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  Valance (England), ca. 1790

  Cotton printed with design of vertical stripes with alternating rows of flowering vines or scattered blooms.

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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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  Valance (Russia), 19th century

  Symmetrical design of horse drawn coach in profile on either side of tripartite domed building. Many incidental human and plant forms. White on white with squared mesh ground. Symmetrical vermicular…

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  Valance (France), 1783–89

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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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  Valance (Greece), 18th–19th century

  Wide valance of linen in two parts, joined horizontally by a narrow band of ribbon. Lower half is embroidered with horizontal rows of stylized leaves, almost square in form, alternately…

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  Valance (England), 18th century

  Long valance-shaped fragment of coarse cotton. Design is incomplete, but shows a large floral motif and foliage. Background is blue and the design is reserved in white with blue accents…

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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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  Valance (France), late 18th century

  Textile cut and pieced to form a valence with deep rounded scallops. Branches interlace to form a rounded lattice design, each ogive framing a small naturalistic spray of roses, forget-me-nots,…