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A work made of gilded metal with filigree and square green jewels.

Comb, c.1880

A work.

Edge, 19th century

A work made of silk, bobbin straight lace (made in sections).

Parasol Cover, 1850/75

A work made of silk, bobin straight lace (made in horizontal strips).

Half Shawl, 1855/65

A work made of cotton, plain weave, printed: total of swatches: volume i: 238; volume ii: 57 (also 15 border designs on paper: see 1959.883c-q).

Bordures, 19th century

A work made of kerchief or shoulder scarf swatches; cotton, plain weave, printed; total of swatches: volume i: 108; volume ii: 112.

Mouchoirs (Volumes I and II), 19th century

A work made of linen, bobbin part lace.

Flounce or Border, 1850/1900

A work made of cotton, machine-made twist net; embroidered with cotton and linen in chain stitches (tambour work), darning, indian drawn ground filling, and wave filling stitches.

Cap, 1850/1900

A work made of glass beads, round, opaque and transparent; worked in silk in buttonhole stitch without foundation textile; lined; fringe has been removed.

Bag, 19th century

A work made of cotton, machine-made net; appliquéd with plain weave and embroidered in buttonhole, darning, eyelet, overcast, and satin stitches; laid work and darned wheels.

Cap, 1875/1900

A work made of cotton, machine-made twist net; embroidered in chain stitches (tambour work) and appliquéd with plain weave; embroidered in chain, darning, overcast, and satin stitches.

Fichu, 1850/75

A work made of silk, machine-made twist net; embroidered in chain stitches (tambour work); edged with machine-made picots.

Bonnet Veil, c. 1820

Mary N. Keith

A work made of linen, plain weave with insertion and edge of cotton, bobbin straight lace of a type known as "valenciennes" with a square valenciennes mesh ground.

Handkerchief, 1875/1900

A work made of square crosswork; plain material; plain fringe; darned filet.

Altar Frontal, 19th century

A work made of silk, bobbin straight lace (made in vertical strips).

Half Shawl, 1860s

A work made of silk and mohair, pusher machine lace with silk, warp frame machine border, and cotton, plain weave undersleeves edged with cotton crochet border; lined with silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave closures: silk wrapped cotton cordius + crochet cording.

Jacket, 1855/65

A work made of linen, plain weave; with inserts and edge of cotton, needle lace of a type known as "point de gaze".

Handkerchief, 1901/25

A work made of linen, plain weave; cut and drawn thread work in double hem and overcast stitches; darned and overcast bars; embroidered in back, eyelet, and satin stitches.

Insertion (Incomplete), 1875/1900 (revival)

A work made of cotton, machine-made net; embroidered with linen in cross, half cross, darning, overcast, and wave filling stitches; edged with cotton, machine-made picots.

Bonnet Veil, 1837

Sara Russ

A work made of cotton, machine-made net; embroidered with cotton and linen in darning and wave filling stitches.

Insertion, 1850/1900

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