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Cheongsam
Cheongsam

Cheongsam

about 1920
Place of CreationSuzhou, China
Medium/TechniqueSilk jacquard, fur (mongolian lamb) glass beads
DimensionsCenter back: 115.6 cm (45 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mabel Ing in memory of Dorothy Tsai-Ling Pei Yang
Accession number2018.2328
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceBy 2004, Dorothy Tsai-Ling Pei Young, Suzhou, China; September 23, 2004, by inheritance to her daugher, Mabel Ing, Bedford, MA; 2018, gift of Mabel Ing to the MFA. (Accession date: September 26, 2018)
Jacket
about 1920
Jacket
about 1920
Group shot: 2007.567.1-2
Geoffrey Beene
1990s
Group shot: 2009.4213.1-2
Yoly Munoz
late 20th century
Headdress
20th century
Shirt
late 19th–early 20th century
Handbag
1940s
Knitted and beaded drawstring bag
first half of the 19th century
Beadwork bag
first half of the 19th century
Bag
1845-1855