Search Demo: Museum Collection

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  Sample Book (USA), 1948

  Contains forty contemporary designs by leading designers. The “Audubon Game Birds” is a photo-lithograph. Includes “Skeletons” by William Justema, “In Line” by Ilonka Karasz.

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  Bag (France), late 18th century

  Bag of white cotton printed with a basket of fruit and flowers on each side, with a strawberry vine border and a narrow egg-and-dart border. Drawstring top with silk cord…

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  Bag (France), 19th century

  Tall white cap, or hat, off white cotton. Wider at top, shaped to fit forehead at bottom, and folds flat. Quilted and heavily padded; back, design of white ridges that…

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  Bag, 19th century

  Bag knitted in stockinette stitch, with a drawstring at the top; now open at bottom. Deep band of decoration in red and blue on a white ground. Three tassels attached…

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  Bag (Italy), 18th century

  Knitted bag of rose colored silk with a geometric design; with rose ribbon upper edge and handles.

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  Bed Cover (Spain), 17th century

  Vertical panel with medium-scale diagonal repeat giving allover effect of large symmetrical urns with addorsed birds on either side of vase, confronted birds on either side of fleur-de-lis rising from…

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  Bed Cover (Uzbekistan), 19th century

  Field and border solidly filled with flower heads in orange and magenta, narrow blue-green leaf scrolls; floral guard border around center field and edge.

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  Bag (USA), early 20th century

  Purse of black silk, crocheted and ornamented with cut steel beads in a design of tress with figures dancing below. A star forms the base, with a simple border and…

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  Bag (Bolivia), 19th century

  Small square flat bag with remains of woven shoulder straps. Warp rep stripes of various widths in cream, black and shades of brown alternate with warp-patterned stripes in same colors…

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  Bag (USA), early 19th century

  Small bag knitted in blue silk, interlaced with vertical bands of coral ribbon, also used for draw-string.