Arts Center Library | Thousand Islands Arts Center
Collection Database
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Scarf
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85.5.524
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Scarf - yellow, with stripes of brown and rust at each end; lace weave....View Full Record
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Placemat
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85.5.538
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Small off white placemat with grouped inlay yarns in blue, orange and green. Inlay groups are placed at left lower and right upper quadrants. Inlay yarns extend from selvedges as fringe. Plain weave is varied with perodic shots of heaveir yarn creating ribbed effect.
Two selvedge and two handstitched hem edges....View Full Record
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Yarn
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85.5.54
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Linen fibers, unspun. (from flax plant.) Old catalog card says it was wrapped in 1913 newspaper, but it is no longer wrapped. Now it is in archival paper....View Full Record
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Sampler
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85.5.540
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Sampler - yellow, rust, and black rug wool in stripes; braided warp fringe....View Full Record
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Towel, Hand
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85.5.541
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Ecru linen hand towel for guests. Plain weave overall. Pink bands at one end in weft create lacy and embroidery-like effects. Pink is cotton floss.
Dark green in weft as inlay and leno weave strand. Two selvedges and two hand stitched hemmeds....View Full Record
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Mat, Table
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85.5.542
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Square white linen damask table mat. Fringes on all four sides. Central field shows floral design. Borders of gemoetric motifs on all four sides. Basketweave in some border lines....View Full Record
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Napkin
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85.5.543
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Square napkin, white with border design on all four sides of red striped bands. Damask design in central field shows grid with dots in squares. Fringe on all four sides. Note on artifact tag reads: "Antique napkin."...View Full Record
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Sampler
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85.5.544
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Green linen sampler for lacy weaves. Horizontal bands, and rectangles and ovals of various lacy weaves including leno and Bronson? Two selvedges and two fringed edges....View Full Record
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Placemat
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85.5.547
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Natural "grey" linen placemat in plain weave with lacey weave borders at either side including leno. Two selvedges and two fringed edges. Fringes are fixed in place with machine stitching....View Full Record
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Yarmulke
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86.2.80
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Yarmulke crocheted in cream, brown and salmon pearl cotton. Alternating diamond shapes, spade shapes and Torah arks....View Full Record
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