cotton, plain weave self-patterned by main warp floats, outer tape: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave, embroidered with silk in satin and stem stitches, edged with silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave, lined with silk, plain weave, button loops: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave, metal buttons, 64 × cm (25 1/2 × 22 1/2 in.)

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