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hand towel
17th-18th Century
This item is embroidered at both ends with a pair of floral branches and fish like motifs set horizontally. The base cloth is self striped horizontally. The pattern has been achieved using double da...
Toile Soie [pattern book]
1901-1902
Hardback with beige and black mottled covers and brown spine. Book no.14. Contains samples of woven fabric with woven, striped patterning. Most samples are patterned in white and 1-3 colours. Some...
Draperie Deuxième Saison 1957 Envoi A
Société des Nouveautés Textiles
1957
Softback with blue covers. Black text on cover. Sample book for the fashion industry of menswear fabric, issued 13th August 1957. Contains woven fabric samples with polychrome patterning. Most samp...
sampler
before 1947
Small linen sample with a repeating design, worked in black, metallic and pink silk threads in satin and cross stitch. The cross stitches have an additional outline thread. The metallic flattened thr...
Design
Marchini, Guido (1929-2008)
1950-2008
Painted stylised organic design with a pattern of pink, purple and blue flowers with diagonnaly striped green leaves on a black background
applique fragment
late 16th-17th Century
Applique of organic design in yellow and green on white with couching edges. Signs of repair to ground.
oval purse front panel
early 20th Century
An oval embroidered panel stiffened by paper, made or used as the frontage of a purse. This piece is composed of a central part, made of a red damask background depicting a floral design. The embroid...
Kasab Aceh
late 20th Century
A metal embroidery panel made from maroon silk velvet, with gold metallic borders and organic motifs. Three types of metallic thread are used (not a plastic reproduction): two gold and one bronze, plu...
Design
Marchini, Guido (1929-2008)
1950-2008
Painted stylised floral design with a pattern of red and pink flowers on a blue background