Floral and Decorative Textiles

Collection of vibrant textiles featuring floral patterns, intricate designs, and rich colors, showcasing various historic textile techniques from France and Indonesia.

Panel, Medium: linen, cotton, wool Technique: crewel wool embroidery on 12 twill weave using stem, herringbone, satin, bullion and chain stitches, Small panel embroidered in a pictorial design showing a central tree with vine-like branches rising from a stylized mound. Lower left shows a man with a shepher's crook; and lower right, a seated woman holds a flower. Foreground has two lambs and a dog. Linen warp, cotton weft., England, early 18th century, embroidery & stitching, Panel

Sidewall, Block-printed, Woman sitting in rope swing within floral diaper pattern. Printed in pink, green and white on black ground., France, 1830-80, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Tulip and Rose Made 1876-1940 England. Four panels joined wool, plain weave triple cloth . William Morris (Designer)

Sarong, Medium: cotton Technique: wax resist dyeing (batik) on plain weave, Batik sarong in red, blue, yellow, and cream color. Shows an all-over 'banji' motif (swastika variation) with butterflies around a large-scale floral pattern ('buketan' motif), at intervals. Scalloped floral borders (a North Javanese batik innovation) within another border., Indonesia, 19th century, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Sarong

Textile, Medium: silk Technique: compound satin weave with supplementary weft, Large-scale rocaille design of a grotto with interlaced dolphins surmounted by a shell-form bearing another dolphin, alternating with symmetrical architectural form featuring a sun face, ram's heads, feathered head, all wreathed with foliage. In shades of green, yellow, pink, bluish-red, white, and tan on brown satin ground. Narrow cloth selvage with heavy warps., France, early 18th century, woven textiles, Textile

Panel Made 1860-1890 France. .

. Veret (Papermaker)

Fragment. France. Date: 1722-1727. Dimensions: 55.8 × 51.1 cm (22 × 20 1/8 in.)Weft: point repeat. Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplemenatry patterning wefts bound in 3:1 twill interlacings and self-patterning ground wefts tied by supplementary binding warps in plain interlacing. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Panel, Medium: linen, cotton, wool Technique: crewel wool embroidery on 12 twill weave using stem, herringbone, satin, bullion and chain stitches, Small panel embroidered in a pictorial design showing a central tree with vine-like branches rising from a stylized mound. Lower left shows a man with a shepher's crook; and lower right, a seated woman holds a flower. Foreground has two lambs and a dog. Linen warp, cotton weft., England, early 18th century, embroidery & stitching, Panel

Leaf with flower vines, Johann Carl Munck, 1750 - 1794 brocade paper Leaf with flower vines. On the left the address. Used as a cover. Augsburg paper. paint (coating) relief printing ornament derived from plant forms

Seemann Max (1849-1914), linoleum floor covering. Monthly competition March 1882 (03.1882): View. Pencil watercolored on paper, 55.2 x 37 cm (including scan edges) Seemann Max (1849-1914): Linoleum-Fußbodenbelag. Monatskonkurrenz März 1882

Violet and Columbine, 1883. William Morris (British, 1834-1896). Jacquard loom woven weft-faced twill, double cloth; wool and mohair; overall: 122.6 x 180.7 cm (48 1/4 x 71 1/8 in.). Morris envisioned textiles such as Violet and Columbine hanging in heavy folds, the rich colors and flowing pattern suggesting a garden wall. He strongly preferred experimenting with natural dyes instead of using the garish chemical ones that had become standard in industrialized England. Even though organic dyes were expensive and scarce, and required dyers to revive old methods, they were less likely to fade in the light or during washing, and they were capable of producing more subtle tonal effects. A sense of the process of hand-weaving can be understood by looking at the back of this textile. The warp (up and down) threads are light blue and greenvisible at the bottom. The textile was woven in long lengths that could be cut at these passages of loose thread. The weft (side to side) threads in severa

Two Panels (Joined) Made 1799 Munster. Cotton, plain weave; block printed; two loom widths joined . Hartmann et Fils (Producer)

Large Leaf Verdure with Birds. Flanders, Possibly Oudenaarde. Date: 1545-1580. Dimensions: 185.4 × 272.5 cm (73 × 107 1/4 in.). Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave. Origin: Flanders. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Panel Made 1707-1720 France. Silk, 4 1 satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts, supplementary brocading wefts, and self-patterned by reversing of faces .

Piece 1785 French. Piece 221989

Panel Made 1775-1825 France. Cotton and linen, plain weave; block printed . Jean Baptiste Pillement (Designer)

Four Panels Made 1701-1722 France. Silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, 4 1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts bound in 4 1 twill interlacing and self-patterned by reversing of faces .

Textile Panel. Holland (Netherlands), 1730-1740. Textiles; panels. .1) Silk plain weave (faille) with discontinuous supplementary weft (brocade) bound in twill .2) Silk plain weave (faille) with discontinuous supplementary weft (brocade) bound in twill

Reproduction Textile (France); silk, cotton

Sidewall - Sample, Jasmine; Designed by William Morris (British, 1834-1896); Manufactured by Jeffrey & Company (United Kingdom); Made for Morris & Co. (United Kingdom); block-printed paper

Piece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece 67416

Kosode (Robe). Japan. Date: 1701-1725. Dimensions: 158.2 x 114.2 cm (62 1/4 x 45 in.). Silk, plain weave; resist dyed and painted. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Chintz. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 41.8 x 50.3 cm (16 7/16 x 19 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 14" long; 14" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Sylvia De Zon.

Printed Textile. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 33.2 x 28.7 cm (13 1/16 x 11 5/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: George Loughridge.

Piece 17th century Italian. Piece. Italian. 17th century. Silk and metal thread. Textiles-Velvets

Length of painted silk mid-18th century Chinese, possibly Canton The wealthy throughout Europe adored Chinese silks, which were exported in massive numbers by the Spanish, the Portuguese and the British. Finely woven, and delicately painted by hand with exquisite floral motifs, designed to resonate with European taste, this type of patterning was described as sprigged” in trade records. Glossy taffetas like this were used in Europe as dress fabric and as wall hangings.. Length of painted silk. Chinese, possibly Canton. mid-18th century. Woven silk taffeta, painted with pigments, gilt and silver. Textiles-Painted

Sidewall, Block-printed on handmade paper, varnish, Landscape design with rose bush in square planter underneath arbor covered with flowers. This same motif repeats in two columns, divided by a floral stripe. Printed in red, yellow, green and white on a gray ground., ca. 1780, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Sidewall, Block-printed on handmade paper, Vertical rectangle. Staggered repeat of large whorls of foliage, or wreath, with pink leaf-forms at center., France, 1820-30, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Reproduction of a Florentine Velvet, c. 1937. Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo (Spanish, 1871-1949). Cotton, printed; overall: 118.1 x 71.8 cm (46 1/2 x 28 1/4 in.).

Large -leaved drainage with birds and snails, anonymous, c. 1550 - c. 1575 Wall carpet, so -called "Damage". Pattern: a plant with large thistle -like curled leaves, in which birds houses, fills the middle compartment. On the golden yellow soil of the side edges, a décor consisting of a vase, worn by two winged animals, a plant with large lancet -shaped leaves, long stems with rosette flowers, which spread over the middle section, wingerd leaves and pumpkin -like fruits. On the top and bottom edge also on yellow soil ribbons, garlands with pumpkins and gourd-like fruits, cucumbers and grape bunches. There is a large gourd in the middle of the top edge. Colors: greenish blue in different nuances, the light parties and some flowers yellowish. Flanders, 16th century. Southern Netherlands Ketting: Wool. Entry: Wool. Entry: Silk tapestry Wall carpet, so -called "Damage". Pattern: a plant with large thistle -like curled leaves, in which birds houses, fills the middle compartment. On the gold

Coverlet Fragment, c. 1760-1770. Philippe de Lasalle (French, 1723-1805). Embroidered satin and silk; overall: 21 x 27.9 cm (8 1/4 x 11 in.).

Sheet with yellow floral pattern 19th century Anonymous. Sheet with yellow floral pattern. Anonymous , 19th century. 19th century. Relief print (wood or metal). Prints

Textile, Medium: silk Technique: compound satin weave with supplementary weft, Length of light brown satin with a ground pattern of small rectangles containing alternately a single rosette or small checkboard pattern. Over this ground are large-scale repeats in alternate horizontal rows of two versions of a crumbling arch with sky behind and a bunch of large flowers in twilled flosses in blue and yellow-greens, beige, tan, dark brown, rust red, pink, and blue., France, early 18th century, woven textiles, Textile

Panel early 18th century French or Italian. Panel 227398

Fragment , 16th century. Italy, 16th century. Silk brocade; average: 85.4 x 50.2 cm (33 5/8 x 19 3/4 in.).

Leaf with flowers and fruits, anonymous, 1700 - 1800 brocade paper Leaf with flowers and fruits, possibly used as a cover. Germany paper. paint (coating) relief printing ornament derived from plant forms

Peacock and Dragon, c. 1878, William Morris; Manufacturer: Morris & Co., London, British, 1834 - 1896, 107-3/4 x 67-3/16 in. (273.7 x 170.7 cm), Wool; jacquard, double weave, England, 19th century

Mise-en-carte (Point-paper) Made 1760-1790 France. Ink and gouache on hand drawn graph paper . Germain Frères (Designer)

Textile, Medium: wool Technique: block printed on 22 twill, Densely scrolling leaves and flowers in brown on a yellow/cream background., Europe, 17th century, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile

Sidewall, Leather, paint, gilt, Large-scale flowers and foliage, with scrolling trellis framework., Flanders, 17th century, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Fragment with Tulip and Flower Design, 1890. Liberty and Company (British). Roller printed silk; overall: 94.9 x 67.6 cm (37 3/8 x 26 5/8 in.).

Military scenes, Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller on plain weave, Humorous scenes of military life within a diamond lattice of flowers and leaves. There is a text in French under each of the three scenes but as the design is 'slurred' the text is difficult to read. unreadable., Bolbec, France, ca. 1840, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile, Textile

Leaf with flowers and fruits, anonymous, 1700 - 1850 brocade paper Leaf with flowers and fruits. Half of a cover. paper. relief printing ornament derived from plant forms

Panel Made 1770-1810 France. .

Free Hand Decorated Wall. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 54.5 x 75 cm (21 7/16 x 29 1/2 in.). Medium: watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Michael Lauretano.

Cherwell, c. 1885, John Henry Dearle, British, 1860 - 1932, 6 1/4 x 30 x 18 in. (15.88 x 76.2 x 45.72 cm), Cotton; printed, England, 19th century

Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: 19 x 19 inches (48.3 x 48.3 cm). Date: ca. 1750 (). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Block Printed Handkerchief. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 22.2 x 30.3 cm (8 3/4 x 11 15/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Dorothy Lacey.

Fragments, Medium: cotton Technique: block printed with resist paste, indigo dyed, plain weave, Cotton textile fragments with resist dye showing florals in two shades of blue on white background. Design, incomplete, shows bird in foliage, and large leaf and flower., England, USA, late 18th-early 19th century, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Fragments

Daniel Fletcher, Quilt, c 1937 Quilt

Sidewall, Block-printed, An asymmetrical floral pattern interspersed with acanthus leaf scrolls. The entire paper is embossed with pebble pattern. Printed in deep ivory on off-white in design with touches of bronze. The entire background is gilded., USA, 1880-90, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Textile fragment with repeating pattern of cranes and chrysanthemums 18th-19th century Japan. Textile fragment with repeating pattern of cranes and chrysanthemums. Japan. 18th-19th century. Silk. Edo (1615-1868). Textiles-Woven

Cover 18th century Italian. Cover 221746

Coverlet. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 35.9 x 26.9 cm (14 1/8 x 10 9/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 10" wide; 12 1/2" long. Medium: watercolor, gouache, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ruth M. Barnes.

Design for Patterned Silk ca. 1780-1825 Attributed to Jean François Bony French. Design for Patterned Silk 343352

Design on Paper Japan. Paper .

Fragment. Manchu; China. Date: 1700-1750. Dimensions: 108.3 × 101.4 cm (42 5/8 × 39 7/8 in.). Silk brocade ith two dragons. Origin: China. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Velvet Panel with Rows of Flowers. Dimensions: Textile: H. 65 7/8 in. (167.4 cm) )W. 29 15/16 in. (76 cm)Mount: H. 72 1/2 in. (184.2 cm)W. 34 3/4 in. (88.3 cm)D. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm). Date: mid-17th century.Textiles depicting formally arranged, naturalistic flowers on a neutral background were produced in great numbers during the reign of the emperor Shah Jahan (r. 1628-58). This distinctly Mughal decorative style developed from the influence of European herbal illustrations on traditional Indian depictions of nature. Despite their connection to medical illustrations, these roses and lilies, while naturalistic, have been altered for aesthetic reasons and are not botanically correct. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Wallpaper, Vine pattern Morris & Company (London, England, 1875 - 1940). , 1874. Paper, 17 3/4 x 22 3/4 in. (45.1 x 57.8 cm). Decorative Arts 1874

Drawing, Design for a Woven Shawl; brush and green, yellow, red, and lilac gouache on dark brown tracing paper, mounted; 22.4 × 30.3 cm (8 13/16 × 11 15/16 in.)

Textile Design: Vertical, Louis-Albert DuBois, Swiss, 1752-1818, Fabrique de Fazy aux Bergues, Pen and black ink, watercolor, over graphite, ruled border in yellow waterco Support: white laid paper, Geneva, Switzerland, France, ca. 1801, textile designs, Drawing, Drawing

Sidewall (France); block-printed on handmade paper; 79 x 35 cm (31 1/8 x 13 3/4 in.)

Altar frontal, Medium: silk, metallic thread Technique: embroidered on silk, Italy, 18th century, embroidery & stitching, Altar frontal

Panel (Pillar Design) Made 1820-1839 England. Cotton, plain weave; block printed; painted .

Fragment Made 1601-1800 France. Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss and gold metal thread wound around a silk fiber core in tent stitch .

Mise-en-carte (Point-paper). France, Lyon. Date: 1760-1790. Dimensions: 44.5 × 81.9 cm (17 1/2 × 32 1/4 in.). Ink and gouache on hand drawn graph paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Véret.

Wall attenuation of lamp axle with turtle pigeon pattern. Wall attenuation, consisting of a lamp axis. Tilth deaf pattern.

Panel ca. 1735 Italian, Venice. Panel 227287

Sidewall (France); block-printed on handmade paper; 37.5 x 49.5 cm (14 3/4 x 19 1/2 in.)

Textile Length. Italy, early 18th century. Textiles. Silk plain weave with silk, metallic-thread, and metal-strip discontinuous supplementary weft patterning (brocade)

Sidewall, Machine-printed and embossed, Art nouveau floral and foliate in large scale, printed in shades of blue., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1914, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Panel Made 1501-1700 Italy. Silk and cotton, plain weave; tied and free double cloth .

Textile, Medium: wool embroidery on linen and cotton foundation Technique: embroidered on plain weave, Vertical panel of crewel embroidery with a large-scale pattern of baroque twisted columns on high bases with crossed palms entwined with large-lobed leaves; twining branches and similar leaves fill space between. Embroidered in wool yarns in shades of brown, blue, and blue-green, on an undyed linen and cotton ground., England, early 18th century, embroidery & stitching, Textile

Sidewall and border, Block printed on handmade paper, Vertical rectangle printed on joined sheets of paper. Blue field with floral medallions in yellow, surrounded by foliate scrolls. At top and bottom, border with foliate scrolls enclosing blue floral clusters. Irise or rainbow paper., France, 1815-25, Wallcoverings, Sidewall and border

Corncockle, Medium: cotton Technique: printed on plain weave, Large-scale design of cornflowers and artichoke-like flower heads on curving stems in pink, greens, blue, white and dark green outlines, on a white ground with yellow dots and all-over pattern of dark green scrolling stems and leaves., England, designed 1883, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Sample, Sample

Panel (possibly Portugal); silk, metal-wrapped silk; Warp x Weft: 169 x 49 cm (5 ft. 6 9/16 in. x 19 5/16 in.); 1952-80-1

Sidewall, Block-printed on handmade paper, Imitating a textile. Wide blue stripe in center. On either side, a wider band of brightly colored floral design simulating embroidery., probably France, 1775-1800, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Fragment, Medium: cotton or linen Technique: embroidered, Border fragment with double-headed eagles, birds, and human figures., Spain, 19th century, embroidery & stitching, Fragment

Wallpaper Design, Brush and gouache, graphite on white paper, A dado is shown at the bottom. On top are a frieze with a leaf garland and a high entablature. Obliquely dispersed waved stems with leaves and petals decorate the panels. A smaller and bigger scale of the details are alternatively suggested., Austria, 1840-60, wallpaper designs, Drawing, Drawing

Fragment Made 1700-1750 China. Silk brocade ith two dragons . Manchu

Leaf with rows of hexagonal shapes with flowers, anonymous, c. 1750 Leaf with six rows of contiguous hexagonal shapes with flowers. Northern Netherlands paper. block printing (relief printing process) ornament derived from plant forms

Sidewall (USA); Manufactured by Frederick Beck & Co.; machine printed on paper; 78 x 49.5 cm (30 11/16 x 19 1/2 in.)

Altar Cloth (Uchishiki) Made from a Woman's Robe (Kosode) 18th century, before 1793 Japan. Altar Cloth (Uchishiki) Made from a Woman's Robe (Kosode). Japan. 18th century, before 1793. Silk and metallic thread embroidery on dyed and painted silk satin damask. Edo period (1615-1868). Textiles-Embroidered

Woodblock Printed Textile Fragments, c. 1785. France, late 18th century. Woodblock print on cotton and linen mixed; overall: 98.7 x 125.1 cm (38 7/8 x 49 1/4 in.).

Band, Medium: linen Technique: embroidered, Band of white linen embroidered in light brown with a pattern of a branching trunk., Italy, late 16th century, embroidery & stitching, Band

Design on Paper Japan. Paper .

Textile (France); Designed by Charles Plumet (1861 - 1925); Manufactured by Tassinari & Chatel (France); silk, cotton

Tapestry. unknown, creator

Fragment. Italy. Date: 1625-1650. Dimensions: 161/2 x 28 cm (6 1/2 x 11 in.). Silk. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Textile, Medium: cotton Technique: copperplate printed on plain weave, Printed textile from Bromley Hall with nearly two repeats of a flowering tree stump with two birds in it with a pair of ducks on the ground. Red on white ground., England, ca. 1775, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile

Border Strip of a Skirt, 1600s - 1700s. Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century. Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground; average: 36.2 x 26.8 cm (14 1/4 x 10 9/16 in.).

Fragment of embroidery unknown

Piece. Culture: British. Dimensions: Overall: 38 x 21 1/4 in. (96.5 x 54 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Panel Made 1701-1725 France. Silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, satin damask weave with brocading wefts .

Sidewall, Block-printed on handmade paper, Serpentine vine from which grow small floral sprays and larger flowers and leaves; white diapering on ground. Irregular vertical portion., England, ca. 1765, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Textile, Medium: cotton Technique: relief-printed, Floral stripe on a floral ground., late 18th-early 19th century, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile

Sheet with two borders with three fans and floral garlands late 18th-mid-19th century Anonymous. Sheet with two borders with three fans and floral garlands. Anonymous , Italian, late 18th-mid 19th century. late 18th-mid-19th century. Relief print (wood or metal). Prints

Mise-en-carte (Point-paper). Designed by Germain Frères; France, Lyon. Date: 1760-1790. Dimensions: 44.5 × 54.6 cm (17 1/2 × 21 1/2 in.). Ink and gouache on hand drawn graph paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Textile, Medium: silk Technique: lampas, Green and white silk with a pattern of cherubs, garlands, piping fawns, and vase and fern motif. Seated lions and confronted swans., France, early 19th century, woven textiles, Textile

Fragment, Medium: silk, metallic yarns Technique: satin weave with supplementary weft patterning (brocade), Fragment of brocaded silk damask in the bizarre’ style. Pink, red and silver ground with details brocaded in shades of blue showing a basket of flowers and fantastic shapes., France, Europe, ca. 1700, woven textiles, Fragment

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