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French Textile Fragments

Beautifully patterned textile fragments from 18th century France, featuring floral motifs and elaborate designs highlighting the craftsmanship of the era.

Piece late 18th century French. Piece 224246
Piece late 18th century French. Piece 224246
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Altar Cover Made 1801-1900 Spain. .Flounce 18th century Flemish, possibly Bruges. Flounce 221352Piece 18th century French. Piece 223750Part of a chair cover ca. 1797 Jean Démosthène Dugourc French. Part of a chair cover 226343Piece mid-18th century French. Piece 223173Piece 1760-70 French. Piece 223345Piece 18th century French. Piece 223278Valance or frontal 18th century Italian. Valance or frontal. Italian. 18th century. Silk on linen. Textiles-EmbroideredPiece 18th century Japan. Piece 71643Piece late 18th century French. Piece 223664Sample ca. 1830 French, Mulhausen. Sample 219991Rank Badge with Lion 19th century China. Rank Badge with Lion 69880Piece. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: L. 4 1/8 x W. 2 1/4 inches (10.5 x 5.7 cm). Date: 16th-17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Altar cloth 16th century Italian. Altar cloth 229422Piece 17th century Italian. Piece 227379Piece ca. 1750 French. Piece 220363Piece ca. 1750 French. Piece 223228Chasuble. Spain. Date: 1601-1700. Dimensions: 67.3 x 109.2 cm (26 1/2 x 43 in.). Silk, satin weave; embroidery and couching. Origin: Spain. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Piece 17th century Italian. Piece 224519Cushion Cover (Yastik) 17th century Velvet cushion covers with their bold patterning and limited color range are familiar textiles in museum collections. This velvet example, richly brocaded with metal thread, features a central medallion surrounded by carnations, tulips, and serrated leaves. The ends contain rows of lappets characteristic of many cushion covers, which decorated divans placed around the reception area of aristocratic households or in garden retreats or pavilions.. Cushion Cover (Yastik) 448408Piece. Culture: Italian, possibly Perugia. Dimensions: L. 87 1/2 x W. 19 3/4 inches (222.3 x 50.2 cm); (framed dimensions) H. 76 x W. 28 inches (193.0 x 71.1 cm). Date: 16th-17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Fragment of a Sleeve 4th century. Fragment of a Sleeve 443848Purse Made 1601-1700 Italy. Linen, plain weave; embroidered with wool in Florentine stitch; ribbon silk, satin weave; edging linen, plain weave; lining linen, plain weave .Fragment. Culture: British. Dimensions: L. 4 3/4 x W. 1/4 inches (12.1 x 0.6 cm). Date: ca. 1830. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece 17th century Italian. Piece 224551Piece ca. 1750 French. Piece 224312Chasuble ca. 1720 Italian. Chasuble 227570Wall hanging fragment 18th century Spanish. Wall hanging fragment 197826Embroidered whitework coverlet 1822 Catharine Woolsey This whitework coverlet is made of two panels of ribbed cotton that are seamed at the center. It is embroidered with heavy white cotton thread in stem, back, and running stitches, French knots, and tufting. The central ground is embroidered with equally spaced flowers and floral sprigs, and there is a swag-and-tassel border. The piece is fringed on three sides.. Embroidered whitework coverlet 13626Handkerchief Made 1825-1875 France. Linen, plain weave; pulled thread work in diagonal drawn filling stitches; embroidered with cotton in back, buttonhole, eyelet, hem, padded overcast, and padded satin stitches; French knots; edged in cotton and linen, Levers machine lace .Fragment early 19th century Balkan, Bulgaria or Macedonia. Fragment. Balkan, Bulgaria or Macedonia. early 19th century. Linen, silk and metal thread. Textiles-EmbroideredTextile Fragment 4th century. Textile Fragment 443286Curtain 1720-30 Italian. Curtain 222368Veil, Medium: silk Technique: needlework on net, Wide veil of black blonde in a pattern of large floral clusters at one end. Bordered with scalloped flowerheads in two sizes. Offset diagonal sprigs cover the field., Spain or France, late 19th century, lace, VeilFragment 17th century Italian. Fragment 212401Fragment of woven silk 1760-65 Philippe de Lasalle French. Fragment of woven silk 226373Band. Dimensions: H. 8 in. (20.3 cm)W. 2 in. (5.1 cm). Date: 3rd-4th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Hooked Rug ca. 1800 American. Hooked Rug 13955Purse. Italy. Date: 1601-1700. Dimensions: 10.4 x 18.5 cm (4 1/8 x 7 1/4 in.). Linen, plain weave; embroidered with wool in Florentine stitch; ribbon: silk, satin weave; edging: linen, plain weave; lining: linen, plain weave. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Band 18th century Greek Islands. Band 215453Border 16th-17th century Italian or Greek. Border 215472Altar Cloth 19th century Japan. Altar Cloth. Japan. 19th century. Silk. Edo (1615-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912). Textiles-WovenPiece late 17th century Flemish. Piece 218143Piece 18th century French. Piece 224121Cope. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: L. 58 1/2 x W. 114 inches (148.6 x 289.6 cm). Date: early 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Cover 18th-19th century. Cover. 18th-19th century. Silk, metal wrapped thread; embroidered. Attributed to Turkey. Textiles-EmbroideredPiece 1770-80 French. Piece 223709Part of a chasuble. Culture: Spanish. Dimensions: L. 46 1/4 x W. 21 inches (117.5 x 53.3 cm). Date: 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece 18th century Portuguese. Piece. Portuguese. 18th century. Silk and metal thread. Textiles-WovenNeedlepoint (Drawnwork) Lace Border, 19th century. Spain, 19th century. Lace, needlepoint: linen; overall: 12.2 x 15 cm (4 13/16 x 5 7/8 in.).Coverlet Made 1839 Pennsylvania. Cotton and wool, plain weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and patterning wefts (Beiderwand); woven on loom with Jacquard attachment; two loom widths joined; fringed . J. H. March (Weaver)Piece 1730-35 French. Piece 220487Piece 16th-17th century China. Piece 70199Cushion covers (2) 16th century Italian. Cushion covers (2) 228753Chalice veil late 18th-early 19th century Italian. Chalice veil 227416Band 16th century Italian. Band 219976Box for Sweets ca. 1720 Japan. Box for Sweets 63036Fragment. Italy. Date: 1575-1600. Dimensions: . Silk damask. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Center Panel of Coverlet Top 19th century China. Center Panel of Coverlet Top 70533Piece 15th-16th century Italian or Turkish. Piece 216207Border Made 1870-1879 England. Silk, Leavers machine lace .Fragment early 18th century Italian. Fragment. Italian. early 18th century. Needle lace, punto di Ragusa. Textiles-LacesAltar Cloth 19th century Japan. Altar Cloth 69891Strip early 19th century French. Strip 220058Almanac Made 1774 France. Silk, warp-faced plain weave; embroidered .Pair of Edelweiss CupPlates. Maker, possibly by: Boston and Sandwich Glass Works, American, 1826-88Maker, possibly by: New England Glass Company, American, 1818-1878Textile Fragment 3rd-4th century. Textile Fragment 443533Panel Made 1725-1775 France. Satin, fancy compound .Pattern 18th century German. Pattern 215617Textile Sample from Sample Book 19th century Japan. Textile Sample from Sample Book 68253Panel Fragment 10th-15th century Peru; central coast (). Panel Fragment 307948Piece. Culture: American. Dimensions: 22 7/8 x 25 in. (58.1 x 63.5 cm). Date: 1800-1830. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece 1770-80 French. Piece 220253Field of flowers with a central basket of flowers. unknown c. 1650-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 5'8" x W 8'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Dutch Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from American Art Assocation (Nunes sale) 12/10/1924; 3/19/1925 4.5 sq. ft. chair # 3774; 4/10/1925 5 2/3 sq. ft. bench # 26210; 3/10/1925 bal. chairs # 6953.Lengths 19th-20th century China. Lengths 70347Altar Frontal Made 1601-1700 Spain. Green velvet with conventional baroque interlacing flower and stem design in appliquÈ; red velvet borders, top and sides; red and black embroidered design; metal fringe does not appear to be of the period .Tapestry Band Fragment with Grotesque Heads. Culture: Peru; central coast (). Dimensions: Overall: 3 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. (8.89 x 41.91 cm)Other: 3 1/2 in. (8.89 cm). Date: 10th-15th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Bag 18th-19th century China. Bag 68800Fragment early 19th century French. Fragment. French. early 19th century. Cotton. Textiles-PrintedCard case 19th century possibly French. Card case 188020Shawl Made 1860-1869 India. Cashmere wool, composed of many pieces of embroidered plain simple twill .Textile Fragment 3rd-4th century. Textile Fragment 443411Piece 1825-35 British. Piece. British. 1825-35. Cotton. Textiles-PrintedPiece 17th century Italian. Piece 224494Piece early 19th century French. Piece 217128Fragment. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 22 x W. 2 inches (55.9 x 5.1 cm). Date: second half 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Sleeve ruffle (Engageante) (one of a pair) 1774-93 French. Sleeve ruffle (Engageante) (one of a pair) 226286Piece 18th century French. Piece. French. 18th century. Silk. Textiles-WovenDrawing, Two Bracelets and two Brooches; Made by Salvatori (Italian, active 19th century); ItalyBorstadoAk; Sinne, Alasin .Piece 18th century French. Piece 224345Bliżej Kultury unknownTemplate with round shapes, Anonymous, 1800 - 1909 Japanese template (Katagami) with a pattern of loose and sometimes grabbing round, gear -like shapes. With flower pattern fond. Japan paper. silk cutting ornament ~ rotating formsSquare 4th century. Square 447841Tapestry Border Fragment 10th-15th century Peru; central coast (). Tapestry Border Fragment 308117Shawl 19th century European. Shawl. European. 19th century. silkFloral art pattern example of the Ottoman timeCuff (one of a pair) 17th century Italian, Venice. Cuff (one of a pair) 222475Coverlet Made 1820-1830 United States. Cotton and linen, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts (overshot); one loom width (half of a coverlet); fringed .Piece 19th century China. Piece 69902