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Total number of records: 25
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painted silk panel
c. late 19th - early 20th century
A painted silk panel of two blue cloisonne vases (one depicting birds) on wooden stands containing plants and foliage including cherry blossom and lilies. Between them is a flaming pearl on a three t...
photograph of Romanian national costume
c. 1975
Black and white photograph of donor (standing right) and associates wearing Romanian national costume in a domestic interior. Two males and four females are present.
batik Semarangan
early 21st century
A batik in indigo and brown with repeat diagonal stripes alternating with images of birds (cranes or storks) alternately standing and flying amongst foliage. The alternate stripe may be a variation o...
narrow weave
late 20th Century
A long, narrow, white weave. At each end there are three narrow green stripes interweaved with gold metallic thread, and tassels.
batik painting
late 20th Century
A square print in the style of batik with a cracked wax effect background, but not created by the batik process. The print shows a man and a woman dressed in highly stylised Balinese costumes standing...
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 ...
religious embroidered fragment
c. 1800
Fragments of religious silk embroidery on white ground stitched through to a brown linen lining. The silk has worn away between the stitching. Symmetrical design is of two angels (or cherubs) facing...
embroidered panel
mid - late 20th Century
A silk embroidery with the same image on both sides of the oval panel. Depicting an eagle, symbolising strength, on the branch of a fir tree, with a seal embroidered in red. The panel was originally...
batak fabric
1950-1973
A woven Batak fabric in black and red on a white background, with tassels. A striped design includes the 'hook and rhomb' cross motif, zig-zags and diamonds, and larger central panels of diamond mot...
wall hanging
early 19th century
The patterning of this hanging is composed of three figures. An old man fishes from the riverbank whilst two further men stand within a landscape of mountain and river. This composition has its orig...
beaded sampler
18th-19th Century
The patterning on this sampler consists of different floral motifs alongside pairs of birds and other animals. There is a anchor above a group of buildings in the top centre, and initials (possibly A...
fukusa
late 18th-19th Century
The face fabric of this fukusa (gift cover) consists of navy blue silk satin which is backed onto an orange silk fabric. Metallic gold coloured tassels are attached to three of the four corners. The...