Boy's Vest
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Che Chiang Liang
Chinese
Clothing MakerMade by
Unknown
Date1908-1909
MediumSilk, cotton
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Francis D. Ellis
DescriptionBlue silk damask vest, filled, and lined with pale blue cotton. The vest is trimmed in black and has black frog closures.
Object number1973.40.4
NotesHistorical Note: This vest belonged to Che Chiang Liang, a Chinese student who came to study in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1908 or 1909. Che Chiang's father, Tun Yen Liang, had studied in Connecticut as part of the Chinese Educational Mission years before; Tun Yen had been in school with Martin Welles, both in Hartford High School and at Yale University. When Che Chiang came to Hartford in the early 1900s, he lived with the Welles family in Hartford. Che Chiang Liang eventually returned to China. The Welles family never heard from him or his family again after the Japanese invaded China before World War II.Subject Terms
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