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A textile bale label with a red and gold border. Orange background with a black and white plaid flat cap (scally cap). Possibly from the British Isles.

Unique and ornate textile label with an elaborate border in gold, white, and teal. Center features a detailed Victorian coastal scene.

A shop display card for “Patent Silk Finish’d Velveteen. The Popular Shade of Black for Ladies Costumes.” Gold, red, black, and white with a geometric border and a star in the center surrounded by a gold “U” shape.

The labels here predominantly represent textile manufacturers in the United States, England, France, India, and Japan, as well as a small number of labels from Ireland, Malawi, South Africa, Nigeria, and Vietnam, and a few miscellaneous labels and ephemera.