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A LADY'S 'CARACO JACKET OF CHINESE SILK BROCADE
Lot 7

A LADY'S 'CARACO JACKET OF CHINESE SILK BROCADE

THE JACKET LATE 18TH CENTURY, THE SILK CHINESE, CIRCA 1750

Closed2 December 2010

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GBP 5,000

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A LADY'S 'CARACO JACKET OF CHINESE SILK BROCADE
THE JACKET LATE 18TH CENTURY, THE SILK CHINESE, CIRCA 1750
with tightly moulded bodice and pleated peplum, the sleeves faced with printed cotton

Specialist note

The use of Chinese silks is not unknown, but more commonly seen in gentle men's undress robes known as banyans, in which the use of 'exotic' silks mirrors the exotic Indian cut of the robes.