Arts Center Library | Thousand Islands Arts Center
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Placemat
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85.5.537
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Blue placemat with vertical bands of off-white and blue overshot motifs. Warp is natural two ply S twist cotton and weft in medium blue cotton. Two selvedges and two knotted fringe ends....View Full Record
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Placemat
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85.5.536
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Off-white and beige cotton placemat with bold blue band across center showing figural design of men and women at rural tasks. Fringed on all four sides, scured from fraying with machine zig zag stitche.
Note on artifact tags says "From Denmark."...View Full Record
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coat
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86.2.82
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Bright pink coat with leaf or spade patterns in gold metalic thread throughout coat and along bottom and front hem. Lined with red silk.
Old cat. card reads: "coat, magenta and gold metallic cotton brocade with Persian pear and spot designs; some decorated with green paint....reported to be of Indian origin, weave engineered to garment shape." A note on back of cat card says "East Indian man's cloak. Mid 20th century"...View Full Record
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Runner, Table
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85.5.525
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Multicolored table runner in windowpane checks. Colors are natural "grey" linen, natural cotton, yellow, blue and rose. Overall weave is gauzy with horizontal bands left unwoven.
No selvedges. All four sides are fringed - no hemstitching or knotting to fix fringe....View Full Record
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Mat, Table
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85.5.526
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Almost square linen tablemat. Borders on all four sides show rows of wavy lines. Central field of ovals with central "dot." Warp and tabby are "grey" linen and weft filler is shiny ecru linen....View Full Record
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Runner, Table
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85.5.529
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Yellow cotton table runnner with symmetrical decorative bands in green at either end. Plain weave overall. Two selvedges and two machine-hemmed ends....View Full Record
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Purse
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85.5.53
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Striped purse woven in warp-face plain weave colored cotton. Stripes are orange, yellow, brown, greay and burgundy and combinations thereof. Strap handles are of same striped fabric. Machine stitched assembly....View Full Record
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Placemat
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85.5.532
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Off white and turquoise placemat. Twill variations blend two colors overall. Non-matching decorative bands at ends showing zig zags and diamond shapes. Two selvedges and two fringed ends....View Full Record
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Placemat
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85.5.533
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Placemat. Natural linen (light tan color) with textured checks woven with lighter cream yarn. Old catalog card says it is from Norway....View Full Record
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Mat, Table
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85.5.534
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Square blue, buff and black table mat. Twill in point twill reversed in alternating blocks create overall diamond pattern. Buff yellow line outlines borders on all four sides. Fringed on all four sides....View Full Record
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