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YO1-C063-05

Man's Chinese Robe. Copper color, silk brocade with stylized rounds of Chinese Key and peony arrangements. Light-blue lining. Copper color braid knits for buttons down left front. Copper color braid loops down right side seam and at neck and upper chest. Two 26" slits up sides of skirts. Sleeve-tip to sleeve-tip 72". Sleeves are seamed 23" and 8 1/2" from wrists. Flared edges turn back to form cuffs. (Chinese Clothing) Note: A man's formal robe is called a pao-zi. History: Part of a collection of Chinese and Indian clothing and textiles brought to the United States by Dr. Charles Richard Cook, medical missionary in India at turn-of-century (1900). Dr. Cook was born in Montreal, Canada, and was the grandfather of Susan Ryan, donor.