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Hearst Museum object titled Appliqued panel, accession number 9-23420, described as Cloth. Burgundy with a border of black cloth. Five repeating appliqué patterns of indigo linen. Appliqué edged with braided embroidery thread. Same braided embroidery between burgundy ground and black boarder. Non-traditional appliqué. Made for sale.

Hearst Museum object titled Apron, accession number 9-23356, described as Apron Front vertical rectangle on black with light blue rectangle on middle. Two long red ends with appliqué and embroidery with geometric motifs.

Hearst Museum object titled Apron, accession number 7-7084, described as Apron. Cotton. Plain weave, lace band and border. White. 32½ inches long.

Hearst Museum object titled Apron, accession number 9-15570, described as Apron shaped garment; silk; sewn, applique, couched, pattern weave; dull gold ground with soft multi colors; pieces and lined garment of dull gold pattern weave, decorated with flower motifs in soft multi colors of applique and/or couched embroidery. Basic rectangular shape has two faced strips attached at one side. Faced loop attached to center of these strips. 23 1/2 in. wide, 16 in. long, 36 in. inside strip.

Hearst Museum object titled Apron, accession number 9-23358, described as Hmong woman's apron. Red apron with appliqué on boarder and embroidery on center with swirl pattern on pink and red. Two long ends with embroidery on yellow, white, green, blue and black.

Hearst Museum object titled Apron, accession number 2-63385, described as Apron, of warp printed silk ribbons of purple pin stripes on white with printed purple rose motifs with green leaves, yellow buds. Ribbon borders are purple satin wave, ribbons are joined by off white linen lace insertions (possibly Maltese lace) of floral motifs connected by braided brides. Apron edged in matching lace, as is free hanging pointed pocket tacked on right side. Pentagonal apron with center point is attached at top (in 12 tucks) to purple silk velvet ribbon with satin weave back. Velvet ribbon serves as sash.

Hearst Museum object titled Apron, accession number 9-23357, described as Hmong woman's apron. Long vertical apron with embroidery of repetitive swirls and appliqué star shaped on blue boarder. Long ends in red fabric, with white banner embroidered and pink strings hanging from both ends.

Hearst Museum object titled Apron, accession number 7-6570, described as Apron

Hearst Museum object titled Apron, accession number 9-23396, described as Apron: Central panel indigo floral design framed with geometric patterns appliqued onto black ground cloth embroidered in red and pink with highlights of green and blue on edges with geometric designs. Long woven attached ties to top of fabric with black and white stripes.

Hearst Museum object titled Audience chain, accession number 9-21345, described as “Audience Chain” Four sets of 27 black beads separated by amethyst balls and strung on yellow silk cord constitute the front. Back: navy blue, stiff cord, first cased in embroidered red and white ribbon, then looped through a coin-shaped ring of brass, where they meet the lower double cord that runs through another amethyst ball as a red silk cord. Pendant starting from a third hole in this amethyst ball: three-tiered amethyst slide of decreasing width on red braided cord which runs into a black cotton braided tape (11 cm long), its other end looped through an eye in a filt-bronze plaque holding an oval turquoise. As usual, the tape-ends are secured by winding tri-colored threads around them: white - light blue - navy blue - white. Under the turquoise another black tape (16 cm long). Then a silver(?) wire ring secured by a red cord, a small crystal bead and a tear-drop shaped piece of pink quartz capped by a brass(?) bell-shaped cover. Two shoulder pendants are left on this chain. Strung on blue cords and emanating from coin-shaped rings are ten or nine, respectively, corals, the final pendants a smaller version of the pink crystal chain pendant (here grenadine and emerald, respectively). Overall length of chain: 117 cm.