Antique Textiles and Fabrics

A collection of intricate woven textiles from various cultures, showcasing patterns, colors, and materials, including silk, linen, and metallic threads, with historical significance.

Square (USA); cotton
Square (USA); cotton
Piece 16th century Italian. Piece 227776Fragment (Furnishing Fabric) Made 1850-1900 China. .Fragments of silk fabric unknownPiece 17th century Japan. Piece 71120Fragment; silkTextile Swatches Onondaga Silk Company, Inc. (1925-1981). Textile Swatches, 1948-1959. 72 silk; 28 metal, a-h: 11 x 3 1/2 in. (27.9 x 8.9 cm).    1948-1959Textile, Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller on plain weave, Lemon ground with small 'cone' of flowers surrounded by tiny branches; fairly widely spaced. In red, pink, blue, lavender, green, tan., England or USA, 19th century, printed, dyed & painted textiles, TextileTextile Swatches Onondaga Silk Company, Inc. (1925-1981). , 1948-1959. Silk, 22 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (57.2 x 44.5 cm).    1948-1959Fragment. France. Date: 1775-1800. Dimensions: 23.2 × 10.4 cm (9 1/8 × 4 1/16 in.)Warp repeat: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.). Silk, warp-float 5:1 faced satin weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut and uncut voided velvet. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Bonnet Veil Made 1830-1840 Ohio. Silk, machine-made net; embroidered with silk in darning and running stitches; edged with cotton, machine-made picots . Sara Ann RenoLyndon JohnsonScarf.   Subject: Lyndon B. JohnsonFragment. Italy. Date: 1601-1625. Dimensions: 13.6 x 19.8 cm (5 3/8 x 7 3/4 in.). Silk, cut, uncut velvet against twill weave foundation. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Textile Swatches Onondaga Silk Company, Inc. (1925-1981). , 1948-1959. 47 silk, 36 nylon, 17 metal, 21 1/2 x 19 3/4 in. (54.6 x 50.2 cm).    1948-1959Snake skin leather wallet on white background.Indian silk textile with traditional woven pattern. 21st CenturyPiece 19th century Japan. Piece. Japan. 19th century. Silk / Compound weave. Textiles-WovenFragment late 18th century German or Swiss. Fragment 214637Womans Ceremonial Sarung (Lawo Butu)Textile, Medium: cotton embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in cross stitch on plain weave, Design of lozenges and eight-pointed stars worked in blue cross-stitch on a white ground., Greece, 19th century, embroidery & stitching, TextileFragments of upholstery fabric  Lira motif In a medallion with irregular edges unknownPiece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece 67350Towel hanger. Nieborów (manufaktura majoliki ; 1881-1899), factoryBaye M Yancey, Quilt Square, 1935 1942 Quilt SquareTextile (France); silk; 1960-205-1-a/cFragment; silk; Warp x Weft: 17.6 x 10.3 cm (6 15/16 x 4 1/16 in.)Fragment (Egypt); cottonSutra Cover Made 1590-1599 China. Silk 4 1 satin damask weave .Piece 17th century Japan. Piece 71127Reproduction Textiles; silkVeil. Culture: Flemish. Dimensions: L. 44 x W. 44 inches111.8 x 111.8 cm. Date: second quarter 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Album, Album of Prints: Album of Vases Designed in the Antique Taste by Joseph Marie Vien and Engraved by Marie Thérèse Reboul; Designed by Joseph Marie Vien the Elder (French, 1716 - 1809); Engraved by Marie Thérèse Reboul (French, 1728 - 1805)Panel 17th or 18th century Italian or French. Panel 460348Piece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece 66820Dorothy Posten, Coverlet, c 1936 CoverletTextile Swatches Onondaga Silk Company, Inc. (1925-1981). , 1948-1959. Silk and metal yarns, a: 47 x 18 1/4 in. (119.4 x 46.4 cm).    1948-1959Album offered to Dr. H.M.J. Hart through Staff Central Office for Statistics in Batavia in 1935, Anonymous, 1935  Album offered to Dr. H.M.J. Heart through the staff of the Central Office for Statistics in Batavia in July 1935. Elongated photo album with cover of hand-woven kofo tissue with geometric patterns in brown and beige. Brown bracts are stuck to the inside of cover. Album consisting of 12 sheets made of brown paper. Lot paper has been applied between most blades. On the reverse of the first magazine, an inscription with the assignment to Mr. Hart. Total 15 photos. On the sheets 2-7 the large photos are stuck on the surface of gold paper, with a caption under each photo. Group photos for building on lawn and grandstand on the edge of the field. On leaf 11 there are 4 smaller photos with serrated white edges, photos of man posing on lawn and sitting on the socket of stands. Batavia paper. textile materials. photographic support   BataviaGreek Ornament and Etruscan OrnamentPompeian ornamentSector of a parasold deck of light green cotton, with two embroidered wavy leaf vines between which a wavy openwork strip, c. 1885 - c. 1900 Sector of a parasold deck of light green cotton, with two embroidered wavy leaf vines between which a wavy openwork strip. Nijmegenfrance parasoldek: cotton (textile). draad: cotton (textile) embroidering Sector of a parasold deck of light green cotton, with two embroidered wavy leaf vines between which a wavy openwork strip. Nijmegenfrance parasoldek: cotton (textile). draad: cotton (textile) embroideringWarsaw. Adhesive-painted wall decoration paper from the palace of count Uruski, a similar one was found in the Green Room in the Palace on the Isle in the Royal Łazienki Park in the year 1915. unknown, authorPillow Cover (Italy); linenCloth (tzute), 1950, 47 x 42 in. (119.38 x 106.68 cm), Cotton; warp-face weave, embroidery, Guatemala, 20th centuryFragment. Italy. Date: 1601-1625. Dimensions: 11.2 x 19.6 cm (4 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.). Silk, cut, uncut, and voided velvet against satin weave foundation. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Swatches (France); silk; 1896-27-21-1/7Fragments of fabrics from the church cap Unknown, West European manufactureQuilt for Four Poster Bed, 'Variable Star'Prentalbum from Bairee with flowers and birds; Bairee Kacho Gafu. Album with images of flowers and birds, again bound in brown cover with yellow fantasy pattern; inside cover, green; two sheets; Original beige cover with emblems in blind pressure and white title strip in the mid top; Twelve sheets with images of flowers and birds; inside original back cover, last print; two sheets; Back cover.Pink kitchen sponge top viewFragment Made 1701-1800 France. .Shoulder cloth, 19th century, 80 x 12 15/16 in. (203.2 x 32.86 cm) (without fringe), Cotton, silk, Laos, 19th centuryCardboard With Red Clip Torn Cardboard With Red Clip Isolated On White Background Copyright: xZoonar.com/KristinaxAfanasyevax 1749662Decorative Wall MedallionsTextile Swatch , 1950s to 1960s. Silk, 20 x 17 3/4 in. (50.8 x 45.1 cm).    1950s to 1960sShawl 1860-70 French. Shawl 168562Textile (France); cottonTextile; Manufactured by Arthur Sanderson & Sons, Ltd. (United Kingdom); cottonPiece 1725-30 Spanish. Piece 213157Salesman's sample book, Medium: marbleized paper, cardboard, cotton, linen Technique: plain weave, twill weaves, float weaves (damask), supplementary weft pile (velveteen); 108 examples are block-printed, 461 swatches of fabric pasted on cards arranged in an accordion fold book. Manufacturer's number on each swatch. Book covered in marbleized paper. Samples are either cotton warp and cotton weft or linen warp and cotton weft, some block-printed in small scale repeating patterns., Manchester, England, 1784, sample books, Salesman's sample bookHooked Rug, 19th century, 64 1/2 x 36 1/4 in. (163.83 x 92.1 cm), Cotton, United States, 19th centuryPrinting Block (Japan); woodTextile (France); silk, metallic thread; Anonymous bequest in memory of Albert and Rebecca Elsberg; 1938-82-42-fTextile Fragment. Egypt, Coptic, Coptic Period, 5th century CE. Textiles; fragments. Wool and linen looped pile on linenDarning Sampler; silk embroidery on cotton foundationTextile (France); silkArrangement of feathers and lace. Hippolyte Bayard (French, 1801 - 1887)Quilt. Dated: 1937. Dimensions: overall: 71.2 x 50.9 cm (28 1/16 x 20 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 98" long; 97" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Moss.Ceiling Paper (USA); Manufactured by Warren, Fuller and Co.; machine-printed paper, liquid mica; 93 x 49 cm (36 5/8 x 19 5/16 in.)Piece 1800-1900 American. Piece 13819Sari, 1950-1975, 81 1/2 x 46 in. (207.01 x 116.84 cm), Silk, metallic threads, ikat, India, 20th centuryBedcover (Bride's Quilt) Made 1861 United States. Cotton, plain weave, pieced and quilted; appliquÈd with cotton, plain weave, printed; backed with cotton, plain weave .Valentines day or wedding concept. Red decorative hearts lace ribbon on rustic linen cloth background with copy space. Vintage aged styleTextile, Schwartz-Huguenin, Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller on plain weave, A) Molette ground in broad grey stripe and grouped pink stripes; over-printed with small rose clusters., B) Same design as A with grouped tan stripes., 1851-63, printed, dyed & painted textiles, TextilePiece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223529Lillian Causey, Quilt, c 1937 QuiltLeaf with diagonal windscreen pattern in purple, anonymous, c. 1900 - c. 1970 decorated paper   paper  ornament ~ geometric motifsLoincloth, 1425-1500 (radiocarbon date, 92.3% probability). Peru, North Coast, Chimú style, 1200-1460s. Cotton; plain weave, brocaded and complex alternating gauze with 5 shots of plain weave between gauze shots; overall: 151.1 x 57.2 cm (59 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.); mounted: 167.6 x 71.1 cm (66 x 28 in.). Loincloths were basic mens wear in ancient Peru. However, the extraordinary size of high-status examples—this one is eight feet long when unfolded—makes it hard to know how they were arranged on the body, except that they were tied around the waist with the decorated panels hanging at the front and back. The final appearance may have been that of a billowing skirt. Mens costume was completed by a matching tunic, a rectangular mantle draped around the shoulders, and headgear like a turban.Tile. Culture: American. Dimensions: 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (10.8 x 10.8 cm). Maker: J. and J. G. Low Art Tile Works (1877-1907). Date: ca. 1882-84. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Textile, Medium: silk Technique: 4&1 satin damask; warp float face of the satin for background, Length of green damask with rows of a zigzag pattern with a leaf or flower at the apex of each change in angle. Red, white and yellow warp strip at each side., Italy or Spain, 17th century, woven textiles, TextileIndian ornamentLaces, 20th century. Pillow lace, entitled Geometries, made by the teacher Rosetta Annostini Stanghrlin, 1996.Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223402Dying template katagami: Dese from stylized wici (karakus) chrysanthemum;  19th/20th century (1701-00-00-1900-00-00);Ise-Catagami, Japanese (culture), flower ornaments, templates, Japanese art, purchase (provenance)Nice elegant woman bag isolated on the whiteSample early 19th century French. Sample 224726Textile Swatches Onondaga Silk Company, Inc. (1925-1981). , 1948-1959. 60 acetate, 27 nylon, 13 metal, a: 18 x 17 1/2 in. (45.7 x 44.5 cm).    1948-1959Sample; Manufactured by Cheney Brothers (United States); silk, metallic threadHandkerchief 1840-60 American. Handkerchief 169867Skirt, 20th century, 34 1/4 x 37 5/8 in. (87 x 95.56 cm), Wool, silk; woven fabric, Tibet, 20th centuryShawl third quarter 19th century American. Shawl 169487Front doublure., 1899 - 1902, Paris, Publisher, L. Conquet, BookbindingDoek, Anonymous, 1900 - 1999 Cloth with circle motifs. Noord-sumatra silk embroidering Cloth with circle motifs. Noord-sumatra silk embroideringBorder (France); block-printed and flocked on machine-made paper; a) Overall: 82.5 x 25.5 cm (32 1/2 x 10 1/16 in.) b) Overall: 151 x 25.5 cm (59 7/16 x 10 1/16 in.) c) Overall: 297 x 20 cm (9 ft. 8 15/16 in. x 7 7/8 in.) d) Overall: 43.5 x 6 cm (17 1/8 x 2 3/8 in.) e) Overall: 23.5 x 6 cm (9 1/4 x 2 3/8 in.)Estate De Paauw, Wassenaar. Photo album Landgoed De Paauw, Wassenaar with 45 photos.Kira, 20th century, 106 x 53 1/2 in. (269.24 x 135.9 cm), Silk, cotton, Bhutan, 20th centuryPiece 16th century Japan. Piece 71051Textile, Medium: cotton Technique: roller printed, Length of printed fabric designed to resemble knots in a piece of wood. Printed in two browns on off-white ground., England, early 19th century, printed, dyed & painted textiles, TextileAdjustable floral patterned parasolPiles of black tuldoor stop with flower and leaf motif and C-shaped volutes, c. 1920 Piles of black tuldoor stop with flower and leaf motif and C-shaped volutes. NijmegenFrance (possibly) . Piles of black tuldoor stop with flower and leaf motif and C-shaped volutes. NijmegenFrance (possibly) .Textile Swatches Onondaga Silk Company, Inc. (1925-1981). , 1948-1959. Silk, 47 1/4 x 17 1/2 in. (120 x 44.5 cm).    1948-1959