Description
This three-piece bridal dress includes a dragon jacket, a pleated skirt, and a tabard, a short loose-fitting sleeveless vest. The ensemble reveals the high rank of her husband even though it did not fall under the scope of the Qing Dynasty sumptuary laws.
The pleated turquoise skirt, with six embroidered panels that feature dragons in the front and back, would be worn beneath the red dragon jacket (2005.135.1).
The pleated turquoise skirt, with six embroidered panels that feature dragons in the front and back, would be worn beneath the red dragon jacket (2005.135.1).
Provenance
Elizabeth Wade Sedgwick [1913–2013], Lexington, MA, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art (?–2005); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (2005–)
Accession Number
2005.135.2
Medium
Silk, gilt-metal thread; embroidery
Dimensions
Overall: 94.6 x 86.4 cm (37 1/4 x 34 in.)
Classification
Garment
Credit Line
Gift of Elizabeth Wade Sedgwick
