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one of a pair of drawstring purses
mid 19th-mid 20th Century
One of a pair of oval drawstring purses with woven 'dragon robe' silk with red ties decorated with bound sections of blue threads. This one has burgundy cords with a decorated ceramic bead. The pai...
one of pair of pendants
20th Century
One of a pair of long embroidered symmetrical pendant hangings depicting a butterfly, lotus flower, shell and fishes. In bright colours including blue, green and pink, this is made up of seven indivi...
cloud collar
19th Century
This collar is a decorative accessory for women, especially popular in south east China in the late Qing dynasty. The fabric is blue silk satin with some metalic couching, and is shaped like four clou...
cloud collar
late 19th Century
This hexagon shaped collar is used for women, usually over a large coat. It is made in blue silk satin, couched with metallic thread embroidery, with heavily couched edges and scrolls. There are two ...
collar
late 19th Century
This collar is made with multi-coloured damask panels of pale green, bright pink, orange and white, with plastic imitation pearl beads and pink tassels between the sections. The reverse is bright pin...
square collar
late 19th Century
This collar is of blue and white satin silk with black edges and pink on the reverse. Four sections of the cloud shapes are joined by silk thread knots. There is multi-coloured knotted embroidery and...
fan shaped collar
late 19th Century
This black satin silk embroidered collar is in blue on dark blue with metallic thread couching and some braiding. The collar is shaped like a fan, and every section is patterned with foliage and pomeg...
collar
late 19th Century
This collar is made up of ten sections of black satin silk with metallic thread couching of bunches of grapes with leaves. There is a flat ornate metal fastening, and a blue damask reverse fabric.
square collar
late 19th Century
This small square collar is made up of white, black, red and pink satin silk cloud shaped sections and an inner circle of pale green braid. Each section is joined with silk braid. There is knotted em...
sleeve band
19th Century
A pale yellow silk damask decorative sleeve band. Sleeve bands were popular on women’s coat in the Qing dynasty. The fabric is embroidered with butterfly, bats, gourd and grape patterns in satin and...
pair of sleeve bands
19th Century
A pair of white satin silk sleeve bands embroidered with green, blue and purple satin and stem stitch, with some metallic couched outlines. One piece is longer than the other. There are figures hold...
fan case
19th Century
This fan case is of blue silk satin on one side and brown silk satin on the other, with knotted embroidery and metallic thread embroidery. There is a dog like animal, a cover, incense burner, potted p...