Jacket (Waitao)
ClassificationsClothing and Adornments-principal attire (upper body)
Date1860-1880
Made AtChina, Asia
MediumSilk
Dimensions63 × 45 in. (160 × 114.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen P. Jahnke
Object number2007.1.3
DescriptionWoman's informal domestic jacket (waitao). Silk coat (surcoat) in dark blue silk damask with multi-colored floral embroidery. Black silk trim with blue and white floral embroidery and white ribbon trim with blue and pink flowers. Sleeves roll back; bright yellow cuffs with multi-colored floral embroidery and the same black trim. One cloth button at neck and one long tie (other half missing). Lined inside with light blue silk and yellow embroidered silk sleeve interiors.On View
On viewCollections
1870-1890
1900-1915
1880-1900
20th Century
1860-1940
1870-1890
1890-1910
c. 1830
1900-1910
c. 1900
1644-1911
19th Century