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  • Frieze (France), 1785–95

    Border at top. A major horizontal rectangle has as its chief motif a vase of roses and other flowers on a high stand. At right and left of this are…

  • Hanging (India), 1700–1750

    Hanging with part of one border cut out to shape it to coverlet use. Two large curving sprays with various large, carefully shaded flowers and large curving jagged leaves, and…

  • Sidewall, Giraffes, 1953

    Similar to a bandbox paper of the 1830s. Medallion has large giraffe with two oriental figures pulling at its bridle reins. This alternates vertically with small medallion of a lion-like…

  • Frieze, Jardin d’Hiver, 1851–55

    Same design as 1955-12-8 except for ground below trellis which has a series of framed window panes against pale blue field, on white ground.

  • Frieze, Jardin d’Hiver, 1851–55

    Horizontal rectangle. Brown molding along top from behind which and below which is suspended a gray trellis. This trellis is supported along its lower edge by capitals occuring in intervals…

  • Frieze, Decor Pastoral, 1851–64

    Rococo shell and scroll motif, in green and yellow, at center. This interrupts a sepia animal frieze, portions of which can be seen to left and to right. To be…

  • Frieze, Decor Pastoral, 1863–65

    a) Horizontal rectangle. In grisaille, a series of animals is arranged horizontally: cows, donkeys, goats, lambs, dog and geese. Yellow ocher scrolling architectural bands along top and bottom; b) Small…

  • Frieze, May Tree, 1896

    Landscape frieze with large stylized trees, some bearing yellow blossoms, in the middle ground. Band of tan flowers on blue ground across bottom edge. Conventionalized clouds on gray ground across…

  • Frieze, Stamford, 1905–09

    On unpainted ground an all-over pattern of wavy lines and small spirals in pale green; superimposed a conventionaled, symmetrical tree with yellow roses, bluish-green foliage and bright blue heart-shaped filling.…

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