1900 - 1910 Chinese American Woman's Blouse

Description (Brief):

In America, Mrs. Lee wore this tunic-length satin blouse with side buttons made from 1890 Hong Kong coins. The generously cut blouse or sam, often reaching the calf, was worn over trousers.

Description (Brief)

Mrs. Lee wore traditional Chinese clothes when she occasionally accompanied her children to the local movie houses. According to her daughter Grace, since she did not understand English she made up her own storyline to accompany the films’ images.

Date Made: ca 1905

Maker: unknown

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: China

Referenced: ImmigrationImmigrantsUsed: Chinese Americans

Subject:

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Costume, Family & Social Life, Cultures & Communities, Clothing & Accessories, Chinese American

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Related Web Publication: http://collections.si.edu/search/results.jsp?q=set_name:%22Lee+Chinese-American+Family+Papers%2C+ca.+1915-1970%22

Related Publication: Mead, Virginia Lee. Lee Chinese -American Family Papers, ca. 1915-1970

Credit Line: Gift of James Edgar Mead and Virginia Lee Mead

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1992.0620.08Catalog Number: 1992.0620.08Accession Number: 1992.0620

Object Name: blouse, woman'sObject Type: Main DressBlouseWoman

Physical Description: silk (overall material)wool (overall material)metal (overall material)Measurements: overall: 75 cm x 90 cm; 29 1/2 in x 35 7/16 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-9e03-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1119954

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