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  Stripes, late 19th century

  Components -a/-d are on card i80-3 a,b: epaulets of red cloth and red fringe arranged to fall over shoulder and hook to fasten epaulet to shoulder; button of brass with…

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  Wobblies Toy Figure, 1949

  Abstract figure of a woman composed of sixteen separable parts painted red, white, green, blue, and yellow, with a springed core.

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  Wobblies Toy Figure, 1949

  Abstract figure of a man composed of eight separable parts painted red, white, green, blue, and yellow, with a springed core.

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  Wobblies Toy, 1949

  Blue painted rectangular base

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  Sample Book (USA), 1948

  Contains forty contemporary designs by leading designers. The “Audubon Game Birds” is a photo-lithograph. Includes “Skeletons” by William Justema, “In Line” by Ilonka Karasz.

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  Sample Book (France), ca. 1750

  Folded paper with twelve samples in very bright colors mounted on thin board. Probably used for uniforms. Samples are mounted on paper which reads “LONDRINS SECONDS DE LA GRAVETTE MAY…

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  Sample Book, Dessins Nouveauté, 1926–27

  Selection of designs with the strong colors and contrasts of the mid-twenties with examples of large bold design and small figured patterns. Samples are bound in boards. Gilt lettering. The…

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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.

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  Tassel (Peru), 1000–1200

  Large tassel with long heavy twisted red wool fringes and wool yarn stretched in 1/4″ band of white, red, green, yellow over the top of the core, and a thick…

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  Band (Peru), 11th–12th century

  Long narrow wool band with series of “S” repeats, series of angular scroll repeats, and series of rectangular repeats made up of triangles, in dark green, red, white; framed top…