Search Demo: Museum Collection

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  Table Mat (Italy), 17th century

  Table mat edged at either side with a wide border showing peacocks.

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  Scenic, Serenade, 1948–50

  The left panel from a set of two panels. A courtyard fantasy. Around a trellised gate children play guitars and other musical instruments. A pavement and wall stretch away at…

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  Scenic, “Le Jardin d’Armide” [The Garden of Armida], 1854

  “a”: Irregular-shaped fragment showing portion of a free-standing arcade with Corinthian columns, around which grow wisteria and other vines in large scale. Across top is trellis with pink roses; “b”…

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  Table Mat, late 19th century

  Table mat of off-white linen, approximately round with scalloped edges. Embroidered in pale greens, pinks, red and off-white silks with a cipher entwined with two pink roses. Border of small…

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  Table Mat, late 19th century

  White linen tray or table mat of natural-colored linen, scalloped to a shape approximately oval, the edge buttonholed in white silk. multi-colored linen and silk embroidery of purple, yellow and…

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  Scenic (China), 1795–1825

  Gray sky background. Bamboo trees. Large central tree with many purple blossoms. Branches, with red fruit, growing from the left. Multi-colored birds and insects. Conventionalized green ground at bottom with…

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  Scenic (China), 1795–1825

  Blue-gray sky background. Different varieties of flowering trees and plants with either white or pink blossoms. A perching owl and multicolored bird. At bottom, on green ground, are rocks and…

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  Scenic (China), 1775–99

  Printed on a pale green background. Darker green ground at bottom. Flowering tree with white blossoms, and large peony plant with white and pale yellow blossoms. Bamboo trees in the…

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  Table Mat (USA), ca. 1937

  Cream silk table mat with borders of broad and narrow bands of silver. Hand-hemmed on short edges. Woven in so-called summer and winter weave.

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  Table Mat (USA), ca. 1937

  Cream silk with grouped ribs at either end of bands of plain weave with gold wefts alternating with plain silk. Hand-hemmed on short edges.