Object Timeline

1930

  • Work on this object ended.

1951

  • We acquired this object.

2014

2017

2025

  • You found it!

Sleeve Bands (China)

This is a Sleeve bands. It is dated early 20th century and we acquired it in 1951. Its medium is silk, gilded paper wrapped on silk thread and its technique is embroidered. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Courtlandt Palmer.

Its dimensions are

H x W (a): 102.5 × 16.5 cm (40 3/8 × 6 1/2 in.) H x W (b): 44.5 × 9 cm (17 1/2 × 3 9/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Sleeve Bands (China); silk, gilded paper wrapped on silk thread; H x W (a): 102.5 × 16.5 cm (40 3/8 × 6 1/2 in.) H x W (b): 44.5 × 9 cm (17 1/2 × 3 9/16 in.); 1951-112-5-a,b

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

For higher resolution or commercial use contact ArtResource.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://www-4.collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18386885/ |title=Sleeve Bands (China) |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=26 February 2025 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>