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Woman’s Mantle (chyrpy) (Turkmenistan), 19th century
Woman’s white cotton chyrpy embroidered with silk and wool felt appliqué in red, green, yellow, blue and magenta. Vertical stalks of highly stylized tulips rise from the hem, and a…
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Coverlet (USA), 1800–1850
Blue and white coverlet with a central field of close-set horizontal and vertical repeats of flat, stylized groups of large-scale roses and leaves with rosettes in the interspaces. Bottom border…
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Coverlet (India), 17th century
Indo-European figural groups, plant and animal combinations, in large lobed medallions in horizontal-vertical arrangement on a ground filled with small figures, floral motives, birds and animals. In coarse yellow silk…
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Coverlet (USA), 1855
Large complete coverlet in navy blue wool and white cotton with two central wreaths enclosing an eight-pointed star. Surrounding these are an array of floral and bird motifs including eagles…
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Coverlet (Malta), 17th century
Vertical rectangle with field filled with medium-scale repeat of extremely stylized and angular flower and vase in trellis framework of diamonds with interlocking corners; wide border of smaller scale diamond…
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Coverlet (India (for European market)), late 17th century
The coverlet is comprised of three breadths of fine undyed cotton plain weave, with very fine silk chain-stitch embroidery in brown, violet, two shades of blue, yellow and two shades…
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Coverlet (USA), 19th century
Traditional geometric design in bands of black and tan wool pattern wefts on undyed cotton ground. One plain edge continuous with field. Reversible.
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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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