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Historic Textiles with Decorative Designs

A collection of ancient textiles featuring intricate patterns and symbols, showcasing craftsmanship from China and Europe across several centuries.

Piece 18th century German, Schleswig-Holstein Silk textiles composed of paired animals nestled in dense foliage were woven in Europe before 1400 and were probably inspired by precious Central Asian textiles. These two double cloths 34.41.7 and 09.50.1037 illustrate how the tradition continued, and their graphic quality mirrors that of Brother Rabbit.. Piece 216434
Piece 18th century German, Schleswig-Holstein Silk textiles composed of paired animals nestled in dense foliage were woven in Europe before 1400 and were probably inspired by precious Central Asian textiles. These two double cloths 34.41.7 and 09.50.1037 illustrate how the tradition continued, and their graphic quality mirrors that of Brother Rabbit.. Piece 216434
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Textile Fragment 4th century. Textile Fragment 443554Textile Fragment 3rd-4th century. Textile Fragment 444000Piece 18th century French or Italian. Piece 226940Sample ca. 1840 French, Mulhouse. Sample. French, Mulhouse. ca. 1840. Cotton. Textiles-PrintedFive Borders. Italy, Genoa. Date: 1620-1640. Dimensions: a: 11.8 x 93.8 cm (4 5/8 x 37 in.)b: 12.3 x 92.7 cm (4 7/8 x 36 1/2 in.)c: 12.2 x 84.3 cm (4 7/8 x 33 1/8 in.)d: 12.4 x 32.1 cm (4 7/8 x 12 5/8 in.)e: 12.1 x 31.8 cm (4 3/4 x 12 5/8 in.)Weft repeat: 8.1 cm (3 1/8 in.). Linen, bobbin straight lace. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Rank Badge with Mandarin Duck 18th century China. Rank Badge with Mandarin Duck 70241Cope 18th century French. Cope 228812Sample. Culture: American. Dimensions: Dimensions unrecorded. Maker: Merrimac Mills. Date: 1825-50. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Bobbin Lace Edging, 19th century. Belgium, Binche, 19th century. Lace, bobbin: linen; average: 6.4 x 10.9 cm (2 1/2 x 4 5/16 in.).Coverlet Made 1820-1830 United States. Cotton and wool, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts (overshot); two loom widths joined .Piece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece 67825Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 19 x W. 16 inches (48.3 x 40.6 cm). Date: mid-18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece 19th century Japan. Piece. Japan. 19th century. Cotton, silk. Textiles-DyedBorder 16th-17th century Italian or Greek. Border. Italian or Greek. 16th-17th century. Silk on linen. Textiles-EmbroideredTile 17th century Dutch. Tile 191039Length of velvet ca. 1840 French. Length of velvet 226364Jewelry Element first half 11th century. Jewelry Element 453315Piece early 19th century French. Piece 223614Piece 1750-60 French. Piece. French. 1750-60. Silk and metal thread. Textiles-WovenCope Spanish early 16th centuryKerchief 19th century. Kerchief. 19th century. Cotton, gold thread. Attributed to Turkey. Textiles-CostumesPiece ca. 1730 French. Piece 213187Fragment 17th century Italian Punto in arialiterally, "stitches in the air"is one of the earliest styles of needle lace, which is itself developed from cutwork of primarily geometric design. When lacemakers transitioned to using a foundation of threads laid out according to a pattern drawn on parchment, they were able to incorporate more fluid lines and curves into their designs.. Fragment 215436Sampler 19th century German. Sampler 228642Band 4th-5th century. Band 447329Fragment. Italy. Date: 1401-1500. Dimensions: 49.7 x 61.9 cm (19 1/2 x 24 3/8 in.)Weft repeat: 19.2 cm (7 5/8 in.). Silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with three color supplementary pile warps forming cut voided velvet. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Piece 1750-60 French. Piece 224478Border. Belgium, Flanders, probably Antwerp. Date: 1825-1850. Dimensions: 13.1 × 177.2 cm (5 1/8 × 69 3/4 in.)Width repeat: 17 cm (6 3/4 in.). Cotton, bobbin straight lace. Origin: Flanders. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Shawl Made 1801-1900 France. .Flounce Fragment; linenPiece ca. 1720 French. Piece 215628Mirror case 17th century French. Mirror case. French. 17th century. Leather, metal. Costume AccessoriesTemplate with fans and flowers, Anonymous, 1800 - 1909 Japanese template (Katagami) with a pattern of two fans and flowers. Japanese text and stamps are visible on the paper used. Japan paper cutting flowers ~ ornament. ornament derived from objects. fanCounterpane, Bolton type. Culture: British, probably. Dimensions: 109 1/4 x 102 3/4 in. (277.5 x 261 cm). Date: ca. 1800-1830.This hand-loom-woven white cotton bed cover was made in one piece. The design is picked out in raised loops of heavy cotton weft threads. The heavy pattern wefts are in a 1:z proportion to the lighter-weight main wefts. The small central eight-pointed star is surrounded by various borders. The piece is self-fringed on all four sides. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece first half 18th century Italian. Piece 224271Napkin mid-19th century British. Napkin 229877Fragment of a Sleeve 5th century. Fragment of a Sleeve 443825Kraków Sukiennice Exhibition of Muhammads, Asian and European ceramics; February April 1934 Światowida Photo AgencyFive Borders Made 1620-1640 Italy. Linen, bobbin straight lace .Band Fragments 12th-15th century Chimú. Band Fragments 307945Velvet Strip, 1600s. Italy, 17th century. Velvet (cut and uncut); silk and metal thread; overall: 25.4 x 50.8 cm (10 x 20 in.).Bag 18th-19th century China. Bag 68804Pendant China. Pendant. China. Nephrite, white with faint grayish tint. Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong period (1736-95). JadeSleeve first half 19th century Philippine. Sleeve 219424Cover Made 1875-1900 Russia. Squares of cotton, plain weave; embroidered in cross and double cross stitches; joined to insertions of linen, bobbin straight lace; edged with linen, bobbin straight lace .Antependium 18th century Spanish. Antependium. Spanish. 18th century. Embroidered net. Textiles-LacesBand Fragment 4th-5th century. Band Fragment 448918Piece 1800-1830 American. Piece 13821Sampler 19th century Italian. Sampler. Italian. 19th century. Silk on linen. Textiles-EmbroideredTable cover late 16th-early 17th century Italian. Table cover 227121Rank Badge with Leopard on Rock with Waves late 18th-early 19th century China. Rank Badge with Leopard on Rock with Waves 68968Chasuble Made 1701-1900 Spain. Purple silk on one side and green silk on other; meander borders embroidered in silver thread .Ornaments with flowers and leaves, Anonymous, Willem Wenckebach, 1870 - 1937 photomechanical print Five designs for ornaments with (stylized) flower motifs in the form of horizontal decorative tires. paper printing block flowers ~ ornamentRank Badge with Black Bear late 18th century China. Rank Badge with Black Bear 70265Fragment Made 1401-1500 Italy. Linen and silk .Waist Lame ca. 1555-60 Attributed to Wolfgang Grosschedel German. Waist Lame 690153Textile Sample Book 18th century French. Textile Sample Book 223033Millefleurs ground with rabbits, lions, birds, dog, lamb, squirrel and fox. unknown c. 1500-1525 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7' x W 7'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Margherita Russo 5/11/1966 other date listed: 5/18/1966; sold to Mr. & Mrs. Herb Alpert 2/25/1967. Birds include hark & pheasant holding peacock's feather crosswise in bill French & Co. stock sheet in archive, J-424Band Fragment 4th-5th century. Band Fragment 448917Border. Europe. Date: 1690-1710. Dimensions: 6.6 × 57.4 cm (2 5/8 × 22 5/8 in.). Linen, needle lace, coraline pattern. Origin: Europe. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Incense Stick Burner 18th century Japan. Incense Stick Burner. Japan. 18th century. Pottery glazed in colors (Kyoto ware). Edo period (1615-1868). CeramicsAttic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment (comprised of 2 joined fragments).Shawl Border Fragment (India); silk warp, wool weft (lab:11-10-04)Sample ca. 1840 French, Mulhouse. Sample 220026Bliżej Kultury unknownPiece 1851-72 British. Piece 226215Rank Badge with Golden Pheasant 19th century China. Rank Badge with Golden Pheasant 68919Towel ca. 1835 German, Bavaria. Towel 227074Fragment 17th-18th century Greek. Fragment 219565Sample ca. 1840 French, Mulhausen. Sample 220007Sampler 19th century German. Sampler. German. 19th century. Cotton on cotton. Textiles-EmbroideredWhite House furniture and furnishings. White House furnishings. Antique napkins. White House, Washington, D.C.Fragment early 19th century Balkan, Bulgaria or Macedonia. Fragment 212263Embroidered whitework coverlet. Culture: American. Dimensions: 83 5/8 x 90 in. (212.4 x 228.6 cm). Maker: Ann (Nancy) Elliott Grigg (1795-1839). Date: 1810-15.This whitework coverlet is made of three panels of woven cotton fabric that have been seamed together. It is embroidered with heavy white cotton thread in a variety of stitches and includes areas of drawnwork. The piece is decorated with a central basket with a flowering tree and birds, which is surrounded by a ribbon border and a wide outer border of vines and flowers. The fringe is a recent reproduction of the original. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Fragment, Medium: linen Technique: bobbin made continuous tape with net added, Meadnering vine, Belgium, 17th century, lace, FragmentRetro metal ornament Retro metal ornament made in 3D graphics Copyright: xZoonar.com/StanislavxRishnyakx 2929541Sleeve Band 19th century China. Sleeve Band 70461Collar Belgian, Brussels late 19th century View more. Collar. Belgian, Brussels. late 19th century. Bobbin lace, Duchesse lace. Textiles-LacesArabian ornamentFragment. Dimensions: 9.5 in. high 13.75 in. wide (24.13 cm high 34.92 cm wide). Date: 3rd-4th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Pair of Sleeves (Kote). Culture: Japanese. Dimensions: L. 26 1/2 in. (67.3 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Coverlet (Section of). Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 35.7 x 26.7 cm (14 1/16 x 10 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 60" wide; 72" long. Medium: watercolor and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ruth M. Barnes.Child's Cap or Bonnet. Europe or United States. Date: 1825-1850. Dimensions: 21.5 × 15.1 cm (8 1/2 × 6 in.). Cotton, machine-made net; embroidered with cotton and linen in cross, darning, eyelet, and trammed overcast stitches. Origin: Europe. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.36 Medallions second half 15th century Italian, probably Siena These eight medallions are from a set of thirty-six that may have been dress ornaments or possibly ornaments for horse trappings.. 36 Medallions. Italian, probably Siena. second half 15th century. Silver gilt and basse-taille enamel on silver. EnamelsGlass Fragment 14th-15th century European. Glass Fragment. European. 14th-15th century. Pot metal glass. Glass-StainedOrnament with two horse heads and two fish, 1520 - 1562 print Low Countries paper engraving animals (+ symmetrically placed ornamental animals)Band, Les Hiboux; Produced by Les Amis de la Dentelle; BelgiumBorder late 18th-early 19th century Hungarian, Slovakia. Border 215360IMPOSTA PROCEDENTE DE CORDOBA-VISIGODA. Location: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO NACIONAL-COLECCION, MADRID, SPAIN.Chasuble. Spain. Date: 1601-1700. Dimensions: 71.1 x 109.9 cm (28 x 43 1/4 in.). Silk, cut velvet weave, with orphrey bands in appliqué and needlework against cut velvet weave. Origin: Spain. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Millefleurs ground with rabbits, lions, birds, dog, lamb, squirrel and fox. unknown c. 1500-1525 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7' x W 7'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Margherita Russo 5/11/1966 other date listed: 5/18/1966; sold to Mr. & Mrs. Herb Alpert 2/25/1967. Birds include hark & pheasant holding peacock's feather crosswise in bill French & Co. stock sheet in archive, J-424#colourourcollections Paper hanging design, 1877 Catalogue reference BT 43/102/314606 colorourcollections, colourourcollectionsBuckle. Culture: China. Dimensions: W. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); L. 2 in. (5.1 cm); D. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece 1760-70 French. Piece. French. 1760-70. Silk. Textiles-WovenPiece 18th century French. Piece 224317Piece late 18th century () French. Piece 224274Fragment Made 1000-1476 Peru. Cotton and wool (camelid), plain weave double cloth with bands of single-faced complementary weft weave and plain weave . ChancayTapestry Fragment 10th-15th century Peru; central coast (). Tapestry Fragment 307917Detalle decorativo con motivos geométricos árabes.Ottoman Turkish art with geometric patterns on wood