Manchu. Empress' Jifu (Semiformal Court Robe). 1840–1860. China. Silk, warp-float faced 2 1 'S' twill weave; embroidered with silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk in knot, satin, and stem stitches; laid work and couching; sleeves silk, weft-float faced 1 5 and warp-float faced 2 1 twill damask weave; edging and closures silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 5 1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1 2 'Z' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; lined
Manchu. Empress' Jifu (Semiformal Court Robe). 1840–1860. China. Silk, warp-float faced 2 1 'S' twill weave; embroidered with silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk in knot, satin, and stem stitches; laid work and couching; sleeves silk, weft-float faced 1 5 and warp-float faced 2 1 twill damask weave; edging and closures silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 5 1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1 2 'Z' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; lined with silk, plain weave; metal buttons
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