Ivory silk embroidered women's Haori coat with short kimono-like sleeves. The coat is knee length with slits up each side. It has a simple scoop neck and five button and loop closures. The buttons are metal and are shaped like flower buds. The embroidery goes around the neck and down the front of each panel. It consists of flowers and leaves. Each sleeve is embroidered at the cuff with a circle, triangle, and floral pattern. The entire back of the coat is embroidered with the floral/leaf pattern.
coats (garments)
silk (fiber)
Coat
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
P834
Unknown
25 4/16 (W) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.1254
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