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Unknown Maker, Chinese

Pair of Sleeve Bands (huan xiu)

Maker

Unknown Maker, Chinese

Culture

Chinese

Title

Pair of Sleeve Bands (huan xiu)

Year

ca. 1862-1908

Medium

  • Silk satin weave with silk and wrapped-metallic embroidery and applied ribbon (huataozi)

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Silk satin weave with silk and wrapped-metallic embroidery and applied ribbon (huataozi)

Materials

silk

Dimensions

57.5 cm (22 5/8 inches) (length) a)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

34.703

Type

  • Costume Accessories

Exhibition History

Beauty at Her Fingertips
Chinese Sleeve Bands from the Aldrich Collection
Jul 29, 2016 – Jan 13, 2017

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Unknown Maker, Chinese
Pair of Sleeve Bands (huan xiu), ca. 1862-1908
Silk satin weave with silk and wrapped-metallic embroidery and applied ribbon (huataozi)
57.5 cm (22 5/8 inches) (length) a)
Gift of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich 34.703

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