Ge Jia Cotton Baby Carrier

A glowing orange T-shaped cloth with tidy rosettes in orderly rows.

This baby carrier is Ge Jia, from Guizhou Province, China, and dates to the 20th century. It is cotton & silk. Making a carrier involved every step from raising silkworms and producing silk to dyeing, embroidering, brocading and appliqué, and the work reflected a girl's love, devotion and creativity. The field is a warm saffron orange stitched with repeated octagonal rosettes and tiny dots. A red and cream border steps around the outline, and small dark blue triangles sit at the shoulders. It is 26.5 inches wide and 27.2 long.

Orange, assured and thoroughly well organized.