Man's Imperial Court Robe
Unknown Chinese, Chinese
1919
Purple silk; gold and silver metallic thread
Overall: 54 3/4 × 87 1/8 in. (139.1 × 221.3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Patricia Lerner, in memory of her father, Edgar Spring Winters, Class of 1916
175.17.25597
Geography
Place Made: China, East Asia, Asia
Period
20th century
Object Name
Clothing: Outerwear
Research Area
Asia
Not on view
Course History
ANTH 57, Origins of Inequality, Alan Covey, Winter 2013
Exhibition History
Objects and Power: Manifestations of Inequality, a student curated exhibition, Professor Alan Covey, ANTH 57, Winter 2013, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, April 10-August 25, 2013.
Provenance
Collected by Edgar Spring Winters [1890-1969], ca. 1916-1919; given to his daughter, Patricia Lerner, Williamsville, New York; given to present collection, 1975.
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