Search Demo: Museum Collection

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  Textile (Portugal), 19th century

  Part of cover or curtain, of cotton striped in blue and white with printed designs in stripes. In blue, a vase with flowers; in white, groups of dogs alternating with…

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  Border (France), 1835–45

  Panels framed in grisaille containing alternately a mask centered within leaf forms and griffons, and a jewelled escutcheon. Below, a grisaille band along which at regular intervals are yellow gems.

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  Panel (possibly Portugal), 18th century

  White silk floral damask embroidered with scattered animals, birds and insects in colored silks and metal threads. With an embroidered obelisk surmounted by a coronet with serpents on either side.…

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  Floor Tile (possibly Portugal), 16th–early 17th century

  Square tile of buff clay with thin underfired opaque grayish-white glaze. Underglaze blue painting of diagonally placed heraldic shield with eagle and three pointed arches. Above, helmet with plumes, and…

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  Sidewall, Perdrix et Lys, 1950–58

  In vertical design are pheasants among clusters of flowers and foliage, a basket of roses, and a bouquet of roses and lilacs. The latter two designs are enclosed by swags…

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  Textile (France)

  dress fabric

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  Textile (Portugal), late 19th century

  Chintz with a brilliant blue ground showing a coarse chinoiserie design in red, yellow, blue, black, brown and green. Two groups of Chinese figures in staggered repeat.

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  Band (Portugal), early 17th century

  Lace band in which ships alternate with mythical sea creatures. With attached border of stylized heart-shaped forms, taken from design by Parasole of 1597.

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  Panel (Portugal), ca. 1600

  Panel of lace with three horizontal bands divided into eight squares each, depicting scenes from the biblical story in which Judith severs Holoferne’s head to save her people. With geometric…

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  Drawing (USA)