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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.

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  Bag (France), late 18th century

  Bag of white cotton printed with a basket of fruit and flowers on each side, with a strawberry vine border and a narrow egg-and-dart border. Drawstring top with silk cord…

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  Bag (France), 19th century

  Tall white cap, or hat, off white cotton. Wider at top, shaped to fit forehead at bottom, and folds flat. Quilted and heavily padded; back, design of white ridges that…

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  Bag, 19th century

  Bag knitted in stockinette stitch, with a drawstring at the top; now open at bottom. Deep band of decoration in red and blue on a white ground. Three tassels attached…

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  Bag (Italy), 18th century

  Knitted bag of rose colored silk with a geometric design; with rose ribbon upper edge and handles.

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  Sidewall, Palm Lattice, 1947–51

  a) Lattice of diagonal bamboo stalks, at the intersections of which are four formalized palm leaf motifs. Gray on pearl gray; b) same bamboo and palm leaf motifs are used…

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  Drawing, details of male figures, ca. 1885

  Vertical rectangle. Above: studies of male figures, emphasizing the legs. Below, left: bust-length study of a man blowing a trumpet, facing right in profile.

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  Drawing, Boy playing a lute, 1871–72

  Vertical rectangle. A young man in costume, seated, facing left, his head shown almost in profile. He plays a mandolin. At right, detail of hand holding the bow of the…

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  Bag (USA), early 20th century

  Purse of black silk, crocheted and ornamented with cut steel beads in a design of tress with figures dancing below. A star forms the base, with a simple border and…

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  Textile (Bolivia), 19th century

  Square made of two lengths seamed down long side. Broad dark brown and rust stripes and brown cream stripes with think stripes of blue and red. Warp-patterned stripes in these…