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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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Border; linenFragment Made 1575-1600 Spain. silk .Piece 18th century French. Piece 223656Piece last quarter 18th century French or Spanish. Piece 229546Textile Fragment 4th century. Textile Fragment. 4th century. Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave, weft loop weave. Attributed to Egypt. TextilesTextile Fragment 11th century. Textile Fragment 448130Sampler 19th century German. Sampler 228555Sampler late 19th century German. Sampler 228566Bed Curtain Made 1650-1750 China. center panel and inner borders silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 7 1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts bound in weft-float faced 1 3 'S' twill interlacings; outer border silk, warp-float faced 5 1 twill weave with weft-float faced 1 2 'Z' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; lined with cotton, plain weave . ManchuBed valance 18th century Southern German. Bed valance 217139Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223533Chasuble. Italy. Date: 1501-1600. Dimensions: 129.6 x 69.4 cm (51 x 27 1/4 in.). Silk, warp-float faced 3:1 'S' twill weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; Orphrey: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in satin, split, stem and straight stitches; couching; edged with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped linen diamond twill and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk plain weave tapes. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Hood ca. 1720 Italian, Venice. Hood. Italian, Venice. ca. 1720. Silk and metal threadFragment of a Band 3rd-4th century. Fragment of a Band 445744Square 4th-5th century. Square 445902Band early 17th century Italian. Band 221432Piece ca. 1725 () Italian. Piece 227389Piece 1730-40 French. Piece 217202Handkerchief Belgian, Brussels late 19th centuryTextile Fragment 5th century. Textile Fragment 444130Band. Probably Chancay; Probably central coast, Peru. Date: 1000-1476. Dimensions: 350.5 x 17.8 cm (138 x 7 in.). Origin: Peru. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Piece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece 65824Textile Fragment 3rd-5th century. Textile Fragment 443369Piece from a Summer Robe (Katabira) 19th century Japan. Piece from a Summer Robe (Katabira) 70577Furniture Cover for Chair China. Furniture Cover for Chair 70341Flounce Made 1860-1899 Brussels. Cotton, mixed lace of a type known as Application d'Angleterre; bobbin lace motifs with needle-made fillings on a needle lace mesh ground .Piece of network 17th century Moroccan or Spanish. Piece of network 220128Band 18th century Greek Islands. Band 215462Border 16th century Italian. Border 214799Embroidered whitework coverlet. Culture: American. Dimensions: 102 x 85 3/4 in. (259.1 x 217.8 cm). Maker: Mercy Emerson Tomlinson. Date: ca. 1820.This whitework coverlet is made of three lengths of white cotton fabric that have been stitched together. Some of the decorated areas are tufted, and others are embroidered with heavy white cotton thread in satin stitch. The pattern consists of an overall floral vine. The piece is fringed on all four sides. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Strip second half 17th century possibly Danish. Strip. possibly Danish. second half 17th century. Bobbin lace. Textiles-LacesBand 16th century Italian. Band 224292Table Cover. Italy. Date: 1501-1600. Dimensions: 104.2 x 104.2 cm (41 x 41 in.). Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Cope early 16th century Spanish. Cope 226636Pocket welt from a waistcoat 18th century French. Pocket welt from a waistcoat 224116Strip 18th century. Strip 448243Sample. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 11 1/2 x W. 7 1/2 inches (29.2 x 19.1 cm). Date: early 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Sample early 19th century French. Sample 224056Empress's Twelve-Symbol Robe China. Empress's Twelve-Symbol Robe 70223Piece 17th century French. Piece 220531Hebrew ritual lace (part of a set) early 18th century Italian, Burano. Hebrew ritual lace (part of a set). Italian, Burano. early 18th century. Silk, needle lace. Textiles-LacesApron early 17th century Italian. Apron. Italian. early 17th century. Cutwork. Textiles-LacesSaddle Rug 19th century China. Saddle Rug 70561Sleeve Band 19th century China. Sleeve Band. China. 19th century. Silk; on silk. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Textiles-EmbroideredPiece 1775-1800 French. Piece 220552Piece. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: L. 9 3/4 x W. 3 3/4 inches (24.8 x 9.5 cm). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Band 18th century Montenegrin. Band 215668Piece 17th-18th century Italian. Piece 222687Architectural metal flower ornament close-upWholecloth coverlet ca. 1790 British or American. Wholecloth coverlet. British or American. ca. 1790. Printed cotton linen. Possibly made in United States; Possibly made in EnglandDress border. Culture: French. Dimensions: H. 9 1/2 x W. 22 inches24.1 x 55.9 cm. Date: 1805-15. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece 16th century Spanish. Piece. Spanish. 16th century. Silk, linen and metal thread. Textiles-WovenFurniture Hardware. Dimensions: Dimensions unavailable. Date: 1670-1870. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Cushion Cover 18th century. Cushion Cover 447788Cover. Culture: Swiss. Dimensions: L. 32 x W. 32 inches81.3 x 81.3 cm. Date: 1707 or modern. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece 66013Textile Fragment 5th century. Textile Fragment 443972Bag (Needlework) Made 1601-1625 England. Linen, plain weave; embroidered in silk threads and silver-gilt strips wound around a silk fibre core in rococo and plait (thread counted) stitches, couching, plaited braid and woven rosettes; tassels made with silver-gilt threads in Turk's head knots; lined with silk, plain weave .Chasuble first half 18th century French. Chasuble 229400Bliżej Kultury unknownBliżej Kultury unknownPiece 18th century Italian. Piece 223377Textile Fragment 5th-6th century. Textile Fragment 444178Fragment of a Band 3rd-4th century. Fragment of a Band 445680Embroidered darning sampler. Culture: Dutch. Dimensions: H. 19 5/8 x W. 19 3/4 inches (49.8 x 50.2 cm). Date: 1759. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.The international exhibition of decorative arts and modern industry Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoraratifs et Industriels Modernes, couples 1925. Polish Section. Folk binding: "Marsza Photo Rep (Paris; Studio Photographic; Fl. 1925); 1925 (1925-00-00-1925-00-00);Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (Paris-1925), Lenart, Bonawentura (1881-1973), International Exhibition of Decorative Arts and Modern Industry (Paris, 1925), Paris (France), Piłsudski, Józef (1867-1935), Bookbeling, bookbinding fixtures, exhibitions, world exhibitions, Święciany (Lithuania)Piece 1760-70 French or British. Piece 216444Fragment Made 1706-1718 France. Silk, and silvered- and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 7 1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts, supplementary patterning wefts, and self-patterned by areas of plain weave .Rank Badge with Golden Pheasant late 18th century China. Rank Badge with Golden Pheasant 68893Towel 18th century. Towel 451149Fragment of a Tunic 5th-6th century. Fragment of a Tunic 443549Fries with single ornaments, leaf from the episode "Zierhat Boichengen. Arranged by Johann Halueren Goltschmidgenge". Gift by Justus BrinckmannLacePiece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223439Chasuble 15th century Italian. Chasuble 221827Piece 18th century French. Piece 224026Piece 1735-40 French. Piece 219632Piece 19th century Japan. Piece 67915Border 18th century Italian or Spanish. Border 212271Dalmatic with Apparel and Orphrey Band. Spain. Date: 1601-1700. Dimensions: 119.4 × 92.1 × 155.5 cm (47 × 36 1/4 × 61 1/4 in.)Repeat: 15.4 × 7 cm (6 1/8 × 2 3/4 in.). Silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave with gilt-metal strip facing wefts and brocading wefts; apparels and orphrey bands: silk, plain weave with gilt-metal strip facing wefts; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk and cotton in satin, split, raised stem, and stem stitches; couching; edged with woven fringe. Origin: Spain. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.One of a Set of Twelve Chair Strips China. One of a Set of Twelve Chair Strips 70443Gloves 16th century Italian. Gloves 221826Chair Strip early 18th century China. Chair Strip 68548One of a Set of Twelve Chair Strips China. One of a Set of Twelve Chair Strips 70442Child's Tunic 5th-6th century. Child's Tunic. 5th-6th century. Linen, silk; plain weave. Attributed to Egypt, Akhmim (former Panopolis). TextilesAnefo photo collection. Mohair command (ties). July 17, 1968Lazio Latina Sezze Antiquarium Comunale4. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.