Single breasted coat with East Asian motifs

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A single breasted coat with East Asian motifs. The coat is made of silk brocade and has imagery of flowers, along with geometric and organic patterns. The multicolored coat has a cream ground with motifs in yellow, blue, green, peach, and rust with silver and gold metallic thread. The single notched collar is self-faced. The coat has long sleeves with a nine-inch shoulder dart on each side. The coat opens in the center front, with four self-fabric covered wooden buttons which are sewn on the proper left side. The buttons align with four double welted buttonholes on the proper right side. A vertical pleat is set on the center back of the coat. The coat is self-faced along the neckline and the center front opening. It is fully lined with cream silk crepe. The single fold hem is machine sewn to the lining. The coat is unlabeled.

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