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felt rug
before 2005
A double sided thick felt rug or carpet, with a brown border, and three flower motifs in black and red. The reverse side has a brown border, red ground, with a brown line and spiral design.
cap
before 1947
This cap is decorated with borders of couched scrolls of gold coloured metallic thread, and palmettes with eyelets. The eyelets have been worked in white and outlined with red.
saddle
A donkey saddle of navy blue wool fabric, thickly padded, with a cotton underside. The woollen saddle surface area is embroidered in chain stitch, and the saddle padding anchored by stitch and red fab...
ladle bag
Ladle bag, with a stepped chevron pattern on the front only, in red, black, and beige, tufted like a carpet. There are hanging loops and wool tassels. The ground is coarse and most probably made of he...
boots
A pair of embroidered boots with a leather sole and heel, leather piping and binding. The fabric is black cotton with hand embroidery using white, red, yellow, orange, blue, and purple threads in geom...
cap
before 1947
The patterned decoration on this cap is composed of geometric borders with scrolls and chain patterns, couched onto the surface of the fabric in gold coloured metallic threads. It is lined with red c...
hat
A hand embroidered man's hat from Iran, with a printed pattern red cotton lining. The crown portion has a small peak. There is purple, white, ochre, teal and blue stitching in segments on the crown, a...
camel saddlebag
This is a shaped saddle bag which has a zig zag pattern in red, navy, cream, and terracotta wools. The backing cloth is very harsh and hard wearing, possibly union cloth -a mix of cotton and wool. The...
camel saddlebag
Iran. Camel saddlebag - shaped, open on one side, with a zig zag pattern in navy, red, cream and terracotta wool. The backing fabric feels very harsh, possibly union cloth, made of cotton and wool. Th...
saddle bag
Saddle bag which is hand embroidered in wool in a geometric pattern using predominantly red but also black and white thread. The fabric is very rough, and hardwearing, possibly union cloth, cotton war...
Viaggi fatti da Vinetia, alla Tana, in Persia, in India, et in Constantinopoli: con la descrittione particolare di città, luoghi, siti, costumi, & della porta del gran Turco: & di tutte le intrate, spese, & modo di governo suo, & della ultima impresa contra Portoghesi
Manuzio, Antonio (1559)
1545
Signatures: A-V⁸, X⁴.
The history of the warres of the Emperour Justinian in eight books : Of the Persian, II., Vandall, II., Gothicke, IV
Procopius; Holcroft, Sir Henry
1653
Headpieces. Some initials. Added engraved title-page, illustrated with figures. Title-page in red and black, with double ruled border.