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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…

  • Purse (France), 1910–20

    Oblong bag of colored glass beads in dark reddish-brown, gold, green and red, in a design of geometric bands. Fringe of beads at bottom. Gold-colored metal frame at top engraved…

  • Purse, late 18th–early 19th century

    Flat bag of white silk taffeta, embroidered on both sides with colored silks and metal threads; front, basket of flowers; back, flower spray with bird. Trimmed with narrow gold lace.…

  • Borders (England), 1815–25

    Wide strips of bamboo alternating with two thin strips. Two complete border widths running vertically, beneath which, portion of a third runs horizontally. In each border shading of strips changes…

  • Borders (England), 1820

    Two widths of border included in complete wallpaper width. Bamboo strips in brown, with highlights, closely spaced. Printed on light blue ground.

  • Borders (England), 1820

    Conventionalized brown bamboo strips in high relief against yellow background. The actual ground of the paper is brown. Two borders included in one width.

  • Borders (England), 1820

    Two bamboo trellis borders to the width. Black bamboo on pink ground. Series stops and resumes again at one end.

  • Borders (England), 1822

    Two identical borders included in one width of papers. Four colors on light tan ground. Stripes in cream and orange-brown in varying widths and tones.

  • Borders (England), 1820

    Parallel strips of brown bamboo, with highlights, on yellow ground. Eight colors. Two borders included in one width. Shadows falling on ground change direction at approximately mid point of each…

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