Search Demo: Museum Collection

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  Square (Iran), 19th century

  Pink and yellow flowers on a net ground.

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  Textile (Iran), 10th–13th century

  Vertical rows of medium-sized ogives bordered with broad continuous bands of Kufic lettering and enclosing confronted peacocks with tails spread to top of a Tree of Life between them. Winged…

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  Fragments (Iran)

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  Textile (Iran), 17th century

  Repeats of a floral design in tan on blue background. Border with flowers and animals in multicolored silk. Lined in red wool.

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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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  Pillow Cover (England), ca. 1570–73

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

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  Wall Pocket (Italy), late 17th–early 18th century

  Wall pocket with three pockets of rose silk, decorated with metal trimming laid on in high relief in symmetrical designs. Trimmed with looped fringe.

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  Wall Pocket (Germany), late 17th century

  Wall pocket in yellow silk with embroidery in metal threads and applique of silk of human figures with painted faces.