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Historic Textile Fragments

A variety of textile fragments showcasing brocaded silk and velvet patterns, highlighting luxury materials and intricate designs from past centuries.

Textile, Medium: cotton Technique: woven, Two lengths of sheer cotton seamed down longest edge. Spaced bands of lozenges and triangles inlaid with heavier cotton thread. Deep borders edged with openwork bands at either end. Twisted warp fringe., Albania, late 19th-early 20th century, woven textiles, Textile
Textile, Medium: cotton Technique: woven, Two lengths of sheer cotton seamed down longest edge. Spaced bands of lozenges and triangles inlaid with heavier cotton thread. Deep borders edged with openwork bands at either end. Twisted warp fringe., Albania, late 19th-early 20th century, woven textiles, Textile
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Fragment. Possibly central coast, Peru. Date: 1000-1476. Dimensions: 59.1 x 55.2 cm (23 1/4 x 21 3/4 in.). Cotton and wool (camelid), plain weave with brocading wefts. Origin: Peru. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Chancay.Fragment with Roundel and Decorative Stripes, 600s - 700s. Egypt, Umayyad period (661-750). Tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and wool; overall: 17.3 x 29.3 cm (6 13/16 x 11 9/16 in.).Sewing Sampler (Netherlands); cottonTextile Sample from Sample Book 19th century Japan. Textile Sample from Sample Book 68128Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Sample (France)Cuff 7th-8th century Moche-Wari. Cuff. Moche-Wari. 7th-8th century. Camelid hair, cotton. Peru, Huarmey province (), Marañón River. Textiles-WovenTextile 19th century Japan. Textile 67996Valentine - Forget Me NotDried fernd on linen backgroundDraughts or Checkers game board Vintage wooden game board for playing Draughts or Checkers Copyright: xZoonar.com/ClaudioxDiviziax 8560818Pillow Cover, 20th century, 29 1/2 x 24 1/2 in. (74.93 x 62.2 cm), Silk; needlework, India, 20th centuryPair of Tiles with Qur'anic Inscription from Sura 36 (Ya-Sin): 9 and 15 second half 13th century. Pair of Tiles with Qur'anic Inscription from Sura 36 (Ya-Sin): 9 and 15 450371DA-SC-85-04236. Country: UnknownTasmania, from Flags of All Nations, Series 2 (N10) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands. Dimensions: Sheet: 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (7 x 3.8 cm). Publisher: Issued by Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia). Date: 1890.Trade cards from the set, "Flags of All Nations," Series 2 (N10), issued in 1890 in a series of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter Brand Cigarettes. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Bag 1830-60 Mexican The lively rendering on this object depicts the king of beasts in some detail, from his mane--rendered in shades of brown and black--down to his white claws. The fine attention to presentation can also be seen in the differentiation of the foliage above him and in the sense of perspective created by the small evergreen tress beneath him. The partial bag is part of the Mexican beadwork collection of over 600 pieces assembled by Elizabeth Morrow (1873-1955), mother of writer Anne Morrow Lindbergh, the wife of renowned aviator Charles Lindbergh. Morrow collected the objects between 1927 and 1930, when her husband, Dwight Morrow, Sr., served as U.S. ambassador to Mexico. She lent the collection to the Brooklyn Museum in 1938 and upon her death, her children donated it. A collection of 155 pieces of Mexican ceramics and other decorative arts were given to Amherst College, her husband's alma mater. Mrs. Morrow collected Mexican beadwork, along with other examples of colonPouch. Culture: American. Date: 1836. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.The flags of all nations , Flags. Louis Prang & Company Collection