Sleeve border fragment. Yellow silk satin, densely embroidered in blues and browns, with four birds surrounded by blossoms and leaves. Single grass orchid at one end. Some deterioration of brown thread on birds. b. is stamped "Made in China". Hems glued later. Length: 71 cm; width: 7.5 cm each. A,B are mirror images. China, att.; B) China Background: silk; satin weave Pattern area: untwisted silk; satin stitch, split stitch Parts of a woman's robe worn on special occasions. Late 19th century Mary V. Hays; S.F., Ca. (personal contact)
Collection place:
China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Sleeve borders
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes