IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 190454 accession number: T.83-1977 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Thursday 13 December 2012 updated: Tuesday 17 October 2017 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Dark blue silk gauze, brocaded in polychrome silks and gold wrapped threads. Lined with light blue cotton with traces of silver paper indicating a metallic backing showing through the dark blue gauze. Tight lower sleeves of dark blue plain weave silk with gauze bands and damask patterning. The horse-shoe cuffs and hem edge bordered with similar brocaded blue gauze. A four-clawed dragon in semi-profile pursuing a flaming pearl on front and back, each with its taill extending over a shoulder. clouds and bats within a border of clouds and lingzhi fungus. title: Formal court robe LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts creditline: Given by Mrs. Soame Jenyns, in accordance with the wishes of her late husband, Soame Jenyns STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/190454 CATEGORIES ------ category: textiles DATING ------ creation date: 1650 - 1749 creation date earliest: 1650 creation date latest: 1749 culture: 17th Century, Late-18th Century, Early# CREATORS -------- maker: Unknown DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Length units: cm value: 71.5 dimension: Width units: cm value: 84