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Letter Case, 18th century
Letter case of blue silk taffeta embroidered with straw in a symmetrical floral design. Fiber is couched flat, twisted and braided. Worked as a single panel; lined with tan silk.
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Sampler (Morocco), 18th–19th century
Square of undyed cotton partially filled with sections of borders and designs, some suggestive of Renaissance symmetrical stylized plant borders and some fantastic geometrical symmetrial floral repeats. In faded multicolored…
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Band (Morocco), 18th century
Natural color linen worked in red silk with the design reserved in the linen outlined in green silk. Details of decoration in green silk. Main design consists of a fountain…
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Letter Case (France), late 18th century
Rectangular letter case in purple silk taffeta, now faded, embroidered with ribbons and colored silks. Inside the double envelope are pouches with flaps, all embroidered in similar floral patterns. Lined…
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Letter Case (Italy), 18th century
Letter case of braids, coils and strips of natural colored straw couched to a surface of flat strips of red dyed straw which have been sewn to paper and backed…
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Cap (Morocco), 1900–1950
Knitted wool cap with a design of overlapping arches, each with a six-pointed star, in white wool on a rust-red ground. Chevron border at lower edge of alternating red and…
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Necklace (South Africa), 1960s
Necklace known as a “love letter.” White beaded square with vertical stripes of black, green and red zig-zags, suspended from two beaded cords. The various color combinations and designs convey…
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Necklace (South Africa), 1960s
Group of tribal necklaces known as love letters. The various color combinations and designs convey messages connected with courtship.
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