Woven with pink and green silk and gold thread.  In the middle are vertical bands of green and gold.  Across the ends of these bands are rows of pink knots.  The edge is finished with loops of gold thread.  Pieced.

Small perfume bottle, flattened, almost circular shape. Clear glass with gilt metal cap, both covered with strung glass beads (called sablé) held together with looping stitches. White ground with lady seated by tree on one side, balloon over landscape on other side, Good Condition.

White linen corded bed cover with cotton back. The corded or quilted pattern was probably made with linen thread. The pattern includes a scattered floral arrangement with various flowers, leaves and stalks filling the field, and a cornucopia at each corner. The white cotton fringe attached on one end is probably original. Minor stains; ground slightly worn in spots.

Panel, made of a full width and a partial width, seamed along selvedges. Natural cotton tabby-woven ground, roller-printed in red. Background composed of shaded bands; pattern shows clusters of leaves and branches of bell-like flowers arranged in two undulating columns. Faded; brown stains. A few very small holes.

Pieces of white cotton embroidered with cream colored silk in a design of conventional flower and bird forms.

Linen ground, completely in a variety of stitches with polychrome silks. Main field yellow, decorated with conventionalized flowers in black, blue, green and red. Serrated border on one side; border with blue discs on other. a) has only serrated border.

Beige napkin with a field sprigged with shamrocks with an image of the Great Seal of the United States, with 20 stars. Around its head are 20 stars, with flowers above. The motifs in the wide border are oak branches with leaves and acorns. The lower border has a checked pattern and the inscription "IWWI Coulson Manufactes Lisburn Ireland." Marked in ink, upper left corner: "F(?) S Dabney - 56"

Damask; warp: brown rayon (?), satin, weft: yellow viscose, twill. Boldly stylized floral and leaf design in brown and yellow. The fabric is reversible.  Condition: excellent. Marks on selvedge: "Cie DES ARTS FRANCAIS-SUE ET MARE"

Warp figured ribbon; white silk ground, central broad stripe of yellow flanked by narrower green stripes, over central yellow stripe repeat in extra pink, green, and white warps, of flowering plant with perching bird holding rosette-like blossom in beak; highly conventionalized angular small-scale plant forms, brocaded with yellow silk, flanking green stripes.

Cream colored linen with band of drawnwork across each end.  The fine rectangular mesh ground is whipped with rust colored thread the design of conventional masks, birds and foliage is darned with cream colored linen thread.  Edged with fringe and band of reticella.  Stained and scorched.

White silk with an irregular waving band woven with white silk, on this and crossing it are sprays of roses and other flowers woven with gold thread, white and various shades of red, pink, blue, and green silk.

The design consists of scallops and large tulip-like flowers and circles.

Blue and light blue flowers with green stems and leaves on brown stippled ground

On one side of the narrow gold gimp is a fringe of gold cord.  At intervals are coils of fine wire made from twisted gold thread.

For Eastern Orthodox Church. Mary holding the baby Jesus who holds a globe and makes the motion of blessing. The half figure of an angel looks toward them from the upper left corner. Continuous border on the sides and bottom of a stylized blossom (?) repeating alternately with seraphim. Top border pieced; a repeating botonee cross within a circle. Outer tape border. Metal wires and silk yarns on a red satin-silk ground. Worn and missing wires; ground worn through in some areas.

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