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  • Sampler (USA), 1827

    Sampler embroidered in red, black and blue on a white ground, with the alphabet and inscription Susanna Meck 1827 at the top, and many small detached motifs including animals, birds,…

  • Sampler (England), 17th century

    Thirteen cross borders in cutwork with needlepoint stitches and embroidery in satin and curled stitches.

  • Chalice Cover (Spain), 17th century

    Square, probably top of chalice cover; cloth of silver, with symmetrical design of stylized plant forms and jars at corners and sides, pointing toward center rosette. Coral beads form leaves…

  • Chalice Cover (Italy), 16th–17th century

    Faded purple ribbed silk ground embroidered in colored silk and metallic thread. Central design shows a cruciform composed of conventionalized flowerheads in profile and S-forms of foliage. Cover design of…

  • Chalice Cover (Italy), early 17th century

    Formerly a square chalice cover, now cut in half on the diagonal, in linen punto in aria needle lace. Showing the device of the Borghese Family, the Agnus Dei and…

  • Edge, 19th century

    A rose vine flowing horizontally with hanging rose wreaths. A scalloped edge formed by large and small roses. A naturalistic effect is attempted in the large roses with shading.

  • Edge (Belgium), 19th century

    Border resembling Valenciennes type, but made in Belgium. Design of floral, leaf and scroll forms. Twisted Valencienne ground hooked into Brussels motifs.

  • Edge

    Valencienne

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