Fireman's Coat

Textiles

Meiji period (1868–1912)

Japan

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Textiles

Title: Fireman's Coat
Place: Japan (Object made in:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1868–1912
Medium: Cotton, plain weave; resist dyed
Inscriptions: Inscriptions (on front of coat twice): 5TH FIREMAN'S GROUP; Mon (crest on back of coat): FOR THE 5TH FIREMAN'S GROUP
Dimensions: 95.3 × 131.4 cm (37 1/2 × 51 3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by the Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation
Reference Number: 1998.323

Lea Sneider, R-L Sneider, Inc., New York, by Apr. 15, 1998 [incoming receipt RX21930, Apr. 15, 1989; copy in curatorial object file]; sold to the Art institute of Chicago, 1998.

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