Length of Silk
19th century - 20th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Bolt of thin turquoise green silk patterned with dragon roundels. The roundels are in gauze weave against a plain weave ground. The roundel pattern stops well short of one loom end leaving a length of unpatterned plain weave silk.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Plain weave silk with gauze weave decoration |
| Brief description | Bolt of silk, turquoise green plain weave silk with gauze weave decoration, China, 19th-20th century |
| Physical description | Bolt of thin turquoise green silk patterned with dragon roundels. The roundels are in gauze weave against a plain weave ground. The roundel pattern stops well short of one loom end leaving a length of unpatterned plain weave silk. |
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| Gallery label | The gauze weave indicates that the material was destined for use as a summer garment and the aquamarine colour suggests it was for a woman. The fabric is extremely fine so an alternative use could have been bed hangings. Approximately one third of the length has been left undecorated. |
| Credit line | Addis Bequest |
| Object history | Registered File number 1965/3344. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.108-1983 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2000 |
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