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Total number of records: 6

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Textiles5
Books and printed items1

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Morocco6
Fez5
India1
TéTouan (Morocco)1

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From 18002
From 19002

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Up to 19994
fragment of bed cover
Textile

fragment of bed cover

before 1947

This item is a long strip of handspun and handwoven plain weave cotton fabric with a monochrome black panel of patterned embroidery down the centre. The pattern is composed of repeating diamond shape...

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embroidered panel
Textile

embroidered panel

1947

This item is embroidered along the longer sides with 11cm deep border patterns. The patterns consist of a band of geometric diamonds and a band of geometric stylised floral motifs set on zigzag bases...

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embroidered panel
Textile

embroidered panel

19th Century

This item is embroidered along the longer edge with a border pattern of geometric stylised plant motifs. A 3cm wide geometric border frames the pattern at the bottom and the two sides. The embroider...

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border fragment
Textile

border fragment

before 1914

This item is a fragment from the border of a larger item, possibly a curtain. It is embroidered with individual floral sprays set side by side vertically, with smaller floral sprays filling the gaps....

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female headdress
Textile

female headdress

mid 19th-19th Century

One of this pair of female headdresses is embroidered in monochrome black, whilst the other is embroidered using black and navy cotton threads. The patterning resembles the queen pattern found on Gre...

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