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Dark green cut and voided velvet with minute dot pattern embroidered in elaborate border design of flower sprays in gold and silver with silver and white beads.

Embroidery Sample (France), ca. 1770
silk thread, silk chenille thread, cotton gauze appliqué, flat gold and....
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
1932-1-8

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Dark purple ground with a small diagonal design embroidered in a border pattern of heavy foliage sprays in silver sequins and metal wire.

Embroidery Sample (France), ca. 1770
silk, metal thread, metal sequins, metal coils, crimped metal wire, paper.
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
1932-1-7

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Green cut ground embroidered in a border design of naturalistic roses in shades of pink, green, tan, yellow and white. Knot stitches used for accent.

Embroidery Sample (France), ca. 1770
silk, paper.
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
1932-1-6

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Dark blue ground with narrow stripes embroidered in a border design of floral bouquets in multicolored silks and white.

Embroidery Sample (France), ca. 1770
silk, paper.
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
1932-1-5

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Dark brown ground with a light brown vermicular pattern embroidered in a border design of naturalistic flowers in shades of rose, green, yellow and white.

Embroidery Sample (France), ca. 1770
silk, paper.
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
1932-1-4

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Black velvet with green stripe and floral sprays in white, rose and green. Lace at edge.

Embroidery Sample (France), ca. 1770
silk.
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
1932-1-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Gentleman's waistcoat of white taffeta embroidered in pale colored silks and sequins, applied medallions and borders of silk. Medallions are plate-printed in violet and show nymphs dancing in a wooded area before Hermes (?), a child and a bust statue. Waistcoat is in a more restrained neo-Classical style.

Waistcoat, late 18th–early 19th century
silk, metallic thread, metal paillettes and sequins, painted details.
Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma....
1962-54-51

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Fragment with a design of a peacock and plants in multicolored cut velvet on a white ground.

Fragment, 18th century
silk.
Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma....
1962-56-164

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Fragment of cut multicolored velvet with two columns of staggered skirted figures inside ovals of silver metallic thread.

Fragment, late 18th century
silk, metallic thread.
Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma....
1962-56-163

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Small fragment in cut velvet of a reclining figure under an arch of small flowers. Ground has silver metallic thread.

Fragment, late 18th century
silk, metallic thread.
Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma....
1962-56-162

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Fragment, late 18th century
silk, metallic thread.
Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma....
1962-56-177

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Fragment of "velours miniatures" has two rows showing groups of human figures, animals and landscape elements. Ground is pale yellow with details rendered in dark blue, black, gray, and white.

Fragment, late 18th century
silk.
Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma....
1962-56-176

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Sample of a figured silk twill with cotton backing. White twill ground with figure in gold silk and green silk. Vertical repeat of large-scale laurel wreaths. Designed for French embassies.

Upholstery Sample (France), 1899
linen: gold warp, silk: green weft, silk: white weft (?).
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
1932-1-77

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Vertical panel of gray weft twill with a design in yellow twill and beige satin. Design consists of a central lyre resting on clouds with a column of laurel leaves and ivy rising from it. Maiden trumpeter in classic robes seated at either side of the lyre. Names "J.S. Bach" and "Mozart" on upper left and right. "Beethoven" and "Wagner" on lower left and right.

Upholstery Textile (France), 1910
silk, cotton.
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
1932-1-74

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Figured satin with a yellow ground and an allover design of intertwining branches, foliage and fruit in brown, white and orange.

Textile (France), 1931
silk.
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
1932-1-73

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Textile (France)

Textile (France)
silk.
1932-1-72

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Deep red damask with large medallions encircled by a laurel wreath and enclosing the initials "RF." Between medallions are paired French rooster heads. Designed for the French embassies.

Textile (France), 1900
silk.
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
1932-1-71

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Red silk damask with a large-scale conventionalized leaf deign in gray.

Textile (France), 1910–14
silk.
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
1932-1-69

This object was made by Tassinari & Chatel.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Floral pattern embroidered with polychrome silk, net appliqué, blue and silver sequins and clear glass on background of blue and black silk compound ground fabric.

Embroidery Sample (France), late 18th–early 19th century
silk, sequins, metal wire, paper.
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
1932-1-57

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Floral design embroidered with purple and white silk, purple and clear glass, and net appliqué on background of light green taffeta.

Embroidery Sample (France), late 18th–early 19th century
silk, metallic wire, net, glass, paper.
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
1932-1-53

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Floral design embroidered with multicolored silk and chenille thread, metallic thread and wire, sequins and glass on a deep purple ground with vertical stripes.

Embroidery Sample (France), late 18th–early 19th century
silk, metallic thread, metal wire, sequins, glass, paper.
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
1932-1-52

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Embroidery Sample (France)

Embroidery Sample (France)
silk, paper.
1932-1-39

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Green and white silk embroidery in a floral design on a purple ground.

Embroidery Sample (France), late 18th–early 19th century
silk, paper.
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
1932-1-35

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Embroidery Sample (France)

Embroidery Sample (France)
silk, metal-wrapped silk cord, metal sequins, bullion and glass, paper.
1932-1-18

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Stylized pattern of stiff foliage worked in silk and metallic thread with white and orange glass brilliants on a black ground with a green and violet rib weave.

Embroidery Sample (France), ca. 1790
silk, metallic thread, glass and paper.
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
1932-1-13

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Dark purple uncut voided velvet with small triangular pattern embroidered in elaborate border pattern of flowers and leaves in silver, brilliants, and white silk.

Embroidery Sample (France), ca. 1770
silk, metallic thread, paper.
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
1932-1-11

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Black uncut voided velvet with a ground of small blue dots embroidered in a border design of large flowers in colored silks.

Embroidery Sample (France), ca. 1770
silk, paper.
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
1932-1-10

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Dark purple velvet with minute square dot pattern; embroidered border design in white and brilliant colored silks. Pattern of fantastic foliage and flowers.

Embroidery Sample (France), ca. 1770
silk, paper.
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
1932-1-3

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Black velvet embroidered in border design with flower sprays and narrow bobbin lace applied.

Embroidery Sample (France), ca. 1800
silk, linen, paper, bobbin net.
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
1932-1-2

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Strong Box
H x W x D: 6.5 x 9.7 x 6.7 cm (2 9/16 x 3 13/16 x 2 5/8 in.).
Gift of George Seligman.
1969-151-3

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Clock
silver-gilt, shaped tortoiseshell, cut diamonds and rubies, lapis (base);....
1969-151-2-a,b

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

This object has not been digitized yet.

Clock (France), ca. 1830
gilt bronze, metal, paint.
Gift of George Seligman.
1969-151-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.