silk damask, wrap satin; hand stitched 3" border embroidered; satin stitch, couching the brown ground fabric has stylized clouds, flowers, and eternal knots as pattern; calf length garment, front overlap closing to the right, fastened with 5 loop closures (no buttons or togles present); wide sleeves (16.5"); 10" side vents; decorated with a 3" white satin border that is covered with various embroideries (flowers) and a squirrel in brown and gold couching; 4 pointed yolk; blue cuffs turned back 4 7/8"; back of sleeve cuff and 5" of front (21" in all) covered with gold and black couching, elephant, flowers, and other symbols (possibly th musical stone and sword) this garment is in poor condition, much of the embroidery on the border is gone and the silk is disintegrating; the gold couching on the sleeve cuffs is however in very good condition. source: "Decoding Dragons" by John E. Vollmer

1976.004.001