Search Demo: Museum Collection

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  Tile (Germany), 16th century

  Within an arched niche are St. Martin and the Beggar. At base are strapwork, pendants, masks, grotesques, and seven figures symbolizing the three ecclesiastical and four cardinal virtues: Faith, Hope,…

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  Sleeve (Philippines), late 19th–early 20th century

  Straight panels intended for sleeves with a small appliquéd and embroidered floral design. A wide border shows a vine pattern along with a flower and vine pattern of appliqué pina…

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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.

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  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…

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  Tile (USA), ca. 1880

  Blue-green. Design in nine panels: central panel of lily-of-the-valley; flanking panels of raised hobnails; corner panels of one daisy each.

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  Tile (USA), ca. 1880

  Blue square with flat border. Relief design of a vine with four leaves forming a circle, on a textured ground.

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  Tile (USA), ca. 1880

  Blue. Framed by plants, or swan floats on a pond.

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  Tile (USA), ca. 1880

  Amber. All-over pattern of raised rough diamonds with a four-part serrated design pressed in the center of each.

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  Sleeve (Philippines), 1901–25

  Fine sheer piña cloth ground. Scattered with tiny white embroidered floral motifs; deep border of white embroidered drawnwork with symmetrical design of lobed medallions enclosing ribboned wreath encircling flower arrangement.…

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  Sleeve (Philippines), 1901–25

  Fine sheer piña cloth embroidered in white cotton with curving vertical arabesque lines. Setting off areas alternately embroidered with tiny flowers and with groups of dots. Deep scalloped border with…