Search Demo: Museum Collection

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  Sampler (USA), 1827

  Sampler embroidered in red, black and blue on a white ground, with the alphabet and inscription Susanna Meck 1827 at the top, and many small detached motifs including animals, birds,…

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  Square (Iran), 19th century

  Pink and yellow flowers on a net ground.

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  Sampler (England), 17th century

  Thirteen cross borders in cutwork with needlepoint stitches and embroidery in satin and curled stitches.

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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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  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.

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  Wall Pocket, late 17th century

  Wall pocket with three pockets and highly ornamental shaped top. Two pockets of pale blue silk, one of faded rose, embroidered in symmetrical floral designs in silk and heavy gold…

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  Wall Pocket, early 18th century

  Long wall pocket with four sections and shaped top, made to hang. Bright red satin with embroidery in colored silks and metal threads. Each section has a symmetrical vine and…