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  • Pillow For Making Bobbin Lace (Belgium), 19th century

    ‘Pillow’ for making bobbin lace in two parts with 24 bobbins of turned posts and drawer in base.

  • Sidewall (France), 1901–06

    Rococo revival-style with very large foliage and scroll design with large cluster of roses as major motif. The match is dropped with join occurring at the center of the bouquet.…

  • Panel (Italy), 17th century

    Panel edged on one side with a border showing a design of birds and flowers.

  • Panel (Italy), 17th century

    Panel edged on one side with a wide border in a design showing a conventionalized vine pattern. Trimmed with bobbin lace.

  • Panel (Near East), 18th century

    Square panel of white cotton, drawn and worked over into a net-like background for an almost solid embroidery in silk of highly conventionalized geometric and flower forms. Pale blue, green,…

  • Pleated Fan, 1820–1830

    Double paper leaf with gilded hand-colored etching.Obverse: scene of three women with a lyre. Possibly an operatic scene. Reverse: plain paper with small gold ornamentation. Carved bone sticks with metallic…

  • Towel (Near East), late 19th century

    Cotton towel with ends embroidered in colored silks and flat metal. Design of flower clusters on either side of a jar or fountain. One selvage present.

  • Towel (Near East), late 19th century

    Cotton towel with ends embroidered in silks and metal thread. Design appears to be house with groups of towers at side. Worked entirely in drawnwork, embroidered over in colors; parts…

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