A Chinese purple silk summer robe, circa 1900

with embroidered panels depicting butterflied and blossom to the collar, side panels and sleaves, depicting butterflies and blossoms; a manchou black silk hat (2)

Condition Report
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Structurally sound, a few marks and stains, also some mould from storage possibly. The pale blue lining has largely come apart from the garment (shown). The reinforced element that bears the closure bead has come unstitched from the basecloth. Some minor laddering to the surface mounted tape around the closure (shown). Insect embroidery on left hand sleeve has lost definition detail to the antennae (shown). Small area of damage to the tape on the front (shown) and tape is coming unstitched in places from the base cloth (shown). Holding stitches to the sleeves are visible (shown) these may be later reinforcements.