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Vertical rectangular silk mural. The theme Earth, Air, Fire and Water symbolized by a flowering tree soaring up into the sky from a base of erupting volcanos. The lower border is made up of waves which become a curving floral line at the sides and top. Clouds hover above the volcanos. Birds circle the tree at the bottom which at top become stars and planets. Background is blue, the tree is white, the volcanos are deep blue with orange lava flows, flowers are red, orange and yellow with dark blue details.
Lined with natural cotton plain weave.

Hanging, Tree of Life, 1919–26
silk.
Gift of Lydia Bush-Brown.
1974-23-7

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Silk mural with a landscape dominated by a yellow mountain against a deep blue sky studded with stars. In the background, the sea, with small boats. In the foreground, low hills with houses, camels and goats under trees. Narrow border contains a curving pomegranate vine.

Hanging, The Golden Mountain, 1926–59
silk.
Gift of Lydia Bush-Brown.
1974-23-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Vertical rectangular silk mural. Pastoral landscape with four goats before a large olive tree to the left of which stands a shepherd. Borders are a repeat of pointed arches. Violet, light grey and red on ivory fabric, lined with light rose cotton plain weave.

Hanging, Syrian Olive Tree, ca. 1922
silk.
Gift of Lydia Bush-Brown.
1974-23-2

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Horizontally rectangular batik hanging of a temple surrounded by trees against a sky with stars, planets, sun and moon. Three female figues with baskets on their heads appear on the right side; jaguars prowl among the vines in the foreground. Dark gray, lavender, light blue, pink and yellow, with white.

Hanging, Temple of the Mayan Indians, 1926–59
silk.
Gift of Lydia Bush-Brown (Mrs. Francis Head).
1977-77-6

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

View of Sienna, Italy, and surrounding countryside. The cathedral and bell tower in the background, a portion of the Campo in the center and small buildings and trees in the foreground, in gray, pink, salmon, and yellow. Border in white, gray and yellow on a red ground: at top, baskets of fruit; left and right sides, hitching posts for Palio alternate with fruit baskets; at bottom, bullocks drawing carts.

Hanging, Sienna, ca. 1925
silk.
Gift of the Estate of Lydia Bush-Brown Head.
1985-2-4

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Vertical rectangular hanging with an irregular pointed arch in orange and green on a deep blue background, which defines a light grey center in which a small orange figure floats. The inner edge of the arch is accented by a narrow white band for a dramatic spatial effect.

Hanging, Pat's Icon Idea, 1972
silk.
Gift of Marian Clayden.
1972-71-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Horizontal rectangular silk mural. Shore line of Bermuda with a sail boat in foreground, large rocks in middle ground along shore and small houses on hill in background against sky with clouds. Borders make up of a curving wave enclosing a fish and occasional snail. Colors predominately blue/green with touches of light salmon. Lined with light blue with Chinese floral pattern. Slightly faded. Hanging tape attached.

Hanging, Bermuda, 1926–59
silk.
Gift of Lydia Bush-Brown.
1974-23-5

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Vertical rectangular silk mural. Flowering tree growing out of a mound in the center of a walled Near Eastern (Syrian) town. Borders are a curving floral line with an added vine plus butterflies at bottom. Background of field and borders light grey with light colors only in flowers and leaves. Lined with yellow/green with a Chinese floral pattern. Slightly faded. Hanging tape attached.

Hanging, Flowering Tree, 1919–26
silk.
Gift of Lydia Bush-Brown.
1974-23-4

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Oblong vertical hanging with a pomegranate tree in the center. A man carrying a basket of pomegranates on his head stands to the right of the tree. The borders are a repeat of pointed niche arches. In violet, light grey and red on an ivory ground. Lined with light rose cotton plain weave.

Hanging, Syrian Pomegranate Tree, 1919–26
silk.
Gift of Lydia Bush-Brown.
1974-23-3

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Vertically rectangular batik hanging of a landscape with a tent and a column in the middle ground, surrounded by cedar trees. Low plants and a spider web fill the foreground. The sky has both stars and billowing clouds. A floral vine border with rabbits in bottom border. Gray, green, apricot, yellow, and white.

Hanging, Camp in Connecticut, 1919–26
silk.
Gift of Lydia Bush-Brown (Mrs. Francis Head).
1977-77-5

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Rectangular hanging with a large oval form with a cross in the center, with irregular edges and a hand-painted feeling, in shades of deep blue, green, yellow and brown.

Hanging, Pectoral, ca. 1974
silk.
Gift of Marian Clayden.
1993-141-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Horizontal rectangular hanging with a landscape dominated by a pyramid-shaped yellow temple with a long flight of white steps leading to an orange door. The temple is surrounded by trees with white trunks and green foliage, with exotic fruits hanging down. Three female figures approach from the right with baskets of fruit on their heads. A dark grey sky has stars, planets, sun and moon in white. Jaguars prowl the foreground among crawling vines.

Hanging, Temple of the Mayan Indians, 1926
silk.
Gift of Lydia Bush-Brown (Mrs. Francis Head).
1977-77-7

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

View of Florence in blue, undyed white and brick red against a dark blue sky. Narrow border with flowers and pomegranates. Lined with light blue silk damasse with Chinese-style flower pattern.

Hanging, Florence, 1919–26
silk.
1977-112-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Blonde nude female figure sitting astride a horse with chinoiserie ornament.

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Vertical panel of clouds, with shooting stars, planets, nebula and birds. Blues with white and some pink. Crepe ground. Lined.

Hanging, Air, late 1920s–early 1930s
silk.
Gift of the Estate of Lydia Bush-Brown Head.
1985-2-3

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

View from land across the bay with small islands and boats in the distance. Land in shades of yellow with orange trees set off against a grey sky. Small flowers in narrow border on four sides. Signed in the lower right corner.

Hanging, Naushon Island Salt Marches, 1926–59
silk.
1977-112-4

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

This object has not been digitized yet.

Hanging, The Enchanted Isle of Beautiful Sounds, 1923
silk.
Gift of Hon. Arthur Crisp.
1969-122-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

New York City scene in tans, pink, orange and aqua.

Hanging (USA), ca. 1925
silk.
Gift of Frances W. Bush-Brown.
1997-84-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Underwater scene of tropical fish, seaweed, snails, starfish and anemones.

Hanging, Hawaiian Fishes, ca. 1917
silk.
Gift of the Estate of Lydia Bush-Brown Head.
1985-2-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Underwater scene with high, pointed mounds, coral and fish in dark blue-green water. Narrow band of star-filled dark blue sky at the top. Fish scale patterned borders on four sides. Lined with peach colored damasse silk with offset rows of Chinese-style medallions.

Hanging, Water, 1926–59
silk.
1977-112-2

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Hanging, Royal Dragon, ca. 1920

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Horizontal silk hanging with a view of Manhattan as seen from the East River: the river with working boats in foreground, industrial buildings with smokestacks and warehouses in middle ground, tall skyscrapers (two under construction) in background against sky. Top and bottom borders have bridges and storage drums; side borders have skeletal buildings. In olive drab, light blue-green, dull orange, bright and dull yellows, and reserved ivory ground. Lined with bright blue.

Hanging, New York Waterfront, 1926–53
silk.
Gift of Lydia Bush-Brown.
1974-23-6

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

View of a city in tan, beige and undyed white as seen through swirling snow. Unpatterned border on four sides. Signed in lower left corner.

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Mexican landscape with a village dominated by a church in the center against a snow-capped mountain in yellow, tans, light blue and white under a deep tan sky. Plain yellow-tan outer border.

Hanging (USA), 1926–59
silk.
1979-29-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Blonde nude woman smoking a cigarette while sitting astride a dragon, with chinoiserie clouds of smoke, inside a framework.

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Landscape with conical island mountains. In front, hill with animals and small trees. Greens, white and blues with some yellow and salmon. Border of inbricated fans. Crepe ground.

Hanging, Earth, late 1920s–early 1930s
silk.
Gift of the Estate of Lydia Bush-Brown Head.
1985-2-2

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Vertical panel in a very dark composition of red and red-orange on a black ground. Vertical rectangular shapes with polka-dotted interiors in the four corners – longer at top than at the bottom. Horned motif appears between them and below the horizontal centerline.

Hanging (USA), ca. 1965
silk.
1974-46-2

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Landscape with trees, wild flowers, deer and birds with Hudson River in background. Wildflowers in the border: hepatica, trailing arbutus, wild ginger and blood root with fiddlehead ferns in lower corners. Lined with silk damassé patterned by offset rows of Chinese-style medallions. Signed in lower right corner.

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.