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Pair of Sleevebands

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Sleeveband
  • Sleeveband
Materials and techniques
Satin-weave silk; embroidery in silk and metallic threads
Brief description
Pair of sleevebands for a woman's robe, polychrome silk embroidery in Peking knots on silk satin, China, Qing dynasty, 19th century
Physical description
Pair of sleevebands of a woman's robe. Embroidery of large red and white floral motif on peach coloured background with a black border on one side.
Gallery label
SLEEVE BANDS for Lady's Robe
Embroidered in silk on satin: Pekin knot.
CHINESE; (Ch'ing dynasty); 17th-18th century.
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.
Collection
Accession number
T.120&A-1948

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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