Arts Center Library | Thousand Islands Arts Center
Collection Database
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Sampler
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85.5.64
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Sampler - natural backgound with navy blue pattern. The various sections are tagged with weave information. Addition to "250 Treadlings"....View Full Record
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Placemat
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93.2.1
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Maize colored placemat. Lacy weave patterns. Cotton. Bronson lace. Emily our first Dean, was called AHMINIE by her niece and adopted this nickname as her trade name....View Full Record
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hanging
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92.2.77
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Wall hanging - brown and red warp with geometric shapes in blue, orange, green, pink/lavender and some flecks of white. Catalog card by Sonja Wahl says "excellent example of Theo Moorman's work ".
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hanging
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92.2.76
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Wall hanging - gossamer background, linen, black with 3 square/rectangular ornaments in red, orange and yellow (floss).
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hanging
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92.2.75
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Wall hanging - grey background. The actual tapestry is hand stitched as second layer over the plain backgound, acting as "frame" ornament background same grey, colors of design; watercolors, black, blues, greens.
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sampler
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85.5.437
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Rectangular sampler. Rust, with thin white twill stripes. Cotton.
Weft: 8/4 yellow cutting line "aunt lydia" natural brown and natural jute.
Weave analysis attached....View Full Record
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Sampler
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87.6.77
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Long narrow sampler in off white, grey, beige, pink, blue and brown with silver and copper colored metallic cords. Warp includes off white cotton and man made yarns as well as metallic cord. Weft consists of off white man made yarn plus colored yarns and metallic cord. Cords are woven to create grid design. Blue yarn is a heavy wool-like synthetic, in twill, at one end....View Full Record
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Sample
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87.6.30C
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Sample. Possibly crackle weave. Woolen yarns in plum, forest green, eggplant, deep Wedgewood blue. Open, cut ends on sides, with warp ends on remaining side...View Full Record
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sample, woven
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85.5.43A-B
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Coverlet fragments- Black, white and red large twill plaid. Both are rectangular.
Handwritten note on artifact says commercial.
a) has three machine stitched hems.
b) two sides are stitched....View Full Record
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Placemat
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85.5.440
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Placemat - jute and rust cotton; twill stripe. Hemmed on 2 sides....View Full Record
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