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fan case
19th Century
This fan case is in white silk satin couched almost completely with metallic thread except for inserts of pictorial embroidery. These show images of pavilions and pagodas, bridges and lakes, and a man...
fan case
19th Century
This fan case is in white and brown silk satin, embroidered with a magpie and plum blossom pattern. Magpies forecast good news and plum blossom symbolise the coming of spring, whilst a magpie bird on ...
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...
layered panel
late 19th Century
This embroidered black silk panel is made of two partly overlapping tiered panels with broad black silk edges and a red brocade backing. It may have been the frontage or part of a garment or accessor...
ear covers
early 20th Century
A pair of black silk ear covers or earmuffs, probably for children, embroidered in white satin stitch. These are in heart shapes and are stiffened with blue linings and silk ties. The motifs are ident...
ear covers
early 20th Century
A pair of blue and black heart-shaped silk ear covers or earmuffs, probably for children, embroidered in white and black satin stitch with black inner edges and black ribbon ties to go around the chin...
girl's hat
early 20th Century
An ornate embroidered female child's hat in black silk edged with white couching and satin stitch in a floral and fauna symmetrical design including a central butterfly (longevity) and other insects w...
purse or pocket
early 20th Century
This flat squared-shaped embroidered purse or pocket is in red and blue with black edges. Both sides are decorated in a similar manner. One the first side, the central satin stitch floral pattern is d...
headband
early 20th Century
A curved headband of black silk with a red lining. made in two pieces joined at the centre with a blue central edge. The design is made up of chain and stem stitch embroidery in white, reds and green...
folding slit purse
early 20th Century
This long black silk purse has a slit in the middle and embroidered panels on both sides so it can be folded into thirds to show a decorative outer. The interior is blue. The stiffened end panels eac...
headband
early 20th Century
A headband made of two stiffened pieces joined together at the centre, made up of red silk brocade and wide black silk borders with satin embroidery in white, pinks, and green of flowers, birds, symbo...
spectacles case
early 20th Century
This is possibly a spectacles case of a blue silk covered box inside a counted thread embroidered box. The inner box is pulled out with a red cord with two white tassels with black ties and a decorat...