Search Demo: Museum Collection

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  Collar, ca. 1900

  Shawl-type collar of alternating rows of braid and knotted thread; edged at bottom with black silk fringe.

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  Collar (France), 1909

  Coat collar

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  Collar (France), late 17th century

  Long narrow scarf or collar of Point de France with elaborate floral and scroll designs in a symmetrical arrangement with figures of people scattered throughout. Figures include a woman with…

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  Printing Block

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  Printing Block

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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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  Collar (China)

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  Collar (China), 19th century

  Cream colored silk collar affixed with thirteen green silk “cloud” pendants, each with eight petals. Embroidered with polychrome silk and couched gold showing flowers and butterflies.

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  Cushion Cover (Greece), 18th century

  Cushion cover of heavy, hand-woven linen, dyed in indigo. Embroidered with red, white and buff silk in a geometric design of star and leaf forms. The motifs have saw-tooth edges,…

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  Cushion Cover (England), 1800–1815

  Square cushion cover of printed cotton velvet with a standing figure of a man in fashionable dress with striped hose and a bicorn hat leaning on a spiral walking stick.…