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A work made of cotton, plain weave; copperplate printed.

La Route de Lillebonne (The Road to Lillebonne) (Furnishing Fashion), after 1822

Horace Vernet

A work.

Panel, 18th century

A work made of linen, bobbin straight lace of a type known as "valenciennes" with round valenciennes mesh ground.

Border, 1760s

A work.

Edge, 19th century

A work made of heavy gold embroidery with wired gold lace.

Headdress, 19th century

A work made of paper.

Waistcoat Design, 1830s/40s

A work made of rayon, linen, and acrylic, plain weave.

Venice (Furnishing Fabric), 1955

Angelo Testa

A brightly colored printed fabric shows the repeating image of a barn and white house surrounded by trees and foliage in shades of green, yellow, brown, and purple. Farm animals, including cows and horses, are seen throughout, as are numerous human figures.

Childhood Home (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1952

Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson Moses)

A work made of carved wood, treated in a variety of techniques.

Six Printing Blocks, before 1850

A work made of silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; embroidered with silk floss in satin, single satin, and stem stitches; french knots.

Man's Full-length Coat, c. 1790

A work made of cotton, plain weave; printed.

Panel, c. 1850/60

A work made of linen, plain weave; edged with cotton, machine-made twist net; embroidered in chain stitches (tambour work); darned wheels; edged with machine-made picots.

Handkerchief, c. 1900

A work made of plain wood sticks and guards; bordered with ivory paper mount, printed; metal rivet.

Fan, c. 1780/90

A work.

Fragment (Dress Fabric), 18th century

A work.

Fragment (Dress Fabric), 18th century

A work.

Panel, 1725/75

A work made of silk, cotton, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with secondary binding warps and supplementary brocading wefts, and extended weft cut fringe.

Ribbon, c. 1840/50

A work made of linen, plain weave; cutwork embroidered with linen in buttonhole, twisted buttonhole, and darning stitches; twist bars; embroidered in interlooped chain stiches.

Hanging, 1575/1600

A work made of linen, plain gauze weave; embroidered with linen yarns in back, darning, double running; and overcast stitches.

Border, 17th century

A work.

Fragment (Band), A.D. 1000/1476

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