Skip to main content

Visit Main Menu Block

  • Hours & Admission
  • Accessibility & Amenities
  • Tours & Group Visits
  • Visitor Guidelines

Exhibitions and Events Main Menu Block

  • Exhibitions
  • Events

Art and Design Main Menu Block

  • The Collection
  • Projects & Publications
  • Past Exhibitions

Footer Main

  • Become a Member
  • Give
  • Who We Are
  • Opportunities
  • Rent the Museum

Image

Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 / 17 Next

Chinese Qing

Chao guan (summer court hat), early 1800s

Now On View

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Chinese

Title

Chao guan (summer court hat)

Year

early 1800s

Medium

Bamboo, crystal, brass, silk, metallic wrapped yarn; plaited, plied, continuous weft patterning, plain weave

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • straw,
  • crystal (lead glass),
  • brass (alloy),
  • silk

Dimensions

21.6 x 34.3 cm (8 1/2 x 13 inches)

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume Accessories

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Jesse H. Metcalf

Object Number

13.1470

Projects & Publications

Publications

A World of Costume and Textiles

A Handbook of the Collection

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Ceremonial Costumes

September 13 - October 14, 1973

Related

Chinese

Hat Box, 1800s

More objects +

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Chao guan (summer court hat) with the accession number of 13.1470. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

Feedback

We view our online collection as a living documents, and our records are frequently revised and enhanced. If you have additional information or have spotted an error, please send feedback to curatorial@risd.edu.

RISD Museum

  •  Facebook
  •  Twitter
  •  Instagram
  •  Vimeo
  •  Pinterest
  •  SoundCloud

Footer Main

  • Become a Member
  • Give
  • Who We Are
  • Opportunities
  • Rent the Museum

Footer Secondary

  • Image Request
  • Press Office
  • Rent the Museum
  • Terms of Use