Search Demo: Museum Collection

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  Purse (France), early 18th century

  Small sheild-shaped purse of yellow silk satin damask embroidered in design of arabesques worked in silver thread with flowers in pink, blue and green silk, with the same design on…

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  Purse (Spain), late 17th century

  Flat rectangular bag of heavy green satin, embroidered in gold and silver metallic yarns and coral-colored silk. On one side the pious pelican is plucking her breast to provide sustenance…

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  Sidewall (France), 1910

  Heavy bisymmetrical flower and leaf design. Straight across match. Shiny brown flock on dull brown flock ground.

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  Ribbon (USA)

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  Purse (France), 1910–20

  Oblong bag of colored glass beads in dark reddish-brown, gold, green and red, in a design of geometric bands. Fringe of beads at bottom. Gold-colored metal frame at top engraved…

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  Drawing, Archbishop’s Throne and Canopy; Six Separate Studies for a Throne, Prie-Dieu, and Canopy, 1808

  Elevation of an elaborate throne and canopy at the center, rendered in full color; side elevation of canopy, in line, right. Side elevation of throne and other details, in line,…

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  Purse, late 18th–early 19th century

  Flat bag of white silk taffeta, embroidered on both sides with colored silks and metal threads; front, basket of flowers; back, flower spray with bird. Trimmed with narrow gold lace.…

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  Ribbon (France), 18th century

  Narrow ribbon in pinks and greenin a repeated, small-scale striped pattern. Elaborate tassels at either end.

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  Purse (France), 19th century

  Drawstring bag with large metal tassel at bottom. Diagonal bands of white netting separated by bands of metallic purl. Bebilla flowers and fruit applied along netting and in a deep…

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  Purse, early 19th century

  Flat purse with a drawstring top; one face has a bouquet of flowers, the other a basket of flowers. The sides and top are decorated with a deep edging of…