Embroidered silk robe and sleeves which once belonged to the Emperor of China. It was taken from the Imperial Palace by Captain Henry Ely of the 99th Regiment - an antecedent regiment of the Wiltshire Regiment.
In 1860 the 99th Regiment was part of an expedition to China and participated in the sacking of Peking. A Pekinese dog belonging to the Chinese Empress was found and christened "Lootie". It was the first Pekinese to appear in England and was presented to Queen Victoria.
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