Search Demo: Museum Collection

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  Collar, ca. 1900

  Shawl-type collar of alternating rows of braid and knotted thread; edged at bottom with black silk fringe.

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  Collar (France), 1909

  Coat collar

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  Stencil

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  Stencil

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  Stencil, Kata-gami: Juniper Leaves and Berries, 1780–1830

  Rectangular sheet composed of multiple layers of mulberry paper. A design of clumps of juniper branches and leaves with scattered berries of varying sizes is created by cutting away most…

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  Collar (France), late 17th century

  Long narrow scarf or collar of Point de France with elaborate floral and scroll designs in a symmetrical arrangement with figures of people scattered throughout. Figures include a woman with…

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  Table Cover (Italy), late 16th–early 17th century

  Table cover edged with insertions of darned net. Insertions in multi-colored silk and metallic thread in floral serpentine.

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  Table Cover (Spain), 18th century

  Cream-colored linen table cover, with wide border designs worked in polychrome silks of pale green, yellow, pale rose, light blue, dark blue and dark green. Edged with border of dark…

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  Table Cover (Spain), 17th century

  Table cover or “paño de ofrenda” of white hand woven linen embroidered in light brown linen thread. Cutwork squares and borders are worked in white and brown thread. Traditional stylized…

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  Table Cover (Spain), 18th century

  Oblong table cover of hand-woven linen of sheer open weave, embroidered in brown and white silk in cross stitch. Allover pattern arranged in squares of highly stylized floral or lily…