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Man's formal court collar (pi'ling)

1900–10
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin embroidered with silk and gold- and silver-metallic threads
Dimensions40.5 x 84 cm (15 15/16 x 33 1/16 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Accession number23.185a
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceAnonymous gift to the MFA on April 5, 1923
early 18th century
1575–1650
about 1800–10
about 1680–90
second half of the 18th century
early 18th century
16th century
early 17th century