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Drawing, Archbishop’s Throne and Canopy; Six Separate Studies for a Throne, Prie-Dieu, and Canopy, 1808
Elevation of an elaborate throne and canopy at the center, rendered in full color; side elevation of canopy, in line, right. Side elevation of throne and other details, in line,…
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Miser’s Purse, early 19th century
Miser’s purse worked in bebilla or oya with very small flowers and leaves on green mesh. Two covered rings as slides for purse.
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Miser’s Purse, early 19th century
Small netted purse in dark brown silk with cut steel beads in floral design. Looped tassels of cut steel beads at each end; single steel ring.
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Miser’s Purse (France), 1830–60
Knitted miser’s purse of tan silk with cut steel beads, with beaded tassel at rounded end and bead loop fringe at flat end. Plain cut steel rings to fasten.
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Miser’s Purse (France), early 19th century
Cream colored silk miser’s purse with designs of flowers in cut steel beads. Tassels are made from cut steel loops. Single ring of steel, grooved ornament to fasten purse.
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Towel End, 18th–19th century
Towel end made up of three pieces of loosely woven fine cloth with a deep band of embroidery of stylized allover floral design in silver-gilt thread and silk embroidery in…
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Towel End (Mexico), late 19th century
Colored glass beads strung onto the extended threads and then knotted into a pattern.
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