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APOLLON

Plate of arabesques with the figure of Apollo at the center under a baldachin. The plate is before lettering (see 1921-6-224-3 for the version with lettering).

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The tenth plate from a series of ten illustrating the tools and art of embroidery. Three details from embroidered friezes for garments worn by the Dauphin for his wedding in 1760 and by the Comte de Provence. The designs feature beads, flowers, and foliage on a plain background within a double-lined border. Each design is labeled and numbered with details labeled with letters. The designs are show

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ART DU BRODEUR

The third plate from a series of ten illustrating the tools and art of embroidery. Eleven numbered illustrations of designs for embroidered ornament, tools, and techniques of stitching, all on a plain background within a double-lined border. The designs include a rose, fleur-de-lys, and a portrait of a woman. Different elements within the figures are indicated with letters. The numbers and letters

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ART DU BRODEUR

The second plate from a series of ten illustrating the tools and art of embroidery. Along the upper section, a view of the interior of a workshop with a man and two women working on embroidery frames. Other frames and tools are visible within the interior with two large windows. Below the scene are numbered and lettered designs for elements of embroidered ornament, showing their different stages o

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ART DU BRODEUR

The sixth plate from a series of ten illustrating the tools and art of embroidery. Patterns in outline with some of the ornament illustrated for embroidered liturgical or ceremonial vestments on a plain background within a double-lined border. A scale is included along the lower center-right of the plate. The different parts of the design are identified with letters. The numbers and letters are re

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ART DU BRODEUR

The seventh plate from a series of ten illustrating the tools and art of embroidery. Two details from an embroidered textile showing the finished ornament along with a detail of a leaf and a set of plyers. The large, embroidered textile in the lower half features a crowned coat of arms with rocaille motifs, acanthus leaves, foliage, flowers, c-scrolls, and fleurons. The section above, features tas

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ART DU BRODEUR

The fourth plate from a series of ten illustrating the tools and art of embroidery. The designs and tools on the page are numbered and lettered. The numbers and letters are referred to in the accompanying text, which is not included in this album. The upper and lower designs are floral friezes with the design in the center showing a ribbon with scalloped edges. The designs are illustrated in the v

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ART DU BRODEUR

The first plate from a series of ten illustrating the tools and art of embroidery. Fourteen numbered tools and twenty-six lettered tools are illustrated on a plain background within a double-lined border. Certain elements of the numbered tools are further identified by letters. The numbers and letters are referred to in the accompanying text, which is not included in this album. The plate is title

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ART DU BRODEUR

The fifth plate from a series of ten illustrating the tools and art of embroidery. Numbered and lettered designs, patterns, and details of embroidered ornament on a plain background within a double-lined border. The upper half of the plate includes technical illustrations for the threading and small details within the ornament. The lower half includes two patters for embroidered ornament. Each ele

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The eighth plate from a series of ten illustrating the tools and art of embroidery. Two details of ornamental embroidery from garments. The details are part of section or frieze of embroidery featuring flowers, foliage, and strapwork. The details within the designs are identified with letters and each one is labelled with a description of who it was worn by and for what occasion. Each design is si

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The ninth plate from a series of ten illustrating the tools and art of embroidery. Three details from embroidered friezes for garments worn by the King Louis XV and the Dauphin for his wedding in 1747. The designs feature beads and foliage on a plain background within a double-lined border. Each design is labeled and numbered with details labeled with letters. The numbers and letters are referred

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