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Quilt (France), early 18th century
Small oblong quilt of white cotton with central design and all-over stylized leaf and vine pattern.
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Sidewall, Giraffes, 1953
Similar to a bandbox paper of the 1830s. Medallion has large giraffe with two oriental figures pulling at its bridle reins. This alternates vertically with small medallion of a lion-like…
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Sample (USA), ca. 1950
Woven sample with horizontal stripes of tans, greens and bright fuchsia. Warp is white silk; wefts are thin tan, off-white, and fuchsia chenille, bright green synthetic yarn, very thick yellow-green…
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Quilt (possibly England), mid- 19th century
Small quilt of printed cotton with the face in a foliage design of brown, green, red, and light blue. Foliage appears in irregularly curved enframements. Reverse has small scale design…
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Quilt (France), mid-19th century
Marseilles-style white quilt with elaborate floral borders with pineapple and foliage in a symmetrical arrangement. Four double-headed eagles in the center.
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Border (Democratic Republic of the Congo), late 19th century
Long narrow band made from two shorter pieces stitched together. All natural raffia color, in a creamy tone. Three pattern areas of geometric interlacing of alternating bands of textured pile…
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Border (Democratic Republic of the Congo), late 19th century
Long band composed of three shorter pieces stitched together. All-over embroidery in irregularly interlaced pattern of bands striped in three shades of brown. One selvage present, other long edge cut…
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Border (Democratic Republic of the Congo), late 19th century
Natural, brown, and rust-red strips of plain woven raffia stitched together on long edges, finished with buttonhole embroidery and raffia pompoms.
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