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  • Waistcoat (England), late 18th–early 19th century

    Short waistcoat in reddish-pink satin with small, dark green cut velvet repeating buds in a heart-shaped framework. Printed cotton facing to fronts in multi-colored stripes and white lotus shapes. Undyed…

  • Waistcoat, 18th century

    Man’s coat of white cotton, lined with white linen, with deep cuff ornamentation, all of white quilting with sections of punched work and embroidered French knots. The design is an…

  • 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.

  • 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,…

  • Waistcoat, 1740–50

    Gentleman’s embroidered waistcoat with embroidered decoration of fruits and vines at center front bottom and pocket area.

  • 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.…

  • Cushion Cover (England), 1800–1815

    Cushion cover of printed cotton velvet showing a woman in Directoire dress and bonnet, leaning on a parasol. In shades of rosy reds and tans on a blue-green ground, with…

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