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Coat
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About this work
This was likely made for a wife of a wealthy merchant, whose business would rely on ships like the embroidered ones on the coat.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineCoat, late 1880s. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Silk, gold thread: embroidery; overall: 94 x 177.8 cm (37 x 70 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1357