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A work made of silk embroidery on cotton cloth. stitch: holbein stitich, stem stitch, buttonhole stitch. edge of belt is finished with buttonhole stitch and ends have silk fringes.

Belt, c.1750

A work made of silk; embroidered on cotton voile with check woven by thicker threads; holbein stitch.

Scarf

A work made of silk embroidery on fine cream-colored cotton cloth. stitch: holbein stitch, stem stitch.

Fragment (Border)

A work made of silk embroidery on cream-colored cotton voile. stitch: holbein-stitch, stem-stitch.

Fragment (Border)

A work made of silk embroidery on plain cream-colored cotton cloth. stitch: holbein stitch over three threads.

Fragment (Mattress Cover)

A work made of silk embroidery on plain cream-colored cotton cloth. stitch: holbein stitch over 2 threads. stem stitch, button-hole stitch.

Scarf

A work made of silk embroidery on plain, cream-colored cotton cloth. stitch: holbein-stitch over three threads, stem-stitch.

Fragment (Border)

A work made of silk embroidered on plain cream-colored cotton cloth. stitch: holbein stitch over four threads, stem-stitch, star-stitch.

Fragment

A work made of silk embroidery on plain, cream-colored cotton cloth. stitch: holbein stitch over four threads, stem stitch.

Fragment

A work.

Fragment (Border)

A work made of silk embroidery on plain, cream-colored cotton cloth rather coarse. stitch: long armed cross-stitch, holbein stitch, herringbone stitch, cross on one side, square on the other side.

Fragment (Border)

A work made of silk embroidery on plain cream-colored cotton cloth. stitch: holbein stitch over four threads, stem stitch, satin stitch, star stitch; buttonhole stitched edges.

Fragment (From a pillowcase)

A work made of wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "turkish" (ghiordes) knots".

Carpet, 1850/1900

A work made of silk, plain weave; embroidered in stem, herringbone, plaiting, and holbein stitches.

Fragments

A work.

Panel, 1875–1925

A work made of wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "turkish" (ghiordes) knots.

Carpet, 1875–1900

A work made of wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "turkish" (ghiordes) knots".

Carpet, 1875–1900

A work made of wool and silk, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "persian" ("sehna") knots; edged with cotton, and wool weft-faced warp-ribbed plain weave.

Carpet, 1675/1725

A work.

Panel, 1875–1925

A work made of cotton, narrow strips of plain weave; pieced; embroidered with cotton in buttonhole, knotted buttonhole, open chain, and stem stitches; edged with oblique interlacing.

Robe (Riga Saki), 1940s

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