Pair of Sleevebands

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	China (made)

Pair of sleevebands. Embroidered sleevebands such as this one were ornamental haberdashery, made to be sewn onto the sleeves of Chinese womens' robes or dresses during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Commonly-used ornamentation vary from generic Chinese landscapes to scenes from Chinese tales, or motifs of birds and flowers.

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Categories	Accessories Textiles Embroidery Womenswear
Object type	Pair of sleevebands
Parts	This object consists of 2 parts. Sleeveband Sleeveband
Materials and techniques	Silk satin embroidered with coloured silks and gold thread
Brief description	Pair of sleevebands for a woman's robe, silk satin embroidered with coloured silks and gold thread, China, Qing dynasty, possibly 1850-1861.
Physical description	Pair of sleevebands for a woman's robe. Design of birds and flowers arranged in a rectangle, embroidered with coloured silks and gold thread in satin, stem and seed stitches on white silk satin.
Dimensions	Length: 63cm Width: 11.3cm
Style	Qing
Gallery label	SLEEVE BANDS for Lady's Robe Embroidered in silk on satin: satin, stem, Pekinese stitch and Pekin knot. CHINESE; (Ch'ing dynasty); mid 19th century; (Hsien Feng). Vuilleumier Collection.
Credit line	Purchased with Art Fund support
Object history	Registered File number 1947/374. From the collection of Bernard Vuilleumier.
Subjects depicted	Birds Flowers Bats
Summary	Pair of sleevebands. Embroidered sleevebands such as this one were ornamental haberdashery, made to be sewn onto the sleeves of Chinese womens' robes or dresses during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Commonly-used ornamentation vary from generic Chinese landscapes to scenes from Chinese tales, or motifs of birds and flowers.
Collection	East Asia Collection
Accession number	T.155&A-1948

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Record created	June 25, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O457521/pair-of-sleevebands-unknown/

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