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  • Pillow Cover (Italy), 16th century

    Oblong pillow cover of heavy cream-colored linen embroidered in red and cream silk, ornamented on four sides with small tassels of cream linen with a few threads of red and…

  • Pillow Cover, 17th century

    Solidly worked multicolored pillow cover with a conventionalized fruit and flower border that encloses a scene from the Parable of the Prodigal Son; scene depicted is his return to his…

  • Pillow Cover, 17th century

    Solidly worked multicolored pillow cover with a conventionalized fruit and flower border that encloses a scene from the Parable of the Prodigal Son; scene depicted is the time of his…

  • Pillow Cover (England), ca. 1570–73

    Cushion cover representing the expulsion of the prodigal son. Predominant colors are blue, rose and tan.

  • Dado (England), 1817–27

    Simulates wooden Chinese fretwork railing with elements repeating horizontally. An illusion of depth is achieved by means of shadows against yellow irregular wave background. Printed in purple on yellow ground.

  • Dado (France), 1810

    A horizontal rectangle shows two children. The boy has placed a board over a small brook and the girl is in the act of crossing over. A floral rope marks…

  • Dado (France), ca. 1815

    Large horizontal rectangle containing motif of doves perched on a quiver of arrows. On either side are vertical rectangles the designs of which are identical: a trophy made up of…

  • Pillow Cover (Philippines), 19th–20th century

    Panel of piña cloth with allover geometric appliqué pattern, repeated twice, one for the front of the cover, the other for the back of the cover.

  • Dado (France), 1790

    Vase at center, from which are suspended ropes of pearls. Two winged terms at either side catch up the ends of the pearl ropes and with their hands grasp the…

  • Pillow Cover (Italy), 16th–17th century

    Small pillow cover backed with linen. The front shows a conventional wheel design and has narrow pointed lace at the edges.

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