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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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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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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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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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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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Piece of linen composed of two strips whipped

Piece, 18th century

Turkey

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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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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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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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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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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 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, 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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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 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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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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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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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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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-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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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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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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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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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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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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Bath Towel, 19th century

Morocco

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Wedding Veil, 19th century

Israel

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Towel or pillow border, 19th century

Morocco

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Hanging panel, 20th century

After Purcell & Elmslie

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Table scarf, 20th century

After Purcell & Elmslie

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Napkin, 20th century

After Purcell & Elmslie

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