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  • Frieze, Somerset House, 1940

    Design in classic style simulating architectural ornament and showing a horizontal band of curving reeded forms strung side by side on a rod, with leaf swags below enclosing half rosettes.…

  • Frieze, Somerset House, 1940

    Design in classic style simulating architectural ornament and showing a horizontal band of curving reeded forms strung side by side on a rod, with leaf swags below enclosing half rosettes.…

  • Frieze (USA), 1885–89

    Large bunches of pink carnations repeat horizontally above a continuous wave. Design richly laid with gold leaf. Floral bands at bottom. Graded cream and brown ground. Gold leaf.

  • Scarf (France), 19th century

    Three cornered lace scarf. Probably Empire style.

  • Nightcap (France), 18th century

    Tall man’s cap of brilliant yellow silk embroidered with floral vines in silver metallic yarns. Lower edge turns up in the bicorne style.

  • Frieze (USA), 1890–95

    Imitates a flock paper. Scrollwork and clusters of roses. The scrollwork is silvered. Printed in silver, red and pink on graded cream ground.

  • Scarf (Indonesia), early 20th century

    Narrow length of batik in brown, dark blue, white, and tan.Tumpal motif (row of isosceles triangles) at ends and large sawat or mironj motif (wings of Garuda, mount of Vishnu)…

  • Nightcap (France), ca. 1730

    Man’s nightcap with a rounded crown and turned-up brim. The fabric has a green silk satin ground with a woven pattern of flowers and arabesques in cream silk. The brim…

  • Scarf, 18th–early 19th century

    Long narrow scarf with ends decorated in deep borders that embroidered in red, blue and pale green in a series of geometric designs. Shorts tassels of green, red and blue…

  • Scarf (Near East), 19th century

    Narrow scarf of cream muslin with sides embroidered in silver thread in a design showing detached group of flowers.

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