Physical description Folk embroidery of floral and insect motif. Each panel of the collar is in the shape of a ruyi cloud. Moulded glass beads are also used in decoration Place of Origin China (made) Date 1875-1911 (made) Artist/maker Unknown Materials and Techniques Embroidered silk Dimensions Height: 16.5 cm, Width: 22 cm Object history note Textile was brought back from China by missionary Ebenezer Mann, who served with the China Inland Missionary Society from 1905 - 1945. Descriptive line Collar, embroidered silk, China, 1875-1911 Materials Silk Techniques Embroidery Subjects depicted Flowers; Insects Categories Textiles Collection East Asia Collection This collar would have been worn during a formal occasion, possibly as an accessory in a wedding outfit. Such collars are sometimes nicknamed a 'cloud collar'; in this case this is an apt description as each panel of the collar is formed in the shape of a ruyi cloud. There is a missionary link to this vest as they were probably brought back from China by a missionary with the China Inland Missionary Society, Ebenezer Mann.
Physical description Folk embroidery of floral and insect motif. Each panel of the collar is in the shape of a ruyi cloud. Moulded glass beads are also used in decoration Place of Origin China (made) Date 1875-1911 (made) Artist/maker Unknown Materials and Techniques Embroidered silk Dimensions Height: 16.5 cm, Width: 22 cm Object history note Textile was brought back from China by missionary Ebenezer Mann, who served with the China Inland Missionary Society from 1905 - 1945. Descriptive line Collar, embroidered silk, China, 1875-1911 Materials Silk Techniques Embroidery Subjects depicted Flowers; Insects Categories Textiles Collection East Asia Collection This collar would have been worn during a formal occasion, possibly as an accessory in a wedding outfit. Such collars are sometimes nicknamed a 'cloud collar'; in this case this is an apt description as each panel of the collar is formed in the shape of a ruyi cloud. There is a missionary link to this vest as they were probably brought back from China by a missionary with the China Inland Missionary Society, Ebenezer Mann.