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Pair of fan-shaped pillows end with appliquéd butterflies and blossoms on a cream satin ground in pink, black and green satin fabric. An appliquéd border is in pink at the top and blue at the sides. The purple fan in the centre bottom and two lime green strips feature many quilting knots, and are painted with a pair of scroll motifs.
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk
