1895 - 1905 Chinese American Woman's Trousers

Description (Brief):

Ng Shee (1874 - ?) had this two paneled skirt as well as trousers made in Hong Kong at the time of her marriage to Mr. Lee B. Lok in China around 1900. After the marriage Ng Shee lived with her mother in law in China until she joined Mr. Lee in New York City in 1906.

Description (Brief)

The pair of matching trousers was often worn under the pleated skirt with a rectangular apron or wei chu’u.

Date Made: ca 1900

Maker: unknown

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: China: Hong Kong, Colony ofWorn: United States: New York, Manhattan, Chinatown

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: 1992.0620.21Catalog Number: 1992.0620.21Accession Number: 1992.0620

Object Name: trousers, woman'sObject Type: TrousersWomanMain Dress

Physical Description: silk (overall material)Measurements: overall: 49 cm x 100 cm; 19 9/32 in x 39 3/8 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-9369-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1119986

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