Object type: ethnography / Donor: Kathleen Vitale / Function: 4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Bed covering, accession number 9-21641, described as Bed covering; two panels joined at center: brocade weave, repeated pattern of male [boys] figures holding flutes & toys, in rows. Flowers, and butterflies surround them. Figures are in shades of brown, gray and gold, on a tan ground. Lips are red. Each end has multiple, patterned rows (1st: Greek key, blue diamond & gray swastikas, separated by gold floral bands. 2nd: gold key on light purple ground, blue floral and gray swasticks on gold ground; bordered & separated by blue or gold floral bands.

Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, accession number 2-72076, described as RGM navy blue and white quilt; very old and tattered; made by RGM relative.

Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, accession number 16-20229, described as Blanket; 188 x 142 centimeters; cream color wool; twill weave; one warp end has remnants of stitching, possibly left from binding.

Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, accession number 2-72086, described as blanket

Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, accession number 16-20389, described as Cloth: double panels, sewn together with braid edging; back strap woven; predominately brown and pink with multicolored stripes; old, dirty and worn.

Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, accession number 3-30358, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, accession number 2-72067, described as RGM hand woven wool blanket made by RGM's great grandmother Curtis, who lived on a farm in Maine; RGM note affixed to the blanket says that the blanket is hand woven by her great grandmother, and that the wool was spun on old spinning wheel; the spinning wheel (very large in size) was given by Marilyn Mossman Webster (now deceased) to the Los Altos History House Museum during the 1990s; blanket is off-white with dark blue band across both ends; worn, patched, spotted, very old and used.

Hearst Museum object titled Hammock, accession number 16-20330, described as Hammock made of soft cotton string. Sides finished in loops and tassels; ends formed with hand-woven/braided cotton cord. Length: 335.5 centimeters. Width 135 centimeters (relayed).

Hearst Museum object titled Hanging, accession number 9-21638, described as Wall hanging; tapestry (Kossu) weaving; flowering plum branches in a tripod container sitting on a vase stand and a goblet; a low vasecontains fleshy blossoms; a spray of flowers and leaves w/ a key are at the bottom. Patterns are woven in gray, pink, and black on a golden/green ground w/ golden thread on the foot of the goblet. Entire hanging is bound with a narrow blue/black edging.

Hearst Museum object titled Hanging, accession number 9-21654a,b, described as Wall hanging: Pair of panels are each L= 86.7 cm, W=35.5 cm wide, including a 7.6 cm wide border on all 4 sides. Central panel of both have 5-toed dragon of gold-warpped thread looking upward at flitting pearl of peace, with peonies, endless knots, bats and clouds above waves, water and rocks. Additional detail & shading drawn and painted on each central panel. Each center panel is bordered by a narrow red band, a narrow blue band and a 6cm wide border of patterned brocade fabric with repeating pattterns of medallions and bats. Narrow black band bias edging on all outer edges. Backed with olive green cloth. Panel (A) dragon faces left; panel (B) dragon faces right.

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