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Historic Fabric Pieces

Collection of antique textile fragments from the 17th century featuring intricate floral patterns and decorative motifs, reflecting cultural artistry from Europe and Peru.

Pieces (2) 17th century French. Pieces (2) 226722
Pieces (2) 17th century French. Pieces (2) 226722
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Pieces (2) 17th century French. Pieces (2) 226722Chasuble. Culture: Spanish or French. Dimensions: L. 48 x W. 26 inches (121.9 x 66.0 cm). Date: ca. 1700. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece ca. 1640 Italian. Piece 222214Fragment. Peru, Probably central coast. Date: 1000-1476. Dimensions: 30.5 x 22.7 cm (12 x 9 in.). Origin: Peru. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Piece ca. 1650 Italian. Piece 224457Piece 18th century French. Piece 224401Sutra Cover 16th century China. Sutra Cover 50541Piece 16th century Spanish. Piece 223185Piece early 18th century possibly French. Piece 224267Piece 1769 German. Piece 230850Piece 17th century Greek or Bulgarian. Piece 218598Piece 19th century Japan. Piece 67923Part of a bed curtain 18th century Greek Islands, Dodecanese, Patmos. Part of a bed curtain 227319Piece 1680-1700 Italian. Piece 224528Lappet ca. 1700 French. Lappet 218200Brocade 19th century. Brocade 447419Piece ca. 1770 French. Piece 223216Appliqued Rug ca. 1840 American. Appliqued Rug 13932Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 224546Border; linenPiece. Culture: French. Dimensions: H. 7 3/4 x W. 21 3/4 inches (loom width)19.7 x 55.2 cm. Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece ca. 1750 French. Piece. French. ca. 1750. Silk. Textiles-WovenBorder first quarter 19th century Hungarian. Border 217261Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223516Band. Culture: possibly German. Dimensions: Overall: 4 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. (11.4 x 15.9 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece ca. 1735 French. Piece 229154Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: 13 x 9 1/4 inches (33.0 x 23.5 cm). Date: 1774-92. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Sash 1790 () Manufactured by Jacob Paschalis. Sash 219017Stole Made 1850-1875 France. Cotton, bobbin straight lace (made in horizontal strips) .Textile Fragment ca. 1800. Textile Fragment 448340Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 31 1/4 x W. 16 inches79.4 x 40.6 cm. Date: 1780-90. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece ca. 1710 Italian. Piece 222686Piece 1775-80 French. Piece 217210Carpet early 19th century. Carpet 447484Textile Fragment 10th-11th century. Textile Fragment 452196Napkin 1848-52 French. Napkin 222564Rug. Culture: China. Dimensions: 47 x 26 in. (119.38 x 66.04 cm). Date: late 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece ca. 1880 French. Piece 229536Piece ca. 1680 () Spanish. Piece 213122Piece 1750-60 French. Piece 223764Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223595Hanging 17th-18th century. Hanging 451020Square early 18th century possibly Italian. Square 227119Border 1805-15 French. Border 223210Floral with fruits and birds. unknown c. 1575-1650 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Dutch Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. De Young coll.Strip. Culture: Greek Islands, Cyclades, Amorgos. Dimensions: L. 40 1/2 x W. 7 inches (102.9 x 17.8 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Bed valance 18th century Spanish. Bed valance 221571Fragment, Medium: silk Technique: cut and uncut supplementary warp pile (velvet) in a twill weave foundation, Fragment of red cut and uncut velvet on a yellow ground in a small, tightly-spaced floral pattern., Italy, 16th-17th century, woven textiles, FragmentAltar frontal ca. 1500 Italian. Altar frontal 227210Fragment Made 1650-1700 Italy. Silk, plain compound cloth .Kloskant dress strip with festons and garlands, Anonymous, c. 1820 - c. 1830 Black bobbin jelly strip: Chantilly side. On a gross traly land is a symmetrical and open backdrop of two openwork festons, hanging on double loops. A cable motif runs along the almost straight outdoor edge, intervened with flower branches. One festen shows a diamond filling, the other cross bars of twigs. These festons are crossed by two flower and leaf guirandes, the bottom of which hangs on bows, while the top depends on crossed olive and climbing profits. The straight inner edge is finished with connected star flower. Geraardsbergen (Possible) silk bobbin lace Black bobbin jelly strip: Chantilly side. On a gross traly land is a symmetrical and open backdrop of two openwork festons, hanging on double loops. A cable motif runs along the almost straight outdoor edge, intervened with flower branches. One festen shows a diamond filling, the other cross bars of twigs. These festons are crossed by two flower and Veil. Dimensions: H. 33 in. (83.8 cm)W. 19 in. (48.3 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Back of a chasuble 15th-16th century Italian, possibly Florence. Back of a chasuble. Italian, possibly Florence. 15th-16th century. Linen and silk. Textiles-WovenBliżej Kultury unknownFragment. Dimensions: 18 1/8 in. high 7 1/16 in. wide (46 cm high 18 cm wide). Date: 4th-5th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223499Piece 16th century Italian. Piece 226571Band (Italy); cottonPiece 16th-17th century Italian or Spanish. Piece 214351Tablecloth with the PLUS OULTRE pattern. Tablecloth of white Linnendamast with Devies Plus OULTRE.Piece 16th century Italian or Spanish. Piece 224088Piece ca. 1804-15 French. Piece 222219Musical trophy in floral wreath. unknown c. 1775-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'4" x W 3'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, invoiced 11/29/1929; 2 of them probably sold to Mrs. F. B. Hoffman, 2/15/1958, & one sold to Azure International 7/18/1959. Oval floral wreath enclosing musical trophy with standards, suspended from flower-garlanded frame by ribbon French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 35258-a Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238856-0238859, 0184431Piece late 18th century French. Piece 227310Priest's Stole Japan. Priest's Stole. Japan. Silk. Edo period (1615-1868). Textiles-CostumesPiece 17th century Italian. Piece 219491Piece 17th century Italian or Spanish. Piece 220722Rug 1743 British. Rug 228847Textile Fragment 3rd-4th century. Textile Fragment 443253Length Chinese, for export market 18th-19th centuryFragment (Italy); linen; Bequest of Marian Hague; 1971-50-204Panel 17th-18th century Spanish. Panel. Spanish. 17th-18th century. Silk on linen. Textiles-EmbroideredPiece early 18th century French. Piece 219617Kloskant scarf with Kashmir-Veer motifs, anonymous, c. 1815 - c. 1835 Black bobbin scarf: Chantilly side. There is a two -sided symmetrical design on a rough and empty grid. On each end a few spring or palm motifs such as Kashmir-Shawls, who with their top volits over cutting a medallion of a few letters Letters L. These show a maliën fond with a brank and blossoms that accentuate the outlets. Couples of winding branches that end in leaf volits grow to the middle, frequently cross each other and form a heart -shaped medallion. The edges are kept very straight by weak sculptes, within which ranks, S medallions and flowers stand with Maliën Fond. Geraardsbergen (Possible) silk bobbin lace Black bobbin scarf: Chantilly side. There is a two -sided symmetrical design on a rough and empty grid. On each end a few spring or palm motifs such as Kashmir-Shawls, who with their top volits over cutting a medallion of a few letters Letters L. These show a maliën fond with a brank and blossoms that aFlounce (one of a pair) 19th century Georges Martin (Compagnie des Indes). Flounce (one of a pair) 226139Bliżej Kultury unknownPart of a chasuble 16th century Italian. Part of a chasuble 227142Fragment 18th century Swiss. Fragment 215185Barbe late 18th century British, Honiton. Barbe. British, Honiton. late 18th century. Bobbin lace. Textiles-LacesBed cover 1730-60 Italian, Genoa. Bed cover 227860Embroidered darning sampler 1769 Dutch. Embroidered darning sampler. Dutch. 1769. Silk and metal thread on canvas. Textiles-EmbroideredTextile Fragment 3rd-4th century. Textile Fragment 443254Part of a cope () made into a cushion late 17th century Italian The dark red velvet that decorates this oblong cushion, heavily embroidered in a fully balanced and symmetrically arranged design worked over padding, was once probably part of a very large composition, perhaps either a cope (a liturgical vestment) or a panel. The velvet was made in Italy during the late seventeenth century; the tapes, fringe, and lining are all later additions.. Part of a cope () made into a cushion 461343Lavatory ca. 1830 Mexican. Lavatory. Mexican. ca. 1830. Earthenware. Made in MexicoTextile Fragment early 19th century. Textile Fragment 443059Piece 1770-80 French. Piece 223302Sampler 1800 Austrian. Sampler 228674Piece 16th century Spanish. Piece 219004Letter case mid-19th century German. Letter case 227816Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223446Band 17th-18th century. Band 451644Strip ca. 1775-1800 French. Strip 212953Examples of 32 small objects; Series of six ornaments for goldsmiths. Examples of 32 small objects, possible rings.Piece 1830s British. Piece 229573Piece 17th century Italian. Piece 223977Scarf 19th century. Scarf 444444Piece 1735-40 Italian. Piece 227531Fragment 18th century German. Fragment. German. 18th century. Silk and cotton. Textiles-WovenSection from Uncut Robe-Length 17th century China. Section from Uncut Robe-Length 70505Valance 1820 China. Valance 69965