Embroidered Fabric for an Empress's Gunfu (Court Surcoat)
Manchu, China- Date
- Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1898–1908
- Medium
- Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk in satin and stem stitches; laid work and couching
- Dimensions
- 303.5 × 199 cm (119 1/2 × 78 1/4 in.)
- Department
- Textiles
- Credit line
- Oriental Department Sundry Trust Fund