Object class: Needlework (visual works) / Culture or time period: Western Asian cultures - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 9-15064, described as Bag. Cotton? wool, cotton lining. Plain weave, embroidered, satin weave lining, braided handles. Red ground, varicolored designs, brown lining. Geometric motives. 14½ inches by 11 inches.

Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 9-22569, described as decorated bag; purple silk bag with round bottom and drawstring closure of gold cord. bottom half of bag is made of a heavily embroidered gold "cap" with round base and straight sides. design made up of alternating bands and floral-like embroidery in a black or dark purple ground. opening edge finished with "handkerchief points" (3).

Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 9-22566, described as rectangular embroidered velvet bag. each side embroidered with geometric bands and floral motifs in magenta, white, aqua and yellow. finished with magenta cord and 9 magenta and aqua tassels; 3 magenta cords, each 28 cm long are attached with a pompom of magenta and aqua to a single cord that also ends in a pompom (appears to be decorative vice functional)

Hearst Museum object titled Bridal crown, accession number 9-5765, described as Bride’s headdress; cake-shaped headdress, round with flat top; forehead area is overlapping layers of Turkish silver-colored coins tightly packed like fish scales; similarly encrusted triangular earflaps; at brow are three rows of tubular coral beads, 1 row of coins below; crown is 4 triangles of embroidery in red and green with brown X dividing them; blue linen ground; red cotton cloth lining; back is beige and green embroidered rectangles.

Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 9-22529, described as black cotton child's cap with strings. decorated with embroidered pattern around neck edges in ecru and magenta; lined with off-white fabric.

Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 9-22533, described as black child's cap with black crocheted lace edging at neckline; single black cotton tie. lined with gray/black cotton plaid fabric.

Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 9-22531, described as man's cloth cap embroidered in yellow, teal and brick red on ecru cotton ground. finished with a tassel on the crown.

Hearst Museum object titled Dress, accession number 9-22562, described as black silk dress with long sleeves. neck and sleeve edges finished with narrow black lace. both skirt and bodice gathered to a band (empire waist line). front opening with placket closure. skirt cut in gores. sleeves decorated with two rows of tucking 12.5 to 15cm from sleeve edge.

Hearst Museum object titled Dress, accession number 9-14973, described as Tobe. Woman’s dress. Blue ground with varicolored designs. Floral, geometric motives. Plain weave linen, silk embroidered.

Hearst Museum object titled Face veil, accession number 5-16986, described as Face covering with sheer, brown crepe veil - decorated with 16 bands of silver coins on each side and 5 gold colored bangles plus a pendant of coral beads and silver coins at center. Brow band (length: 31.0 cm) is cross-stitched with silk thread (black diagonal, open diamonds on a red ground) is attached to the veil at center and via a double chain at each temple. Band is decorated on each side with 2 large silver coins, gold colored amulets (1 missing) and 6 "tassels" of beads of varying lengths (5.5 cm to 43.0 cm). A braided band attached to the brow band ties around the head, 3 silver colored chains are attached at both temples of veil, one terminating with silver, diamond shaped pendant, decorated with repoussé stars and half moons. Veil fabric smocked at top and finished with bands of cording at top. Bead tassels include coral, turquoise, glass, plastic, shell, wood, pearl and mother of pearl beads. From North Sinai, Egypt.