Textile fragment
Category
Costume
Date
1900
Materials
Silk
Measurements
798 mm (Length)40 mm (W)
Place of origin
Jingdezhen
Order this imageCollection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 934865.19
Summary
Fragments from Chinese Court costume, .19 panel, off white silk satin weave, embroidery, floss silk dyed green, two shades turquoise, red, coral, pink, purple, two shades blue, yellow and lime green in Peking stitch, laid and couched work, silver gilt metal thread, couched; design of female figure playing musical instruments in a garden setting with bridges and pagodas, vases, blossom and butterflies; trimming, silk woven edging, black with two shades of blue and white brocading, leaves, flowers and interlacing, either edge bound with bias cut green silk as lining 1.a.
Provenance
Lady Stamford's (1864-1961) costume.