Valance
1880-1920 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Chinese cross-stitch embroideries were made by women at home in preparation for weddings. The patterns that appear on this textile are not often featured on other kinds of textiles. It is also unusual that cotton is used in place of the more commonly used material, silk. This cotton embroidery may provide some evidence of a folk design that had currency before imperial and aristocratic tastes overtook the visual culture of China.
This cross-stitch cotton was made as a bed valance. It might have hung along one side of the bed, reaching to the floor, or might have been attached around the top.
This cross-stitch cotton was made as a bed valance. It might have hung along one side of the bed, reaching to the floor, or might have been attached around the top.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven cotton, embroidered with cotton thread in cross-stitch |
| Brief description | Valance, white cotton with embroidery in blue cotton thread, Yunnan province, China, 1880-1920 |
| Physical description | Valance of white cotton, embroidered with blue cotton thread in cross-stitch. The pattern consists of five floral roundels, and a double border of floral pattern on three sides. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss Mary Lumsden |
| Object history | Registered File number 1927/4170. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Chinese cross-stitch embroideries were made by women at home in preparation for weddings. The patterns that appear on this textile are not often featured on other kinds of textiles. It is also unusual that cotton is used in place of the more commonly used material, silk. This cotton embroidery may provide some evidence of a folk design that had currency before imperial and aristocratic tastes overtook the visual culture of China. This cross-stitch cotton was made as a bed valance. It might have hung along one side of the bed, reaching to the floor, or might have been attached around the top. |
| Bibliographic reference | Wilson, Verity. Chinese Textiles, 2nd edition, London: V&A Publications, 2005, plate 74, p. 67. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.123-1927 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2000 |
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