Child’s Coat with Ducks in Pearl Medallions
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Child’s Coat with Ducks in Pearl Medallions

TitleChild’s Coat with Ducks in Pearl Medallions
Date700s 8th century
MediumSilk: weft-faced compound twill weave (samite)
ClassificationGarment
OriginProbably Sogdia (present-day Uzbekistan)
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineChild’s Coat with Ducks in Pearl Medallions (雙鴨圓形紋兒童外套), 700s. Probably Sogdia (present-day Uzbekistan). Silk: weft-faced compound twill weave (samite); width across shoulders: 84.5 cm (33 1/4 in.); length back of neck to hem: 51.4 cm (20 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1996.2.1
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“Child’s Coat with Ducks in Pearl Medallions” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 700s. It is executed in silk: weft-faced compound twill weave (samite) and classified as garment. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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