Search Demo: Museum Collection

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  Pleated Fan, 1820–1830

  Double paper leaf with gilded hand-colored etching.Obverse: scene of three women with a lyre. Possibly an operatic scene. Reverse: plain paper with small gold ornamentation. Carved bone sticks with metallic…

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  Towel (Near East), late 19th century

  Cotton towel with ends embroidered in colored silks and flat metal. Design of flower clusters on either side of a jar or fountain. One selvage present.

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  Towel (Near East), late 19th century

  Cotton towel with ends embroidered in silks and metal thread. Design appears to be house with groups of towers at side. Worked entirely in drawnwork, embroidered over in colors; parts…

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  Towel (Near East), late 19th century

  Towel of white hand-woven cotton, narrow width (9 1/16 in. from selvage to selvage). Ends embroidered in silk design of double row of stylized jars of flowers, alternating with tall…

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  Towel (Near East), late 19th century

  Towel of white hand-woven cotton with ends embroidered in detached designs, simulating an island with tall trees and other forms. Pattern embroidered in red, rose, green, light blue and gold.…

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  Towel (Near East), late 19th century

  Towel of dark red cotton in a crêpe weave. Ends embroidered in simple detached flower sprays of blossoms surmounted by curving leaf form. Center of flower, drawn and embroidered in…

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  Pleated Fan, 19th century

  Folding fan with a leaf of white bobbin lace with swirling floral patterns. Sticks of plain mother-of-pearl, with a wide white silk ribbon.

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  Towel (Italy)

  Perugia towel

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  Towel (Italy)

  Perugia-type towel

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  Pleated Fan, late 19th century

  Pleated fan. Metallic net leaf backed with black chiffon. Obverse: decorated with bands and diamonds of black sequins and paillettes sewn on taffeta as well as metal net. Carved sandalwood…