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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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Frieze (USA), 1900
Celtic design. Continuous foliate rinceau, the scrolls of which enframe alternately two major motifs (a) a peacock in profile; (b) the heads of two birds addorsed. Greens predominate with lesser…
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Frieze (France), 1820–40
Yellow consoles in the form of winged putti with acanthus bases support a cornice. Alternating with these figures are vertical octagons, green, yellow and red, containing wreaths. Heavy chiaroscuro. “d”…
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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…
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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 (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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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.
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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…
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