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Historic Textile Fragments

Fragments of intricate textiles from the 16th to 17th century, displaying elaborate patterns and rich cultural history.

Piece 16th century Italian, Umbria or Spanish. Piece 227151
Piece 16th century Italian, Umbria or Spanish. Piece 227151
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Piece 16th century Italian, Umbria or Spanish. Piece 227151Textile Fragment 16th-17th century. Textile Fragment 446838Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223482Textile Fragment 16th century. Textile Fragment 446834Piece late 16th century Italian. Piece 226497Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223546Piece ca. 1650 Italian. Piece 224443Piece 17th century() China. Piece 69762Length 17th century Spanish. Length 229267Piece 19th century Japan. Piece 67928Piece 19th century Japan. Piece 67924Piece 19th century Japan. Piece 67927Priest's Robe 17th century Japan. Priest's Robe. Japan. 17th century. Silk. Textiles-CostumesCarpet fragment 16th century Spanish or Italian. Carpet fragment. Spanish or Italian. 16th century. Wool and linen. Textiles-RugsTextile Fragment early 19th century. Textile Fragment 443057Piece 1695-1705 French. Piece 217194Piece 16th century Italian. Piece 216372Piece 15th century Italian. Piece 227125Piece. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: L. 8 1/2 x W. 7 1/2 inches (21.6 x 19.1 cm). Date: 16th-17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece ca. 1750 French. Piece 220343Barbe. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 72 x W. 8 inches (182.9 x 20.3 cm). Date: early 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Square Made 1801-1825 Iran. Brocaded plain compound satin, silk and gold wound on yellow silk core .Piece 1725-30 French. Piece 217045Fragment Made 1701-1800 Iran. Brocaded plain compound cloth, silk, gold wound on yellow silk core, silver wound on white silk core . IslamicChristogram with a decorative border 16th century Italian. Christogram with a decorative border 224332Piece 1725-50 French. Piece 219635Skirt panel ca. 1730 French. Skirt panel 229253Piece 1750-1800 Russian. Piece 221688Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223429Piece mid-18th century French. Piece 223698Border ca. 1700 Italian. Border. Italian. ca. 1700. Needle lace, punto di Ragusa. Textiles-LacesPiece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece 66023Fragment (Furnishing Fabric) Made 1830-1850 England. Cotton, plain weave; roller printed .Altar frontal. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 95 1/2 x W. 43 inches (242.6 x 109.2 cm); 9 inch linen heading (22.9 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Sash 18th century Polish. Sash 219023Piece 18th century Italian. Piece 224329Flounce 18th century French. Flounce 227322Cushion Cover. Dimensions: H. 16 in. (40.6 cm)W. 18 in. (45.7 cm). Date: early 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Floral print ca. 1785 Oberkampf Manufactory French. Floral print. French, Jouy-en-Josas. ca. 1785. Linen. Textiles-PrintedTrousering 18th century. Trousering 450988Textile Fragment 4th-5th century. Textile Fragment 443228Chasuble 18th century Chinese, for European market. Chasuble 228864Napkin 1745 Dutch. Napkin 229295Sample ca. 1840 French, Mulhausen. Sample 219994Fragment Belgian, Brussels 19th century View more. Fragment. Belgian, Brussels. 19th century. Needle lace. Textiles-LacesPiece mid-16th-mid-17th century Italian This design consisting of an ogival framework enclosing floral motifs had a long period of popularity in Europe. John Henry Dearle would have been familiar with this type of pattern, which appears in Rose and Lily (23.163.14).. Piece 216267Piece late 19th century China. Piece 69769Band 17th-18th century Greek Islands, possibly Cyclades or Anaphe. Band 215455Piece 1750-60 French. Piece 220247Flounce early 18th century Flemish. Flounce 218775Fragment (Dress Fabric) Made 1701-1800 Iran. .Piece 17th century Spanish, Castile. Piece 221444Altar Cloth 18th century Japan. Altar Cloth 69889Altar frontal 17th century Spanish. Altar frontal 219891Fragment of a Tunic 5th century. Fragment of a Tunic 443821Piece late 17th-early 18th century Italian. Piece 224330Piece ca. 1720 () French. Piece 217077Floral print 1785-90 French, possibly Nantes. Floral print. French, possibly Nantes. 1785-90. Linen. Textiles-PrintedStrip 17th-18th century Greek Islands, Ios. Strip. Greek Islands, Ios. 17th-18th century. Linen and silk. Textiles-EmbroideredFragment. Dimensions: 31 1/2 in. high 17 7/16 in. wide (80 cm high 44.3 cm wide). Date: 3rd-4th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece 18th century French. Piece 224323Band 16th-17th century Greek or Italian. Band. Greek or Italian. 16th-17th century. Silk on linen. Textiles-EmbroideredSample ca. 1830 French, Mulhausen. Sample 219983Fragment of a Tunic 5th-6th century. Fragment of a Tunic 443858Band 4th-5th century. Band 445734Piece 1750-60 French. Piece 216532Dossal 1659 Italian. Dossal. Italian. 1659. Silk and metal threadPiece 1760-70 French. Piece 227291Textile Fragment 17th century. Textile Fragment 449691Piece ca. 1710 French. Piece 219883Cover 16th-17th century Italian. Cover 216486Textile Fragment 3rd-4th century. Textile Fragment 443467Fragment of a Band 6th-7th century. Fragment of a Band 444339Textile Fragment 3rd-4th century. Textile Fragment 443576Cover. Culture: Italian or German. Dimensions: Overall: 27 x 25 in. (68.6 x 63.5 cm). Date: 16th-17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece ca. 1835-45 British. Piece 221912Square 19th century. Square 445865Fragment of a Tunic 5th-6th century. Fragment of a Tunic 443665Chair Strip early 19th century China. Chair Strip 69915Sampler 1850 Dutch. Sampler 228135Shawl Made 1850-1870 France. Silk, compound weave; knotted silk fringe .Saddle Rug 18th-19th century China. Saddle Rug 70555Carpet late 17th century Savonnerie Manufactory. Carpet 229460Altar frontal early 17th century Italian. Altar frontal 227431Piece 19th century China. Piece 69739Fragment early 19th century French. Fragment. French. early 19th century. Silk. Textiles-PrintedTowel 19th century. Towel 444414Sleeve Band 19th century China. Sleeve Band 68761Textile Fragment 17th century. Textile Fragment 442972Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223487Cover 16th-17th century Italian or German. Cover 219560Pillowcase 18th century Greek Islands, Rhodes. Pillowcase 221448Coverlet 1814 Nancy Parker. Coverlet 13599Piece 19th century Japan. Piece. Japan. 19th century. Silk / Brocaded. Textiles-WovenBand 16th century Italian. Band. Italian. 16th century. Linen. Textiles-WovenRank Badge with Golden Pheasant China 19th centuryPiece 18th century French. Piece 224304Rank Badge with Mandarin Duck late 18th century() China. Rank Badge with Mandarin Duck 69788Border 18th century Spanish. Border 227454Openwork Headband 12th-15th century Chancay. Openwork Headband 310696