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Printed white silk organdy; thin green and black vertical and horizontal lines with green, orange and dark red-purple abstract squares resembling wide brush strokes. Yardage.

Sheer beige silk fabric with printed red ground; horizontal rows of beige slash-like motifs. Yardage.

Horizontal stripes in black, green, yellow and red alternating with three rows of orange and red wool clipped spots on a white ground; cotton warp and wool weft. Yardage.

Serpentine lines of brown, white and orange are printed onto a green ground, with small dark green dotted overprint; silk warp and wool weft; reminiscent of ikat. Yardage.

Black silk voided velvet with the circular-shaped voided spots exposing a silk chiffon ground; discharge-printed green circles. Yardage.

Discharge-printed silk crepe yardage; thin, short white vertical lines irregularly spaced apart in an ombré affect on a dark blue background, creating the effect of continuous movement.The discharge method of dyeing removes the color from the ground.

Detail of a brocaded satin with white, gold, brown and red abstract segmented shapes incorporated into the leaf and stem design; metallic weft yarns outline triangle motifs and highlight the leaves. Yardage.

Robe of white silk chiffon appliqued with a plain-weave, cotton fabric printed with an arborescent design of pink, blue, and purple flowers in a basket sitting upon the branch of a tree. The applique is outlined and accented by a variety of glass…

Detail of a printed silk crepe panel; blue ground with black and discharged white abstracted floral; representative of the Late Period. The discharge process for dyeing the white flowers removed the dye from the blue background.

Heavily beaded dress part, with black and silvered glass beads on a black silk net; en disposition; architectural motif. This design represents the Geometric Period of Art Deco.