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Textile:
ITC 2008.36.1

16th-19th Century

Two pieces of cloth-backed squared paper with a design or cartoon for a silk prayer rug. The design depicts a mihrab shape decorated with arabesques and lotus, peony, chrysanthemum and magnolia flowe...

Textile:
ITC 1041

before 1947

This cap is decorated with borders of couched scrolls of gold coloured metallic thread, and palmettes with eyelets. The eyelets have been worked in white and outlined with red.

Textile:
ITC 1042

before 1947

The patterned decoration on this cap is composed of geometric borders with scrolls and chain patterns, couched onto the surface of the fabric in gold coloured metallic threads. It is lined with red c...

Textile:
ITC 1047

before 1947

This item is a bag made from a woven silk fabric, which has been hemmed with a wide needle woven border. The piece is folded over and edged with a silk cord at the sides so as to form a bag; two squ...

Textile:
ITC 1048

1800-1947

This item is a bag made from a 19th century jacquard woven silk fabric. The fabric has been folded up and stitched at the sides to form a bag. Silk cord has been stitched around the edges, and the b...

Textile:
ITC 1801

A donkey saddle of navy blue wool fabric, thickly padded, with a cotton underside. The woollen saddle surface area is embroidered in chain stitch, and the saddle padding anchored by stitch and red fab...

Textile:
ITC 1802

Iran. Camel saddlebag - shaped, open on one side, with a zig zag pattern in navy, red, cream and terracotta wool. The backing fabric feels very harsh, possibly union cloth, made of cotton and wool. Th...

Textile:
ITC 1804

before 2005

A double sided thick felt rug or carpet, with a brown border, and three flower motifs in black and red. The reverse side has a brown border, red ground, with a brown line and spiral design.

Textile:
ITC 1805

Iran. Pair of leather shoes/sandals, brown leather with leather "drawstring" closure threaded through three leather loops. The leather is now very hard and rigid.

Textile:
ITC 1806

Pair of handknitted, multicoloured patterned wool socks. The wool is in shades of orange, blue, black, natural and teal, knitted in stocking stitch, in a "Fair Isle" style of geometric patterns.

Textile:
ITC 1807

A pair of embroidered boots with a leather sole and heel, leather piping and binding. The fabric is black cotton with hand embroidery using white, red, yellow, orange, blue, and purple threads in geom...

Textile:
ITC 1808

after 1929

Smooth felt hat in natural colour, with a turned up brim, and ventilation holes in the crown. This hat is made from one piece of natural coloured felt which is uniform thickness. It has a typical turn...