Pair of Sleevebands
mid 19th century (made)
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Pair of embroidered pale blue silk satin sleevebands. The embroidered design of water plants, flowers, branches and butterflies on one sleeveband, has been repeated in reverse on the other. The stitch used throughout is Pekinese stitch in coloured silk and silver-gilt thread.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered silk satin with silver gilt thread |
| Brief description | Pair of sleevebands of embroidered silk satin with silver gilt thread, China, mid 19th century |
| Physical description | Pair of embroidered pale blue silk satin sleevebands. The embroidered design of water plants, flowers, branches and butterflies on one sleeveband, has been repeated in reverse on the other. The stitch used throughout is Pekinese stitch in coloured silk and silver-gilt thread. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss J.T. Garrod |
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| Accession number | T.211&A-1957 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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