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  • Napkin (France), 1910

    Cream-colored napkin or tea cloth embroidered with initials and ornamented with cutwork and lace.

  • Tray (England), 1823–24

    Broad cast ornamental border bearing marks, and figures and animals of ten classical hunt scenes among flowers and foliations. Four foliated feet terminate in dolphins’ heads. Scroll and floral chasing.…

  • Tray (India), 1801–50

    Four-lobed square form composed of flat base with slightly out-curved, raised scalloped rim; floor of tray and inner and outer rim decorated overall with conventionalized hammered floral motives.

  • Skirt (Guatemala), 1925–50

    Windowpane red and blue plaid with broad horizontal bands in dark blue and white jaspe stripes with four repeating female figures. Both selvages have dark blue warps.

  • Fragment (Burma), early 19th century

    Figural groups from Burmese iconography, in close-set vertical repeat about 16″ high. Blue ground, right half textured with tiny white dots and left half with faint yellow bars suggesting architectural…

  • Skirt (Democratic Republic of the Congo), late 19th century

    Rectangular panel composed of four strips of woven raffia with twisted warp fringes. Each strip is composed of smaller pieces, stitched together with dark raffia strands.

  • Tape (Burma), 1900–1957

    Geometrical ornament and inscription in the Pali language in red and cream. narrow saffron yellow edges or selvedges. Warp fringe (33cm) at one end.

  • Tray (Italy), 1958

    Rectangular tray of white clay, with up-turned edges. On dark gray ground, underglaze sgraffito decoration of three female heads.

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