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Pair of sleeve facings
Chinese
Qing dynasty
1860 to 1879
Object Place: China
Medium/Technique
Silk satin embroidered with silk and peacock feathers
Dimensions
Overall: 54 x 14.5 cm (21 1/4 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Louis H. Farlow
Accession Number09.608
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionPair of sleeve facings with design of phoenix, daisies, flowers, bats and meandering hook motif embroidered in blue, pink, yellow, green, black, and white silk and couched with peacock feathers on a blue silk satin ground. The raised bodies of the birds are of paper.
ProvenanceGift from Louis H. Farlow to the MFA, December 29, 1909