Child's semi-formal court robe (jifu or longpao)

1840–50

Object PlaceChina

Medium/TechniqueSilk satin embroidered with colored floss silk and couched gold-wrapped threads

Dimensions84 x 140.5 cm (33 1/16 x 55 5/16 in.)

Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection

Accession number15.575

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ClassificationsCostumes

Collections

ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA on April 1, 1915

late 19th century

1880–90

1860–70

1860–70

late 19th century

mid-19th century

1870–80

1870–80

1880 to 1900

late 19th century

1890–1910

second quarter 19th century