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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…

  • Shawl Fragment (India), 1901–25

    Symmetrical horizontal repeat of alternative variants of floral motif in lobed medallion framed in decorated arabesques; floral guard band below with decorated guard stripe. In blue-ish pinks, purples, turquoise, yellow,…

  • Shawl Fragment (India), 1901–25

    Kashmir shawl fragment. Elaborate flowerheads on scrolling stems with fine small leaves, buds, and small flowers; scrolling floral guard border with decorated guard strips. In yellows, orange, vermillion, cerise pinks,…

  • Shawl Fragment (India), 1901–25

    Kashmir shawl fragment. Horizontal repeats of symmetrical vase and flowers flanked by large elaborate interlace of decorated arabesques; twining flowering sprays fill interstices; scrolling floral guard band at bottom with…

  • Beaker (Sweden), 1760

    Tall flaring body with punched lambrequin motif above engraved shell and scroll band and initials E.H.S. Wavy relief band at top and bottom. Flaring gadrooned foot, with traces of gilding.…

  • Shawl Fragment, 1800–1850

    Tan ground of fine cotton twill with design of continuous scrolling sprays of sunflower-like flowers and toothed leaves in green and white silk cloth binding. Guard strips at bottom with…

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