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Bookpaper (Germany)

The image shows a piece of bookpaper from Germany featuring an intricate floral pattern. The design consists of various stylized flowers and leaves in a gold and brown color scheme, arranged densely across the paper….

Border (France), ca. 1850

Rinceau of light pink flocked leaves whose stems enclose gilt, buff and brown eye-like shapes. Bead and reel design forms upper border.

Button

On card 62

Button

On card 61

Waistcoat (France), 1750–60

Gentleman’s ivory silk waistcoat with an all-over painted pattern of small pink flowers on a blue curving vine, with a border of roses on a yellow lattice at the neck edge, center front, lower edge,…

Bed (France), ca. 1935

Low rectangular base (a) and rectangular matress (b), both covered in brown leather.

Palampore (India), early 18th century

Center of painted cotton; lined with dark green glazed linen, and with wide border of green silk. Center made of two breadths of cotton, one of 15 inches, one of 19 1/2 inches, seamed; A…

Sampler (England), 1795

Within a curving floral border a scene featuring a lighthouse with flags, a windmill, a house and assorted motifs titled “An East View of Liverpool Lighthouse and Signals on Bidston Hill Anno Domini 1795” At…

Matchsafe (USA), early 20th century

“Peerless/Trade Mark/The Closet of Quality”

Sidewall (USA), 1905–15

Overall speckle pattern with small dots, larger blotches, and simplified three-petal flowers. Background of vertical lag and feather motif. Ungrounded. Printed in green, red, black, brown and yellow.