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  • Band (Greece), 17th century

    Fragment of border, cream linen ground embroidered in red, green, white and black silk. Highly stylized plant forms with birds and stags confronted. Narrow guard borders.

  • Embroidery (Greece), late 19th century

    Horizonal panel with deep border embroidered in row of large flowering wreaths in blues, blue-greens, shades of rust; touches of white, black and yellow whithin the guard strips; similar wreath…

  • Purse (Greece), 1920s

    Flat square purse with top snap opening and gilded metal chain for carrying, beige satin lining and fittings. Made from the sleeve of a peasant woman’s blouse of the 19th…

  • Pleated Mourning Fan, early 20th century

    Pleated mourning fan. Leaf of black satin and grosgrain ribbon stitched to black dotted net and backed with black organdy. Black wood sticks, metal bail.

  • Pleated Mourning Fan, early 20th century

    Pleated mourning fan. Black organdy leaf. Black wood sticks incised with conventional patterns. Metal bail.

  • Pleated Mourning Fan, early 20th century

    Pleated fan. Black organdy leaf. Carved black wood sticks incised with scrolls and flowers. Black tassel.

  • Pleated Mourning Fan, early 20th century

    Pleated fan. Black organdy leaf, cut out and applied in elaborate pattern to net. Richly decorated with black plastic sequins. Dark tortoise shell sticks.

  • Pleated Mourning Fan, early 20th century

    Pleated fan. Black organdy. Bamboo sticks with dark stain. Rivet set with stone. Cotton tassel.

  • Pleated Mourning Fan, early 20th century

    Pleated mourning fan. Black organdy, cut out forms with ovals forming border over inserted net, elaborately embroidered with steel sequins. Carved black wood sticks inlaid steel piqués. Guards piqué with…

  • Pleated Mourning Fan, early 20th century

    Pleated fan. Black organdy leaf embroidered with black plastic sequins. Black wood sticks elaborately shaped and incised, particularly the guards.

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