Woman's domestic surcoat (waitao)
last quarter 18th century
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueSilk gauze embroidered in silk and couched in gold-wrapped thread
Dimensions115.4 x 140 cm (45 7/16 x 55 1/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. H. M. von Brandt
Accession number96.653
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ProvenanceMrs. H. M. von Brandt, purchased in Peking, about 1889; gift to the MFA on October 6, 1896.
late 19th century
first quarter 19th century
mid to late 18th century
1870s
1870 to1879
late 19th century
19th century
18th century
18th century
18th century
18th century