Search Demo: Museum Collection

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  Bodice (Philippines), late 19th–early 20th century

  Simple bodice, front and back in one piece, with a round, low neck. Very sheer, off-white piña cloth with an appliqué design of small flowers outlined in white embroidery. Border…

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  Embroidered Picture (England), late 17th century

  Small embroidered picture depicting the story of Judith and Holofernes, worked almost entirely in knot stitches on white silk using colored silks and metallic threads. Judith, holding a sword in…

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  Embroidered Picture (England), late 17th century

  Embroidered picture. Two depths: in foreground, a woman with child speak to a bearded man; in background, an angel looks over a landscape with trees, a castle, and a tent…

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  Embroidered Picture, late 17th century

  Embroidered picture. Three depths: in foreground, a landscape with flowers, a pond and animals (from left to right: lion, stag, leopard and unicorn); in middle ground, two women, one holding…

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  Portfolio (USA)

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  Embroidered Picture (Italy), 16th century

  Panel, almost square, of elaborate embroidery in silk and gold on ground of dark green satin. Central oval with embroidered pictorial representation of the “Adoration of the Christ Child,” white…

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  Bodice

  Child’s bodice

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  Bodice, 18th century

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  Bodice

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  Bodice

  Woman’s bodice in pale lavender silk brocaded with rococo meanders filled with lace-like diaper patterns, and sprays of naturalistic flowers in greens, pinks, and ivory. Watteau-style pleated back.