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textiles (visual works)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Cornell University banners, clothing, and other textiles

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 47-7-3439
Abstract

Banners, pennants, pillows, runners, and other cloth items.

Dates: 1875-2015.

French scrapbook from girls' school

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924131162210]
Identifier: 8873
Content Description

Scrapbook containing examples of curriculum material and photographs of students at a school for girls in Tourcoing, France. Photographs include group portraits, students dancing, playing tennis and basketball, and local scenery. Also includes examples of English and Latin lessons, geometry, poetry, math, biology, and art, including handmade crochet and lace samplers. Material is written in French with English translations in some parts.

Dates: 1920 - 1929

Lucinda Cawley political and commemorative textiles collection

 Collection
Identifier: 8433
Abstract

Approximately 100 commemorative textiles, buttons, photographs and other ephemera relating to United States presidential campaigns, United States military, World's Fairs, as well as other events from the late 19th century through the early 21st century.

Dates: 1860s-2008.

Petrarch correspondence and manuscripts

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 4648
Scope and content Correspondence, notes, manuscripts, and clippings concerning Petrarch, mainly consisting of correspondence between Petrarch scholars in the 19th century. Also included are copies of the manuscripts of Petrarch's Testament and his Vita Scipionis, and a typescript of "The Latin Petrarch," an essay by Conrad Rawski, prepared for the World Petrarch Congress of 1974. Correspondents include Francesco Scipione Maffei, Pietro Bembo (writing on behalf of the Pope in 1514), Karl August Förster, and...
Dates: circa 1374-1974,-1828-1883 (bulk)

Susan H. Douglas political Americana collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2214
Abstract

Approximately 5,500 promotional and commemorative items in a variety of formats, including cartoons, prints, and posters; lapel buttons, ribbons, medals, textiles, hats, and other costume items; ballots, broadsides, leaflets, and other ephemera; pamphlets and other formal publications; sheet music and songbooks; scrapbooks; and three-dimensional items relating to United States presidential campaigns, as well as a small amount of material on candidates for other offices.

Dates: [1783?]-1968, 2009.