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Collection Database
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Sampler
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85.5.62
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Sampler - Natural backgound with blue pattern "Ancient Rose". Colored strands are attached along one side and appear to be a code.
Weave: Overshot, Ancient Rose.
Warp and weft: Cotton, 20/2 natural
Pattern weft: Cotton, 5/2 blue....View Full Record
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Lace
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86.2.75A-B
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Lace edging fragment. Natural cotton Battenberg lace with flower of narrow tape and picoted brides alternating with sections of plain mesh. Identified as needle lace....View Full Record
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Sampler
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85.5.66
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Sampler - brown, yellow, green, rust, and orange overshot variations. Hems are 2 x 1/2"....View Full Record
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Sampler
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85.5.68
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Sampler - white and pale green cotton. Twill sampler. 1" hem on both ends....View Full Record
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Apron
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85.5.70
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Sampler apron - Navy blue with horizontal, patterned, stripes in dark orange, golds and greens. Apron ties of weft strands, inlayed into 3 sets of pattern sheds, then shirred, then ends are braided. Hems are 2.5" and 5/8".
Weave: Honeysuckle, Overshot.
Warp: cotton, 20/2 navy.
Weft: same.
Pattern weft: cotton, 5/2 and floss.
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Sample, woven
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85.5.80d
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Sample/fragment of fabric - Pre-Inca Peruvian, Chancay period. Natural colored embroidered design on gauze. One selvedge....View Full Record
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Sample, woven
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85.5.80e
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Sample/fragment of fabric - Pre-Inca Peruvian, Chancay period. Black and brown colors with triangular motif. Narrow piece attached by crude sewing. There appears to be a "loom cord" along one side. Design is inlaid with floats between the figures on the back.
Plain weave with inlay.
Warp is cotton, appears to be black. Weft is the same plus natural brown....View Full Record
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Hanging
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85.5.83
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Wall Hanging - Rag rug in a dogsled scene worked by hooking on canvas, probably with strips of stockings. Dogs are made of fur. Made at Grenfell Mission, N. Canada....View Full Record
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Band, woven
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85.5.93
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Band - diamond pattern. Green, red and white cotton warp with blue wool weft. Commercial....View Full Record
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Band, woven
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85.5.94
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Woven belt/band - black, white, blue, rose, chevron stripes. Because of chevron design and direction in which warp lays, needs further analysis; special technique....View Full Record
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