Search Demo: Museum Collection

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  Wrapper (Nigeria), early 20th century

  Woman’s wrapper with a large-scale design of two columns of squares, each criss-crossed by diagonal lines. Field of small white circles. In white on a deep blue ground.

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  Window Shade (possibly Japan), 1880–1900

  Red/orange flowers growing on stem at bottom. Smaller yellow flowers on branch in center section. Greek key along right side and bottom edge.

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  Window Shade (possibly Japan), 1880–1900

  Large-scale water lily as central motif. Greek key design along left edge.

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  Window Shade (possibly Japan), 1880–1900

  Large flamingo-like bird, perched upon strange outcropping. Surrounded by vining floral motifs and clouds. A fret border is printed on the bottom edge and two sides. From ledger: horizontal strips…

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  Window Shade (USA), ca. 1860

  Paper coated with dark brown on both sides. Center design of griffon tripod supporting double vase containing grapes, red rose bouquet and foliage. Above, arched tongue-and-dart molding from which fall…

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  Window Shade (USA), 1870–80

  Two wide vertical stripes with chinoiserie on dark brown, alternating with two stripes of “India” flowers, edged by narrow red stripes with geometric design.

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  Wrapper (Ghana), 20th century

  Cotton, dyed dark brown and block-printed in a dark glossy substance, in geometric patterns in groups of three rows, forming rectangles. The motifs are carved on calabashes then stamped on…

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  Wrapper (Nigeria), 1950s

  Wrapper with a grid of large Xs on a field of small circles. Design created through tied- and stitched-resist patterning methods, in white on a deep blue ground.

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  Window Shade (USA), early 20th century

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  Wrapper (Nigeria), mid- 20th century

  Wrapper with a checkerboard of rectangles separated by rows of dots. Each rectangle is filled alternately with a floral pattern or rows of small triangles. Design reserved in white on…