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  • Purse (France), early 18th century

    Small sheild-shaped purse of yellow silk satin damask embroidered in design of arabesques worked in silver thread with flowers in pink, blue and green silk, with the same design on…

  • Purse (Spain), late 17th century

    Flat rectangular bag of heavy green satin, embroidered in gold and silver metallic yarns and coral-colored silk. On one side the pious pelican is plucking her breast to provide sustenance…

  • Panel (Italy), 17th century

    Panel edged on one side with a border showing a design of birds and flowers.

  • Panel (Italy), 17th century

    Panel edged on one side with a wide border in a design showing a conventionalized vine pattern. Trimmed with bobbin lace.

  • Panel (Near East), 18th century

    Square panel of white cotton, drawn and worked over into a net-like background for an almost solid embroidery in silk of highly conventionalized geometric and flower forms. Pale blue, green,…

  • Button (Haiti), late 18th century

    Button depicting scene of five figures outside near a large house. From left: a seated man, wearing a pink shirt, playing a drum, a woman with only head visible standing…

  • Button (Haiti), late 18th century

    Button depicting scene of four figures in a landscape. A woman on the left wears a striped shirt and scarf, an orange and white skirt and turban; she faces man…

  • Button (Haiti), late 18th century

    Button depicting scene of figures in a landscape with a building. A shirtless man wearing a red turban and white pants fighting with a wooden stick with another man wearing…

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