Search Demo: Museum Collection

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  Flounce (Belgium), 1745–65

  Section of a wide flounce with a design of curving garlands that alternates with a symmetrical framing element. Neptune with a trident alternates with a group of heraldic banners with…

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  Flounce (Belgium), late 17th century

  Brussels-style flounce with references to liquid including a woman sitting on a storm cloud, two exotically dressed people watering a fruit tree and a woman giving her milk to a…

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  Flounce (France), 18th century

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  Flounce (Italy), 18th century

  Narrow flounce of bobbin lace with a design depicting classical figures amid foliage (Daphne and Apollo?).

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  Flounce (France)

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  Miser’s Purse, early 19th century

  Miser’s purse worked in bebilla or oya with very small flowers and leaves on green mesh. Two covered rings as slides for purse.

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  Miser’s Purse, early 19th century

  Small netted purse in dark brown silk with cut steel beads in floral design. Looped tassels of cut steel beads at each end; single steel ring.

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  Miser’s Purse (France), 1830–60

  Knitted miser’s purse of tan silk with cut steel beads, with beaded tassel at rounded end and bead loop fringe at flat end. Plain cut steel rings to fasten.

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  Miser’s Purse (France), early 19th century

  Cream colored silk miser’s purse with designs of flowers in cut steel beads. Tassels are made from cut steel loops. Single ring of steel, grooved ornament to fasten purse.

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  Band (Peru), ca. 1000–1200

  Strip of un-dyed cotton cloth with band containing angular scrolls in cloth weave on twined background; guard strips; cord selvage on one side, to which is hand-sewn fringed border.