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Darning Sampler (England), 1800
Handkerchief embroidered with five darning crosses on sheer linen. The initials FR and HW surmonted by two crowns, and the date 1800 are worked in black silk; the crosses in…
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Strip (Ghana), mid- 20th century
Narrow woven strip with bands of striped and stepped patterns, in black, blue, green, yellow/orange, and dark red. Patterns are formed by alternating warp-faced plain weave with weft-faced plain weave…
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Strip (Ghana), mid- 20th century
Narrow woven strip with bands of striped, stepped and zig-zag patterns, in black, blue, green, yellow/orange, and dark red. Patterns are formed by alternating warp-faced plain weave with weft-faced plain…
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Strip (Ghana), mid- 20th century
Narrow woven strip with bands of pattern in black, blue, green, yellow/orange, and dark red. Patterns are formed by alternating warp-faced plain weave with weft-faced plain weave on grouped warps,…
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Strip, Kente cloth, mid- 20th century
Narrow woven strip with bands of pattern in black, blue, green, yellow/orange, and dark red. Patterns are formed by alternating warp-faced plain weave with weft-faced plain weave on grouped warps,…
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Sidewall, Alice in Wonderland, 1930
Children’s paper showing characters from “Alice in Wonderland” and vignettes in bright multicolor, especially yellow. Printed in colors on cream ground. Printed in selvedge: “(thistle) Thomas Strahan Co. Made In…
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Darning Sampler (England), 1809
A white rose on a stem with leaves and buds in the center and surrounded by eight crosses of darning stitches. Hemmed on four sides.
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Darning Sampler (England), 1785
Darning sampler with five pattern crosses. Hemmed on all four sides. Five holes were cut from the plain weave foundation fabric and the holes darned to simulate five different weaves;…
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Sampler (Sri Lanka), 1956
Part of Singalese alphabet above figures of lion and woman carrying pot.
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Darning Sampler, 1811
Fourteen darning crosses, inset patch in middle with crowned monogram, two inset corners and two decorative embroidered squares.
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