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Jacket and Skirt - Artifacts

Image Jacket and Skirt
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Description
Han Chinese style women's applique jacket and pleated skirt A: Jacket, H: 29", W: 55", lavender silk damask background( bamboo leaf and cherry blossom motif) has sleeves cut in one with the body which flares out at the bottom. Front and back have center seams the sleeves have extensions on the ends and the jacket overlaps on the right in a wavy diagonal line an opening along the right side. The collar is made of a narrow band in lavender silk covered wirth two black satin bands and piped in white satin. There is a deep wavy black satin band running around the neck line and followin g the curve of the diagonal closing. Near the end of this band is reverse applique motif of two silhouetted pomegranets surrounded by a rabbit shaped lavender background and outlined with white piping. There are wide straight black satin bands at the ends of the sleeves. Next to the black bands is a curving woven white ribbon with blue, yellow, and pink floral butterfly motifs runing along the center. They are bordered on each side with blue chevons and a band containing black leaves and flowers. There is a patch pocket on the under flap which is hidden when the jacket is closed. There is a large white satin frog in the shape of two butterflies with double loop and knot located over the right collar bone. There are three spiral frogs, one at the collar with double loop and button closing and two at the right side. The jacket is lined with blue cotton. The inside neck is a piece of adhesive tape with "Mrs. Lew G. Kay, pink and black jacket top". Written in blue ink. There is fading on the left under arm and on the right back sleeve. There are lip stick traces on the fog at the neck. B: Skirt, H: 38", W: 26.5", has black damask narrow pleats on each side. The pleats are tacked toghther with black thread and have a machine woven ribbon border near the bottom. It has a yellow background with pink peonies, green leaves and blue butterflies bordered in light pink and blue. Below this are three black satin pleated bands outlined in blue and white piping. This matches the front and back panels. Down the front and back are identical embroidered panels wth a light blue satin background, pink and light green cherry blossoms an d buds with yellow and black stamens and brown branches. Among the cherry branches are birds and a rust colored butterfly. One bird is yellow, green, pink and brown. Below is a pheasant with purple and yellow feathers and a yellow tail. Next among green bamboo leaves are two flying birds, one pink and yellow and the other rust, white, and brown with a purple head and pink feet. The peony below them are pink and green with white and yellow centers surrounded by green leaves. There are two green and rust colored pheasants sitting on a brown and beige outcropping. At the bottom are two white cranes with red crowns, beaks and legs surrounded by two kinds of pink and white flowers with green leaves. These centered embriodered panels are surrounded by the same machine woven ribbon found in the pleated section. There is also three wide bands of black satin surrounding this panel separated by blue and white piping. There is a very deep indigo dyed skirt yolk at the top which has loops and ball buttons. Originally the skirt consisted of two separate panels which are now tacked together with black thread and the eskirt yolk is flde over and has many tucks.the forn t and back panesl and lowers ide painted secitons are lined with blue silk. The inner hem is soiled. On the back of the skirt attached to the yolk is a piece of adhesive tape with "Mrs. Lew G. Kay, black wrap around skirt"
Object ID
1997.002.010