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21. Tapestry hanging of hand-woven off-white silk with a landscape pattern with trees, gazebo, and mountains
Tapestry hanging of hand-woven off-white silk with a landscape pattern with trees, gazebo, and mountains
Description
Tapestry hanging of hand-woven off-white silk with a landscape pattern with trees, gazebo, and mountains in grey-greens, blues, browns, and grey with black and gilded gold outline; fringe at top. The Kesi weaving technique came to Japan from China in the 1400's. The Chinese used shuttles of separate bobbins of threads to weave the designs. The Japanese used their fingernails to weave, sometimes they would serrate the edges of their nails to aide the process. The Japanese called the technique tsuzure-ori "nail weaving" or fingernail weave. More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%27o-ssu
22. Pillow Sham of woven metallic threads, shades of wine red silk and cotton and brown cotton
Pillow Sham of woven metallic threads, shades of wine red silk and cotton and brown cotton
Description
Pillow Sham of woven metallic threads, shades of wine red silk and cotton and brown cotton; one end is sewn closed of grey and orange cotton; design of intricately patterned, geometric horizontal bands.
23. Jabot yoke panel of cotton or linen and lace
Jabot yoke panel of cotton or linen and lace
Description
Jabot yoke panel of cotton or linen and lace; fabric is pleated into a square panel and pleats release to the outer end; center has an opening that is trimmed in embroidery and filled with a light woven lace; half circular shape is trimmed in floral woven lace.
24. Cape of ecru wool felt with floral, paisley, swirl and medallion embroidery of couched metallic silver threads
Cape of ecru wool felt with floral, paisley, swirl and medallion embroidery of couched metallic silver threads
Description
Cape of ecru wool felt with floral, paisley, swirl and medallion embroidery of couched metallic silver threads; neckline has a large ribbon bow at back of ecru satin trimmed in woven metallic thread band with long ribbon ends releasing at the neckline and falling past the hemline.
25. Handkerchief of hand woven yellow silk with intersecting band of violet silk
Handkerchief of hand woven yellow silk with intersecting band of violet silk
Description
Handkerchief of hand woven yellow silk with intersecting band of violet silk on all four sides that intersects at the corners.
26. Paper cut art of brown paper in a vine with elongated leaves and a check patterned ground
Paper cut art of brown paper in a vine with elongated leaves and a check patterned ground
Description
Paper cut art of brown paper in a vine with elongated leaves and a check patterned ground; design is constructed of horizontal cuts; paper is backed on cotton fabric covered over cardboard.
27. Textile Trim (from a woman's garment) of heavy-weight natural cotton with solid embroidered band
Textile Trim (from a woman's garment) of heavy-weight natural cotton with solid embroidered band
Description
Textile Trim (from a woman's garment) of heavy-weight natural cotton with solid embroidered band in cerise, pale olive, golden yellow, pale pink and dark taupe floss; design of blocks forming bands in a plaid-like design with zig-zag edges and curled hook trim; band is 3 3/4" deep.
28. Palampore of natural muslin block printed and painted with a Garden of Paradise design at center
Palampore of natural muslin block printed and painted with a Garden of Paradise design at center
Description
Palampore of natural muslin block printed and painted with a Garden of Paradise design at center (tree with plants, birds, and animals) surrounded by a border of floral-shrub motifs with birds and wild cats; main colors of golden yellow, blues, orange, and dark grey; colors have a washed watercolor look; two widths of fabric are sewn together at center, and expertly matched.
29. Tray Cover of off-white linen with single line embroidery in a blue floral design
Tray Cover of off-white linen with single line embroidery in a blue floral design
Description
Tray Cover of off-white linen with single line embroidery in a blue floral design; design trims the edge in a scrolling floral band; four corner designs and one design in center; some threads are couched; edge is trimmed with a blue zig-zag stitch.
30. Textile fragment of ivory silk floral brocade with a geometric drawnwork motif at the lower center
Textile fragment of ivory silk floral brocade with a geometric drawnwork motif at the lower center
Description
Textile fragment of ivory silk floral brocade with a geometric drawnwork motif at the lower center; scalloped at the hem; hem is finished, other edges are raw.
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