Object Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
"The Story of Ramie From Seed to Finished Garment" |
Object Name |
Painting |
Object ID |
01:11.021B.018 |
Description |
"The Story of Ramie From Seed to Finished Garment" Image 18 Cutting Bundles of Ramie |
Date |
1820s |
Dimensions |
H-13.5 W-9 inches |
Material |
Pith Paper, Watercolor |
Medium |
Watercolor |
Collection |
Edelstein Collection |
Digital Collections Link |
https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/p1z2yov |
Search Terms |
Art, Chinese Handmade Paper Nineteenth Centry Pith Paper Ramie Textile Art Textile Fabrics Watercolor Painting |
Provenance |
This five volume, brocade-bound set of 60 Chinese watercolor paintings was collected by Sidney and Mildred Edelstein. The watercolors show, in chronological order, the process of producing Ramie cloth, a silk-like fabric, in China during the 1820s. The collection is accompanied by a transcription of hand-written text, describing the steps in Ramie cloth production. |