Skip to main content

Coat: T.2-2004

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Red silk gauze with damask patterned medallions enclosing two dragons, edged with black silk gauze with cream silk gauze details and neck binding, lined with red silk.

Notes

History note: Acquired by the donor's father, the Reverend Stanley Smith, a missionary in Korea from 1905-1915.

Legal notes

Given by Mrs Christine Shawdon

Measurements and weight

Length: 121.5 cm
Width: 190.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2004-10-11) by Shawdon, Christine, Mrs

Dating

19th Century, Late#
Circa 1870 CE - Circa 1899 CE

School or Style

Korean

Materials used in production

gauze, red Silk
Damask

Techniques used in production

Weaving : Coat, red silk gauze with damask patterned medallions and edged with silk
Edging

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: T.2-2004
Primary reference Number: 118132

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 17 October 2017

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Coat" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/118132 Accessed: 2024-04-23 14:35:12

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/118132 |title=Coat |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-23 14:35:12|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-118132

More objects and works of art you might like

An image of Mug

Mug

Accession Number: C.20-1995

An image of Print

Self-portrait in a fur coat smoking a pipe

Accession Number: P.5875-R

An image of Bowl

Bowl

Accession Number: MAR.M.35-1912

An image of Jug

Jug

Accession Number: C.171-1991

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo