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Printing Block (India), 1952–53
Small block for printing embroidery designs. Carved of hard wood and used to print Chickan embroidery patterns. Shows a design of two roosters in profile with plant forms in between.
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Embroidered Band (Taiwan), early 20th century
Narrow geometrical border embroidered in red, white, yellow, orange, and green ramie cross-stitch on old black traders’ cotton
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Embroidered Band (Taiwan), 19th–mid-20th century
Broad chevron band embroidered in yellow, orange, and green on black traders’ cotton. Cross-stitch guard border.
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Embroidered Band (Taiwan), 19th–mid-20th century
“Old black traders’ cotton” worked in fine white, orange, yellow, green cross stitch, with geometrical band with stylized floral motives extending from it on lower edge.
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Breast Plate (Taiwan), 1900–1955
Diamond-shaped badge with allover continuous lozenge pattern of blue-green, cerise, and purple in weft floats on natural ramie warps. Divided into eight equal parts by rows of close-set traders’ buttons…
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Gloves (Estonia), ca. 1875
Bright pink gloves in firm stockinette stitch with band of confronted birds and plants around palm in dark brown with touches of blue, white, yellow, and green. Smaller stylized flower…
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Printing Block (Germany), mid-18th–mid-19th century
Allover geometric pattern made by squares and diagonals.
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Printing Block (Germany), mid-18th–mid-19th century
Allover pattern of delicate scrolls and flowers.
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