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before 1947
This is a fine example of "shisha" mirror work. The embroidery covers the small sleeves and the chest in the form of a deep panel of narrow borders and interlacing circles. A six-petalled pendant wi...
570 431 1138b [pattern book]
19th-mid 20th Century
Hardback with mottled blue and black covers and white spine. Contains woven fabric samples including large samples showing patterns and smaller samples showing different colourways. Printed patternin...
Draperie Deuxième Saison 1958 Envoi B
Société des Nouveautés Textiles
1958
Softback with blue covers. Black text on cover. Sample book for the fashion industry of menswear fabric, issued 10th July 1958. Contains woven fabric samples with polychrome patterning. Most sample...
Design
Marchini, Guido (1929-2008)
1950-2008
Painted allover nondirectional design with a pattern of pink, orange and blue flowers with green leaves on a yellow background
shawl fragment
19th Century
Sample of fine woven cloth with embroidered floral design with a narrow border along one side. The ground is olive green with the embroidery worked in greens, brown and cream in stem stitch. The fad...
slit purse
early 20th Century
This embroidered oblong slit purse in cream and blue silk is composed of the purse itself, a pale green tassel made with a wooden form on one side, and a green Chinese knot. The purse itself is compo...
batik Jambi
late 20th Century
A large selendang [shawl], probably batik tulis, mainly in black and orange with a base of cream. Irregular shapes (Tampal) have various motifs and symbols within them, including the Lar and Sawat mot...
Design
Marchini, Guido (1929-2008)
1950-2008
Painted stylised floral design with a pattern of blue and pink flowers on a red backgound