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Runner, Table	86.1.254
Orange and yellow striped table runner with fringe on all four sides. Warp consists of deep yellow and orange heavy cotton floss grouped to create vertical stripes within a field of pale yellow. Pale yellow field consists of six-strand cotton floss in warp and a fine white boucle yarn weft....View Full Record

Shawl	86.1.255
Shawl; pale blue plain weave with long knotted fringe in fine wool....View Full Record

Yardage	86.1.279a,b
Off white yardage with raised grid of boucle yarns. Plain weave with warp and weft of natural cotton, synthetic/cotton boucle, and white pearl cotton. Appears to be sett in 12 dent reed with natural cotton double for ten threads and three heavier sets in single. Old label sewn to fabric is a jury label for a textile show with Berta's name and address enterd, along with notes on yarns used and "NFS" Another old identification tag shows ink inscription of a museum loan number "L 41.62.6" indicating this item was loaned to a museum in 1941....View Full Record

Sample	86.1.286
Rectangular sample of blue and white natural and synthetic yarns with some boucle. Plain weave with horizontal tucks woven in. Fringe at one end and glue at both ends along raw edge. Two selvedges. The heavier yarns in the weft have a Z twist. Synthetic weft is blue boucle....View Full Record

Jacket	86.2.57a
Child's jacket pieced together by machine stitching using striped fabric for all but central panels flanking center-front opening. Jacket shows old label noting that it is Syrian. Striped fabric is warp-faced with yellow, green, navy, and cream threads. Weft is navy thread. Fabric flanking center-front opening is cream with multicolored stripes and diamond shapes set in rows across width. Short stand up collar. Matches artifact number 86.2.57b - a shawl....View Full Record

Sampler	86.1.300
Very long, narrow sampler. Narrow, multicolored, horizontal bands show a variety of overshot patterns. Two selvedges and two knotted fringed ends. Hand basted pocket at one end. Warp threads are ecru linen, three ply Z twist. Binding and plain weave weft is a fine, two ply S twist yellow cotton yarn. Pattern weft varies in color and type, predominantly two ply heavy wool or wool-like synthetic in purple, mauve, grey, brown, buff, blue, "gold" rose and green....View Full Record

Sample	86.1.302
Long narrow white sample with some light tan in weft at one end. Plain weave with mix of matte and pearly yarns combined with shiny raffia create textured surface and varied whites. Warp has plastic raffia and wool and fine man-made fiber boucle yarns. Weft has plastic raffia throughout, and yarn of white and tan man-made-fiber....View Full Record

Mat, Table	86.1.305
Large table mat in heavy beige mercerized cotton warp and weft plain weave with Leno design. Hand-manipulated variation of Spanish lace in symmetrical pattern dominates the center. Casually overcast on two fringed ends. Two selvedges....View Full Record

Kimono	86.2.55a
Kimono - pale taupe embroidered silk with padded hem, long box sleeves, tassels. Ostrich feather motif is embroidered throughout the fabric. Plain weave. Possibly Japanese....View Full Record

Sample	86.1.313
Small red and gold colored checked sample mounted on card. Red wool warp and gold colored weft. One selvedge and three raw edges. Plain weave with floats in two block pattern....View Full Record

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