Two Red Ground Embroidered Silk Lady's Robes

19TH CENTURY

清晚期红缎绣牡丹花蝶女大襟两件
each embroidered with painterly satin stitches and dense knots to show various butterflies fluttering amidst a range of dominant peony and floral sprays against a coral red satin ground, and trimmed in embroidered bands. The larger with a side closure, the smaller with wide sleeve, high side vents, and raised collar.

Length of larger from collar to hem 45 x width across chest 27 in., 114.3 x 66 cm.

Property from a Private Collector, Florida

Each with loose embroidery, soiling and staining to the exterior. The larger is relined, original visible beneath tears at the collar of the gold satin lining; small repair to the front of the collar. The smaller with the original lining, torn with small holes at the edges. Heavier modeling and loose seams at the back of the collar, some tears at the shoulder line.

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Two Red Ground Embroidered Silk Lady's Robes

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