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Historic Textile Samples

Authentic pieces of historical textiles from various centuries, showcasing intricate designs and craftsmanship from Italy, Japan, and Greece.

Piece 18th century German. Piece. German. 18th century. Linen. Textiles-Woven
Piece 18th century German. Piece. German. 18th century. Linen. Textiles-Woven
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Piece Italian late 15th centuryPiece 19th century Japan. Piece. Japan. 19th century. Silk, metallic thread. Textiles-WovenPart of a dress border 17th-18th century Greek, Crete. Part of a dress border 221727Piece 17th century Italian. Piece 212994Piece 17th century Spanish. Piece 222385Piece 16th century Italian. Piece 216362Textile Fragment 18th century. Textile Fragment. 18th century. Silk on cotton. Attributed to Iran. Textiles-EmbroideredPiece late 18th century French. Piece 223645Piece 18th century German. Piece. German. 18th century. Linen. Textiles-WovenBand 18th century Greek Islands, possibly Cyclades or Patmos. Band 215662Piece mid-18th century French. Piece 223690Piece 1730-40 French. Piece 217166Textile Fragment 3rd-4th century. Textile Fragment 443252Piece 16th century Italian. Piece 215630Piece 16th century Italian. Piece 216602Piece 18th century French. Piece 223779Piece ca. 1695 Italian, Venice. Piece 217161Piece 17th century Spanish. Piece 227035Brocade 19th centuryPiece 18th century French. Piece 224504Bliżej Kultury unknownPiece 1705-15 French. Piece 216407Piece ca. 1795 British. Piece 228879Piece 16th century Italian. Piece 216525Coverlet ca. 1840 American This coverlet is woven in two panels and seamed at the center. It has a warp of undyed and light blue cotton and a weft of dark blue, green, and red wool and undyed cotton. The central field shows feather medallions alternating with foliate medallions. The bottom border has a stylized vine motif, and the right and left borders have roses and tulips. Peacocks adorn each of the two corner blocks. Both sides of the coverlet have natural fringe, and there is attached fringe along the bottom edge.. Coverlet 13637Lace Pattern. Culture: American. Dimensions: 26 1/2 x 18 1/4 in. (67.3 x 46.4 cm). Date: ca. 1831. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece mid-18th century French. Piece 223678Sleeve Band 19th century China. Sleeve Band 68689Sleeve Band 19th century China. Sleeve Band 68743Piece 1880 possibly French. Piece 230843Border late 17th century Italian. Border 218137Piece 17th century Italian. Piece 220077Piece ca. 1750 French. Piece 223727Fragment 18th century French. Fragment 216412Piece early 19th century French. Piece 223616Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223188Lace (trimming of an alb) 18th century Spanish. Lace (trimming of an alb) 220743Sash 18th century Polish. Sash 219028Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223578Piece mid-18th century French. Piece 223699Piece 1775-1800 French. Piece 220209Fragment of Sleeve. Dimensions: 8 3/4 in. high 4 15/16 in. wide (22.3 cm high 12.5 cm wide). Date: 3rd-4th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Sampler 1811 Austrian. Sampler 228155Quilt 1783-89 Indian, Coromandel Coast, for Western market. Quilt 221867Piece late 18th century German. Piece 216344Piece 18th century Portuguese. Piece 226971Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223189Textile Fragment 18th century. Textile Fragment 445710Piece. Culture: British, probably. Dimensions: L. 18 x W. 23 1/2 inches (loom width)45.7 x 59.7 cm. Date: 1840-50. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 12 1/2 x W. 8 inches (31.8 x 20.3 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Sampler. Culture: Dutch. Dimensions: H. 16 1/2 x W. 15 1/2 inches (41.9 x 39.4 cm). Date: 1789. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece early 18th century Italian. Piece 217098Shawl Made 1801-1900 India. Embroidered .Piece 1735-40 French. Piece 220441Hanging early 19th century. Hanging 447689Sample early 19th century French. Sample. French. early 19th century. Silk on silk. Textiles-EmbroideredZeichen-Mahler u. Stickerbuch... 1795 Designed by Johann Friedrich Netto German. Zeichen-Mahler u. Stickerbuch... 354465Piece 18th century Flemish, Antwerp. Piece 218999Piece 1750-60 French. Piece 227259Fragment; silkFragment ca. 1600 Italian. Fragment. Italian. ca. 1600. Cutwork. Textiles-LacesCover early 19th century. Cover. early 19th century. Wool, silk, metal wrapped thread; embroidered. Attributed to Turkey. Textiles-EmbroideredSleeve Band 19th century China. Sleeve Band 68621Piece 18th century French. Piece 224362Piece 1750-60 French. Piece 220510Fragment of a Tunic 3rd-4th century. Fragment of a Tunic 443852Piece 18th century French. Piece 224011Piece ca. 1760 French. Piece 216569Border early 19th century French. Border 216252Altar Frontal. Italy. Date: 1601-1700. Dimensions: 289.56 x 74.9 cm (114 x 29 1/2 in.). Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Piece 18th century French. Piece 224117Piece 18th century French. Piece 223988Hanging early 16th century Italian. Hanging. Italian. early 16th century. Embroidered net, punto à tela, punto à rammendo. Textiles-LacesPiece early 18th century China. Piece. China. early 18th century. Silk, metallic thread. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Textiles-WovenPiece. Culture: British. Dimensions: L. 35 x W. 24 inches (loom width)88.9 x 61 cm. Date: ca. 1830. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Cover 18th century Portuguese. Cover 222359Piece 1770-80 French. Piece 227279Floral print 1820-25 French, possibly Rouen. Floral print 221870Veil. Dimensions: H. 25 in. (63.5 cm)W. 20 in. (50.8 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Textile Fragment 18th century. Textile Fragment 450618Valance 16th century Italian or Spanish. Valance 212802Piece 18th century Japan. Piece 71712Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: Overall: 13 1/4 x 9 in. (33.7 x 22.9 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Strip. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: L. 22 x W. 3 inches55.9 x 7.6 cm. Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Textile Fragment 5th century. Textile Fragment 443945Textile Fragment 5th-6th century. Textile Fragment 443914Tablecloth. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 108 x W. 93 inches (274.3 x 236.2 cm). Date: 1852-70. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Fragment (Belgium); linenTextile Fragment 6th-7th century. Textile Fragment 444251Textile Fragment 4th-5th century. Textile Fragment 443723Border Fragment 10th-15th century Peruvian; central coast (). Border Fragment 307447Fragment of a Cover 18th century. Fragment of a Cover. 18th century. Cotton. Attributed to Iran. Textiles-EmbroideredEmbroidery sample for a mans suit or waistcoat ca. 1785-1815 French. Embroidery sample for a mans suit or waistcoat 224044Piece ca. 1650 Spanish. Piece 219844Piece Hungarian, Nytra 19th centuryBliżej Kultury unknownBorder ca. 1830 British. Border 230852Ornament with candle slicks from arabesks and grape bunches, 1500 - 1520 print Italy paper Niello (technique) ornament ~ hybrid animals. plants; vegetation (+ ornamental variants of plants)Skirt Panel 19th century Myanmar. Skirt Panel 68482Sampler early 19th century German, Vierlande. Sampler 227955