Arts Center Library | Thousand Islands Arts Center
Collection Database
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Sampler
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93.5.260
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Small square sampler in Huck weave. Beige cotton in warp and weft. Sampler has five pattern variations. Two selvedges....View Full Record
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Sample
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93.5.262
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Small sample in blue and off white twill weave. Ubleached cotton warp and blue weft. Steep symmetrical twill with three boutonnier motifs woven into it in blue. Boutonniers surrounded by zigzag frame. Two selvedges....View Full Record
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Sample
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93.5.266
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Long and very narrow sample of overshot and plain weave in two shades of aqua, off white, black, and two shades of pink. Gold colored ribbon runs through some deep aqua areas.
Sample is largely plain weave. Overshot pattern created with cotton weft threads in two shades of pink, creating narrow bands of pink on light aqua ground, outlined in black....View Full Record
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Sample
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93.5.267
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Small red, white and blue sample mounted on card with a drawdown on graph paper.
Warp and weft background is natural white wool, Singles, S twist. Red and blue yarns are inlaid at approximately half inch intervals, alternating in color, in both warp and weft. Colored threads are heavier than white background threads, creating red and blue diamond shapes where they intersect.
All edges are raw cut....View Full Record
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Sample
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93.5.269
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Small sample of a deep red and a deep blue decorative motif on natural colored cotton background. Mounted on card. Two decorative motifs are identical in shape to one another. They are woven onto a background of lacy leno weave with a plain weave border all around. Two selvedges and two hemstitched, fringed edges.
Ink inscription on care reads: "Adaptation f old Peruvian weave."
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Fragment, woven
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93.5.26B
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Coverlet fragment - blue and natural, overshot weave, star, roses and table pattern, includes border design with olive green wool crocheted edging, combined star and rose alternating to form a square.
Warp: dark natural, hand-plied 2 ply cotton.
Weft: same as warp
Pattern Weft: wool, indigo blue and rose beige...View Full Record
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Tablecloth
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93.5.27
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Tablecloth - white linen, Jacquard damask weave. Commercially made cotton fringe is hand stitched onto all four sides....View Full Record
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Sample
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93.5.274a,b
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Two small twill samples; brown overall with multicolored threads running through. Mounted on card.
Warp threads are brown, blue, aqua, peach, plum, green and buff cotton floss. Weft is beige cotton two ply S twist yarn om sample "a" and brown cotton floss in sample "b"....View Full Record
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Sample
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93.5.256
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Small sample of Spanish lace in purple, orange, mauve, blue and yellow "lozenge" bands on gray background. Two selvedges and two fringed sides. Cotton....View Full Record
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Mat, Table
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93.5.255
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Small square table mat with beige background and black and light blue design. Design shows black and light blue threads in horizontal rows all starting at one selvedge but ending at irregular intervals within the middle ground of the mat. Scatterd fringed knots in light blue and black yarn complete decoration.
Warp threads are two ply Z twist natural cotton. Weft threads are man-made fiber resembling wool. They are four ply, S twist. Two selvedges and two hemstitched fringed ends....View Full Record
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