Object Details
maker
unknown
Description (Brief)
Ng Shee (1874 - ?) had this two paneled skirt as well as trousers made in Hong Kong at the time of her marriage to Mr. Lee B. Lok in China around 1900. After the marriage Ng Shee lived with her mother in law in China until she joined Mr. Lee in New York City in 1906.
The pair of matching trousers was often worn under the pleated skirt with a rectangular apron or wei chu’u.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of James Edgar Mead and Virginia Lee Mead
date made
ca 1900
ID Number
1992.0620.21
catalog number
1992.0620.21
accession number
1992.0620
Object Name
trousers, woman's
Object Type
Trousers
Woman
Main Dress
Physical Description
silk (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 49 cm x 100 cm; 19 9/32 in x 39 3/8 in
place made
China: Hong Kong, Colony of
worn
United States: New York, Manhattan, Chinatown
Related Publication
Mead, Virginia Lee. Lee Chinese -American Family Papers, ca. 1915-1970
Related Web Publication
https://sova.si.edu/record/nmah.ac.0555
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
referenced
Immigration
Immigrants
used
Chinese Americans
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1119986