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Sample, woven	07.4.1	Tulips
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

Fan	86.2.0
Fan: Black silk with gold and green leaves and vines with a deep red flower. Tambour work embroidery. 10.5" tassel on bottom....View Full Record

Cloth Fragment	86.1.475
Ecru linen lacy weave sample fragment. Lacy segments in the form of two "M"s and an "H". Unfinished at both ends. Two selvedges....View Full Record

lace	86.2.131
Lace edging fragment. Filet lace in natural cotton with geometric motif and castellated border....View Full Record

Skirt	93.8.4
Knee-length full skirt with soft pleats in black, grey and silver vertical stripes. Yarns vary in width and include boucle, chenille, and "silver" metallic. Plain weave. Center-back zipper closure. Paper label reads: "cherepov ltd. / lancaster - pennslvania / (717) 569-7425 / - partners - [and on overleaf] Eva Behrens / visionary art / fiber art / lancaster - pennsylvania / (717) 560-4371 / - partners -"...View Full Record

Bag, tote	93.8.7
Handwoven green and black tote bag. Pattern is Black strap handle and bottom fringe. Lined with light green shiny synthetic cloth. Maker's label says: "cherepov ltd. / fiber arts / lancaster, pa" in paper and similar cloth label inside noting item as handwoven. Warp threads are black synthetic wool-like heavy yarn and black cotton sewing thread. Weft is bright green synthetic thick yarn....View Full Record

Skirt	93.8.3
Knee-length straight skirt with wide vertical bands of blue in varying shades. Double weave with second warp of black wool yarn. Weft yarns are varied from coarse yarns to fine threads with many boucle yarns. Colors include deep, medium and light blue and black. Slit in back, Back center zipper closure with wide metal hook at waistband. Black rayon lining. Small gathers into waistband. Maker's label reads: "cherepov ltd. / handwoven fabrics / greenwich - connecticut"...View Full Record

Sample	01.5.81
Fragment of paisley fabric from Scotland after 1850. Dark red and slate are dominant colors....View Full Record

Sampler	93.8.8
Very large sampler showing various treadlings using warp of blues and turquoise and wefts of blues, black, rose, turquoise and purple. Twill variations. ...View Full Record

Cover, Cushion	93.8.6
Red cushion cover in stripes of irregular widths and thicknesses. Woven with natural linen warp and wool/synthetic weft yarns. Weft yarns are thick; reds and burgundy in varying weaves and piles. Handstitiched seams and hems. Paper label attached for "chrepov ltd. / fiber arts / lancaster . pennsylvania (717) 569-7425....View Full Record

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