Search Demo: Museum Collection

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  Sidewall (Sweden), ca. 1940

  Design of overlapping fern leaves in silver and white on gray ground.

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  Handkerchief (Philippines), 1800–1850

  Square handkerchief with a border of drawn work and corners decorated in a vine motif. Hemmed edges.

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  Tile (Germany), 16th century

  Within an arched niche are St. Martin and the Beggar. At base are strapwork, pendants, masks, grotesques, and seven figures symbolizing the three ecclesiastical and four cardinal virtues: Faith, Hope,…

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  Sleeve Panel (Philippines), late 19th–early 20th century

  Straight panels intended for sleeves with a small appliquéd and embroidered floral design. A wide border shows a vine pattern along with a flower and vine pattern of appliqué pina…

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  Sleeve (Philippines), late 19th–early 20th century

  Straight panels intended for sleeves with a small appliquéd and embroidered floral design. A wide border shows a vine pattern along with a flower and vine pattern of appliqué pina…

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  Bodice (Philippines), late 19th–early 20th century

  Simple bodice, front and back in one piece, with a round, low neck. Very sheer, off-white piña cloth with an appliqué design of small flowers outlined in white embroidery. Border…

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  Sidewall (Sweden), ca. 1950

  Horizontal rows of white and red squares in outline, overlapping in such a way as to give an interlocked appearance. Small figures on blue-gray ground.

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  Sidewall (Sweden), 1949–50

  Freely drawn white squares and dark green horizontal lines in nine vertical drop-repeating columns, on pale green ground.

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  Sidewall (Sweden), ca. 1948–50

  Horizontal rows of geometrical, non-representational figures outlined in dark brown. Small figures, on blue-gray ground.

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  Tile (USA), ca. 1880

  Blue-green. Design in nine panels: central panel of lily-of-the-valley; flanking panels of raised hobnails; corner panels of one daisy each.