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AREA RUG FROM RUG SET
AREA RUG FROM RUG SET
42.7.9
Unknown
20th c.
Savonnerie type rug, general design is narrow red border at edge, inside another border of ovals repeated end to end, and in the center swags and scrolls of leaves and flowers on a mottled ground...
NEEDLEWORK PANEL
NEEDLEWORK PANEL
43.21
Unknown
Late 17th c.
The background of the panel is in white satin. The padded silk crewel embroidery has been sewn to the satin ground in the colors of blue, peach, rust and green. In the center is a large basket of...
EVENING BAG
EVENING BAG
43.51
Unknown
19th c.
Embroidery was originally a handbag in a bowl shape. The embroidery is in very small stitches on black silk taffeta. There are two roses at top and bottom, surrounding an oval piece of...
DOILIES
DOILIES
45.107.1-10
Unknown
20th c.
Ten round cream colored doilies of "Normandy Lace" made from machine Valenciennes and embroidered muslin. There is a small piece of muslin in the center enbroidered with a leaf design. ...
DOILY
DOILY
45.129
Unknown
20th c.
This off-white doily is round in shape. It is made from Normandy patchwork with four oval embroidered muslin medallions and cut bits of different machine Valenciennes laces, including the edging....
SET OF NINE LACE SAMPLES
SET OF NINE LACE SAMPLES
45.135.1-9
Unknown
18th c.-19th c.
A light green silk backing with nine Alencon lace pieces attached. .1 is a piece of Engageants(long, asymmetrical, closely tiered and gathered ruffles especially fashionable in the mid eighteenth...
SET OF EIGHT LACE SAMPLES
SET OF EIGHT LACE SAMPLES
45.136.1-8
Unknown
18th c.-19th c.
A light green silk backing with eight Valenciennes bobbin lace pieces attached. .1 is an edging with a daisy edge and is late 19th century. .2 is an edging with a leaf and wave design and is late...
SET OF 18 LACE SAMPLES
SET OF 18 LACE SAMPLES
45.139.1-18
Unknown
18th c.-19th c.
A bright coral silk backing with 18 pieces of Alencon lace attached. .1 is an edging with trailing floral patterns from the late 18th century. .2 is an edging with a simple design from the 19th...
HANDKERCHIEF
HANDKERCHIEF
45.160
Unknown
1905
A white square handkerchief made of muslin. It is decorated with a cream colored Cluny type lace edging that resembles a series of trees connected by crosses. In one corner is an embroidered...
FLOUNCING
FLOUNCING
45.3
Unknown
ca. 1690
The lace industry in France was fostered by the crown, which was determined to keep in France the enormous revenues that were spent on foreign-made lace. Point de France, a distinctly French...
TRAY CLOTH AND NAPKINS
TRAY CLOTH AND NAPKINS
45.389.1-3
D. Porthault (Designer)
20th c.
One large, linen tray cloth with two napkins. The design is of printed flowers of blue, yellow, pink and green. The entire edge is of scalloped rose pink tape.
TABLECLOTH
TABLECLOTH
45.38.1
D. Porthault (Designer)
20th c.
A white linen rectangular tablecloth with an embroidered green lily of the valley design. The hem is white scalloped applique with one row of drawnwork (single hemstitching) in from the edge. This...