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Sampler (USA), 1827
Sampler embroidered in red, black and blue on a white ground, with the alphabet and inscription Susanna Meck 1827 at the top, and many small detached motifs including animals, birds,…
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Sampler (England), 17th century
Thirteen cross borders in cutwork with needlepoint stitches and embroidery in satin and curled stitches.
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Band (Greece), 17th century
Fragment of border, cream linen ground embroidered in red, green, white and black silk. Highly stylized plant forms with birds and stags confronted. Narrow guard borders.
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Embroidery (Greece), late 19th century
Horizonal panel with deep border embroidered in row of large flowering wreaths in blues, blue-greens, shades of rust; touches of white, black and yellow whithin the guard strips; similar wreath…
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Nightcap (France), 18th century
Tall man’s cap of brilliant yellow silk embroidered with floral vines in silver metallic yarns. Lower edge turns up in the bicorne style.
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Nightcap (France), ca. 1730
Man’s nightcap with a rounded crown and turned-up brim. The fabric has a green silk satin ground with a woven pattern of flowers and arabesques in cream silk. The brim…
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Purse (Greece), 1920s
Flat square purse with top snap opening and gilded metal chain for carrying, beige satin lining and fittings. Made from the sleeve of a peasant woman’s blouse of the 19th…
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Embroidery Sample, 1875–1900
Fragment of black, weft-ribbed silk cut at the bottom into three wide shallow scallops, in turn scalloped, with applied section of bottle green velvet; double row of couched gold cord…
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