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Sleeve Band

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Royal blue fabric with gold embroidery. The fabric is rectangular and oriented vertically. Gold floral design on the fabric features a stem with leaves and flowers. The stem starts at the bottom of the fabric, ascends to the top center, then bends downward. The stem has multiple branches with leaves and flowers. The leaves are shaped like teardrops. The flowers are clustered in groups. There is a single gold stem with leaves at the top of the fabric. The fabric appears to be made of silk or a similar material. The background of the image is white around the fabric.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Silk, glass seed pearls, metallic thread; on silk
Culture
China
Dimensions
147 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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