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1900-1920 (made)
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There is no mistaking this green velvet as dress material. The outlines for all the sections of a sleeveless, side-fastening jacket can be traced in the velvet, with two choices of collar as well as a pocket, a spectacle case and a gourd-shaped purse. The opposition of cut and uncut velvet delineates the cutting line for the tailor, an easy way of dressmaking but one that may not have guaranteed a perfect fit.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk velvet with decoration in cut velvet on an uncut ground |
| Brief description | Length of velvet yardage for a robe, bright green silk velvet with decoration in cut velvet on an uncut ground, China, 1900-1920 |
| Physical description | Bolt of bright green silk velvet with turquoise selvedges containing yardage for a women's sleeveless, side-fastening jacket. The line of decoration is formed by cut and uncut pile and includes enough velvet for two stand-up collars, a pocket, a spectacle case and a gourd shaped pouch. The pattern, which mostly consists of roundels, flower sprays and bats, is in cut velvet against an uncut ground. There is a bright pink handwritten silk tag sewn to one end of the bolt. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '# 124 cha wen rong kan liao 1 jian' (Handwritten tag.)
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| Gallery label | This bolt of velvet contains a pattern for a woman's sleeveless side-fastening jacket. Its line of decoration is formed by cut and uncut pile and includes enough velvet for a neckband, a pocket, a spectacle case and a gourd-shaped purse. A bright pink cotton tag at one corner of the length describes the velvet as 'tea-coloured' - the green of unfermented Chinese tea which is drunk without milk or sugar.. |
| Credit line | Addis Bequest |
| Object history | Registered File number 1965/3344. |
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| Summary | There is no mistaking this green velvet as dress material. The outlines for all the sections of a sleeveless, side-fastening jacket can be traced in the velvet, with two choices of collar as well as a pocket, a spectacle case and a gourd-shaped purse. The opposition of cut and uncut velvet delineates the cutting line for the tailor, an easy way of dressmaking but one that may not have guaranteed a perfect fit. |
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| Accession number | FE.106-1983 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2000 |
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