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furniture hanging
Textile

furniture hanging

early 20th century

This hanging is assembled from two panels of monochrome black velvet. Each is decorated with the picture of a landscape. In the picture on the left side there are three figures. One stands under a ...

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fan case
Textile

fan case

19th Century

This fan case is in white and brown silk satin, embroidered with a magpie and plum blossom pattern. Magpies forecast good news and plum blossom symbolise the coming of spring, whilst a magpie bird on ...

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