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Embroidered waistcoat with paddle steamer motifs, mid-19th century

Hong Kong Maritime Museum

Hong Kong Maritime Museum
Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Made for a stout western client, the waistcoat’s motifs are also found on Chinese robes and snuff bottles after the first paddle steamer reached China in 1830.

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  • Title: Embroidered waistcoat with paddle steamer motifs, mid-19th century
  • Location Created: China
  • Physical Dimensions: Height : 57.5 cm Width : 51 cm
  • Provenance: Gift of Martyn Gregory in memory of the late Crosby Forbes, former Curator of the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem
  • Rights: ©Hong Kong Maritime Museum
  • Medium: Embroidery on silk
  • object id: HKMM2004.0241.0001
Hong Kong Maritime Museum

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