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Historic Textile Patterns

An assortment of ornate fabric and wallpaper designs from various centuries, featuring floral motifs and intricate detailing in soft colors.

Textile, Medium: silk Technique: compound weave with supplementary warp, Skirt panel of deep blue silk with close-set, parallel serpentine flowering branches with small birds and large bouquets in between. Two selvedges, each with pink and yellow satin stripe., Spain, 18th century, woven textiles, Textile
Textile, Medium: silk Technique: compound weave with supplementary warp, Skirt panel of deep blue silk with close-set, parallel serpentine flowering branches with small birds and large bouquets in between. Two selvedges, each with pink and yellow satin stripe., Spain, 18th century, woven textiles, Textile
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Tile Wall Facing (Holland); tin-glazed earthenware, underglazePiece French 19th centurySample early 19th century French. Sample 224735Textile LengthDress of oriental textile with multicolored embroidery. Dress of multicolored chewy cotton, decorated with flower drinks and ornament, lined with cotton.Endell Eduard (1852-1911), linoleum floor covering. Monthly competition March 1882 (03.1882): View. Ink and pencil on cardboard, 20.2 x 20.5 cm (including scan edges) Endell Eduard (1852-1911): Linoleum-Fußbodenbelag. Monatskonkurrenz März 1882Fruit (or Pomegranate) Designer William Morris British Manufacturer Morris & Company Printer Jeffrey & Co. British ca. 1866 View more. Fruit (or Pomegranate). ca. 1866. Block-printed in distemper colors. WallpaperFragment (France); cotton; Warp x Weft: 48 x 8 cm (18 7/8 x 3 1/8 in.) Repeat H: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.)Textile, Medium: bast fiber warp, cotton weft Technique: resist patterning on plain weave, Textile with pattern of blue resist on ivory showing floral forms, one above the other, in a half drop pattern. Selvedge on one side. Narrow red strip of fabric sewn onto selvage., France, 18th century, printed, dyed & painted textiles, TextileValentine - Love in my heart sits smiling (...)Border (France); block-printed; 56.5 x 6 cm (22 1/4 x 2 3/8 in.)Fragment; wool, silk, linenTextile Swatches Onondaga Silk Company, Inc. (1925-1981). , 1948-1959. 72 silk; 28 metal, 18 x 48 in. (45.7 x 121.9 cm). 1948-1959Kontusz sash. Manufaktura P.C. Salzhübera (Gdańsk ; wytwórnia pasów ; ca 1775-1800), manufactureTextile Swatch , 1950-1960. Silk, 19 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. (49.5 x 27.3 cm). 1950-1960Textile, La Bonne Maman; France; cottonTextile Swatch , 1950s to 1960s. Silk, 23 x 9 in. (58.4 x 22.9 cm). 1950s to 1960sCover Made 1600-1650 Turkey. Silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, satin weave with brocading wefts, cut voided velvet .American 20th Century, Colcha, 1935 1942 ColchaFragment silk satin. Fragment silk tissue with a gray soil on which a white lace garrier in which a green leaf branch and around which flower drinks in green and white. Two pieces sewn together.Textile (England); cotton; Warp x Weft (a): 34.5 × 56 cm (13 9/16 × 22 1/16 in.) Warp x Weft (b): 36 × 56 cm (14 3/16 × 22 1/16 in.)An Appliqued Cotton Quilted Coverlet Mid 19th Century American 19th-20th C. Field of sixteen tiles with flower pots. Field of sixteen tiles (4 x 4) with a multicolored (blue, green and orange) flowerpot with in the corners, an oxen head.Ribbon French 19th centuryTextile (England); cottonFragment (France); silkVintage invitation card with ornate elegant retro abstract floral design, peach flowers on gray with ribbon. Vector illustration.Sidewall (USA); block-printed; 41 x 33.5 cm (16 1/8 x 13 3/16 in.)Silk Damask Fragment, 1500s. Italy, 16th century. Damask, silk; overall: 19.3 x 32.5 cm (7 5/8 x 12 13/16 in.).Frieze (USA); Manufactured by Standard Wall-Paper Company; machine-printed paper; 220 x 49 cm (86 5/8 x 19 5/16 in.)Canada, Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Island, Cheticamp, Acadien Museum and Artist workshop (aka Co-op Artisanale Musee Acadien) Acadien hookrug handicrafts, detail. (Editorial Usage Only)Chasuble back, Medium: silk, gold thread Technique: stem and satin stitch embroidery; lined with plain weave, Chasuble back with embroidery in colored silks and metal thread on gold-colored buratto net in a design of curving stems with conventionalized flowers and leaves. Embroidery is arranged in three panels by two strips of gold trim in a lozenge design. Bordered with silver lace. Lined with pink silk plain cloth., France, late 19th century, costume & accessories, Chasuble backBook illustrations, 1911 book Hard cover with image of squirrel between autumn leaves; In the middle of black the title; title page; 1-3, introduction; 1-16, table of contents; Seven unnumbered color illustrations; 1-421, text and 200 black and white illustrations, one unnumbered color illustration; one page, colophon; 1-8, advertisements. In cassette with red-white stylized turtle motif. paper letterpress printing / color woodcutAlbum ca. 1878 French, possibly Lyons. Album. French, possibly Lyons. ca. 1878. Textiles-WovenSidewall, Block-printed paper, On gray ground imitating moire or watered silk, two columns - one, of small sprays of pink and blue flowers with trailing green vines and, the other, of larger bouquets of blue, pink, and yellow flowers with trailing vines - alternate., H#262, France, 1840-60, Wallcoverings, SidewallSidewall (USA); machine-printed paper; 24 x 15 cm (9 7/16 x 5 7/8 in.)Textile Swatches Onondaga Silk Company, Inc. (1925-1981). , 1948-1959. 45 silk, 35 nylon, 20 metal, a: 20 1/2 x 18 in. (52.1 x 45.7 cm). 1948-1959Fragments, Medium: silk, linen Technique: woven, brocatelle, Yellow and pink scrolls and pomegranates., 17th century, woven textiles, FragmentsSample (England); cottonTile/tile Fragment; glazed earthenwareCute funny doodle classic baroque style furniture seamless pattern. Hand drawn bright colorful vintage furniture collection on white background. Vector illustration.Valentine, Machine cut paper, decoupage on paper doily, laid down, Bouquet of colorful flowers in pink, blue, yellow, and leaves of different greens. Cut paper is decorated with spirals and dots. Inscriptions throughout., Europe and USA, 19th century, graphic design, Greeting card, Greeting cardCovered Box for Volumes. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm); W. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm). Date: late 17th century.The lacquer storage box is decorated with a maki-e ("sprinkled picture") design of a bamboo grove, two birds, and the crest of the Tokugawa family. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Vintage wedding invitation card with ornate elegant abstract floral design, black and red on yellow. Vector illustration.Suspenders 19th century European. Suspenders. European. 19th century. silk, cotton ()Frieze, Machine-printed paper, Floral medallions suspend from acanthus scrolls. Above this are egg and dart, beading and bead and reel moldings., USA, 1905-1915, Wallcoverings, FriezeTextile Sample Book ca. 1860 French. Textile Sample Book. French. ca. 1860. Textiles-Sample BooksTextile Swatches Onondaga Silk Company, Inc. (1925-1981). , 1948-1959. Silk, 23 1/2 x 18 1/4 in. (59.7 x 46.4 cm). 1948-1959Needlework pattern, 1800s, Berlin, by Hertz and Wegener. Bequest of Mrs Mary H. Quin, 1956.Fragment silk tissue., Silk weave Heshuyzen, 1750 - 1800 A piece from the silk weave of Heshuyzen in Haarlem, so -called Haarlem smalls. Note: Different bonds; Mats binding, fantasy binding, satin. Haarlem silk A piece from the silk weave of Heshuyzen in Haarlem, so -called Haarlem smalls. Note: Different bonds; Mats binding, fantasy binding, satin. Haarlem silkRuth M Barnes, Hooked Rug, c 1936 Hooked RugTray; inv2013 lskull and flowersDetalle Mantón de Manila. Museu del Disseny de Barcelona.Wedding invitation. Vintage card with garden flowers.Ornamental photo frameCartoon vector hand-drawn Doodle Happy Thanksgiving Day cards. 4 Vertical banners design templates set. Cartoon vector hand-drawn Doodle Happy Thanksgiving Day cardsRibbon (France); silkValance Made 1900-1950 Bali. Cotton, plain weave; embroidered with rayon in Cretan, individual back, and stem stitches .antique chair on the decorated oriental carpet. furniture on the carpetPiece mid-18th century French. Piece. French. mid-18th century. Silk. Textiles-WovenMosaic Tile Panel. Date/Period: 1300 - 1400. Panel. Author: Spain Unknown.A trade card depicting a horseshoe and flowers.. Trade cards. 1876 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Flowers, TalismansFrieze, Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, Machine-printed paper, Central band of ribbons with bow knots, dentil molding and cable molding across top. Printed two borders across the width., USA, 1905-1915, Wallcoverings, FriezePatterned cushionFrieze, Carey Bros. W.P. Mfg. Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded 1882, Machine-printed paper, mica flakes, Flitter frieze with large rose swag suspended from small architectural bracket. Background shades from tan at top to brown at bottom. The swags are highlighted with fragments of mica glitter., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1905-1915, Wallcoverings, FriezeValentine - Many Happy Returns of the DayVintage frame with autumn leave inside