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This finely embroidered pair of sleeve bands makes an excellent addition to Bristol's existing collection of Chinese dress and accessories.
Embroidered sleeve bands by Chinese, circa 1800-1900
© Bristol Museum & Art Gallery
Details
- Medium:
- Silk Dimensions: each height: 52cm
- Acquired in:
- 2009
- Bequeathed by:
- Alan Ladd through The Art Fund
The designs are appropriate for summer with blooming lotuses symbolic of the season, as well as birds and dragonflies. Petals and leaves are filled in with minute seed-stitch knots, characteristic of high quality Chinese embroidery of the late 18th and 19th centuries.
Provenance
Alan Ladd.
Venue details
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery
Queen's Road, Bristol
Avon
BS8 1RL
0117 922 3571
www.bristol.gov.uk/museums
Entry details
Free entry to all
Free entry to exhibitions with National Art Pass
Mon – Fri, 10 – 5pm
Sat, Sun, 10 – 6pm
Closed 25 – 26 Dec