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  • Darning Sampler (England), 1800

    Handkerchief embroidered with five darning crosses on sheer linen. The initials FR and HW surmonted by two crowns, and the date 1800 are worked in black silk; the crosses in…

  • Darning Sampler (England), 1809

    A white rose on a stem with leaves and buds in the center and surrounded by eight crosses of darning stitches. Hemmed on four sides.

  • Darning Sampler (England), 1785

    Darning sampler with five pattern crosses. Hemmed on all four sides. Five holes were cut from the plain weave foundation fabric and the holes darned to simulate five different weaves;…

  • Poster, Jim Kweskin / Jug Band, 1967

    Poster features an abstract image of a woman in blue and yellow on a blue and green spiraled ground. In upper margin, black text: BILL GRAHAM PRESENTS IN SAN FRANCISCO;…

  • Sidewall (USA), 1875–1925

    On green ground, treillage composed of C-scrolls in green and burgundy, with anthemion motifs made up of scrolls in white with background in burgundy anchors.

  • Sidewall (USA), 1892–1900

    Classical balanced design in stripe efect suggestive of Louis XVI period. Anthemion floral motif in gilt enclosed in small leaf and berry spray in delicate sage green. Between these motifs…

  • Sampler (Sri Lanka), 1956

    Part of Singalese alphabet above figures of lion and woman carrying pot.

  • Darning Sampler, 1811

    Fourteen darning crosses, inset patch in middle with crowned monogram, two inset corners and two decorative embroidered squares.

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