Search Demo: Museum Collection

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  Fragment (Afghanistan), before 1906

  Scaled and blurred medium-scale geometric design in drimson, gold, rust, white, and green on ground in shades of deep blue. two crimson twill selvedges with paired white pencil stripes.

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  Cap (Afghanistan), mid-19th century

  Undyed cotton quilted into narrow ribs, possibly over cording. Cording is over embroidery of coarse satin stitches in orange, black, yellow and green in a pattern of various stylized floral…

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  Cap (Afghanistan), 19th century

  Cap decorated with long ovoids surrounded by stylized borders. Multicolored silks are embroidered using coarse satin stitch in purple, pink, yellow and green. Quilted cords make ridges that give stucture…

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  Shawl (Ecuador), 20th century

  Shawl patterned in an ikat design of a bird motif arranged in rows offset in alternating rows. The undyed warps at each end are knotted to produce an open fabric…

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  Creamer (Switzerland), 18th century

  Clear glass creamer in the shape of a four-legged animal (dog?) Tail flares wide open to create a spout. Some painted decoration

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  Scarf (Afghanistan), 20th century

  Resist pattern of a series of squares containing “butahs” or cone shapes. Borders of the squares contain a curving vine pattern. Pattern is yellow on dark green and within each…

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  Creamer (USA), 19th century

  Overglaze and underglaze decoration in colors of American flag, eagels, head of Liberty with decorative borders of orange, gold, and black.

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  Woman’s Robe (munisak) (Afghanistan), late 19th century

  Woman’s coat with full skirt gathered into the waist seam, asymmetrical front opening, and long sleeves which narrow to the wrist, made of silk warp ikat in bright colors of…

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  Creamer (France), ca. 1928

  Globular body. Triangular everted lip open at top. Raised square band encircles body at right angle to handle. Tubular handle attached to body with walnut strut at top, and to…

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  Creamer (Germany), ca. 1930–34

  Clear glass, curved bowl with integral spout; applied solid glass handle in C-shape.