Embroidered Georgette Band trimming, Schiffli embroidery reproduction of Chinese hand-embroidery. Floral and conventional pattern executed with shaded brown (ombre-dyed) silk on tan georgette.
Part of a group of Schiffli machine embroidered trimmings, primarily for apparel, manufactured by Alpha Embroidery Co. of New Jersey, which imitated hand embroidered national and regional styles from China and parts of Europe. The firm's designers used the Brooklyn Institute Museum to research original examples, which were copied or from which they drew inspiration. The products were sold in foreign markets in competition with the native hand work, as well as in the U.S.