Search Demo: Museum Collection

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  Tray (England), 1823–24

  Broad cast ornamental border bearing marks, and figures and animals of ten classical hunt scenes among flowers and foliations. Four foliated feet terminate in dolphins’ heads. Scroll and floral chasing.…

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  Fragment (Iraq), 10th century

  Fragmented and incomplete depictions of a two lions in profile view, in light green, light blue, cream, brown, and gold.

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  Saucer, ca. 1800

  Straight with flaring edge. Overglaze decoration: band of blue and yellow, divided by scrolled undulating lines. Gold lines.

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  Saucer, 1790

  Curved shape, reeding on the outside. Decoration of underglaze blue “strohblumen” pattern.

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  Saucer, ca. 1790

  Curved, with “strohblumen” pattern in underglaze blue.

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  Tray (India), 1801–50

  Four-lobed square form composed of flat base with slightly out-curved, raised scalloped rim; floor of tray and inner and outer rim decorated overall with conventionalized hammered floral motives.

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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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  Fragment (Democratic Republic of the Congo), late 19th century

  Fragment of bark cloth with a center field of alternating black and natural triangles, with borders on two sides of natural color with a single black stripe in the center.