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Clifford Embroidered Stool Borage Hardwick Hall

• ...that canvaswork designs of plants called slips appliquéd on silk or velvet (pictured) were often based on woodcuts from herbals?
• ...that Navajo rugs sold for $50 in gold as early as 1850?
• ...that Emil Rieve was elected president of his local union when he was only 22 years old, and president of the Textile Workers Union of America when he was 46?

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1. 28 February 2008, Main Page appearance.
2. 31 December 2007, Main Page appearance.
3. Wikipedia:Recent additions 147, Numbered archive of Main Page appearance.