Woman's domestic semi-formal surcoat (waitao)
mid-19th century
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin embroidered with silk and couched gold-wrapped threads; metal buttons
Dimensions106.2 x 162.2 cm (41 13/16 x 63 7/8 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number11.112
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ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA July 6, 1911 Transferred from Asiatic Dept. to Textiles.
late 19th century
1890–1905
late 19th century
late 19th century
late 19th century
late 19th century
mid-19th century