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Pair of Sleevebands
Last quarter 19th c

Delicate fine embroidery.


Cataloguing

embroidered with a central male peacock, tail splayed, perched on a rocky outcrop with a ho ho bird perched on prunus blossoms, surrounded by butterflies and rocky outcrops and a pavillion, all in pastel shades of pink, mauve, blue, yellow and green silks with a little gold wrapped silk couched outlining, on an ivory twill silk weave ground, 44 in 1.12 cm; 6 1/4 16 cm w


Condition

Very pretty colouring and in excellent condition. There is one very minor mark on the plain border of one band. This could be covered by a cardboard mount before framing. Or as it is not very noticeable it could be left. These are uncut bands.