Pair of Sleevebands
17th century-18th century (made)
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Pair of sleevebands for a woman's robe. Embroidered with cocks, insects, hoopoes and butterflies among flowering branches worked in red, pink, green, yellow, blue, grey and black silks and gold thread in Peking knots and couched work on white satin.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silk satin embroidered with coloured silks and gold thread |
| Brief description | Pair of sleevebands for a woman's robe, silk and gold thread embroidery on silk satin, China, 17th-18th century. |
| Physical description | Pair of sleevebands for a woman's robe. Embroidered with cocks, insects, hoopoes and butterflies among flowering branches worked in red, pink, green, yellow, blue, grey and black silks and gold thread in Peking knots and couched work on white satin. |
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| Gallery label | SLEEVE BANDS for Lady's Robe
Embroidered in silk and gilt thread on satin: Pekin knot and couched work.
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. |
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| Accession number | T.99&A-1948 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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