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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…

  • Panel (Italy), 17th century

    Panel edged on one side with a border showing a design of birds and flowers.

  • Panel (Italy), 17th century

    Panel edged on one side with a wide border in a design showing a conventionalized vine pattern. Trimmed with bobbin lace.

  • Panel (Near East), 18th century

    Square panel of white cotton, drawn and worked over into a net-like background for an almost solid embroidery in silk of highly conventionalized geometric and flower forms. Pale blue, green,…

  • 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…

  • Panel (Italy), 16th–17th century

    Oblong panel with end borders and narrow side borders worked in blue and red silk and edged with narrow scalloped fringe of the same silk. End border design has symmetrically…

  • Panel (possibly Egypt), 7th century

    Small vertical panel showing a small haloed figure with short hair, beardless face, spread hands, and two pairs of wings drooping around the body. One pair encloses the halo and…

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