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Sampler (USA), 1827
Sampler embroidered in red, black and blue on a white ground, with the alphabet and inscription Susanna Meck 1827 at the top, and many small detached motifs including animals, birds,…
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Sampler (England), 17th century
Thirteen cross borders in cutwork with needlepoint stitches and embroidery in satin and curled stitches.
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Sampler (Morocco), 18th–19th century
Square of undyed cotton partially filled with sections of borders and designs, some suggestive of Renaissance symmetrical stylized plant borders and some fantastic geometrical symmetrial floral repeats. In faded multicolored…
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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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Bedcover (India), 17th century
Coverlet with a deep red vertical central panel with a large crowned eagle in center, filling of foliage and hippocamps (horses of the sea). Warriors on foot and on horseback…
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Bedcover (Spain), 18th century
Large bedcover of cream-colored linen embroidered in light yellow, yellow-green, blue, rose and white silk. The design is laid out in a central panel with a narrow border at the…
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Bedcover (Japan), early 19th century
Bedcover made from five breadths of narrow fabric. Dark blue with soft shades of rose, yellow-orange, pale green and gray-violet. Design shows a large bird with widely-spread wings, long tail…
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Printing Block (Germany), mid-18th–mid-19th century
Allover geometric pattern made by squares and diagonals.
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