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Mat (USA), ca. 1920
Small mat with a design of a winged griffon within a shield shape. Inspired by the crest of the Borghese family and was copied from a Venetian chalice veil made…
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Mat (USA), ca. 1920
Eight-sided mat made of unbleached linen and ornamented with embroidery and bordered with woven picots and small tassels.
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Printing Block (India), 1952–53
Small block for printing embroidery designs. Carved of hard wood and used to print Chickan embroidery patterns. Shows a design of two roosters in profile with plant forms in between.
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Sidewall, Giraffes, 1953
Similar to a bandbox paper of the 1830s. Medallion has large giraffe with two oriental figures pulling at its bridle reins. This alternates vertically with small medallion of a lion-like…
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Mat, Sea Fare, mid-20th century
Stylish symmetrical design of sea horses, sea-weed, sand dollars, etc., printed in blue on white ground with self fringe.
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Sample (USA), ca. 1950
Woven sample with horizontal stripes of tans, greens and bright fuchsia. Warp is white silk; wefts are thin tan, off-white, and fuchsia chenille, bright green synthetic yarn, very thick yellow-green…
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