Search Demo: Museum Collection

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  Shawl (India for European market), mid-19th century

  Square woven shawl with a red ground and multicolored design in pink, orange, green, blue, purple, and white. A taupe eight-pointed star in the center is surrounded by snake-like forms.…

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  Sampler (Morocco), probably late 19th century

  Bands of pattern arranged horizontally and vertically.

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  Sampler (Morocco), ca. 1900

  Assorted bands of pattern arranged horizontally and vertically.

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  Sampler (Morocco), early 20th century

  Scattered motifs of geometrical forms and corners. Inked on dealer’s number: 446/180 upper right. Another undecipherable number in upper left.

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  Purse (Morocco), 1920

  Woman’s envelope purse. Embroidered abstract design on fron in purple, pink and taupe. Mirror in interior of bag.

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  Shawl, Mendocino, 1990

  Square scarf with unfinished edges and frame built into the design with the signature of designer at lower left corner.

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  Shawl, 1850–1900

  A square shawl with a symmetrical design radiating toward each corner from a central black field. Swirling patterns in shades of red, yellow, violet, and green, with minute floral elements…

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  Textile, Moresque, 1974

  Green cotton warps interacting with a variety of purples in the weft, ranging from burgundy to magenta, with touches of blue and turquoise. Solid bands at the top diverge into…

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  Shawl (England), late 19th century

  Allover pattern of two alternating bands. Pattern derived from Spanish ornament of the 13th century. Dominant color is a shade of rose-red.

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  Shawl, mid-19th century

  Long rectangular shawl with a paisley pattern and black in the center