Antique Ceramics and Textiles

A collection of historical ceramics and textiles displaying floral and ornament patterns with rich colors and textures from various cultures and eras.

Tile of chimney pilaster, blue on white, bottom of pleated lap with three hanging tassels, chimney pilaster tile pilaster footage fragment ceramic pottery glaze, baked 2x glazed painted difficult to read letter: F and below number: 4 or 6

Border tile, flower decoration in blue, yellow and green, upper and lower edge blue and yellow, border tile wall tile tile material ceramics earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed painted border tiles fragment flower decoration in blue yellow and green top and bottom edge blue and yellow.

Tile of chimney pilaster, blue on white, bottom of pleated lap with three hanging tassels, chimney pilaster tile pilaster footage fragment ceramic pottery glaze, baked 2x glazed painted difficult to read letter: F and below number: 4 or 6

Spade-shaped Ornament, 600s - 700s. Egypt, 7th - 8th century. Tapestry (originally inwoven in tabby ground); linen and wool; overall: 8.8 x 9.5 cm (3 7/16 x 3 3/4 in.).

Baan Gold leather, Gilt Punched Fond with painting of surroundings of rocailles and S and C-Voluten within which flower vases, flower and fruit branches and hers, anonymous, 1750- 1775 The gold-plated fond stock is painted with surrounds of rocailles and s and C-volutes, within which flower vases. At the bottom are fruits and flower branches and fruits and flower garlands with birds at the top. The painting is made of different shades of gray, red, green and blue. Northern NetherlandsNetherlands leather. The gold-plated fond stock is painted with surrounds of rocailles and s and C-volutes, within which flower vases. At the bottom are fruits and flower branches and fruits and flower garlands with birds at the top. The painting is made of different shades of gray, red, green and blue. Northern NetherlandsNetherlands leather.

Fragment of a Band, 11th-12th century. Italy, Sicily, Palermo, 11th-12th century. Warp face pick up twill; silk and metal thread; overall: 7.7 x 5.1 cm (3 1/16 x 2 in.).

Element from a Stalactite Squinch (Muqarnas) 10th century Probably originally part of a muqarnas, or stalactite squinch, this and other muqarnas elements would have been stacked, in descending size, in the upper corner of a room in order to make the transition to a dome. This, together with objects 38.40.249, 38.40.250 and 38.40.252 are among the earliest known examples of muqarnas, a feature that became quite popular in Islamic architecture in subsequent centuries. The painting on these elements is intriguing, with disembodied eyes that peer out from the vegetal decoration.. Element from a Stalactite Squinch (Muqarnas) 449461

Fragment with Figural and Potted Botanical Decoration Coptic. Fragment with Figural and Potted Botanical Decoration, 5th-7th century C.E. Flax, wool, 4 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (10.8 x 21.6 cm). Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art 5th-7th century C.E.

Fragment of a Clavus, 800s. Egypt, late Abbasid or Tulunid period, 9th century. Tapestry weave; wool and linen; overall: 5.8 x 21.3 cm (2 5/16 x 8 3/8 in.).

Decorative design. .

Decoratief ontwerp. Zuiden (title on object). Draughtsman: Carel Adolph Lion Cachet. Dating: 1874 - 1945. Measurements: h 390 mm × w 255 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Band, Medium: Warp; S-spun.Z-twist linen. Weft; S-spun linen, S-spun wools Technique: slit tapestry with supplementary wrapping, Oval frame containing a figure carrying something inhis hand., Egypt, 4th-6th century, woven textiles, Band

Tile; 19th century (1801-00-00-1900-00-00);

Baan Gold leather, Gilt Punched Fond with painting of surroundings of rocailles and S and C-Voluten within which flower vases, flower and fruit branches and hers, anonymous, 1750- 1775 The gold-plated fond stock is painted with surrounds of rocailles and s and C-volutes, within which flower vases. At the bottom are fruits and flower branches and fruits and flower garlands with birds at the top. The painting is made of different shades of gray, red, green and blue. Northern NetherlandsNetherlands leather. The gold-plated fond stock is painted with surrounds of rocailles and s and C-volutes, within which flower vases. At the bottom are fruits and flower branches and fruits and flower garlands with birds at the top. The painting is made of different shades of gray, red, green and blue. Northern NetherlandsNetherlands leather.

Fragment. Dimensions: Textile: L. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm) W. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm)Mount: L. 16 in. (40.6 cm) W. 15 5/16 in. (38.9 cm). Date: 11th century.This linen tiraz textile is enlivened with vibrantly colored red, blue, and yellow animals and medallions. Unlike most <i>tiraz</i>, in which the primary decoration is an embroidered inscription, this textile depicts a hare and confronted peacocks. While the decorative motif refers to pre-Islamic Coptic and Sasanian textiles, the textile's late date of the eleventh century reflects a trend toward classical revival in Fatimid artistic production. Two bands of kufic text repeat the word God. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fragment (Italy); silk, metallic threads; Warp x Weft: 24.8 x 22.9 cm (9 3/4 x 9 in.)

10 of Collars, from The Cloisters Playing Cards. Culture: South Netherlandish. Dimensions: 5 3/16 × 2 3/4 in. (13.2 × 7 cm). Date: ca. 1475-80.The Cloisters set of fifty-two cards constitutes the only known complete deck of illuminated ordinary playing cards (as opposed to tarot cards) from the fifteenth century. There are four suits, each consisting of a king, queen, knave, and ten pip cards. The suit symbols, based on equipment associated with the hunt, are hunting horns, dog collars, hound tethers, and game nooses. The value of the pip cards is indicated by appropriate repetitions of the suit symbol. The figures, which appear to be based on Franco-Flemish models, were drawn in a bold, free, and engaging, if somewhat unrefined, hand. Their exaggerated and sometimes anachronistic costumes suggest a lampoon of extravagant Burgundian court fashions. Although some period card games are named, it is not known how they were played. Almost all card games did, however, involve some form of

Fragment of figural tapiseria; 16th century (1500-00-00-1600-00-00);

Purse, Medium: silk and metallic embroidery, silk foundation and lining, linen backing Technique: embroidered on satin weave Label: silk satin, embroidered in silk and metallic yarns, linen backing, Flat rectangular bag of heavy green satin, embroidered in gold and silver metallic yarns and coral-colored silk. On one side the pious pelican is plucking her breast to provide sustenance for her young. Bishop's crooks point inward from the corners. On the other side, a stylized flowering branch in a pitcher, with animals and birds. The embroidery is worked through the satin into a heavy linen backing. Remains of loop and knot fastening at top; coral and gold cord edging, with small tassels at intervals; lined with coral silk taffeta., Spain, late 17th century, costume & accessories, Purse

Square, Probably a Segmentum from a Tunic, 800s. Egypt, Abbasid or Tulunid period, 9th century. Tapestry weave; wool and linen; overall: 16.5 x 18.8 cm (6 1/2 x 7 3/8 in.).

Horseman's Shield (Targe). Culture: probably Austrian. Dimensions: H. 26 11/16 in. (67.9 cm); W. 21 3/16 in. (53.9 cm). Date: early 15th century.The notch at the upper left served to support the lance of a charging knight. The coat of arms is thought to belong to either the von Meissau or the Eglauer family, both of Austria. On the banderoles is the defiant motto IO HARR · LAS UBER GAN (possibly, "Just wait. You'll be beaten"). Part of the motto, IO HARR, is repeated around the border. The shield comes from Reifenstein castle, in the Austrian Tirol. The castle was owned by the religious, military order known as the Teutonic Knights. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Decorated Initial "I" with Leaves from a Choir Book. European. Date: 1300-1399. Dimensions: 63 × 68 mm. Manuscript cutting in tempera and gold leaf on vellum. Origin: Europe. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Sidewall, Arthur & Robert, Block-printed on handmade paper, Vertical rectangle. Fountain from which drink confronted reindeer with lowered heads. At top, arch with radiating fluting, from which hang two harps. This is the top portion of a much larger arabesque design., Paris, France, 1791, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Goldsmith's art, Germany, 17th century. Enamelled gold medallion, around 1600.

Oriental Costume design by Bakst, Leon (1866-1924)/ Private Collection/ Russia/ Watercolour, Gouache on Paper/ Theatrical scenic painting/ 24,1x12,7/ Opera, Ballet, Theatre

Fragment. Coptic; Egypt. Date: 201 AD-600 AD. Dimensions: 12.1 × 15.4 cm (4 3/4 × 6 1/16 in.). Wool, tapestry weave. Origin: Egypt. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Ancient Egyptian.

Depicts a geometric composition executed in watercolor, cover colors, and gold paint, showing forms, lines, shapes, and color arrangement, dated December 1896.

Escutcheon; silk and metallic embroidery, linen foundation

Ornament, Block-printed on handmade paper, Trophy, at top of which is bird on nest. Below are crossed musical instruments and flowers., France, 1810-20, Wallcoverings, Ornament

Fragment (Spain); linen; Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf; 1962-50-29-b

Textile, Medium: linen, wool Technique: tapestry weave, Two pieces sewn together. Tapestry weave linen and wool textile with design of a figure within a roundel surrounded by yellow patterns on a red ground. At bottom, three interconnected rectangles aurrounded by birds, flowers and heads. Three bands of horizontal geometric ornament: at top, interlocking L-shapes; at center, flowers, lozenges and diamonds; at bottom, interconnected eye forms with dots., Egypt, 700-1000, woven textiles, Textile

Fragment of a Border, 800s. Egypt, Tulunid period, 9th century. Tapestry; linen and wool; overall: 20.5 x 21.2 cm (8 1/16 x 8 3/8 in.).

Paintings in fortress of Quasayr Amra, Jordan, Asia

Woodcut from 1450-1470 depicting a hell scene, showing detailed figures, gestures, and infernal composition.

Fragment of a band, Medium: warp; S-spun linen. Wefts; Z-spun linen, Z-spun wool., Walking nude figure under a large circle., 3rd-4th century, woven textiles, Fragment of a band

The plaque of a belt used by women in Istanbul, Turkey, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 772, Volume XXIX, December 12, 1857.

Heraldic flag of the association of apprentice tanners, 1885 - side with image of St. Simon. Sztolcman, Władysław Roman (1873-1950), draughtsman, cartoonist

Kneeling form (from the Egyptian relief); 1880-1890 (1880-00-00-1890-00-00);

Wall Fragment with Architectural Motifs on Black Ground. Unknown

10 of Horns, from The Cloisters Playing Cards. Culture: South Netherlandish. Dimensions: 5 3/16 × 2 3/4 in. (13.2 × 7 cm). Date: ca. 1475-80.The Cloisters set of fifty-two cards constitutes the only known complete deck of illuminated ordinary playing cards (as opposed to tarot cards) from the fifteenth century. There are four suits, each consisting of a king, queen, knave, and ten pip cards. The suit symbols, based on equipment associated with the hunt, are hunting horns, dog collars, hound tethers, and game nooses. The value of the pip cards is indicated by appropriate repetitions of the suit symbol. The figures, which appear to be based on Franco-Flemish models, were drawn in a bold, free, and engaging, if somewhat unrefined, hand. Their exaggerated and sometimes anachronistic costumes suggest a lampoon of extravagant Burgundian court fashions. Although some period card games are named, it is not known how they were played. Almost all card games did, however, involve some form of ga

Orphrey fragment, Medium: silk, metal thread Technique: appliqué, Fragment of an embroidered orphrey on red satin. Medallion in the center shows a saint carrying the cross., 16th century, embroidery & stitching, Orphrey fragment

Apparel 16th century Spanish. Apparel. Spanish. 16th century. Silk and metal thread on velvet. Textiles-Embroidered

Bookmark. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 27.5 x 22.8 cm (10 13/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 2 1/4" wide; 4 1/2" long. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Fred Hassebrock.

Fragment. Moche-Wari; Peru, north coast, Possibly Huarmey Valley. Date: 500 AD-1000. Dimensions: 32.4 × 9.5 cm (12 3/4 × 3 3/4 in.). Origin: Peru. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Deraisme, Pierre -Georges (n.1859 - D.1932), Hallebarde (main title), 1900. Graphite. Ink on white Bristol. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Kazuifel, fragment, with silk and gold thread embroidered flowers, anonymous, 1500 - 1525 Kazuifel, fragment, with silk and gold thread embroidered flowers on blue velvet silk. velvet (fabric weave) Kazuifel, fragment, with silk and gold thread embroidered flowers on blue velvet silk. velvet (fabric weave)

The final judgment..

BORDADO HISPANOMUSULMAN DEL ARCA DE SAN ISIDORO DE LEON - SIGLO XI - DETALLE. Location: COLEGIATA DE SAN ISIDORO. LEON. SPAIN.

Segmenta (2 of 2), 700s-800s. Egypt, Abbasid period (), 8th - 9th century. Tapestry; linen and wool; overall: 22 x 25.5 cm (8 11/16 x 10 1/16 in.).

Slip (Unfinished) Made 1590-1640 England. Linen, plain weave with drawing in pencil .

Tapestry Fragment 10th-15th century Peru; central coast (). Tapestry Fragment 308087

Ikat Sumba, Warp Ikat, cotton, natural colours, indigo, mythological animals, before 1914, East Sumba, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, Asia

Mosaic Fragment with Peacock Facing Left. Unknown

Neu künstlich Modelbuch (page 39r). Dimensions: Overall: 6 1/8 x 7 7/8 in. (15.5 x 20 cm). Publisher: Bernhard Jobin (Swiss, Porrentruy (Jura) before 1545-1593/1597 Strasbourg). Date: 1598 ().Published by Bernhard Jobin, Strassburg.Facsimile illustrated title page of 1579 edition, poem (2 pages), and 44 pages of designs. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fragment of Orphrey Band, 1500s. Italy, 16th century. Silk lampas; overall: 28.5 x 28.5 cm (11 1/4 x 11 1/4 in.).

Fragment of a Clavus, late 700s - early 800s. Egypt, Abbasid period, late 8th - early 9th centuries. Embroidery on tabby weave: silk and linen; overall: 8.5 x 6.6 cm (3 3/8 x 2 5/8 in.).

Exlibris of the

Rudolf Bacher's pencil sketch depicts a dressed young man in a standing pose, showing posture and clothing.

Fragments (China); silk, metallic thread

Embroidered Mantle Fragment 3rd-2nd century B.C. Paracas. Embroidered Mantle Fragment 308070

John Davis, Peacock Stern Carving, 1935 1942 Peacock Stern Carving

Corner from a Mantle or RitualCloth. Artist: Unknown

Fragment (Egypt); warp; s-spun linen. weft; linen, wools

Confidential conversation; Norblin de la Gourdaine, Jean Pierre (1745-1830); 1779 (1779-00-00-1779-00-00);

Built in 1938 by Bernhard Hopp, St., Sankt, Saint

Cross Terminal 12th century French. Cross Terminal 464393 French, Cross Terminal, 12th century, Champlev enamel, copper-gilt, Overall: 3 7/16 x 3 9/16 x 1/16 in. (8.7 x 9 x 0.2 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.190.409b)

Fragment Of Roundel (Egypt); linen, wool

Clavus band, Medium: Warp; S-spun two ply Z-twist linen. Wefts: S-spun linen, S-spun wool. Technique: slit tapestry woven with supplementary weft wrapping., The central scene is an Annunciation scene with Mary in a chair and an angel at her shoulder. Top and bottom scenes may be vases with foliage., Egypt, 6th-7th century, woven textiles, Clavus band

Shaped VotivePanel. Artist: Unknown

Bowl. Dimensions: 3 5/8 x 8 3/8in. (9.2 x 21.3cm). Date: 12th-13th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

9 of Horns, from The Cloisters Playing Cards ca. 1475-80 South Netherlandish The Cloisters set of fifty-two cards constitutes the only known complete deck of illuminated ordinary playing cards (as opposed to tarot cards) from the fifteenth century. There are four suits, each consisting of a king, queen, knave, and ten pip cards. The suit symbols, based on equipment associated with the hunt, are hunting horns, dog collars, hound tethers, and game nooses. The value of the pip cards is indicated by appropriate repetitions of the suit symbol. The figures, which appear to be based on Franco-Flemish models, were drawn in a bold, free, and engaging, if somewhat unrefined, hand. Their exaggerated and sometimes anachronistic costumes suggest a lampoon of extravagant Burgundian court fashions. Although some period card games are named, it is not known how they were played. Almost all card games did, however, involve some form of gambling. The condition of the set indicates that the cards were ha

Square, 18th century, 14 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. (36.83 x 31.12 cm), Linen; needlework, Syria, 18th century

Illustrated Papyrus Illustrated Papyrus, 4th-3rd century B.C.E. Papyrus, pigment, ink, 37.1647Ea1: 13 9/16 × 6 9/16 in. (34.5 × 16.6 cm). Because papyrus was a costly material, it was normally reserved for important documents such as administrative records and funerary literature. For the same reason, talented artists usually drew the illustrations. This crudely drawn parade of important Egyptian deities is therefore quite surprising. Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art 4th-3rd century B.C.E.

Upper inner head valence; about 1690 - 1715; Silk satin; cording; velour; silk embroidery; damask panels with linen linings; 28.9 x 160 cm (11 3,8 x 63 in.)

Book cover by Russian master, Silver, gilded, 1605, Russia, Moscow, State History Museum,

French 17th century playing card. (1659)

Foundation deposit brick with name of Ramesses II ca. 1279-1213 B.C. New Kingdom, Ramesside. Foundation deposit brick with name of Ramesses II. ca. 1279-1213 B.C.. Faience. New Kingdom, Ramesside. From Egypt. Dynasty 19

Pendant of a Clavus, late 700s. Egypt, Abbasid period, late 8th century. Tapestry; linen and wool; overall: 7.7 x 6.1 cm (3 1/16 x 2 3/8 in.).

Openwork Plaque. China, Warring States period, 481-221 B.C.. Sculpture; plaques. Gilt bronze, cast

Tile, blue draft, yellow, orange, brown and green on white, centrally flower pot within four-sided frame, corner motif, wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed painted Yellow and ruddy shard square Two nail holes.

Mocking. unknown, graphic artist

Wooden cover of a gospel book kept in the Library Chapter Noyon, Oise, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1880.

Trim, printed cotton border, 18th-19th century, 8 x 2 1/2 in. (20.32 x 6.35 cm), Cotton; passementerie, 18th-19th century

Drawing, Detail: Wall Decoration, Palace of Fontainebleau; Designed by Frederick Marschall; USA; brush and watercolor on heavy paper; 15 x 7.1 cm (5 7/8 x 2 13/16 in.)

Study forVenus. Artist: Elihu Vedder, American, 1836-1923

Peacocks and Amorini, Walter Crane, (English, 1845-1915), Jeffrey & Company, 1836-1930 London, England, Block-printed paper, embossed and bronze gilded, On beige ground facing peacocks with spread tails alternating with sickle-bearing genii on chariots. Design heavily embossed and bronze-gilded to imitate leather., London, England, 1878, Wallcoverings, Frieze, Frieze

Bloem van dromen; Yume no hana.Close bundle; White-pink hard cover with poppies of poppies; Deck and bract, pink stripes with pattern of flowers, leaves and three stylized butterflies; 166 sheets, numbered: one page, title page; two sheets, text controls; 1-155, poems, with inserted four unnumbered prints; Three sheets with book titles; one page, colophon; one page, book sales points; Two blades, publications of the publisher Bunendo.

Circle with signs of the zodiac. Draughtsman: Carel Adolph Lion Cachet. Dating: 1874 - 1945. Measurements: h 325 mm × w 240 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Design for a Haircomb n.d. Jacques Caillot French. Design for a Haircomb 341321

Playing Card, Minchiate (Tarot) Playing Card; stencil-colored woodblock print; 1909-22-1-30

Wall tile 17th century probably Spanish, Seville. Wall tile 187901 probably Spanish, Seville, Wall tile, 17th century, Tin-glazed earthenware, 5 1/16 4 15/16 in. (12.9 12.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1894 (94.4.413b)

King Harold of England sends a ship with news to Normandy. WIlliam, Duke of Normandy, receives messsngers on his throne at Rouen palace. Chromolithograph by William Mossman after an illustration by Charles Stothard made for the Society of Antiquaries in Rev. John Collingwood Bruces The Bayeux Tapestry Elucidated, John Russell Smith, London, 1856.

Plaque. Culture: Spanish. Dimensions: Overall: 4 1/16 x 3 1/8 x 1/16 in. (10.3 x 8 x 0.2 cm). Date: 14th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The deaths of Gurth and Leofwin, brothers of the English King Harold, at the Battle of Hastings. Norman cavalry with spears have surrounded a group of Anglo-Saxon infantry armed with sword and axe. Chromolithograph by William Mossman after an illustration by Charles Stothard made for the Society of Antiquaries in Rev. John Collingwood Bruces The Bayeux Tapestry Elucidated, John Russell Smith, London, 1856.

Lead figure of a goddess with an aegis, probably Athena 6th-5th century B.C. Greek, Laconian Small flat votive figurines of cast lead have been found in great quantities at the ancient sanctuaries of Laconia; over one hundred thousand, dating from the seventh century B.C. to the Classical period, were dedicated to the goddess Artemis Orthia in Sparta.. Lead figure of a goddess with an aegis, probably Athena 251618 Greek, Laconian, Lead figure of a goddess with an aegis, probably Athena, 6th5th century B.C., Lead, Height: 1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of A. J. B. Wace, 1924 (24.195.52)

Foundation brick stone with the cartouche of Ramses 11 New Kingdom 19th Dynasty around 1250 be Faience.

Fire screen made of linen, tense over sculpted, wooden () Frame, embroidered at the front with multicolored wool and printed at the back with a roaring lion, Johan Teyler, c. 1688 - c. 1720 Écran or Parafeu. The irregularly scalloped screen is embroidered at the front with multicolored wool in petit-point and Gros-Point. Central to the asymmetrically built-up pattern, two birds bold each other sit on a branch, in the midst of flower and leaf motifs. The long tails and the baroque structure of the pattern are unusual and cannot be traced back to examples from pattern books. The back of the screen is printed with a brown beige, roaring lion with a bright red tongue. This image can be found in an album with prints by Johan Teyler in the Rijksprentenkabinet (inv. RP-P-1955-255) and in a more extensive album in the British Museum, London (inv. 1871-12-9-5027 ( 25)). print maker: NijmegenNorthern Netherlands (possibly) Screen: Linen (Material). Frame: Wood (plant material). Embroidery: Wool.

Textile. Date/Period: 13th-15th century. Textile. Medium: silk, gilded parchment on silk core, board, gouache. Technique: compound weave (taquete). Height: 318 mm (12.51 in); Width: 330 mm (12.99 in). Author: UNKNOWN.

Bas reliefs of the Abomey palaces in Dahomey. Benin, West Africa. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1893

TEJIDO DE LANA EGIPCIO S X. Location: ALHAMBRA-MUSEO TEXTIL. GRANADA. SPANIEN.

Engraved panel attachment, perhaps from a tripod ca. 675-650 B.C. Greek. Engraved panel attachment, perhaps from a tripod. Greek. ca. 675-650 B.C.. Bronze. Archaic. Bronzes

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