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Artistic pieces including intricate tiles, pottery, and textiles from different periods, showcasing floral patterns and historical craftsmanship.

Sampler worked in cross stitch in colored silk on loosely woven bleached linen, marked EB VR 1836, sampler embroidery needlework image silk linen, textile embroidery Lap of loosely woven bleached linen with right and left selvedge with woven blue line and under and above hem edge of 0.4 cm wide. The piece is embroided in cross stitch with silk in different shades of green ivory color soft pink beige yellow dark blue brown and black. Around it is flower branch embroided with carnations tulips and birds and at the corners dark blue flower. At the top an apple with two leaves and two facing trumpeting angels with wreath in their hands. Above it the letters E and and below the letters V and R Between the last two letters and among the angels in the middle monstrance between flower pots above IHS and on both sides OUD 13 IAAR and AN 18 36 NO Right under the monstrance flowerpot with three yellow flowers perpendicular underneath flowerpot with five light flowers. Both on the right and left o
Sampler worked in cross stitch in colored silk on loosely woven bleached linen, marked EB VR 1836, sampler embroidery needlework image silk linen, textile embroidery Lap of loosely woven bleached linen with right and left selvedge with woven blue line and under and above hem edge of 0.4 cm wide. The piece is embroided in cross stitch with silk in different shades of green ivory color soft pink beige yellow dark blue brown and black. Around it is flower branch embroided with carnations tulips and birds and at the corners dark blue flower. At the top an apple with two leaves and two facing trumpeting angels with wreath in their hands. Above it the letters E and and below the letters V and R Between the last two letters and among the angels in the middle monstrance between flower pots above IHS and on both sides OUD 13 IAAR and AN 18 36 NO Right under the monstrance flowerpot with three yellow flowers perpendicular underneath flowerpot with five light flowers. Both on the right and left o
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Piece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece. Japan. 18th-19th century. Silk. Textiles-WovenTile, Tin-enamelled earthenware, Vertical rectangles. Each tile with identical pattern of two flowers and leaves on continuous scrolling stem. One flower faces the observer and the other is in profile. Manganese violet on white ground., Holland, 18th century, tiles, Decorative Arts, TileTray, anonymous, 1730 - 1770 Rectangular leaf of white email on copper. Multicolored painted with the coat of arms of Clifford and in the corners of flower and leaf vines. On the edge of geometric patterns on a green stock. On the back in the middle a multicolored branch with flowers and fruits. Ranks in blue in the middle of the edges. China copper (metal). paint (coating) striking (metalworking) China Rectangular leaf of white email on copper. Multicolored painted with the coat of arms of Clifford and in the corners of flower and leaf vines. On the edge of geometric patterns on a green stock. On the back in the middle a multicolored branch with flowers and fruits. Ranks in blue in the middle of the edges. China copper (metal). paint (coating) striking (metalworking) ChinaField of four tiles with flowers, anonymous, c. 1640 - c. 1660 Field of four tiles (2 x 2) each with a multicolored (blue, green, yellow and orange) flower on bulb within an oval with lily, and in the corners a triple tip. Netherlands earthenware. tin glaze majolica Field of four tiles (2 x 2) each with a multicolored (blue, green, yellow and orange) flower on bulb within an oval with lily, and in the corners a triple tip. Netherlands earthenware. tin glaze majolicaTextile (England); glazed cottonPiece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece 65865Sampler worked in cross stitch in colored silk on loosely woven bleached linen, marked EB VR 1836, sampler embroidery needlework image silk linen, textile embroidery Lap of loosely woven bleached linen with right and left selvedge with woven blue line and under and above hem edge of 0.4 cm wide. The piece is embroided in cross stitch with silk in different shades of green ivory color soft pink beige yellow dark blue brown and black. Around it is flower branch embroided with carnations tulips and birds and at the corners dark blue flower. At the top an apple with two leaves and two facing trumpeting angels with wreath in their hands. Above it the letters E and and below the letters V and R Between the last two letters and among the angels in the middle monstrance between flower pots above IHS and on both sides OUD 13 IAAR and AN 18 36 NO Right under the monstrance flowerpot with three yellow flowers perpendicular underneath flowerpot with five light flowers. Both on the right and left oLetter case, Medium: silk, leather, and silver-wrapped silk Technique: satin and stem stitches using dyed silks, couched silver-wrapped silk; worked as a single panel, folded, Leather letter case with embroidered floral design, which is the same on both sides. Edged with blue fabric and embroidery in pink, green, yellow, blue, and white., Spain, 17th century, embroidery & stitching, Letter caseKant pattern for a rug of bobbin with golden rain branches and flowers, Louise Wilhelmina van der Meulen -Nulle, c. 1912 Side letter or edge pattern with a part of the pattern for a rug with invnr. BK-1979-84. The letter is numbered (6) and the name Bloemink is written on the front. Apeldoorn paper drawing Side letter or edge pattern with a part of the pattern for a rug with invnr. BK-1979-84. The letter is numbered (6) and the name Bloemink is written on the front. Apeldoorn paper drawingCornelius Christoffels, Homespun Coverlet, c 1940 Homespun CoverletRug Made 1775-1825 United States. Cotton, plain weave with wool yarn forming hooked pile .Ribbon of side brokaat; On a surface consisting of cream -colored and silver -colored wide stripes, flower branches are applied for decoration, anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1765 Ribbon of side brokaat. On a surface that consists of cream -colored and silver -colored wide stripes, flower branches have been applied for decoration. A decorative edge has been installed along the edges. West-Europa whole: Silk. brocade (textile) Ribbon of side brokaat. On a surface that consists of cream -colored and silver -colored wide stripes, flower branches have been applied for decoration. A decorative edge has been installed along the edges. West-Europa whole: Silk. brocade (textile)Salesman's Sample. France, possibly Lyon. Date: 1780-1790. Dimensions: 23.1 × 12.7 cm (9 1/8 × 5 in.). Silk, warp-float faced twill weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut, solid velvet; embroidered with silk floss in outline, satin and stem stitches; couching and French knots; silk, plain weave-covered paillettes. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Fragment With Factory Stamp (England); Company: Miles & Edwards; cotton; Warp x Weft: 28.5 x 65 cm (11 1/4 x 25 9/16 in.); Bequest of Elinor Merrell; 1995-50-22Vest. Taffeta border, silk, cream, embroidery in the past, polychrome silk threads, wooden buttons covered with fabric, around 1780. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 53917-16 Embroidery, cream, detail, flower, vest, silk, taffetasFragment Made 1725-1775 France. Plain weave with addition pattern wefts; brocaded .Cape For An Ecclesiastical Figurine; silk, metallic yarnsTextile, Medium: wool on cotton Technique: crewel wool embroidery on plain weave, Floral pattern embroidered in stem, herringbone, buttonhole, French knot and other stitches., France, ca. 1740, embroidery & stitching, TextilePlant-forms ornamentally treated - strawberry , Strawberries, Leaves, Decorations. Louis Prang & Company CollectionSampler; silk embroidery on cotton foundationValentine - Mechanical - flowers reveal happy messges ca. 1875 Anonymous, British or American, 19th century. Valentine - Mechanical - flowers reveal happy messges. Anonymous, British or American, 19th century. ca. 1875. Heavy lace-embossed card-stock, die cut chromolithographed scraps, white silk ribbon for tabsTextile, Medium: wool; linen Technique: crewel wool embroidery on plain weave, Wool plain weave, embroidered in large scale polychrome floral design. Chain, stem, satin, knot stitches., England, 18th century, embroidery & stitching, TextileFive Schweifwerk ornaments surrounded by flowers; Black ornaments for gold and silversmiths and enamelers. One elongated Schweifwerk ornament in the middle, around it four smaller ones.Fragment, Medium: silk Technique: embroidered on satin, Fragment with embroidered flowers., China, 18th century, embroidery & stitching, FragmentField of two tiles with rosettes, anonymous, c. 1610 - c. 1630 Field of two tiles (1 x 2) each with a multicolored (blue, green, yellow and orange) ornament of rosettes and tendrils. In one of the four corners, a quarter of a square. Netherlands earthenware. tin glaze majolica Field of two tiles (1 x 2) each with a multicolored (blue, green, yellow and orange) ornament of rosettes and tendrils. In one of the four corners, a quarter of a square. Netherlands earthenware. tin glaze majolicaCurtain Fragment with Rows of Flowers Made 1625-1667 India. Cotton, plain weave; mordant painted and resist-dyed .MISAL CAR CISNEROS LETRA K. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.Communion cladding with embroidery, silk on rips side .. rectangular dress with embroidery, yellow lining and silver frills. The pattern has flower garlands with lilacs and poppies and boundaries together by ribbons of roses and poppies.Storm between smaller stems, 1500 - 1600 print Plat decoration with a stem, which sprouts from a leaf in the middle of the bottom with smaller stems and that sticks up straight up. At around two -thirds of the flat decoration, one of the side shoots forms a volute to the right. One of 6 magazines. Germany (possibly) paper engravingTextile Fragment 18th centurySampler, Elizabeth Thurston, English, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered on plain weave, Long vertical sampler worked in colored silks on a linen ground. The upper register has stylized floral vines. In the center, 'Elizabeth Thurston, Look well to what you take in hand for larning is better then house or land When land is gone and money is spent then larning is most excellent., Aged 15 August the 9 1703'. In the lower register are two columns holding flower urns with a heart and crown in between, two zebras, and the initials JH and ET., Ipswich, Suffolk County, England, 1703, embroidery & stitching, SamplerTile, blue draft, brown, orange and green on white, centrally tulip and heart, corner motif lily, wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed painted Ragged and yellow shard square Four nail holes. AVb spring spring bulbBorder, Medium: linen, silk Technique: long floating satin stitch and applique on plain weave, Part of a border, probably for a dress, with a main section composed of vertical lancet leaves alternating with a floral sprig. Every third sprig is the stem for a large exotic flower reaching up into the field. Narrow lower band a repeat of small rosettes and short bands. Colors are predominantly green, tan and brown on a natural linen ground., France, 19th century, embroidery & stitching, BorderTile, flower on ground in orange, green and blue on white, corner pattern french lily, corner point orange, wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed paintedKlingholz Fritz (1861-1921), Floral ornament (without date): View. Pencil and ink on paper, 22.1 x 13.6 cm (including scan edges) Klingholz Fritz (1861-1921): Florales OrnamentBlue tile of chimney pilaster with 13 tiles, grape branch with flying dragonfly and sitting butterfly, chimney pilaster tile pilaster footage fragment ceramics pottery glaze, Three blue tiles with bird dragonflies butterfly grape leaves possible from the same chimney pilaster with 13 tiles tree of bunches with birds grain leaves foot unknown.Ribbon 18th century French. Ribbon 219865Fragment fabric with embroidery .. Fragment white tissue with embroidery in red and green and metal wire. The pattern has an ornament edge along the bottom edge with a stylized flower and leaf garland. Above the edge is a leaf and a plant embroidered.George File, Tinsel Picture, c 1937 Tinsel PictureBandbox (USA); block-printed paper on pasteboard support; 9 x 6 cm (3 9/16 x 2 3/8 in.)Rectangular edge tile in purple with sling decor of speckled tulip, flower with ten triangular petals, leaves, type tulip fawn, yellow pottery, border tile wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed paintedAlbert Levone, Cloth Samples, c 1940 Cloth SamplesTextile, Medium: silk on silk; linen Technique: chenille embroidery and couched chenille on satin weave; backed with linen, White satin valence embroidered in Chenille; shades of gold color, brown, green, blue and rose. Pattern: horizontal arrangement of heavy curves and shell shape, alternating with life size flowers in clusters; above, narrow border in baroque curves. Piece is backed with unbleached linen and worked through it. Much of gold color chenille couched., France, late 17th century-early 18th century, embroidery & stitching, TextileDoris Beer, Necklace, c 1936 NecklaceWindow with serrated flower, anonymous, 1550 - 1600 Window with email painting of a serrated flower in yellow, red and blue. NOTE: Part of the BK-Clxiii-a to r. glass. lead (metal). silver stain. Window with email painting of a serrated flower in yellow, red and blue. NOTE: Part of the BK-Clxiii-a to r. glass. lead (metal). silver stain.Lawrence Peterson, Crewel Bedspread, c 1937 Crewel BedspreadBedcover Made 1775-1800 England. Linen, plain weave; embroidered in wool yarns in chain, buttonhole and block shading stitches; French knots .Fragment with factory stamp, Medium: cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave foundation; block registration marks visible, Mark faces in opposite direction to direction of pattern. Pattern of polychrome bunches of flowers on natural., London, England, ca. 1830, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Fragment with factory stampThomas Holloway, Needle Case, 1935 1942 Needle CaseCard Case (USA); bark, straw, cottonValentine - Mechanical, flowers with hidden messages, sachet ca. 1875 Anonymous, British, 19th century. Valentine - Mechanical, flowers with hidden messages, sachet. Anonymous, British, 19th century. ca. 1875. Gilded, embossed envelope, die cut scraps, chromolithography, silk ribbon for tabs, silk fabric, sachet and contentsDaisies used in designs , Daisies. Louis Prang & Company CollectionMy Friend, (Dove Surrounded by Flowers), Nostalgia Cards,Untitled Valentine (Flowers and Bird) 1855-1865 United States. Green and gold paint and collaged elements on cut and embossed ivory wove paper .Edmond Lorts, Textile Samples, c 1938 Textile SamplesPincushion. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 24.9 x 34.7 cm (9 13/16 x 13 11/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 6 1/2" high; 7" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Vera Van Voris.White tile with blue bouquet in flower pot, corner pattern flower, wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed paintedSample (France)royal keychain cobwebTile Fragment, 16th century, 11 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. (29.21 x 15.88 cm), Iznik ware Slip-coated earthenware with underglaze decor in blue, green and red, Turkey, 16th centuryFragment; cottonFragment textile. Textile fragment, pressure and embroidery on dark brown fond.Scraps, 1930s, England, by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. Gift of Joyce Megget, 2006.Illustration in folk style. Beautiful vector border with flowers in vintage style. Wood background. Vector floral background.. Hand Drawn vintage floral ornament.Vintage card with RoseTwo textile fragments. Textile fragments, two embroidery on a light blue fond.Pocketbook, Medium: silk, gold-wrapped silk, gold-wrapped linen Technique: embroidered in stem, satin, surface satin and couching stitches, White silk plain weave embroidered with flower and leaf design. Bag edged with woven silk and flat metal tape. Design the same on front and back. In pink, light blue, dark blue, green, yellow, and brown., France or Spain, 18th century, costume & accessories, PocketbookChristmas, New Year, birthday, and Valentine cards depicting flowers, feathers, and decorative fans.. Proofs, Greeting cards. 1865 - 1899. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. FeathersFour floral wreaths on one sheet , Wreaths, Flowers, Leaves, Berries. Louis Prang & Company CollectionPiece (one of twelve) Greek 19th century View more. Piece (one of twelve). Greek. 19th century. Silk, needle lace. Textiles-LacesOttoman ancient Handmade Turkish Tiles with floral patternsPostcard of Wiener Werkstätte No, Flower basket, Leopoldine Kolbe -, Artist, Wiener Werkstätte, Publishing HouseFlower Tile, flower on ground in orange, green and blue on white, corner pattern lily, corner point orange, wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed painted Orange green and blue on white Bellevue Rotterdam Hillegersberg-Schiebroek Hillegersberg Zuid Kleiweg Originating from former House Bellevue Kleiweg 427 Rotterdam.Basket with flowers, Anonymous, Ferdinand Ebner (art dealer), 1847 - 1849 Basket with flowers. Bottom left: no 54. Contribution to an album Amicorum. Augsburg cardboard. paper etching Basket with flowers. Bottom left: no 54. Contribution to an album Amicorum. Augsburg cardboard. paper etchingFukusa (Gift Cover) Made 1801-1825 Japan. Mon side wool, plain weave; fulled (gorfukuren); embroidered with silk and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton in laidwork, couching and paper padded couching; lined (recently) with silk, plain weave; sewn with front and lining matched in size (Tachikiri awase) .Sewing sample, France, late 19th century, Sewing sampleField of four tiles with flowers, anonymous, c. 1640 - c. 1660 Field of four tiles (2 x 2) each with a multicolored (blue, green and orange) painted flower on the ground within an oval filigrein with in the corners, a lily. Netherlands earthenware. tin glaze majolica Field of four tiles (2 x 2) each with a multicolored (blue, green and orange) painted flower on the ground within an oval filigrein with in the corners, a lily. Netherlands earthenware. tin glaze majolicaBorder; block-printed and flocked on joined sheets; Overall: 23 x 100 cm (9 1/16 x 39 3/8 in.)Glass With a Tulip and Insect. Squirts with email painting of a tulip and an insect in predominantly yellow, red and orange. Note: Part of the BK-CLXIII-A to R.Piece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece. Japan. 18th-19th century. Silk. Textiles-WovenWhite tile with blue fruit bowl, corner pattern ox head, wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed paintedFive of Clubs from Set of 'Jeu Imperial-Second Empire-Napoleon III' Playing Cards, F. Chardon, French, active 19th c., Lithograph on glazed paper, Five of Clubs from Set of 'Jeu Imperial-Second Empire-Napoleon III' Playing Cards, Paris, France, 1858, Playing Card, Playing CardTile, flower on ground in purple, orange, green and blue on white, corner pattern ox head, wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed paintedChristmas and New Year cards depicting flowers and birds.. Proofs, Greeting cards. 1883. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. FlowersRectangular edge tile in purple with sling decor of speckled tulip, flower with ten triangular petals, leaves, type of tulip fawn, yellow pottery, edge tile wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed paintedTile, small flower pot in blue on white, corner pattern french lily, wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed paintedTile tableau of eighteen tiles, anonymous, 1650 - 1700 Tile tableau of 18 tiles (6 x 3) with a blue painted Eastern vase with flowers on a low table. Insects at the top. Netherlands earthenware. tin glaze majolica Tile tableau of 18 tiles (6 x 3) with a blue painted Eastern vase with flowers on a low table. Insects at the top. Netherlands earthenware. tin glaze majolicaRibbon French 19th century View more. Ribbon. French. 19th century. Textiles-TrimmingsField of four tiles with a rosette surrounded by carnations and leaf cellars, anonymous, c. 1725 - c. 1775 Field of four tiles (2 x 2) with a multicolored (blue, red, green, yellow and black) rosette surrounded by carnations and leaf skills. In the corners, a flower decor. Netherlands earthenware. tin glaze majolica Field of four tiles (2 x 2) with a multicolored (blue, red, green, yellow and black) rosette surrounded by carnations and leaf skills. In the corners, a flower decor. Netherlands earthenware. tin glaze majolicaFrancis Law Durand, Bonnet, c 1938 BonnetSampler (Scotland); Embroidered by Davida C.; silk embroidery on wool; Warp x Weft: 33 x 31 cm (13 x 12 3/16 in.); Bequest of Mrs. Henry E. Coe; 1941-69-10Bag composed of reinforced two hearts lined with velor, painted with flowers, surrounded by a border of cream-colored wrinkled silk. Bag composed of two hearts of cardboard covered with velor, painted and surrounded by an edge of cream-colored wrinkled silk. The velor is sewn on two cardboard hearts. On the velor, colorful floral patterns are painted: a wreath of violets and forget-me-staples, interspersed with leaf green on one leaf; On the other, a bouquet of violets, forget-me-staples and thistles (). At the top of each leaf a small silk ribbon as a handle. The cardboard hearts are at the rear c.q. inside finished with white linen.Purse. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.6 x 22.9 cm (12 1/16 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edith Magnette.Field of six tiles with birds, anonymous, c. 1640 - c. 1660 Field of six tiles (2 x 3) each with a multicolored (blue, green and orange) -painted bird on a ground, one tile with a archer. Along the edges half a rosette and in the corners, a lily. Netherlands earthenware. tin glaze majolica Field of six tiles (2 x 3) each with a multicolored (blue, green and orange) -painted bird on a ground, one tile with a archer. Along the edges half a rosette and in the corners, a lily. Netherlands earthenware. tin glaze majolicaBeverly Chichester, Octagonal Hooked Rug, c 1937 Octagonal Hooked RugCushion cover with berlin embroidery of three very large roses surrounded by leaves in cross stitch, marked and dated with beads .. cushion cover with Berlin embroidery of three very large roses surrounded by leaves in cross stitch, marked and dated with beads. Coarse mesh, linen grid with a self-side with along the sides; above and below zoomed. The roses are made of knot work with an extra high pole and relief shaved. Above the roses with black (gitten) Beads worked 'Avdv' and 'mh', under the roses 'wvdv ... 20 April 1856'.Basket of Flowers 1907 Leopoldine Kolbe Austrian. Basket of Flowers 391859Four Designs for Brooches in the 'Byzantine' Style, Pen and brown ink, brush and watercolor, graphite on white paper, Bottom drawing in image. Four disks from left to right: 1st disk: Blue with gold edge; Red petal shaped pattern stemming from inner green circle; Inner circle had a four pedaled flower with red center; surrounding inner circle is and alternating diamond and circle pattern., 3rd disk: Green with gold edge; six pedaled flower with blue and gold center within a red and gold trim circle; center surrounded by smaller red disks with four petal flowers alternating with two blue dots., 4th disk: Red disk with blue edge; six pointed star with red circular center with a blue edged circle; center surrounded by alternating patterns of four pedaled flowers with blue centers and green diamonds., 2nd disk: Blue with red edge; red diamond with blue center within green disk, Rome, Italy, 1860-65, jewelry, Drawing, DrawingChester Faris, Painted Chest, 1935 1942 Painted ChestBorder, Block-printed and flocked on paper, Between striped edgings, the wide central band contains flowers enframed by cartouches which are separated by garlands of flowers. Each cartouche has eight points alternating between palmettes and rosettes/acanthus leaves. The background is flocked. Printed in yellow, gold, green, blue, red and pink on a purple flocked background., H# 433, France, 1810-35, Wallcoverings, Border