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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…

  • Towel End, 18th–19th century

    Towel end made up of three pieces of loosely woven fine cloth with a deep band of embroidery of stylized allover floral design in silver-gilt thread and silk embroidery in…

  • Towel End (Mexico), late 19th century

    Colored glass beads strung onto the extended threads and then knotted into a pattern.

  • Towel End, 19th century

    End crossed by two types of shrine forms (?) alternating in blue, green and pink silk silver thread with touches of brown and cream. Fret border in cream and silver…

  • Towel End, 19th century

    Broad lower towel end with a border of drawn work with animals confronting initials “M.I.D.” under coronet and with floral and bird frame; symmetrical flower motif on each end. Broad…

  • Towel End, 19th century

    Towel end with deep border at bottom of three flower heads in drawn work with fine embroidered foliage detail, in white linen thread. Initials “I.A.D.” in symmetrical leaf-framed cartouche above.…

  • Waistcoat, 1740–50

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

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