robe

Purple silk robe, open at the right side front, sleeved with inset cuffs. Brocaded in multi-coloured silks in dragon pattern and with brass bobble buttons.

The item was given as part of a collection of 6 Chinese costumes, comprising 2 robes, 2 hats, a pair of shoes and a fan, donated by Ms Audrie Manley-Tucker. The objects originally belonged to her uncle, Mr. F. C. Vicary, who purchased them from Herbert J Collings, 1883-1958, a fellow member of the British Magical Society, a magician whose stage name was Col Ling Soo. Collings performed a Chinese-style act in the manner of the American vaudeville conjuror Chung Ling Soo. Collings may have worn some of these costumes when performing.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1969.624
Date
late 19th century
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 56 x in.; 1422.4 mm
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
In storage
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