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Results for "Pattern Book"12 records

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Illustrations for an Allegorical Pattern Book by Antoine Borel, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Illustrations for an Allegorical Pattern Book

Antoine Borel (d. 1843)

late 18th–early 19th century · Pen and gray ink, red chalk

Cleared · Public Domain

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Band with Scroll Pattern by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Band with Scroll Pattern

Unrecorded maker

1500s · Lace, Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction)

Cleared · CC0

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Illustrations for an Allegorical Pattern Book by Antoine Borel, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Illustrations for an Allegorical Pattern Book

Antoine Borel (d. 1843)

late 18th–early 19th century · Pen and gray ink, red chalk

Cleared · Public Domain

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Fragment of a Band with Geometric Pattern and Floral Motif by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Fragment of a Band with Geometric Pattern and Floral Motif

Unrecorded maker

1800s · Lace, Cotton (est.): needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction)

Cleared · CC0

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Pattern Book by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pattern Book

Unrecorded maker

1830–70 · Paper

Cleared · Public Domain

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Cloth with Border of Vegetal Pattern by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cloth with Border of Vegetal Pattern

Unrecorded maker

1800s · Lace, Bleached plain weave linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions)

Cleared · CC0

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Spode Pattern Book

Spode Pottery and Porcelain Factory (d. 9999)

ca. 1806–10 · Ink, watercolor and gouache

In copyright

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Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Matthew by Limbourg Brothers, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Matthew

Limbourg Brothers

c. 1415–20 · Manuscript, ink, tempera and gold on vellum

Cleared · CC0

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Manuscript Pattern Book

Miss Hartwell (d. 1899)

[1825] · Manuscript

In copyright

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Fragment of a Band with Winding Design and Tendrils by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Fragment of a Band with Winding Design and Tendrils

Unrecorded maker

1500s · Lace, Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one and two directions); bleached linen (est.)

Cleared · CC0

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Manufacturer's Pattern Book of Bohemian Glassware

Anonymous, British, 19th century (d. 1900)

ca. 1830

In copyright

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Fragment of a Band with Vines and Leaves by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Fragment of a Band with Vines and Leaves

Unrecorded maker

1600s · Lace, Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one and two directions)

Cleared · CC0

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