Search Demo: Museum Collection

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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,…

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  Tie, early 20th century

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  Tie (France), 19th century

  Black silk tie with narrow neck section and wider oval motifs. Design of flowers and stems with leaves within conventionalized border.

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  Tie (France), 19th century

  Narrow black lace band in a conventionalized flower and leaf design. A medallion at either end shows a quartered shield, each quarter with a flower surrounded by leaves.

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  Sampler (England), 17th century

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

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  Tie (France), mid-19th century

  Narrow border ornamented with small four-petaled flowers. Medallions at either end show design of floral sprays in leaf border.

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  Brisé Fan, late 19th–early 20th century

  Brisé fan. Celluloid stick with white, uncurled ostrich feathers.

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  Brisé Fan, late 19th–early 20th century

  Brisé fan. Tortoise shell sticks with black ostrich feathers, graded larger toward center; smaller tips are massed on outer guard.

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  Brisé Fan, ca. 1875

  Brisé fan. tortoise shell sticks connected with brown ribbon; tortoise shell bail. In box with tan paper tooled in gilt.

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  Brisé Fan, early 19th century

  Brisé fan. Bone sticks pierced with small spider-like figure repeated with variations in all-over design forming three circular medallions in center portion of field, with a band above and below.