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  • Pillow Cover (Italy), 16th century

    Oblong pillow cover of heavy cream-colored linen embroidered in red and cream silk, ornamented on four sides with small tassels of cream linen with a few threads of red and…

  • Pillow Cover, 17th century

    Solidly worked multicolored pillow cover with a conventionalized fruit and flower border that encloses a scene from the Parable of the Prodigal Son; scene depicted is his return to his…

  • Pillow Cover, 17th century

    Solidly worked multicolored pillow cover with a conventionalized fruit and flower border that encloses a scene from the Parable of the Prodigal Son; scene depicted is the time of his…

  • Pillow Cover (England), ca. 1570–73

    Cushion cover representing the expulsion of the prodigal son. Predominant colors are blue, rose and tan.

  • Tile (USA), ca. 1880

    Blue-green. Design in nine panels: central panel of lily-of-the-valley; flanking panels of raised hobnails; corner panels of one daisy each.

  • Pillow Cover (Philippines), 19th–20th century

    Panel of piña cloth with allover geometric appliqué pattern, repeated twice, one for the front of the cover, the other for the back of the cover.

  • Altar Frontal (Italy), 16th century

    Large altar frontal with insertion bands of punto in aria in a reticella style showing an allover pattern of curving lines. Matching border with very deep points.

  • Altar Frontal (Italy), 16th–17th century

    Heavy linen altar frontal with a wide border showing a large-scale design of blossoms or pomegranates within curving circular bands reserved in linen. Narrow border of simple strapwork in the…

  • Altar Frontal (Italy), 17th century

    Small altar frontal with five perpendicular strips of drawn work with a darned pattern of pomegranates and larger leaves in a vine design. Bottom and edge trimmed with narrow bobbin…

  • Pillow Cover (Italy), 16th–17th century

    Small pillow cover backed with linen. The front shows a conventional wheel design and has narrow pointed lace at the edges.

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