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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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  Borders, late 17th century

  Borders of needle lace, Gros Point de Venise, in large floral pattern connected by brides picotées and outlined by cordonnet.

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  Towel End, 19th century

  Broad lower towel end with a border of drawn work with animals confronting initials “M.I.D.” under coronet and with floral and bird frame; symmetrical flower motif on each end. Broad…

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  Towel End, 19th century

  Towel end with deep border at bottom of three flower heads in drawn work with fine embroidered foliage detail, in white linen thread. Initials “I.A.D.” in symmetrical leaf-framed cartouche above.…

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  Borders (Greece), 19th century

  Two borders, probably from sleeve or bottom of dress, worked in silks in red, yellow, orange, white, and outlines of black. Design shows a stylized flower head, with heart-shaped leaves…

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  Borders, Louis XVI or Trianon, 1851–65

  Two separate foliate medallions, each with tassel in green, containing motif of musical instruments in terra cotta, with beading along one side; on off-white ground.

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  Borders, Louis XVI or Trianon, 1851–65

  Two separate motifs to be used for dado. The baseboard has a series of horizontal molding strips in grisaille and brownish-yellow. The upper element, or chair rail, has a more…

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  Towel End, 18th–19th century

  Towel end edged at one end with wide border of stylized tulips and birds.

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  Borders (France), ca. 1850

  Yellow and buff six-point rosettes printed on dark green flock. Between rosettes are rinceaux printed in light green parallel lines; entire design bordered within buff and yellow lines.