EditorialSleeve band, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), 19th century, Han-Chinese, China, Couched and embroidered sleeve-bands from a robe, cut and framed as a three-panel folding desk screen. Two lower halves joined to form central frame, top halves form panels at eit...
EditorialSleeve band, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), 19th century, Han-Chinese, China, Couched and embroidered sleeve-bands from a robe, cut and framed as a three-panel folding desk screen. Two lower halves joined to form central frame, top halves form panels at eit...
EditorialSidewall, York Card & Paper Co., 1891, Machine-printed paper, Floral stripe design. Repeating motif of bouquet with four roses at top of 'v' formation of rose foliage. The rose stems form the outside edges of the stripe. A pair of leaves appears on eit...
EditorialWaistcoat, Medium: silk, metallic thread Technique: silk plain weave twill with supplementary warp and supplementary wefts, Gentleman's waistcoat with twelve buttons. Design of figures possibly Cupid and Psyche at the bottom. Figures are flanked on eit...
EditorialStrip of bobbin lace with mountain and trough line, On a fine grid ground, a Mechelen ground (also called ice ground), there is a symmetrical pattern. Within a stretched scalloped edge of lobed leaves and florets there are triple flower branches on eit...
EditorialJug with the story of Susanna, Stoneware jug on high feet with a cylindrical body with round shoulder and wide neck. The C-shaped ear is attached to the neck and shoulder. Profiles on the neck, abdomen and foot. Covered with a brown engobe. Impressions...
EditorialSleeve band, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), 19th century, Han-Chinese, China, Couched and embroidered sleeve-bands from a robe, cut and framed as a three-panel folding desk screen. Two lower halves joined to form central frame, top halves form panels at eit...
EditorialSleeve band, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), 19th century, Han-Chinese, China, Couched and embroidered sleeve-bands from a robe, cut and framed as a three-panel folding desk screen. Two lower halves joined to form central frame, top halves form panels at eit...