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Unknown Maker, Chinese

Sleeve band

Maker

Unknown Maker, Chinese

Culture

Chinese

Title

Sleeve band

Year

1800s

Medium

  • Silk; gauze,
  • embroidered with silk in counted stitch

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Silk; gauze,
  • embroidered with silk in counted stitch

Materials

silk

Dimensions

92.1 x 8.9 cm (36 1/4 x 3 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

34.682A

Type

  • Costume Accessories

Exhibition History

The Applied Image
Mar 11, 1998 – Jun 21, 1998

Label copy

Silk gauze has a very open grid weave, allowing for an embroidery pattern created through counted thread work, similar to needlepoint done today. The embroidery thread passes over one thread of the woven fabric for each stitch.

Off the Cuff
Chinese Embroidered Sleeve Bands
Mar 15, 1996 – Jun 09, 1996

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Pair of sleeve bands (huan xiu)

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Unknown Maker, Chinese
Sleeve band, 1800s
Silk; gauze, embroidered with silk in counted stitch
92.1 x 8.9 cm (36 1/4 x 3 1/2 inches)
Gift of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich 34.682A

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