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
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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)
1980s
about 1920
about 1920
20th century
late 19th–early 20th century
1940s
first half of the 19th century
first half of the 19th century
1845-1855