Search Demo: Museum Collection

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  Belt (Russia), late 19th century

  Ribbon belt in silver cloth with black silk strips and figures. Six convex buttons and two-part buckle ornamented in scrolling stem and leaf design and the word “Kavkaz” (Caucasus) in…

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  Textile (Russia)

  Floral serpentines brocaded in colored silks on background of gold and silver arranged in vertical stripes.

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  Capelet (Russia), 18th century

  Part of a garment made from silver brocade with salmon-colored silk ruffles and lined with twill in natural wool.

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  Textile (Russia), 18th century

  Diagonal repeat of large symmetrical tulip-like flowers with smaller tulip and broad-toothed leaves on either side of stem. Diamond rosette diaper filling interstices. In tarnished white metal threads in plain…

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  Pleated Mourning Fan, early 20th century

  Pleated mourning fan. Leaf of black satin and grosgrain ribbon stitched to black dotted net and backed with black organdy. Black wood sticks, metal bail.

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  Pleated Mourning Fan, early 20th century

  Pleated mourning fan. Black organdy leaf. Black wood sticks incised with conventional patterns. Metal bail.

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  Pleated Mourning Fan, early 20th century

  Pleated fan. Black organdy leaf. Carved black wood sticks incised with scrolls and flowers. Black tassel.

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  Pleated Mourning Fan, early 20th century

  Pleated fan. Black organdy leaf, cut out and applied in elaborate pattern to net. Richly decorated with black plastic sequins. Dark tortoise shell sticks.

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  Pleated Mourning Fan, early 20th century

  Pleated fan. Black organdy. Bamboo sticks with dark stain. Rivet set with stone. Cotton tassel.

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  Pleated Mourning Fan, early 20th century

  Pleated mourning fan. Black organdy, cut out forms with ovals forming border over inserted net, elaborately embroidered with steel sequins. Carved black wood sticks inlaid steel piqués. Guards piqué with…