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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...
fan case
early 20th Century
This red silk fan case has a satin woven base and shows the same scenes on both sides. Symbols depicted are flowers, fruit, bats (happiness), and endless knots (longevity) in different shades of silve...
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...
one of a pair of drawstring purses
mid 19th-mid 20th Century
One of a pair of oval drawstring purses with wove 'dragon robe' silk with red ties decorated with bound sections of blue threads. The pair of round purses are made in brown, red and blue silk, pos...
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...
belt purse and panel
early 20th Century
An embroidered belt purse and panel connected by a cord and Chinese knot, green carved butterfly shaped bead and yellow tassel. The red silk drawstring purse has a broad loop at the top to be threade...
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...
fan case
19th Century
This fan case is in dark blue on both sides, with red, yellow and brown symbols such of coins for wealth, including knife money, and a fan, depicting the function of the piece. The edge is woven with ...
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...
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...
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...
baby's hat
early 20th Century
An ornate embroidered baby's hat made of fifteen pieces arranged in groups of three sets of five embroidered curved petals of reducing sizes to represent a flower. The red, pink and green sets of pet...