Pair of Sleevebands
19th century (made)
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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.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Satin-weave silk; embroidery in silk and metallic threads |
| Brief description | Pair of sleevebands for a woman's robe, silk satin embroidered with coloured silks and gold thread, China, Qing dynasty, 19th century. |
| Physical description | Pair of sleevebands for a woman's robe. Floral and insect motifs embroidered with red and green silks in satin and stem stitches and Peking knots, couched gold thread buttonhole stitch on cream satin ground. |
| Style | |
| Gallery label | SLEEVE BANDS for Lady's Robe
Embroidered in silk on satin: satin and stem stitch and Pekin knot.
CHINESE; (Ch'ing dynasty); early 19th century; (Chia Ch'ing)
Vuilleumier Collection. |
| Credit line | Purchased with Art Fund support |
| Object history | Registered File number 1947/374. From the collection of Bernard Vuilleumier. |
| 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. |
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| Accession number | T.151&A-1948 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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