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“Tipsy Tavener” Fork, late 18th–mid-19th century
Four tine fork with faceted shank. Handle formed as a fully modelled, carved ivory bearded man leaning to his right, clutching a drinking cup close to his side with his…
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Reproduction, Album: Imperial
A partly opened box, which appears to be fabricated of leather (exterior) and velvet (interior) is placed on the diagonal and abuts the top and bottom edges. A design, perhaps…
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Reproduction, Album: Bell Telephone
The present photograph features a telephone in the streamline style. The narrow rectangular base supports a rotary dial in the center, and on each side, a raised, rounded terminal designed…
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Reproduction, Album: Arab
A box, which appears to be fabricated of paper and is shaped like a cigarette package, is placed on the diagonal on a ribbed fabric background. The front, which faces…
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Border (Democratic Republic of the Congo), late 19th century
Long narrow band made from two shorter pieces stitched together. All natural raffia color, in a creamy tone. Three pattern areas of geometric interlacing of alternating bands of textured pile…
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Border (Democratic Republic of the Congo), late 19th century
Long band composed of three shorter pieces stitched together. All-over embroidery in irregularly interlaced pattern of bands striped in three shades of brown. One selvage present, other long edge cut…
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Border (Democratic Republic of the Congo), late 19th century
Natural, brown, and rust-red strips of plain woven raffia stitched together on long edges, finished with buttonhole embroidery and raffia pompoms.
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Fragment (Democratic Republic of the Congo), late 19th century
Fragment of bark cloth with a center field of alternating black and natural triangles, with borders on two sides of natural color with a single black stripe in the center.
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Overskirt (Democratic Republic of the Congo), late 19th century
Center field of large squares of diamonds and trellis patterns in dark brown and natural pile embroidery. Wide border with interlacing pattern on three sides, edged with buttonhole embroidery in…
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