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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  Sampler (England), 17th century

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

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  Tray (England), 1823–24

  Broad cast ornamental border bearing marks, and figures and animals of ten classical hunt scenes among flowers and foliations. Four foliated feet terminate in dolphins’ heads. Scroll and floral chasing.…

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  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…

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  Towel End (Mexico), late 19th century

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

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  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…

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  Sampler (Morocco), 18th–19th century

  Square of undyed cotton partially filled with sections of borders and designs, some suggestive of Renaissance symmetrical stylized plant borders and some fantastic geometrical symmetrial floral repeats. In faded multicolored…

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  Tray (India), 1801–50

  Four-lobed square form composed of flat base with slightly out-curved, raised scalloped rim; floor of tray and inner and outer rim decorated overall with conventionalized hammered floral motives.

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  Sketchbook Folio, Calm Sea with Small Rocks and Several Distant Boats, 1885–90

  Calm sea with small rocks on shore at left in foreground, At right in distance, three small sailboats. On horizon at left, three additional boats.

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  Sketchbook Folio, Dark Rocks and Tall Cliffs with Choppy Ocean, 1885–90

  Choppy ocean in foreground with waves breaking on two sections of large, tall cliffs at right, with dark rocks at right in foreground.