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Editorial Skirt fragment, Satin with warp pattern stripes and brocading; silk, metal; lined with linen, Deep coral pink satin with serpentines of silver-gilt leaves, small pink and coral flowers; set off by broad vertical stripes of dark brown warp ribbing with ...
Editorial Textile, Medium: crewel wool, linen, cotton Technique: embroidery on plain weave, Delicate attenuated pink stems bearing small rose-buds, daisies, carnations, in shades of tan and pink; various small leaves in blue; each stem rising diagonally in conti...
Editorial Textile fragment, Medium: silk; tempera Technique: printed and painted on plain weave, Cream-coloured ground with a design of vertical slender green serpentine stems with green leaves and flowers in blue, purple, rose, and white. Scattered floral spray...
Editorial Fragment, Medium: silk, metallic Technique: woven, Serpentines and floral bouquets on striped background., France, 18th century, woven textiles, Fragment.
Editorial Skirt fragment, Medium: silk, metallic thread, linen lining Technique: satin weave with warp pattern stripes and supplementary weft, Deep coral pink satin with serpentines of silver-gilt leaves, small pink and coral flowers; set off by broad vertical s...
Editorial Band, Medium: silk, Diamond-shaped openwork band of loosely chained blue cords sewn with serpentines of colored knotted silk floss. Floral pompom of silk floss and silk cord centered in each scallop. Edging in scalloped white chenille., France, 18th ce...
Editorial Textile, Medium: silk Technique: fancy cloth, brocaded, Light rose moir? taffeta ground with floral serpentines partly brocaded in colored silks and partly created by floats of the alternate pink and white primary wefts. Taffeta ground interrupted by s...
Editorial Textile, Medium: silk and chenille Technique: plain compound cloth, brocaded, Large-scale serpentine branches brocaded in green silk with flowers in polychrome chenille threads. Secondary design of ribbon-like serpentines and small branches in floats o...
Editorial Fragment, Medium: silk Technique: plain weave with continuous and discontinuous supplementary weft patterning (brocade), with moir? Label: silk moir? with supplementary weft patterning and brocade, Fragment of pale pink silk moir? with white lace-like ...
Editorial Fragment, Medium: silk Technique: cut voided supplementary warp pile in a cloth foundation (velvet), Small-patterned or 'miniature' velvet fragment with a vertically striped ground. Ivory cut pile stripes have multicolored design of rose vine alternati...
Editorial Fragment, Medium: silk Technique: plain compound weave with supplementary weft, Rose-colored ground with wide horizontal ribbing formed by extra silk warp. Incomplete design of lace serpentines with floral bouquets and ermine. Pattern uses chenille, fl...
Editorial Textile, Medium: silk, metal thread Technique: plain weave with discontinuous supplementary weft patterning (brocade), Blue taffeta with deeply curving serpentines in warp of the ground fabric. Between serpentines, in horizontal rows, figure of a man p...
Editorial Skirt fragment, Satin with warp pattern stripes and brocading; silk, metal; lined with linen, Deep coral pink satin with serpentines of silver-gilt leaves, small pink and coral flowers; set off by broad vertical stripes of dark brown warp ribbing with ...
Editorial Textile, Medium: crewel wool, linen, cotton Technique: embroidery on plain weave, Delicate attenuated pink stems bearing small rose-buds, daisies, carnations, in shades of tan and pink; various small leaves in blue; each stem rising diagonally in conti...
Editorial Textile, Medium: linen Technique: block printed on plain weave, Vertical serpentines of flowers form an ogival framework for vignette of dancing couple along with two small animals playing the drum and zither. German verse appears below the dancing cou...
Editorial Fragment, Medium: silk Technique: compound weave with supplementary weft patterning (brocade), Fragment of silk with white horizontally ribbed ground brocaded in blue, orange and pink silk. Design of lace-like serpentines and large foliage with flowers...
Editorial Textile fragment, Medium: silk; tempera Technique: printed and painted on plain weave, Cream-coloured ground with a design of vertical slender green serpentine stems with green leaves and flowers in blue, purple, rose, and white. Scattered floral spray...
Editorial Textile, Medium: silk Technique: plain compound cloth, Blue ground fabric with all-over diaper pattern produced by floats of the secondary blue warps. Pattern of polychrome floral serpentines and plumes in white. Details of the pattern are in dark brow...
Editorial Fragment, Medium: silk, metallic thread Technique: compound cloth with supplementary weft, Peach and metallic silver fabric in a design of a large-scale central spray of roses flanked by scalloped ribbon serpentines meeting in the center. Large roses i...
Editorial Upholstery textile, Medium: silk Technique: compound plain weave, Alternately broad and narrow stripes produced by various colors and different textures of weave. On the narrow stripes are serpentine vines with flowers. On the wider bands are ribbon-li...
Editorial Sidewall, Block-printed on handmade paper, Vertical rectangle. Rectangular framework of twisted ribbons, running diagonally, in black and white dots, with tassels hanging from points of intersection. Vertical serpentines of slender vine with flowers an...
Editorial Sample, Medium: silk, metallic thread Technique: twill weave with supplementary weft, Sample of material woven for the Russian church. Gold ground with symmetrical design of central group of roses surrounded by serpentines of horns of plenty, wheat, ro...
Editorial Textile, Medium: silk Technique: plain compound weave with supplementary weft, Paired pink warp-ribbed stripes setting off floral serpentines of bright, multicolored flowers on a cream-colored ground., France, ca. 1775, woven textiles, Textile.
Editorial Textile, Medium: silk, metallic thread Technique: plain compound weave with supplementary weft, Central symmetrical large-scale floral motif, derived from a pomegranate, is brocaded in gold on a white ground. On either side are green ribbon-like serpen...
Editorial Fragment, Medium: silk, metallic Technique: woven, Serpentines and floral bouquets on striped background., France, 18th century, woven textiles, Fragment.
Editorial Fragment, Medium: silk, metallic thread Technique: compound weave with supplementary weft, White horizontally ribbed ground with self-figure of delicate serpentine stems with minute leaves and blossoms. Over these serpentines are roses, clovers, and th...
Editorial Skirt fragment, Medium: silk, metallic thread, linen lining Technique: satin weave with warp pattern stripes and supplementary weft, Deep coral pink satin with serpentines of silver-gilt leaves, small pink and coral flowers; set off by broad vertical s...
Editorial Vestments, Medium: wool on wool; lined with glazed linen Technique: embroidered on plain weave, White wool plain cloth ground embroidered in design of floral serpentines with polychrome wools. Lined with glazed pink linen., Spain, 19th century, costume...
Editorial Textile, Medium: cotton Technique: plate printed, White length printed in red with a design of delicate floral serpentines., England, late 18th century, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile.
Editorial Fragment, Medium: silk Technique: cut voided supplementary warp pile in a satin foundation (velvet), Small-patterned or 'miniature' velvet with a light green ground formed by floats of a secondary weft thread. Over this, cut pile in beige with backgrou...
Editorial Band, Medium: silk, Diamond-shaped openwork band of loosely chained blue cords sewn with serpentines of colored knotted silk floss. Floral pompom of silk floss and silk cord centered in each scallop. Edging in scalloped white chenille., France, 18th ce...
Editorial Textile, Medium: silk embroidery, silk foundation Technique: embroidered on plain weave with overtwisted yarns (cr?pe), Left front of bodice, cut on the bias, of black crepe embroidered with black silk in close serpentines of cherry blossoms and stems....
Editorial Fragment, Medium: silk Technique: plain compound cloth with supplementary weft, White silk with a horizontally ribbed ground. Multicolored design of deeply curving ribbon serpentines and large floral sprays that extend alternately from left and right.,...
Editorial Textile, Medium: silk Technique: fancy cloth, brocaded, Light rose moir? taffeta ground with floral serpentines partly brocaded in colored silks and partly created by floats of the alternate pink and white primary wefts. Taffeta ground interrupted by s...
Editorial Fragment, Medium: silk Technique: cut and uncut voided supplementary warp pile in a satin foundation (pile-on-pile velvet), Small-patterned or 'miniature' velvet with a white satin foundation. Velvet ground originally rose colored, but now faded to an ...
Editorial Fragment, Medium: silk Technique: plain weave with supplementary weft, Olive green satin ground. Broad ribbon-like white serpentine crossing another serpentine of rose and pink twisted ribbon. Small building and colonnade, and trees in ribbon. Floral s...
Editorial Shawl, Medium: wool Technique: tapestry weave, interlocking twill, White ground with close-set finely stylized floral serpentines and small floral sprigs in interspaces; in red, yellow, blue, blue-green, black. Narrow floral guard border on four sides....
Editorial Textile, Medium: silk and chenille Technique: plain compound cloth, brocaded, Large-scale serpentine branches brocaded in green silk with flowers in polychrome chenille threads. Secondary design of ribbon-like serpentines and small branches in floats o...
Editorial Strip of needle lace with serpentines, Strip of natural colored needle lace: flat Venetian lace. Irregular open bar soil of short bars set with cogs picots. Thin intersecting spiral spirits form a running pattern of serpentines. Straight outer frame of...
Editorial Strip of needle lace with serpentines, Strip of natural colored needle lace: flat Venetian lace. Irregular open bar soil of short bars set with cogs picots. Thin intersecting spiral spirits form a running pattern of serpentines. Straight outer frame of...