2009.135.50

Collection type

Object

Description

Embroidered child's jacket. [FB 22/05/2012]

Long description

Embroidered child's jacket. The jacket is made from cotton that has been dyed a green metallic colour. The jacket is short sleeved and the front of the jacket is longer than the back. The front of the jacket around the collar, shoulders and on the sleeves have been decorated with embroidered geometric patterns in red, blue and purple in cotton yarn in satin stitch. The sleeves and bottom edge of the back of the jacket are made with bright blue cotton. The back of the jacket is decorated with a square panel of woven design with round dots of blue and red. The sides and bottom of the back of the jacket is decorated with woven braids red, blue and green grosgrain ribbon and red ribbon with purple stitching. On the front of the jacket hand stitched to the edges are two lengths of red grosgrain ribbon, to be used as ties. [FB 22/05/2012]

Geographical reference

China

Asia > Eastern Asia > China

South East Guizhou Province Shidong

Cultural groups

Hmong

Person

Field collector Deryn O'Connor

PRM source Deryn O'Connor

Date / Period

Date made: Before 1992

Date collected

1992

Acquisition information

Donated: 2006

Materials and processes

Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Material Pigment, Process Woven, Process Dyed, Process Stitched

Dimensions

Width: max 830 mm, Length 740 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 2009.135.50 Other numbers: 23

Research and responses

Miao Costumes from Guizhou Province South West China by Deryn O' Connor. Catalogue of an exhibition at James Hockney Gallery, WSCAD, Farnham [FB 22/05/2012]

Associated publications

Miao Costumes from Guizhou Province South West China by Deryn O' Connor. Catalogue of an exhibition at James Hockney Gallery, WSCAD, Farnham. [FB 08/05/2012]

Search terms: Clothing Textile, Clothing, Children and Childcare, Textile, Jacket