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Costume - Artifacts

Description
Chinese Opera Costume Armor (K'ao) Jacket, bib, collar, cape, girdle, belt, pants, skirt, apron, and boots. A: Jacket-Pink satin body. Sleeves are tiered pink satin with a guaze overlay embroidered with pink, white, and silver sequins. The top two tiers are sewn onto the sleeve and some stitching is loose. The sleeves are tight at the wrist, have a snap closure as well as hook closures, and have a scalloped piece attached that is also embroidered with sequins. All three tiers have a dragon embroidered in pink sequins with blue sequin eyes. Each tier has a border in white and silver sequins. Dimensions: 24"L x 64.5"W (sleeve to sleeve). B: Bib-Pink satin with a guaze overlay embroidered with pink, white, and silver sequins. The front is a single panel with a dragn in the center made of pink sequins. The collar is embroidered with silver and white sequins, which is echoed down the sides. The back splits into two panels with snap closures. There is also a dragon on the back made of pink sequins and silver and white sequin borders on the collar and sides. Lined in cream colored linen. The front panel has a tear in the gauze. Dimensions: 23"L x 19.5"W (at shoulders). C: Collar-Pink satin with a guaze overlay embroidered with pink, white, and silver sequins. The neck is has a border of silver and white sequins. The bottom has a scallop edge with a white and silver sequin border. Ties in the back, lined in cream colored linen. Dimensions: 14.5"W x 9.5" L. D: Cape-Pink satin with guaze overlay embroidered with pink, silver, and white sequins. Has a border of white and silver sequins and cream colored linen ties. Heavy sweat stains at the top. Dimensions: 14"L x 12.5"W. E: Girdle-Pink satin with a guaze overlay embroidered with silver, white, and pink sequins. Lining is also pink satin and it has cream colored linen ties. Scalloped edges with a silver and white sequin border. The belt probably ties over this. Dimensions: 30"W x 15"L. F: Belt-Pink satin with a guaze overlay embroidered with silver and white sequins in the center and as a border. An addition was added, reinforced with yarn. Addition is also pink satin with a guaze overlay embroidered with silver and pink sequins. Hooks were added as a closure. Lined in cream colored linen, has and written Chinese characters. Dimensions: 49"L x 3"W total, original is 36"L and addition is 16"L x 2.5"W, overlapping the original piece. G: Pants-Pink satin with a guaze overlay embroidered with pink, white, and silver sequins. Attached to a cream colored linen waistband, has elastic pant legs, and staining on the middle. Sequin designs are in the middle of the pant legs, starting on the front and wrapping around. Dimensions: 47"L x 27"W (at waistband). H: Skirt-3 panels of pink satin with guaze overlay embroidered with pink, silver, and white sequins, attached to a cream colored linen waistband with ties. Each of the three panels is tiered with scalloped edges. Each tier has a white and silver border with a pink dragon in the center with blue eyes (6 dragons total). Each panel is lined in cream colored linen. Dimensions: 40.5"L x 51"W. I: Apron-Pink satin with guaze overlay embroidered with pink, white, and silve sequins. Two tiers attached to a cream colored waistband, lined in cream colored linen, and has linen ties. Each tier has a scallop edge and is has a border in white and silver sequins, with a pink dragon in the center with blue eyes. The bottom tier has a tassel attached. Dimensions: 42"L (including tassel) x 16.5"W. J&K: Boots-Pink satin boots with a guaze overlay embroidered with pink, white, and silver sequins. Has white linen ties. Left boot has stains on the upper portion of the boot. Bottom of boots have a pebble like surface. Dimensions: 10"L x 14"H x 3" W.
Object ID
Chow.046