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

Pillow Cover, 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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Panel, 17th century

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Panel, 18th century

Greek Islands

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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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Panel, 17th century

Greek Islands

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Panel, 17th century

England

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Border, 17th century

Italy

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Panel, 18th century

Greek Islands

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Panel, 17th century

Portugal

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Pillow cover, 18th century

Germany

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Border, 18th century

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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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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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Panel, 18th century

England

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Runner fragment, 19th century

Turkey

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Pillow Cover, 16th century

Italy

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Border, 17th century

Italy

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Border, 17th century

Italy

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Towel, 17th century

Italy

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Border, 16th century

Italy

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Panel, 16th century

Italy

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Judgement of Paris, 16th century

Italy

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Cushion cover, 18th century

Italy

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Border, 16th century

Italy

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Band, 18th century

Greece

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Bed Drapery, 17th century

Italy

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Bed Drapery (Curtains), 17th century

Italy

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Panel, 17th century

Italy

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Pillow Case, 17th century

Italy

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Table scarf, 20th century

Attributed to George Grant Elmslie

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Pocket, 18th century

Rachel Baker Pocopson

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Pocket, 18th century

United States

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Border, 17th century

Italy

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coverlet, embroidered in shades of gold heightened with touches of red in a design derived from Indian sources; background in backstitch, vermicelli design, floral and gul pattern worked in satin, long and short stitches, couched cord, brick stitch and French knots

Coverlet, c. 1700

India (probably) for the English market

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