Red Manchu Style Wedding Coat

China

19th century

  • Titles Red Manchu Style Wedding Coat (Descriptive)
  • Artist China
  • Medium silk, silver buttons
  • Dimensions 54 x 75 in. (137.2 x 190.5 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Progress Study Club, 1951.8
  • Work Type coat
  • Classification Costume

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