Pair of sleevebands for a woman's robe, silk satin embroidered with coloured silks and gold thread, China, Qing dynasty, possibly 1850-1861. Pair of sleevebands for a woman's robe. Design of birds and flowers arranged in a rectangle, embroidered with coloured silks and gold thread in satin, stem and seed stitches on white silk satin. SLEEVE BANDS for Lady's Robe Embroidered in silk on satin: satin, stem, Pekinese stitch and Pekin knot. CHINESE; (Ch'ing dynasty); mid 19th century; (Hsien Feng). Vuilleumier Collection. [] Pair of sleevebands. Embroidered sleevebands such as this one were ornamental haberdashery, made to be sewn onto the sleeves of Chinese womens' robes or dresses during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Commonly-used ornamentation vary from generic Chinese landscapes to scenes from Chinese tales, or motifs of birds and flowers.