Search Demo: Museum Collection

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  Purse (Spain), late 17th century

  Flat rectangular bag of heavy green satin, embroidered in gold and silver metallic yarns and coral-colored silk. On one side the pious pelican is plucking her breast to provide sustenance…

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  Apron (Spain), 18th century

  Apron for an altar figure in pink satin embroidered in silver thread. With 1949-83-2 forms costume for figure of Infant Jesus.

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  Cape (Spain), 18th century

  Cape for an altar figure in pink satin embroidered in silver thread in a flower and foliage design. Scattered small detached flower design. Edging of narrow silver lace.

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  Fragment (Spain), 17th century

  Yellow damask with an allover design of a carnation in a vase above two confronted, rampant lions forming an ogival shape.

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  Chalice Cover (Spain), 17th century

  Square, probably top of chalice cover; cloth of silver, with symmetrical design of stylized plant forms and jars at corners and sides, pointing toward center rosette. Coral beads form leaves…

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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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  Fragments (Spain), 16th–17th century

  Allover design of stylized leaf motifs and birds in yellow and green on a red ground.

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  Trimming (Spain), 18th century

  Fragment of an embroidered and scalloped trimming. Yellow satin cut into scallops is edged with green and gold cord and embroidered in the center with a four petal flower head…

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  Fragment (Spain), 1830–35

  Fragment of a dress silk with an allover design of floral sprays and a lace pattern in blue, green, purple and white. On a black ground.

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  Border (Spain), 17th century

  Border for a square, possible a chalice cover, of needle lace – Point d’Espagne. Silk and linen threads in gray and tan, gold and silver thread. Design of symmetrically arranged…