Arts Center Library | Thousand Islands Arts Center
Collection Database
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Towel, Fingertip
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93.5.179
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Towel is handspun gray linen in plain weave. Summer and Winter border in blue and white linen....View Full Record
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Towel, Hand
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93.5.178
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White linen hand towel in M's and O's structure throughout. One selvedge, three handstitched hems....View Full Record
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Mat, Table
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93.5.161
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Course table mat in natural linen warp and weft. Weft fill in pale yellow cotton. Huck lace. Decorative hemstitching at 2 ends. Huck lade design is asymmetric arrangement of rectangles and bands....View Full Record
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Mat, Table
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93.5.156
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Overall pink and white table mat. White cotton warp and weft with heavier, pink rug yarn to create pattern of rectangles in weft. Tiny tag reads: "Woven by Cleo."...View Full Record
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Placemat
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85.5.208
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Placemat - natural cotton 8/4 carpet warp with orange, plastic bread wrapper weft, in plain weave. Fringe end of 1". Finished hemstitching on loom....View Full Record
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Sample
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85.5.82
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Fabric sample; blue and white overshot; Weave: Twill fancy....View Full Record
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Rug
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85.5.81
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Rug - wool, brown, red, blue, green and black figured stripe. Needs further study for documentation....View Full Record
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Potholder
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85.5.271
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Pot holder - multicolored, made by the blind. Folded and seamed on three sides, braid loop added. Tagged, "Help the Blind Help Themselves... New York State Commission for the Blind, City Home Welfare Island Potholder #5345, Price 20 cents."
Plain weave.
Warp: Carpet warp, 8/4 multicolored.
Weft: carpet warp, light green and yellow wound together on the bobbin....View Full Record
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Shawl
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86.6.1
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Shawl - twill plaid in pink, chartreuse and olive green wool; fringed on all four sides. The weaver raised sheep, carded and spun wool, dyed it with shumar blossoms, hickory nut shucks, and golden rod blossoms. The tear in the corner was made by a wild animal as it attacked her daughter....View Full Record
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Sample, woven
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86.9.1
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Two pieces of woven silk sewn together. Fabric is dark brown with ivory flecks. There is a note on fabric that is very difficult to read, possibly describing the weaving and dye technique.
Old catalog card says it is twice woven, mud dyed. Handwoven silk in brown and natural fine check formed by resist effect of dying in mud in first weaving....View Full Record
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