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Woman’s wedding jacket and skirt

early 20th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 599
This ensemble reflects a trend in early twentieth-century wedding attire, when Chinese artisans looked to easy-to-wear, European two-piece styles for inspiration while maintaining local elements. The straight-cut jacket resembles a Qing official’s robes, and the pleated skirt is derived from a popular type known as the “horse-face skirt” (mamianqun), a reference to the rectangular frontpiece. Sumptuously embroidered cranes and stalks of grain are auspicious symbols of longevity and fortune that would bless the marriage.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 清末 刺繡女子婚服套裝
  • Title: Woman’s wedding jacket and skirt
  • Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
  • Date: early 20th century
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Silk and metallic thread embroidery on silk satin
  • Dimensions: Overall (46.187.2a): 29 1/2 x 40 in. (74.9 x 101.6 cm)
    Overall (46.187.2b): 40 x 40 in. (101.6 x 101.6 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Costumes
  • Credit Line: Gift of Captain and Mrs. James Thach, 1946
  • Object Number: 46.187.2a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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