Search Demo: Museum Collection

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  Valance (Germany), late 18th–early 19th century

  Valence with scalloped border in floral printed cotton with the edges bound in blue tape. The pattern has natural-size flowers and leaves in violet, blue, green, yellow, red, and brown…

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  Fan Leaf, late 18th century

  Fan leaf. Parchment painted in the neoclassical taste. Obverse: grisaille border of swans with swags. Three center panels divided by trompe-l’oeil pleats and smoking brazier motifs. At center, within a…

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  Valance (England), ca. 1790

  Cotton printed with design of vertical stripes with alternating rows of flowering vines or scattered blooms.

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  Valance (Russia), 19th century

  Symmetrical design of horse drawn coach in profile on either side of tripartite domed building. Many incidental human and plant forms. White on white with squared mesh ground. Symmetrical vermicular…

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  Valance (France), 1783–89

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  Valance (Greece), 18th–19th century

  Wide valance of linen in two parts, joined horizontally by a narrow band of ribbon. Lower half is embroidered with horizontal rows of stylized leaves, almost square in form, alternately…

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  Valance (England), 18th century

  Long valance-shaped fragment of coarse cotton. Design is incomplete, but shows a large floral motif and foliage. Background is blue and the design is reserved in white with blue accents…

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  Fan Leaf

  Fan leaf. Bobbin and needle lace applied on net. Thick patterned border enclosing two sprays of plants and the large central monogram “LEM”.

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  Valance (France), late 18th century

  Textile cut and pieced to form a valence with deep rounded scallops. Branches interlace to form a rounded lattice design, each ogive framing a small naturalistic spray of roses, forget-me-nots,…

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  Fan Leaf, late 19th–early 20th century

  Black fan leaf painted with gouache showing sprays of purple and white lilac flowers.