Arts Center Library | Thousand Islands Arts Center
Collection Database
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Pillow
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95.21.3
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Pillow Cover- Cream/natural with black lines and yellow, red, blue squares and rectangle. Inspired by Dutch painter Piet Mondrian (1872-1944), whose technique included broken lines. Crackle weave. At least some wool....View Full Record
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Sample
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01.5.57
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Sample of late 18th century Rt. side, French fabric. Dusty rose, light rose, natural and brown, with diamond, leaf and floral pattern....View Full Record
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Sample
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01.5.56
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Sample of English fabric, possibly circa 1825. Earlist medium knitting, silk....View Full Record
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Sample
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01.5.54
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Sample of early 18th century, Spanish fabric. Coral, olive green, natural, gold with floral and diamond pattern....View Full Record
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Fragment, woven
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01.5.53
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Small triangular fabric sample with natural background and burgandy and moss green pattern; fastened to a card [arrived from donor this way] that reads "Italian. 15th Century/Pile on pile cut solid twill velvet/Piece from 95.847 in Study Collection"....View Full Record
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Sample
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01.5.77B
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Sample of fabric circa 1930. Beige with orange flowers and green leaves; Silk, satin flowers - brocaded, French....View Full Record
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Sampler
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93.8.8
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Very large sampler showing various treadlings using warp of blues and turquoise and wefts of blues, black, rose, turquoise and purple. Twill variations.
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Sample, woven
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07.4.1
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Tulips
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Two woven samples with tulip petal design on one mat board. Golden yellow with brown, purple, and mauve patterns in undulating twill....View Full Record
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Coverlet
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07.2.1
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Jacquard woven coverlet in rusty red, navy blue, royal blue and natural white wool. Floral motifs in blocks along horizontal bands. Bands alternate red/blue/red/blue. Three fringe edges and one hemmed edge. Star border along three fringed edges.
Signature block reads: BENJN/ANGSTAD/LEWIS/BURG/PENN/1840"
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Skirt
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93.8.1
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Knee-length full skirt of vertical stripes in brown, russet, beige and yellow. Yarns include "gold" and "silver" metallics, brown chenille, russet chenille, and boucle in varioius colors.
Wide but shallow pleats into waistband. Deep hem, side zipper closure with metal hook at waistband. Maker's label sewn on cites "cherepov ltd of CT but pinned on paper label says: "cherepov ltd. / fiber arts / lancaster - pennsylvania / (717) 569-7425 / - partners - [and on overleaf] Eva Behrens / visionary art / fiber art / lancaster - pennsylvania / (717) 560-4371"...View Full Record
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