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Squee! Got an answer from the ROM!!!! :> I guess flattery does get you somewhere- I had mentioned that I loved the fact that the gallery was open, and I'd also added at the end that I felt the ROM is actually better than the Met in terms of how the textiles are displayed (which is true- I was surprised when I went at how few were being displayed

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Heh. What I'd really love is to view it, but I doubt they'd allow it- I've heard over the years that actually seeing an item at the ROM can be pretty tough. The photo she sent is even better than the online ones (which are pretty good in themselves- I'm kicking myself for not having been able to find it in the online collection- the search parameters must be pretty bad)- I can even see the thread through the fabric in one spot- so I'm not complaining, since I could have easily been dismissed with a quick answer, which I've had in the past (I emailed once about the dessert trenchers). :> She didn't technically answer the question, but by sending the photo (I had mentioned that the display cabinet didn't allow me to see it closely enough), I should be able to figure it out myself. :>

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Yeesh- I seem to be having good luck with this. I just got another email from someone else in the department with the same photo attached! :) (I'd rather have this happen than no answer at all- the photo is of one of the bird motifs that shows both complete and partially complete stitching)

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How do you access the online collection?

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You can get to it through the ROM website (under collections). Here's the direct link: http://images.rom.on.ca/public/
They don't have the same amount of items compared to places like the V&A, but the pictures are pretty good. They seem to have a very limited key words search though- I had searched for the pillow before but never found it.