Four spectacle cases, one worked in counted stitch with coloured silks and gilt threads with dragons over a sea-wave, another with a geometric design, two with peony sprays one appliqué, three embellished with long tassels; seven variously embroidered fan cases, another with appliqué, and another woven in kossu, Chinese, 19th and 20th century

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Four spectacle cases, one worked in counted stitch with coloured silks and gilt threads with dragons over a sea-wave, another with a geometric design, two with peony sprays one appliqué, three embellished with long tassels; seven variously embroidered fan cases, another with appliqué, and another woven in kossu, Chinese, 19th and 20th century
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