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Stole, 18th century

France

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Large picture hanging of embroidered blue-black satin. The design represents the birthday of the Western Queen Mother who is being waited on by attendants bringing gifts. Landscape with branching pine trees, flowers, sun disc, and clouds. Embroidery in satin, laid, couched, and knot stitch in shades of blue, tan, brown, green, rust, pink, and pale gray. The hanging is made up of two widths of satin seamed length-wise. Binding of black satin with inner strip of very narrow red and black braid. Lining of gold-colored raw silk. Inscription on back. Former Classification: Textiles - Tapestry

Picture Hanging, 16th-17th century

China

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Robe of red silk with eight large k'ossu medallions containing cranes, butterflies, peonies and lotus in shades of light green, pink, yellow and purple. Conventional border with straight slanting lines; Tight clouds; rolling waves in which appear symbols of the Eight Precious Things. Yellow, storng purple, cerise and olive green appear in border section. Upper sleeve banded in black K'ossu of the medallion design and separated by band of the red silk from wide deep cuffs of same black k'ossu edged with gold and black brocade. Collar band of the same. Very inferior grade of k'ossu, much painted surface, strident colors. Robe slit at sides and lined with thin blue silk.

Medallion Robe, Guangxu period, 1875-1908

China

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Imperial Robe of rust colored gauze embroidered in needlepoint. Nine 5-clawed dragons in blue , those in profile clutching the Heavenly Jewel. In the ground loose clouds, bats - some in groups of five - and longevity characters in shades of blue, green, yellow, pink, olive green, and rust. Conventional border of slightly wavy slanting lines; tight clouds, and curling waves in which appear groups of bats. Below border on sleeves a strip of plain black gauze lined in blue. Cuffs and collar band of dark blue gauze embroidered with body designs. Edging of gold and black floral brocade.Coat slit back, front and sides. Unlined but faced back with the embroiderd gauze.

Manchu Man's Semiformal Court Robe (jifu), Qianlong period, 1736-1795

China

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Chalice veil, embroidered red silk, see Costume file, S. American XIX, 30.19.1-3

Chalice veil, 19th century

Colombia

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Woman's Informal Dragon Robe, c. 1870-1890

China

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Imperial robe, probably woman's, of sand colored satin embroidered with weight 5-clawed dragons, tight cloud forms, bats, Buddhist emblems and flowers in shades of pale blue, ivory, tan and soft brown. Border with shallow area of straight-edged slanting stripes topped with rolling waves dotted with large peony blossoms and swastika. Narrow cuffs, collar and band of brown satin embroidered with floral pattern in shades of blue and white in satin stitch. Embroidery on body chiefly of satin stitch, but dragons in couched gold, emblems, red flowers in border of knot stitch. Slit at sides and lined with sand-colored satin. Robe has a look of great age and is stained noticeably along back border.

Woman's Dragon Robe, Tao Kuang period, 1821-1850

China

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towel, or pillow border; embroidered on cream canvas in green silk diagonal and straight stitch; design of conventionalized shrubs, trees, flowers and lozenges

Towel, 19th century

Morocco

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towel border embroidered on cotton in rose and apricot silk; conventionalized shrub and tree pattern and supplementary border of all-over lozenge pattern done in Moorish diagonal and straight stitch

Towel border, 19th century

Morocco

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Picture panel of pale apricot satin with self diapered ground embroidered in shades of blue, green, pink, yellow, rust, red, and black applique. The design represents an emperor and an empress with their attendants. In the background are large sprays of lotus. Border of black satin embroidered with flowers and symbols in colors and gold. The applique motifs are done chiefly in satin stitch, but couched, knot, chain, and laid stitches also used. Lining of course orange gauze. Note dragon design of emperor's robe; phoenix design of Empress'.

Pictorial Hanging, c. 1825

China

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Long valance of solid embroidery with ground of solid gold-colored silk floss. The design represents an aged statesmen and his wife receiving guests on the occasion of their birthday. This us the same scene as is represented in C.205. In the valance section appear the Eight Immortals. Borders of black satin brocade with a design of flowers in blue and white. Lining of pinkish cotton. Former Classification: Textiles - Tapestry

Valance, Kangxi period, 1621-1722

China

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pillow border embroidered on natural linen in green silk in Moorish diagonal and straight stitch in conventional flower pot and tree design; edge finished with buttonhole stitch

Pillow border, 19th century

Morocco

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pillow border, embroidered in purplish-black diagonal and straight stitch in a conventionalized design, of trees, flower pots and flowers; edge finished with a buttonhole stitch

Pillow border, 19th century

Morocco

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pillow border, embroidered in lavendar silk in a design of lozenges and geometrical flowers; Moorish diagonal and straight stitch; the edge is finished with buttonhole stitch

Pillow border, 19th century

Morocco

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pillow border, embroidered in lavendar silk in diagonal and straight stitch in a conventionalized design of flowers and trees; edge is finished in buttonhole stitch

Pillow border, 19th century

Morocco

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border, natural color linen, embroidered in red diagonal and straight stitch in a very conventionalized design of leaves and flowers; the veins of the leaves done in feather stitch

Border, 19th century

Morocco

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Taoist priest's robe of gold satin brocade of dragon medallion design. On back conventional Taoist design embroidered in couched gold thread and couched twist in colors on applied salmon silk panel. Borders of black satin solidly embroidered in same technique and colors. Lower section of side borders of blue satin embroidered in satin stitch with bats, clouds and symbols in colored silks. Lining of burnt orange satin of floral medallion design.

Taoist Priest's Robe, Jiaqing period, 1796-1820

China

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Panel of petit point embroidery with diapered ground of interlocking octagons and lozenges, each containing a stylized blossom. In the lower section are three groups of some of the Hundred Antiques. Predominating colors are green, blue and yellow. Top edge bound with blue satin. Note unfinished section in the group of vessels at the lower right, and restoration with a piece of diapered brocade above the brush pot to the left. Lining of gold colored gauze.

Pictorial Valance, 18th century

China

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Buddhist priest robe of assembled panels of brocaded red silk, each outlined with gold foil paper, and embroidered in couched gold threads with spotted deer,bats and good luck characters. In the upper center, a seated figure of Buddha embroidered in satin stitch in colored silks. Border embroidered with lotus and greek key motifs in couched gold thread. Soiled and faded. Liningthin flame-red silk.

Buddhist Priest Robe, 19th century

China

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Imperial 12-symbol robe of dark blue gauze embroiderd in petit point in shades of yellow and white. Nine 5-clawed dragons, tight clouds, bats, peonies and Taoist symbols. Conventional border of slightly wavy slanting stripes; tight clouds; rolling waves in which appear branches of coral and symbols of the Eight Precious Things. Below border on sleeve- in which appears the endless knot of Buddhism, wide deep cuffs of blue silk embroidered in satin stitch with an all-over design of narcissus blossoms in blue, peach and ivory. Edging of black and gold brocade. Collar band of the same. Note that the 12 ancient symbols have been embroidered in colors, in satin stitch, over the blue and yellow ground. A later addition, this has the look of a bastard. Robe slit at sides and lined with thin blue silk.

Manchu Woman's Semiformal Court Robe (jifu), 19th century

China

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pillow border, embroidered in red silk diagonal and straight stitch on tan linen; conventional shrub and tree design with the supplementary border in lozenge design; in three pieces seamed together

Pillow border, 19th century

Morocco

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Coat of solid needlepoint with swastika fret dipaer in yellow and white against which are embroidered peonies in three shades of blue. Wide sleeves with wide band of needlepoint bearing pink peonies against a background of blue leaves on a pale pink ground. Above, a band of black satin embroidered with butterflies and peonies in shades of lbue in satin and knot stitch. Collar-band and complete border of same. Coat slit at sides and lined with thin blue silk.

Manchu Woman's Unofficial Informal Robe, 19th century

China

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The body has a scattered scheme of peonies and butterflies embroidered in counted stitch with multicolored silk floss against a light green silk, plain-weave gauze ground. The cuffs with butterfly and flower design embroidered in counted stitch with multicolored silk floss against a white silk plain weave gauze ground.

Manchu Woman's Unofficial Informal Summer Robe, 19th century

China

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embroidered Sanskrit "seed" syllables of Amida, Kannon and Seishi with lotus pedestals; a canopy and an altar table with two vases and incense burner at bottom; embroidered poem sheets at ULC and URC with sutra quotations in Chinese characters; embroidered floral border above and below composition

Embroidered Amida Triad in the form of Sanskrit Syllables, 14th century

Unknown Japanese

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purple uchikake with koto, biwa, taiko and flower motifs

Wedding robe with design of musical instruments and flowers, 20th century

Unknown Japanese

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purple yuzen uchikake with carts, flowers, trees and cloud motifs

Wedding robe, 20th century

Unknown Japanese

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Apron for Religous Ceremonies, 19th century

China

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Sleeveless Robe, 19th century

China

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Manchu Emperor's Semiformal Twelve-symbol Court Robe (chi-fu), 1736-1795

China

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Dragon robe, Jiaqing period, 1796-1820

China

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Dragon Robe, Jiaqing period, 1796-1820

China

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Robe, Jiaqing period, 1796-1820

China

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Dragon Robe, Jiaqing period, 1796-1820

China

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