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The wardrobe of dreams for the courtyard wedding of Iskandar and Roshanak 🎊

Per 270.66, Shahnama, 1066H/ 1655, Isfahan

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2021-12-14

Gracing your feed with this small embroidered deer on a textile from the ancient Middle East.

Part of our Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries, it's made from coloured silk with stitching repair on linen, and is 14 centimetres across.

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2021-04-27

We'll join today with detail of the c15 Sudbury Pall, now at . Town Book of 18th Dec 1569 states John Rushbrooke 'gave up two spouts of lead weighing 135 lbs and a cloth of gold and velvet called The Pall which did belong to the church of St. Peter'

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2020-04-08

I can finally do saw these gorgeous mittens today along with a lot of other drumming works by today 😍

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2020-02-04

Make sure to pick up some asparagus this weekend at the Farmer's Market while it's still in season! This week's is a 1970s screen printed fabric with an asparagus motif from the firm Alleniana, which was a husband and wife printing team.

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2019-06-19

A small but potent example of just how were Late 18thc (now faded) printed reused w/early 19thc via Love the classical-themed with bold plaid palette. Fr.

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2019-06-12

Beauty break of & for (prob. produced in for trade); (possibly English from & handmade —all c1750s-80s)

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2019-03-20