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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…

  • Spoon (Norway), 1804

    Round bowl engraved with zig-zag border enclosing fourteen petalled blossom in gilt. Short stem applied with ropetwist segment topped by bosse below squared and trellis pierced terminal fitted with silver…

  • 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”…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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.

  • 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.

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