About This Artwork
Vestment for a First-degree Taoist Priest1875/1900
Silk, plain weave self-patterned by areas of gauze crossings and ground weft floats; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton in satin, single satin, and stem stitches; couching and Chinese knots; neck band and edging: silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; front insert: silk, plain weave; collar insert: cotton, plain weave; lining: linen, plain weave; button loops: cotton, plain weave; metal buttons
144.1 x 169.5 cm (56 3/4 x 66 3/4 in.)
Gift of Gaylord Donnelley in memory of Naomi Donnelley, 1991.802
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