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Collection Database
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Sample, woven
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85.5.80c
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Sample/fragment of fabric - Pre-Inca Peruvian, Chancay period. Red and gold/brown colors.
Plain weave with inlay.
Warp is cotton, threaded double. Weft is the same with wool inlay in dark and light brown and red....View Full Record
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Sample, woven
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86.9.2
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Piece of white silk with oriental figures in black and red. Business card is from Kasuri Dyeworks. "Gosen Silk" as well as Japanese writing is on back. (maker's stamps)...View Full Record
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sampler
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85.5.279
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Sampler. Rag rug. Yellow, green white and blue. Several cotton wefts.
Warp is white cotton.
Fringe is mostly unfinished self fringe. A few are losely tied....View Full Record
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Towel, Hand
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93.5.123
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Light blue hand towel with colored stripes at either end. White linen warp with light blue weft and overshot pattern weft in white, light green, lavender, beige, orange, and yellow cotton. Handstitched hems....View Full Record
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Mat, Table
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93.5.121
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Off white table mat with long fringe at either end knotted in alternating rows. Woven of extended point twill. Warp and weft are natural-colored cotton. Tightly woven....View Full Record
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Runner, Table
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93.5.119
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Off white table runner with two Spanish lace bands at either fringed end. Natural colored cotton warp and weft. Handstitched fringes....View Full Record
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Runner, Table
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93.5.118
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Natural-colored cotton small table runner. Spanish lace and leno between plain weave sections. Hems are handstitched....View Full Record
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blanket
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87.2.4
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Blanket or shawl - olive green and twill plaid wool with self fringe; reported to be from Clayton circa 1830. Note on catalog card reads "commercial?".
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Mat, Table
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93.5.115
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Off white table mat with orange borders at opposite fringed ends. Natural color cotton warp. Weft in natural linen and light orange. Woven in twill and Bronson lace with graduated concentration of orange at each end. Hand hemstitched.
Printed paper label reads, "Handwoven by -- / The Graham Weaver" Back of lable, in handwritten ink: Elizabeth Graham Thorsen / 225 East Street / Great Barrington / Mass. / Phone # 761-W."...View Full Record
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Bag
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85.5.78a
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Bag - Magenta and yellow striped Bolivian coca bag. A separately made braid is attached around the edges of bag. Additional fringe is also attached.
Warp is cotton or linen. Weft is wool, multicolored.
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