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

1870s

1870 to1879

late 19th century

19th century

first quarter 19th century

mid to late 18th century

1870–80

18th century

18th century

18th century

18th century