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A portière of ochre cotton sateen
with appliqué floral designs of crimson, green and blue velvet--46 x 84in., possibly German, appliqué 17/18th century, re-applied late 19th century and a horizontal embroidered linen panel worked in pale blue and red cotton with four repeats of a parrot perched on a carnation-filled urn flanked by two smaller birds-60 x 19in., early 19th century; another small panel embroidered in coloured silks with stylised animals and figures; an embroidered cover worked in red and black with floral medallions and Maria Heindrich 1903-60in. square, German; and other embroidered panels, 19th century, Middle European
See Colour Plates 21 and 33 (2)
with appliqué floral designs of crimson, green and blue velvet--46 x 84in., possibly German, appliqué 17/18th century, re-applied late 19th century and a horizontal embroidered linen panel worked in pale blue and red cotton with four repeats of a parrot perched on a carnation-filled urn flanked by two smaller birds-60 x 19in., early 19th century; another small panel embroidered in coloured silks with stylised animals and figures; an embroidered cover worked in red and black with floral medallions and Maria Heindrich 1903-60in. square, German; and other embroidered panels, 19th century, Middle European
See Colour Plates 21 and 33 (2)