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  • Tray (England), 1823–24

    Broad cast ornamental border bearing marks, and figures and animals of ten classical hunt scenes among flowers and foliations. Four foliated feet terminate in dolphins’ heads. Scroll and floral chasing.…

  • Tray (India), 1801–50

    Four-lobed square form composed of flat base with slightly out-curved, raised scalloped rim; floor of tray and inner and outer rim decorated overall with conventionalized hammered floral motives.

  • Hanging (India), 1700–1750

    Hanging with part of one border cut out to shape it to coverlet use. Two large curving sprays with various large, carefully shaded flowers and large curving jagged leaves, and…

  • Hanging (China), 19th century

    Flying phoenix holding curving sprays of tree peony in deep blue cut velvet on a rectangular foundation of tarnished gold. Border of stylized lotus and leaves reserved in gold on…

  • Hanging, Sailors Take Warning, ca. 1928

    Landscape with high sky, in bright pink, blues, green, black silk and off-white chenille wefts, on bright orange warps.

  • Hanging, 18th century

    Large embroidered panel with a field filled with floral boteh forms and a deep border with open flower heads and curving vines and leaves. The field has an eight-pointed star…

  • Tray (Italy), 1958

    Rectangular tray of white clay, with up-turned edges. On dark gray ground, underglaze sgraffito decoration of three female heads.

  • Hanging, Shells IV, 1957

    Four large, white curving shell shapes are inlaid in a dark grey weft satin ground by means of interlocking tapestry. Within the shell shapes, texture and patterning are created by…

  • Hanging, The Pigeons, 1958

    Long, narrow panel of grey/white ground with three different groups of birds. Bodies of two birds and wings and feet of others are accented by brocading in white, grey, green,…

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