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Perkin, Professor A G1
Hummel, John James1
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Dyeing experiments with wild flowers II M-Z
Textile

Dyeing experiments with wild flowers II M-Z

Hummel, John James (1850-1902); Perkin, Professor A G (1861-1937)

late 19th Century

A manuscript by J.J. Hummel, and possibly also by A.E. Perkin, showing the results of dyeing experiments with plants. The names of the authors appear to be added on the first page with a different han...

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Phad painting
Textile

Phad painting

before 1979

A painting of a seated three headed goddess with four hands, sitting on a lotus flower above water, with a decorative border within a plain yellow border. The design is painted in blue, red and ochr...

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Safavid prayer rug design
Textile

Safavid prayer rug design

Churchill, Sidney John Alexander (1862-1921)

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...

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