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Antique Textile Patterns

Collection of intricate historical textile designs featuring floral and paisley motifs, showcasing the elegance of 16th to 18th century fabrics.

Piece 18th century Italian. Piece 216884
Piece 18th century Italian. Piece 216884
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Piece 18th century Italian. Piece 216884Piece 18th century French or British. Piece 230894Fragment of silk damask 1725-30 French. Fragment of silk damask 220544Piece 16th century Spanish. Piece 221441Piece 1750-75 French. Piece 217046Piece 16th century Italian. Piece 216277Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 224408Piece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece 66880Fragment Made 1701-1800 France. .Altar frontal 18th century Italian. Altar frontal 222446Piece 18th century French. Piece 223327Cover 18th century Italian. Cover 461469Piece 1848 French or British. Piece 222058Piece 1750-60 French. Piece 217207Piece 18th century French. Piece 230897Rank Badge with Crane 19th century China. Rank Badge with Crane. China. 19th century. Silk and gold. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Textiles-EmbroideredPiece 19th century Japan. Piece 67911Openwork Headband 12th-15th century Chancay. Openwork Headband 315775Portion of a dress border 18th century Greek Islands, Crete. Portion of a dress border 221722Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223520Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 224417Piece 1760-70 French. Piece 223777Part of a border 18th century Greek, Crete. Part of a border 219685Napkin with a symbolic representation of marriage between King Philips V of Spain and Marie-Louise of Savoye, Anonymous, c. 1701 Napkin van Wit Linnamast with woven show based on the wedding of Philips V and Marie-Louise of Savoye Kortrijk (Possible) linen (material) damask Napkin van Wit Linnamast with woven show based on the wedding of Philips V and Marie-Louise of Savoye Kortrijk (Possible) linen (material) damaskFragment. Italy. Date: 1501-1600. Dimensions: 62.2 x 24.8 cm (24 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.). Simple satin damask. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Piece 1760-70 French. Piece 223299Piece 18th century French. Piece 223330Part of a flounce 19th century () possibly French. Part of a flounce 227032Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 224379Piece ca. 1700-1705 Italian or French. Piece 222685Towel End 18th century. Towel End. 18th century. Linen; embroidered in silk. Attributed to Morocco, Fez. Textiles-EmbroideredTextile Fragment 17th century. Textile Fragment 452087Piece ca. 1730 Italian. Piece 226559Piece early 18th century French. Piece 217072Panel 1730s French. Panel 229431Piece late 18th century Spanish. Piece 213160Textile Fragment 5th century. Textile Fragment. 5th century. Silk, linen (); samite (). Attributed to Iran. Textiles-WovenOpenwork Headband. Culture: Chancay. Dimensions: H. 34 3/4 x W. 17 1/4 in. (88.3 x 43.8 cm). Date: 12th-15th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Pillow cover. Culture: Italian or German. Dimensions: L. 33 1/2 x W. 20 3/4 inches (85.1 x 52.7 cm). Date: 16th-17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece late 16th century British. Piece 220678Piece early 18th century Italian. Piece 226379Cover 17th century Spanish or Portuguese. Cover 227842Piece late 18th century French. Piece 223651Border mid-19th century Italian, Burano. Border 227407Piece 19th century Japan. Piece 67965Piece 18th century French. Piece 223756Piece. Culture: Spanish or Dutch. Dimensions: L. 96 x W. 17 inches (loom width) (243.8 x 43.2 cm). Date: mid-18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Scarf Morocco. Silk embroidery on plain cream-colored cotton cloth. Stitch Holbein stitch over 2 threads. Stem stitch, button-hole stitch .Piece 18th century French. Piece 223772Piece 16th century Italian. Piece 224287Piece. Culture: French, Lyons. Dimensions: L. 21 1/4 x W. 17 3/4 inches (54.0 x 45.1 cm). Date: 1760-70. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece 18th century German. Piece 216658Piece 1750-60 French, Lyons. Piece 223027Fragment ca. 1730 French. Fragment 220094Piece early 19th century French. Piece 223767Sampler 1789 Dutch. Sampler 228143Embroidery sample for a mans suit or waistcoat ca. 1785-1820 French. Embroidery sample for a mans suit or waistcoat 224041Embroidery sample for a man's suit or waistcoat. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 4 1/4 x W. 4 inches10.8 x 10.2 cm. Date: ca. 1785-1815. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Bonnet Veil Made 1830-1839 France. Cotton, machine-made net; embroidered in cross, half cross, flat, overcast, satin, padded satin, and wave filling stitches .Black bobbin stola with four oval medallions within a rectangular frame, anonymous, c. 1870 Black bobbin stola: Chantilly side. Elongated rectangular model. The symmetrical pattern consists of a rectangular decorative frame around the Stola, in which four oval medallions are located. Each medallion has four oval nodes and a serrated inner edge. A rose branch in every medallion. In the fields between the medallions and in the longitudinal direction of the Stola, an elongated rose branch with two larger roses and three hanging larger leaves at the bottom. In midfield a mirrored rose in the center from which a rosette flower protrudes and leaf branches with flower buds or berries. The rectangular decorative frame is straightened from the outside and on the inside with long incised leaves, interrupted by a star. The outer edge consists of a succession of rosettes and forget-me-not, which is interrupted with every medallion by an oval junction with fan motif. The motifs are made in netslag Textile Fragment 17th century. Textile Fragment. 17th century. Silk, metal thread. Made in Turkey or Iran, Bursa. TextilesPiece 17th century Spanish. Piece 223205Textile Fragment 3rd-4th century. Textile Fragment 443392Textile Fragment. Italy, 16th century. Textiles; textile lengths. Silk pile-on-pile velvetPiece 18th century French. Piece 224342Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 81 1/2 x W. 21 1/2 inches (207.0 x 54.6 cm) (loom width). Date: 1760-70. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Cover 17th century Italian. Cover 219922Doublecloth Scarf 10th-15th century Peru; central coast (). Doublecloth Scarf. Peru; central coast (). 10th-15th century. Camelid hair. Peru. Textiles-WovenPiece 1750-60 French. Piece 220435Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223587Sampler 19th century German or Austrian. Sampler. German or Austrian. 19th century. Silk on wool canvas. Textiles-EmbroideredPiece early 19th century French. Piece 223621Fragment. Dimensions: 10 1/8 in. high 9 1/2 in. wide (25.7 cm high 24.2 cm wide). Date: 4th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece. Culture: French, Lyons. Dimensions: L. 76 x W. 21 1/4 inches (193.0 x 54.0 cm) (loom width). Date: ca. 1740 (). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Shoulder Cloth (Selendang) Palembang 19th century View more. Shoulder Cloth (Selendang). Palembang. 19th century. Silk, metal thread. Indonesia, Sumatra, Palembang. Textiles-WovenLength 1830-40 British. Length 229875Gros point needle lace border third quarter 17th century Italian Seventeenth-century lace has a voluminous characterrather than the light and airy form of later periodsreflecting an era when luxury was equated with grandeur. Here, a careful balance is achieved between the solid forms of the formalized leaves and flowers and the voids in between. The sculptural relief of this type of lace appealed to artists working in other media: Baroque lace appears in the work of the English sculptor of wood, Grinling Gibbons, as well as in the marble sculpture of Bernini. Lace of this type was made in several sizesthe boldest designs on the largest scale being known as gros point. Smaller-scale designs were called rose point and point de neige.. Gros point needle lace border 222726Towel 16th century Italian. Towel. Italian. 16th century. Silk and metal thread on linen. Textiles-EmbroideredEmbroidered darning sampler. Culture: Dutch. Dimensions: H. 17 3/4 x W. 17 7/8 inches (45.1 x 45.4 cm). Date: 1761. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Priest's Robe 17th century Japan. Priest's Robe. Japan. 17th century. Silk, metallic thread. Textiles-CostumesSutra Cover 16th century China. Sutra Cover. China. 16th century. Silk. Textiles-WovenPiece 18th century French. Piece 224523Mud Cloth, 1980s, Noyouro Tradere, Malian, 43 1/2 x 52 1/2 in. (110.5 x 133.4 cm), Cotton; mudcloth (bogolanfini); dyed, Mali, 20th centuryFragment of a Shoulder Band. Dimensions: 15 3/4 in. high 2 9/16 in. wide (40 cm high 6.5 cm wide). Date: 5th-6th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece 1760-70 French. Piece 223221Fragment of a Sleeve 5th century. Fragment of a Sleeve 443681Two Narrow Bands Made 1801-1900 México. Beadwork with design on shirred white muslin .Cover 17th century Spanish Punto in arialiterally, "stitches in the air"is one of the earliest styles of needle lace, which is itself developed from cutwork of primarily geometric design. When lacemakers transitioned to using a foundation of threads laid out according to a pattern drawn on parchment, they were able to incorporate more fluid lines and curves into their designs.. Cover 226444Fragment. Possibly south-central coast, Peru. Date: 1000-1476. Dimensions: 36.2 x 40.6 cm (14 1/4 x 16 in.). Slit tapestry weave. Origin: Peru. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Sample. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 2 5/8 x W. 1 3/8 inches6.7 x 3.5 cm. Date: early 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Lace laceFragment. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 16 1/2 x W. 12 inch (41.9 x 30.5 cm). Date: ca. 1725. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Flounce Fragment (Belgium); linenFragment of a Band 6th century. Fragment of a Band 444341Sample early 19th century French. Sample 224043Sample ca. 1830 French, Mulhausen. Sample 219990Valance (wedding train) 16th century Italian, Sicily. Valance (wedding train) 221186Fragment of a Sleeve. Dimensions: 8 11/16 in. high 1 7/8 in. wide (22 cm high 4.7 cm wide). Date: 3rd-4th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece early 18th century Italian. Piece 215637Piece 1750-60 French. Piece 223170