I'm American with Chinese heritage and this is my favorite Museum channel. So of course I'm giving a thumbs up and watching all the way through. Keep up the great work!

Stunning! Textiles fascinate me. My friends tease me because I’m pretty attuned to all different textiles when we go out. I could never fully appreciate this intricate robe on my own. Having Ms. Jessica Harrison-Hall explain everything made this garment so very interesting and even more attractive. The details are everything! TY

The curator presented wonderfully, my attention was kept throughout the video! I will try to visit the exhibit

Thank you for the detailed introduction. Really look forward to seeing the dress in person now.

that's an impressive outfit, thanks for presenting it to us

What a beautiful garment. How fascinating to investigate this gorgeous piece

That is an amazing garment! I'd be scared to death to wear something even close to that ornate and beautiful for fear of damaging it. Thank you for this very interesting video!

What an amazing garment. Omg the labor involved in making it.

Wonderful. Thank you

Fantastic! What a fascinating explanation 😀

im curious: were those auspicious blue patterns in the silk, on the backside, meant to be stamped embroidery that did not get embroidered ?

Very interesting Jessica! Claire Scaramanga

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Wonderful video with a minor historical inaccuracy. The Qing Dynasty originated in the 17th c, not the 19th.

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Curious about the stand up collar. It doesn’t appear to be attached to the over layer. Is it? It seems, rather, to match the under skirt. It would have been interesting to have seen what else was worn under the outer piece.

@JHaven-lg7lj

11 ай бұрын

That would be interesting!

@queefelizabeth4497

9 ай бұрын

The question is this looted artifact?

@vanaals

9 ай бұрын

@@queefelizabeth4497 Maybe? Then again, it's as likely handed down, through the family, then donated/sold to the museum when the family decided they couldn't keep it safe any longer.

@queefelizabeth4497

8 ай бұрын

@@vanaals They should disclose the origination because 90% of items in the British Museum are looted.

@xiaoyedu6168

6 ай бұрын

You’re right about the collar matching the skirt. Just makes this a cohesive outfit. The stand up collars usually are stitched to the outer layer from the inside so the stitches are not seen out side. It is a part of the outer garment, doesn’t really have anything to do with what’s worn inside. Although undergarment is a very interesting topic!

Hey British Museum, I am a huge fan of guys! While you guys research about History and it's Cultures I research about the History of British Museum! As a fan of yours, I have a request, please make a lot more videos on Japan and India, i would love to watch those!

"At a time when most women couldn't work......" Including peasant women?

@Ki_Thi

Жыл бұрын

I also dislike the discours where ‘women didn’t work in the past’. Almost all women worked: farmers, housekeepers, food and catering businesses, fashion, shopkeepers… only wealthy women didn’t work. And in the prosperous 20th century more women were ‘kept’ as it was a sign of social standing to not work as a woman. But almost all women always worked!

@SiiriCressey

Жыл бұрын

@@Ki_Thi Yup. But it seems history is written, not just by the winners, but also by those with power + money.

@chaselee86

11 ай бұрын

Or a better description would be, they work but get little or no payment.

hey why did you take down the livestream from your other channel? all i did was ask one (1) simple question . . . very interesting choice to nuke the whole video rather than stand up for your exhibit and your “curators” work! feels almost like an admission of guilt . . .

Devuelvan el Moái 🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱

British Museum, aren't you ashamed? How many things are yours in the museum?

Is it just me or does the embroidery look like chinese ceramics?

@justjane2070

Жыл бұрын

The blue panels have touches of willow pattern ceramics.

@lenabreijer1311

Жыл бұрын

Of course. All the arts used the same symbolism.

@ZGADOW

Жыл бұрын

Incredible deductive reasoning skills Sherlock.

@chaselee86

11 ай бұрын

Yes, you can find similar patterns like "ruyi" on chinese ceramics too.

@lenabreijer1311

11 ай бұрын

@@chaselee86 yes. It is not the medium that is important, it is the message of the symbols.

Devuelvan el moai

am I the only only one thinking that the repetitive descriptions and lack of actual content in the analysis is a unfortunate waiste of the vast knowledge of this lady? The dress is amazing - shouldn't be too hard not to make this incredibly lacking of other things than the blindingly obvious?

Nice, the museum of thieves showing off the things they stole

@Aus200

8 ай бұрын

Just like China stealing all their technology from other countries.

Y TODAS LAS PIEZAS ROBADAS

Otro robo !?

This museum should b called " stuff the British stole"

@fearoffancy5743

11 ай бұрын

This was literally not stolen and the artefacts that were actually stolen are in the process of being returned.

who stole from?

@eh1702

Жыл бұрын

It’s a DRESS. China was a MARKET ECONOMY in the 19th century.

Was it stolen?

@thejames2211

Жыл бұрын

no

@chaselee86

11 ай бұрын

Most likely it was bought by someone and then donated to the museum. Unless you has proof that it was owned by someone and it got stolen, you are just talking BS.

@Aus200

8 ай бұрын

China steals everything, so who cares!

Return it!

@johnhoward7069

Жыл бұрын

Get buggered

@joshuarosen6242

Жыл бұрын

Suck it up. It's ours.

@chaselee86

11 ай бұрын

Return to who? Did you know that Chinese communist party has destroyed millions of artefacts during the so-called Cultural Revolution? If they stayed in China, there is a 95% chance that it would be damaged during the 20th century. I'm a Chinese and I appreciate British Museum for keeping the culture and does thorough research and display it to the public for free.

@a1sauce775

10 ай бұрын

@@joshuarosen6242 dont worry we'll take it all back eventually and then some.

Cultural appropriation! Give it back! Jk. Its beautiful

@DaveWhitcroftKDMusic

Жыл бұрын

Kim ‘ono they won’t!

@eskimocommotion4965

Жыл бұрын

I was jk.

@DaveWhitcroftKDMusic

Жыл бұрын

@@eskimocommotion4965 me too 😉

@chaselee86

11 ай бұрын

Give me a break. There is Disney in Shanghai and Hong Kong. Is that cultural appropriation?

@eskimocommotion4965

11 ай бұрын

@@chaselee86 calm down. I was kidding. People need to relax. Not everything is mine or yours. Many people enjoy most but no one enjoys everything.

Stolen thief