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large central Tree of Life in green with sinuous branches with exotic and stylized flowers (including lilies and roses) and fruits (primarily pomegranates) in shades of blue, yellow, ivory, pale pink, peach, and cinnamon; large exotic bird with fantail perched on the upper trunk; small male figure in fashionable dress hovering over a lower left branch, holding onto a rose tendril and smelling a bud; two female figures in full-skirted gowns flanking the lower trunk, set into a scalloped green and yellow mount with delicate floral sprays and birds' scrolling floral and foliate trail along the borders with exotic bird at each side; worked in floss silk on natural linen ground primarily in tied laidwork with stain and stem stitches; Velcro heading band on back at top

Colcha with tree of life and allegory of the sense of smell, 18th century

Portugal

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Handwoven? plain weave natural linen cloth with discontinued silk supplementary weft. Supplementary weft forms pattern of alternating horizontal rows of light and dark tan colored 1" squares. Handwoven? plain weave natural linen cloth with discontinued silk supplementary weft. Supplementary weft forms pattern of alternating horizontal rows of light and dark tan colored 1" squares. Dawning

%C2%A9 Jack Lenor Larsen%2C Inc.%2C Larsen Design Studio

City Blocks, 1994

Larsen Design Studio, New York; Producer: Jack Lenor Larsen, Inc.

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two seamed pieces of black and white plaid; embroidered overall in green, yellow, purples and lavender hexagons and diamonds; 8" x 4" sections near center seam is not embroidered; both ends overcase in pinks, green, yellow

Turban, Date Unknown

Miao

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Handwoven? plain weave linen cloth with supplementary silk weft with cut open floats and extreme eyelash effect. Pattern of alternating horizontal rows of fuzzy ended short lines. Handwoven plain weave linen cloth with supplementary silk weft with cut open floats and extreme eyelash effect. Pattern of alternating horizontal rows of fuzzy ended short lines. Eiderdown

%C2%A9 Jack Lenor Larsen%2C Inc.%2C Larsen Design Studio

Swan Song, 1994

Larsen Design Studio, New York; Producer: Jack Lenor Larsen, Inc.

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thin ivory fabric with sheer and opaque stripes; light green embroidery in a leafy motif around edges; trim with fringe on both short sides; short green fringe on one side

Woman's ceremonial hand towel, 19th-20th century

Morocco

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A border of linen embroidered with red silk background upon which birds fronting vases with plants (probably so-called tree of life) small animals and other fomrs are outlined in brown sillk (which may have originally have been blue stitches. Two outer narrow borders with leafy ornato. Design is evidently a repeated one, of which this specimen is half.

Linen border, 17th century

Morocco

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Oblong panel of embroidery on fragment of linen cloth. The pattern worked in red, green and dark blue silks and silver thread, consists of interlocking rows of flowering plants, much conventionalized.

Oblong panel, 19th century

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border, piece of tan linen embroidered with henna red silk in a star and lozenge design contained in a larger diamon-shaped motif; narrow border of running triangle motif; fragment of a larger piece

Border, 18th century

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Towel-scarf, with border at both ends embroidered with silk threads and tinsel, in pattern of houses, trees, and flowers. The same on both sides. Both ends are hemmed and both sides finished with selvage. Fine linen. Brown stains. Linen, silk embroidery.

Towel-scarf, 19th century

Turkey

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Hauxi baby carrier; black body and red, pink, blue embroidery; half has center diagonal cross pattern composed of small squares; two corners have 2-1/2" embroidered squares, front and back; other half has long rectangle, 15" x 8", covered in diagonal squares; partially lined

Baby Carrier, Date Unknown

Miao

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black cotton (linen?) square has three elaborate rows of floral embroidered petals forming large flower in pinks, aquas, orange and white with pink center; triangle corners in green and pink and borders in green and orange are embroidered in flowers and, at bottom, Chinese characters; pink trim on borders; black lining

Baby Carrier, Date Unknown

Miao

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wrap skirt in 3 horizontal sections; narrow waistband and top pleated, 5 1/4" section in beige; center section of blue and white batik print (8"); lower band (10") is lined and heavily embroidered in pinks, reds, ecru, and purple with appliqued red, black and white tape above and below embroidery

Skirt, Date Unknown

Miao

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Linen wall hanging. Panel covered with all-over diaper pattern of red flowers and green leaves. medallion in center. Three borders, one wide and two narrow. Lined. Linen, embroidery.

Suzani, 19th century

Uzbekistan

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Panel, 19th century

Greece

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The front of a Pillow Slip in finest linen battiste, embroidered with pale lilac and gold colored silks in various stitches. Floral ornament in two narrow outer borders. Gold colored ornato with background of lilac embroidery. Tiny analogous colored silk ribbons are attached to edges, serving to attach upper to under pillow slip.

Pillow Slip, 16th century

Italy

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A square of finest linen battiste with a variety of stitches in fine white thread and silk. The battiste is cut away in the angles and center and variously embroidered. There are three outer borders of finest drawn work, the center one embroidered in silk and thread in different designs. The outer and inner borders with fine ornato embroidered in silk. The center is surrounded by the battiste, which is embroidered in starry flowers; each angle being separated by a line of exquisite drawn-work and silk decoration. The design is complete. Piece is backed by a piece of thin yellow silk. Lace, cutwork.

Panel, 19th century

Philippines

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Panel; composed of two borders sewn together. The linen ground fabric is entirely covered with silk embroidery of leaf designs in green on a red ground. Embroidery.

Panel, 19th century

Pakistan

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Oblong cover of coarse linen embroidered all over with floral patterns in red, green and blue silk threads. Worked partly in drawn thread work and partly in cross stitch. Finished at one time with a heavy silk lace which has been almost all cut away and stitched down under a blue sateen lining. Made in several parts and patched together. Three tassels at each end.

Oblong cover, 19th century

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Towel-scarf of loosely woven ribbed linen material embroidered at each end with colored silks and heavy unbleached linen thread. The pattern is composed of four diamond-shaped medallions with small stiffly drawn flowers in the triangles formed between the medallions. Linen.

Towel-scarf, 19th century

Turkey

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Towel of loosely woven linen material embroidered with silk thread in border at each end. Composed of three spiked pink flowers surrounded by circle of leaves and vine. Both ends are hemmed and both sides finished with three narrow borders of silk thread woven into the material. Linen.

Towel, 19th century

Turkey

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pillow border of fine tan canvas embroidered with a design of conventionalized flowers (pinks) in satin, feather and chain stitch in red silk; the border is in two sections, the lower serving as a narrow border to the upper, the whole of which is sewed to a wider strip of coarse canvas

Pillow border, 19th century

Greek Islands

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A border of fine silk woof, embroidered with an exquisite design of leafy ornato. Two couter borders of ornato. Design complete. Slightly repaired in ground.

Border, 16th century

Italy

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Bed Drapery, section of; fine linen embroidered with conventionalized floral motifs set in rows and finished with a border on three sides. Linen, silk enmbroidery

Bed Drapery, 18th century

Turkey

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Dresser scarf, linen, fringed, embroidered in light green, lime green, beige and tan. Arts and Crafts period.

Dresser scarf, 20th century

United States

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Piece of linen composed of two strips whipped

Piece, 18th century

Turkey

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Cover, of brown linen, embroidered all over in quatrefoil lozenge design with henna silk in surface darning stitch. A seam runs from end to end through the center.

Cover, 18th century

Greece

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towel, piece of, coarse linen strip embroidered with horizontal floral sprays on pale cream and blue; narrow border of split stitch at bottom; silk on cotton

Piece of a Towel, 19th century

Turkey

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Square of canvas entirely embroidered in dark blue, green and brown floss and gold metal threads in flower design. Piece composed of two strips joined together.

Panel, 19th century

Greece

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Cover of tan linen embroidered all over with a heavy corded stitch in pattern of squares worked in red silk. The square medallion in the center is partially restored and pieces which were once part of the center have been used to patch two of the square corner medallions. Finished with borders of ribbed stitch alternating with narrow drawn thread work borders, and, with red tassels.

Cover, 19th century

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cover of linen formed by two strips joined together and embroidered all over in a pattern of spiny leaves and flowers in blue and beige; composed of a central square with regular rows of the flower enclosed in two spiny leaves; a complete border is composed of alternating flower and leaf design and set off from center by a line of diagonal and straight stitch; silk on linen

Cover, 19th century

Turkey

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Towel of rather coarse linen with border at both ends embroidered with colored silks. Three floral sprays having three pink blosooms each form the border. Both ends are hemmed and sides finished with selvage. Linen, silk embroidery.

Towel, 19th century

Turkey

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Towel-scarf of rather coarse linen with border at both ends embroidered with colored silks. The pattern consists of seven units, identical in design though not in color, of a vase and flowering plant. Both ends are bound and sides finished with a selvage. Linen, embroidered in silk.

Towel-scarf, 19th century

Turkey

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Towel of loosely woven linen material embroidered in silk thread with pattern at each end of leaves, flowers and vines which fill the corners leaving a diamond shaped panel of plain material in the center. Blue and shades of rose are the predominating colors. Linen.

Towel, 19th century

Turkey

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Panel, 18th century

Greek Islands

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Panel, 17th century

Portugal

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Bed spread, linen, embroidered in rose spray pattern in five colors, blue and henna red predominating. Composed of three narrow strips whipped together.

Bedspread, 19th century

Turkey

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Panel, brown linen with all-over geometrical design of lower and spring leaf. Embroidered in red, blue, green, yellow, brown and rose silk. Composed of two pieces joined in the middle. Lined and edges bound with green sateen. A narrow border with the same geometrical design is set off with a chain stitch. Herringbone stitch.

Panel, 19th century

Greece

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Bed Curtain, linen embroidered in green and tan silks with medallions known as the 'Glastra' motif; worked in cross stitch

Bed Curtain, 18th century

Greece

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loosely woven linen embroidered with colored silks in rows of floral sprays

Pillow Cover, 19th century

Greece

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Saddle Bags made of linen and completely covered with embroidery of small geometrical pattern in shades of blue, green and tan silk. Six button holes and six loops used as fasteners at the openings.

Saddle bags, 19th century

Croatia

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Two pieces of red and green silk embroidery on tan linen. Border design of conventionalized birds in pairs facing a vase holding three flowers. Pattern typical of those made in city of Azemour.

Panel, 18th century

Morocco

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Runner fragment, 19th century

Turkey

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teacloth white linen embroidered in cross stitch with pink geometric floral motif, pink and white fringed border

Teacloth, 19th century

Switzerland

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Linen strip, with a design of geometrical flowers and leaves embroidered in blue, red, green, and yellow silks in herringbone stitch. One complete and two partial borders remain. They contain a smaller version of the flower motif. The strip is lined with red satin.

Panel, 19th century

Greece

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Border, 18th century

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border, linen, embroidered in red silk in a design of strips alternating with linen which at one time must have been covered with green silk, bits of which remain; the edges are finished with red braid, some of which has been torn off; there are several holes in the piece

Border, 19th century

Greek Islands

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Pillow border, 19th century

Morocco

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A border of white linen in punto reale and half stitch. (Germans call this Holbein stitch) with rose colored silk in ornato and geometrical forms.

Border, 17th century

Greece

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Pillow cover, 18th century

Germany

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Panel, 17th century

England

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Strip of tan linen composed of two pieces joined horizontally. Embroidered in all-over lozenge stitch. The 2.5 inch border, of red and gold brocade in flower desing, is complete.

Panel, 18th century

Greek Islands

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Long strip of tan linen embroidered in geometrical repeat designs with red silk in short flat stitch. Ends edged with narrow yellow and re braided braid, and sides with flat yellow, red and black braid sewn on by machine. Lined with coarse tan linen.

Panel, 17th-18th century

Greek Islands

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Linen embroidered in cross stitch with a conventionalized tree motive repeated in a formal design in all-over pattern. Red, green, blue and gold silks used.

Embroidered Fabric, 17th century

Greece

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Panel, 18th century

Greek Islands

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tablecloth white linen embroidered in cross stitch with pink geometric floral motif and squares of crocheting in a central strip running the width of the cloth

Tablecloth, 19th century

Switzerland

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Bag with Flap, linen, embroidered in red blue, black, lime green, large button also wound with thread. Arts and Crafts Period.

Bag with flap, 20th century

United States

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Panel, 17th century

Greek Islands

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Panel, 17th century

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Piece of loosely woven linen material embroidered in all-over pattern of dull red flowers with spiked blue leaves fitting around each flower. Embroiderd with silk in surface darning stitch. A border of leaves and flowers finishes the bottom. Fragment of a larger piece. Linen.

Piece, 18th century

Turkey

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Border, 17th century

Italy

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Square cover of tan linen material embroidered in geometrical patterns chiefly squares and octogons in henna colored silk; patched and seamed in many places. Finished all around with close buttonhole stitching.

Square cover, 19th century

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Panel, 18th century

England

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Tent hanging, part of, embroidered at each end with ten rows of conventionalized tree-in-pot design. Red, blue, green and white on a mustard colored background. Sides turned under; one end finished wit twisted warp fringe, the other with short loose warp fringe.

Tent hanging, 19th century

Greece

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Border, linen, embroidered in yellow, green and red silks in a pattern of conventionalized flowers, trees and buds with grotesque figures of people at play or work. This is in two pieces, joined in the middle. The border, two inches wide, has a design of leaves and flowers.

Border, 18th century

Greek Islands

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fragment of loosely woven linen, probably a towel end, embroidered in three rows of floral sprays containing three units each, cream, rose, blue and tinsel threads; three sides have a narrow border of tan and green stitching; silk on linen

Fragment, 19th century

Turkey

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natural linen warp with tan and ecru silk weft producing wide stripes; weft is loosely woven to show linen warp between each silk shot

%C2%A9 Cowtan %26 Tout%2C Inc.

Windswept, 20th century

Cowtan & Tout, Inc.

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A band of linen embroidered with dark red silk in ornaments and birds facing each other. Lower edge pointed.

Band, 18th century

Greece

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lengths of natural linen thread, randomly bound and wrapped with silk, cotton, wool and synthetic threads in orange, yellow, red

Copyright %C2%A9 Sheila Hicks. All rights reserved.

Evolving Tapestry: The Principal Wife, Yellow Decked, 1989

Sheila Hicks

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white linen embroidered with red silk; transversal lines of a similar design (motif of vases and garlands) separate large squares decorated with floral pattern

Bed cover, 17th century

Italy

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painted and embroidered linen, silk ribbon, wood and tissue

Arts and Crafts Bathroom Set, c. 1905

United States

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Dalmatic of red velvet with orphreys embroidered in gold thread and colored silks in a design of vases and floral arabesques. The medallion appliqued to the front represents the Virgin with the Baptist as a man. The side seams are finished with finely fringed braid in alternate red and yellow sections.

Dalmatic, 16th century

Spain

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Barber's Apron, flat piece of linen slit down back with hole for head; elaborately embroidered in colors.

Barber's Apron, 19th century

Turkey

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Cover of loosely woven linen material embroidered in silk and metal thread with leaves and flowers. A band of leaves forms the center medallion . Blue and henna are the predominating colors. Linen.

Cover, 19th century

Turkey

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Towel-scarf, end of; loosely woven linen embroidered with diagonal floral sprays. The flowers are worked with tinsel thread, the leaves and stems in colored silks. Linen, silk and metal thread.

End of a Towel-scarf, 19th century

Turkey

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Towel, loosely woven linen. Embroidered with a border of square floral motifs set closely together. Worked in pink, blue and green silks and tinsel thread.

Towel, 19th century

Greece

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Experimental pieces (.1 - .4) varying thread twist & thickness on weft with linen warp. (.5 is finished piece) White. Samples 4 & 5 marked on tags stapled to rt. Selvedge. Distance between groups of warp threads 13". Shell white

%C2%A9 Jack Lenor Larsen%2C Inc.%2C Larsen Design Studio

Bahia Blind, 1959-1974

Larsen Design Studio, New York; Mill: Bolan Fabrics; Producer: Jack Lenor Larsen, Inc.

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Experimental pieces (.1 - .4) varying thread twist & thickness on weft with linen warp. (.5 is finished piece) White. Samples 1, 2, 3 & 3A. Marked on tags stapled to rt. Selvedge. Distance between groups of warp thread 13". Shell white

%C2%A9 Jack Lenor Larsen%2C Inc.%2C Larsen Design Studio

Bahia Blind, 1959-1974

Larsen Design Studio, New York; Mill: Bolan Fabrics; Producer: Jack Lenor Larsen, Inc.

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Experimental pieces (.1 - .4) varying thread twist & thickness on weft with linen warp. (.5 is finished piece) White. Sample tag stapled to left selvedge states "Before flameproofing". Distance between warp threads 13". Shell white

%C2%A9 Jack Lenor Larsen%2C Inc.%2C Larsen Design Studio

Bahia Blind, 1959-1974

Larsen Design Studio, New York; Mill: Bolan Fabrics; Producer: Jack Lenor Larsen, Inc.

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Experimental pieces (.1 - .4) varying thread twist & thickness on weft with linen warp. (.5 is finished piece) White. Sample tag stapled to left selvedge states "After flameproofing". Distance between warp threads 11.5". Shell white

%C2%A9 Jack Lenor Larsen%2C Inc.%2C Larsen Design Studio

Bahia Blind, 1959-1974

Larsen Design Studio, New York; Mill: Bolan Fabrics; Producer: Jack Lenor Larsen, Inc.

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Experimental pieces (.1 - .4) varying thread twist & thickness on weft with linen warp. (.5 is finished piece) Natural (natural)

%C2%A9 Jack Lenor Larsen%2C Inc.%2C Larsen Design Studio

Bahia Blind, 1959-1974

Larsen Design Studio, New York; Mill: Bolan Fabrics; Producer: Jack Lenor Larsen, Inc.

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wood circular background (support frame) covered with 100% unbleached natural linen fabric visible in some areas; long cords wrapped with yarn and sewn in rows to the background; cord ends are free, some are interlaced; several hanks of linen and skeins twisted; colors are natural, ecru, orange, dark red, purple, brown, yellow, light blues, ochre, variegated (purple, red, brown)

Copyright %C2%A9 Sheila Hicks. All rights reserved.

Labyrinth of Communication, 1990-1991

Sheila Hicks

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Piece of linen fabric, collaged with bast fibers, fabric, paper and folded to form pages of a book. Jacket/dustcover created from linen fabric with added tabs to secure book.

%C2%A9 Sheila Hicks %2F Toshio Sekiji %2F Kim Schuefflan

Love of Linen (Amour de l’Ama), 1989

Sheila Hicks; Artist: Toshio Sekiji; Artist: Kim Schuefftan

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two tassels top center (26 inches); fringe, left and right side; loose threads on back, visible top and bottom; vertical bands of decoration (white, brown, black, gold and dark red). Woven fabric.

Cape (Tabrdouhte), 19th century

Beni Ourain Amazigh (Berber)

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%C2%A9 Eero Saarinen %2F Studio Loja Saarinen

Wall hanging, c. 1934

Eero Saarinen; Maker: Studio Loja Saarinen, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; Maker: Loja Saarinen

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embroidered with a bobbin lace edging; imagery refers to 'Lucky Lindy' Charles Lindberg flying The Spirit of St. Louis; three plane images

'Lucky Lindy' Scarf, c. 1928

United States

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Experimental pieces (.1 - .4) varying thread twist & thickness on weft with linen warp. (.5 is finished piece) White. Shell white

%C2%A9 Jack Lenor Larsen%2C Inc.%2C Larsen Design Studio

Bahia Blind, 1959

Larsen Design Studio, New York; Mill: Bolan Fabrics; Producer: Jack Lenor Larsen, Inc.

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small panel with blue and beige woven decorative pattern

Embroidery, c. 1900

Turkey or Greece

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black cotton or linen center has an intricate hexagonal flower formed from two rows of petal appliques in pink and green with flora and fauna embroidery linked around center orange embroiderey with dragon by blue and silver tape leaving see-through white petal shapes; pink and blue triangle corners and orange and green borders repeat flora and fauna embroidery; sequins and mirror-like metal studs throughout; red commercial print lining

Baby Carrier, Date Unknown

Miao

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lengths of natural linen thread, randomly bound and wrapped with silk, cotton, wool and synthetic threads in orange, yellow, red

Copyright © Sheila Hicks. All rights reserved.

Evolving Tapestry: The Principal Wife, Yellow Decked, 1989

Sheila Hicks

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lengths of natural linen thread, randomly bound and wrapped with silk, cotton, wool and synthetic threads in orange, yellow, red

Copyright %C2%A9 Sheila Hicks. All rights reserved.

Evolving Tapestry: The Principal Wife, Yellow Decked, 1989

Sheila Hicks

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lengths of natural linen thread, randomly bound and wrapped with silk, cotton, wool and synthetic threads in orange, yellow, red

Copyright %C2%A9 Sheila Hicks. All rights reserved.

Evolving Tapestry: The Principal Wife, Yellow Decked, 1989

Sheila Hicks

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lengths of natural linen thread, randomly bound and wrapped with silk, cotton, wool and synthetic threads in orange, yellow, red

Copyright %C2%A9 Sheila Hicks. All rights reserved.

Evolving Tapestry: The Principal Wife, Yellow Decked, 1989

Sheila Hicks

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lengths of natural linen thread, randomly bound and wrapped with silk, cotton, wool and synthetic threads in orange, yellow, red

Copyright %C2%A9 Sheila Hicks. All rights reserved.

Evolving Tapestry: The Principal Wife, Yellow Decked, 1989

Sheila Hicks

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lengths of natural linen thread, randomly bound and wrapped with silk, cotton, wool and synthetic threads in orange, yellow, red

Copyright %C2%A9 Sheila Hicks. All rights reserved.

Evolving Tapestry: The Principal Wife, Yellow Decked, 1989

Sheila Hicks

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lengths of natural linen thread, randomly bound and wrapped with silk, cotton, wool and synthetic threads in orange, yellow, red

Copyright %C2%A9 Sheila Hicks. All rights reserved.

Evolving Tapestry: The Principal Wife, Yellow Decked, 1989

Sheila Hicks

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lengths of natural linen thread, randomly bound and wrapped with silk, cotton, wool and synthetic threads in orange, yellow, red

Copyright %C2%A9 Sheila Hicks. All rights reserved.

Evolving Tapestry: The Principal Wife, Yellow Decked, 1989

Sheila Hicks

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lengths of natural linen thread, randomly bound and wrapped with silk, cotton, wool and synthetic threads in orange, yellow, red

Copyright %C2%A9 Sheila Hicks. All rights reserved.

Evolving Tapestry: The Principal Wife, Yellow Decked, 1989

Sheila Hicks

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lengths of natural linen thread, randomly bound and wrapped with silk, cotton, wool and synthetic threads in orange, yellow, red

Copyright %C2%A9 Sheila Hicks. All rights reserved.

Evolving Tapestry: The Principal Wife, Yellow Decked, 1989

Sheila Hicks

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lengths of natural linen thread, randomly bound and wrapped with silk, cotton, wool and synthetic threads in orange, yellow, red

Copyright %C2%A9 Sheila Hicks. All rights reserved.

Evolving Tapestry: The Principal Wife, Yellow Decked, 1989

Sheila Hicks

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lengths of natural linen thread, randomly bound and wrapped with silk, cotton, wool and synthetic threads in orange, yellow, red

Copyright © Sheila Hicks. All rights reserved.

Evolving Tapestry: The Principal Wife, Yellow Decked, 1989

Sheila Hicks

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