item details
NameChinese robe
ProductionUnknown; circa 1911; China
Classificationrobes, gowns
Materialssilk, cotton
DimensionsOverall: 1230mm (width), 980mm (height)
Registration NumberGH021746
Credit lineGift of John and Carol Campbell, 2012
Overview
This silk robe is one of three presented by Dr Sun Yat-sen to the Tussaud family when he visited Madame Tussaud's Exhibition of wax-work figures in London in 1911 on his way back to China to take up his presidential duties. Sun Yat-sen was the first provisional President of the Republic of China (in office from December 1911 to March 1912). His figure was on display at Madame Tussaud's from 1911 to 1930.
Apparently the gowns were presented out of gratitude for a series of wax-works of members of the last dynasty (Qing).