wedding clothing; sleeves; bridal sleeves

Pair of sleeves worn by a bride in white gauze fabric made up of a flower motif (8 petals around a central petal). Heavy golden embroidery is of three tulips on a central stem, flanked by two five-petaled flower heads, and set about with pink, yellow, blue and green sequins. A thin beaded strip around the cuff is in blue, pink, red, white and gold, with a golden border and sequins. An elastic band to secure the sleeves to the arm is sewn into the top ends of the sleeves. Stains indicate some usage.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
2004.362.1
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 16.5354 x 8.2677 in.; 420 x 210 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
lace; plastic; metal; thread
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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