Historical Textile Designs and Patterns

Intricate wallcoverings and textiles showcasing historical embroidery and designs, highlighting floral motifs and ornamental patterns from various eras.

Sidewall, Block-printed and flocked paper, Simulates a two-toned Genoese velvet in a Renaissance design. Urns with carnations with affronted eagles on either side. This motif is enclosed in an interlacing scroll with carnation sprays at points of intersection. Both design and field done entirely in wool flock., USA, 1920, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Tapisserie en cuir doré exécutée au XVI siècle. Cabinet de Mr. Demonville.. Willemin, N. X. (Nicolas Xavier), 1763-1833. Prints. 1839. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Art , France , History

Panel, Probably from a Curtain, 19th century. Uzbekistan, Bukhara, 19th century. Embroidery: silk on cotton tabby ground; average: 51.1 x 176.5 cm (20 1/8 x 69 1/2 in.).

Napkin with Pretendent for the Spanish Throne, Anonymous, 1707 Linnamast napkin with pretendent for the Spanish throne. Midfield: The asymmetrical pattern shows: a prancing horse with rider and caption: Vive Hispaniarum Rex, surrounded by a laurel wreath. Around in Rijen the weapons of the Spanish countries: Murcia, Corsa, Iaen, Cordov, Cerdena, Cevila, Mallorcis, Galici, Valentia, Navar, Toledo, Granada, Cicilia, Castil-Leon, Aragon. Standing and horizontal edges: paired fire strokes, between which tumbling flint. Round: Blocking edge. Satin 7 Binding. Kortrijk linen (material) damask Linnamast napkin with pretendent for the Spanish throne. Midfield: The asymmetrical pattern shows: a prancing horse with rider and caption: Vive Hispaniarum Rex, surrounded by a laurel wreath. Around in Rijen the weapons of the Spanish countries: Murcia, Corsa, Iaen, Cordov, Cerdena, Cevila, Mallorcis, Galici, Valentia, Navar, Toledo, Granada, Cicilia, Castil-Leon, Aragon. Standing and horizontal edges:

Sidewall, Block-printed on joined sheets, Rococo revival; scrolling red framework and lattice medallions. Printed on buff-colored ground., France or USA, ca. 1840, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Sidewall, M.H. Birge & Sons Co., 1834, Machine-printed on ungrounded paper, Stylized floral and foliate design, printed in two shades of yellow green. Large-scale acanthus leaves form basket for floral bouquet., Buffalo, New York, USA, 1900-1920, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Textile, Medium: cotton Technique: stenciled resist (katazome) on plain weave, Length of stencil resist (katazome) with ivory pattern on blue ground. Zigzag lattice enclosing floral forms., Japan, 19th century, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile

Sidewall, Block-printed and flocked paper, Simulates a two-toned Genoese velvet in a Renaissance design. Urns with carnations with affronted eagles on either side. This motif is enclosed in an interlacing scroll with carnation sprays at points of intersection. Both design and field done entirely in wool flock., USA, 1920, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Ceiling Paper (USA); Manufactured by Robert Graves Co. (United States); machine-printed paper, liquid mica; 85 x 49.5 cm (33 7/16 x 19 1/2 in.)

Napkin with the child murder in Bethlehem and the flight to Egypt, Quirijn Jansz. Damast (Possible), c. 1600 - c. 1624 Linnamast napkin with the child murder in Bethlehem and the flight to Egypt. Midfield: The symmetrical pattern shows two scenes from bottom to top. 1 The flight to Egypt. 2 The child murder in Bethlehem. Standing edges: some wavy line between which birds, flowers and fruits; Outside of that: blocking edge. Lying edges blocking edge. Haarlem linen (material) damask Linnamast napkin with the child murder in Bethlehem and the flight to Egypt. Midfield: The symmetrical pattern shows two scenes from bottom to top. 1 The flight to Egypt. 2 The child murder in Bethlehem. Standing edges: some wavy line between which birds, flowers and fruits; Outside of that: blocking edge. Lying edges blocking edge. Haarlem linen (material) damask

Fragment (From an Orphrey Band) Made 1401-1500 Italy. Silk, gold gilt strip wound around silk fiber core, integrated compound-weave of warp-float faced satin weave and twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts .

Napkin with a hunting scene, anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1620 Linnamast napkin with a hunting scene. Midfield: The symmetrical pattern shows three scenes from bottom to top: 1 gentleman with falconer and dog for Renaissance building. A peacock on the roof. On the side tree with owl. 2 deer bitten by two dogs in the back and one dog jumped for it. 3 Lord with hunting horn and sword on horseback between trees. Standing and lying edges: winding branches with large leaves, flowers, fruits and birds; Outside of it blocks. Corners: stylized rosette. Haarlem linen (material) damask Linnamast napkin with a hunting scene. Midfield: The symmetrical pattern shows three scenes from bottom to top: 1 gentleman with falconer and dog for Renaissance building. A peacock on the roof. On the side tree with owl. 2 deer bitten by two dogs in the back and one dog jumped for it. 3 Lord with hunting horn and sword on horseback between trees. Standing and lying edges: winding branches with large leaves, flowers, f

Wallpaper Design, Brush and gouache, graphite on white paper, A dado is shown below, an entablature on top. As decorations of the yellow panel are suggested lozenges with a rosette, above, oblique stripes, below. These consist of alternate straight leaf boughs and waved garlands. Four purple stripes with increasing heights are drawn on top., Austria, 1840-60, wallpaper designs, Drawing, Drawing

Baan zijde met dessin van wijschenkende en lierspelende satyrs.Lane side with design on cream fond of blue plaquettes staggered in rows with a red and yellow indoor frame. Inside there are alternating in rows, around and from direction, a satyr shown in red that gives wine into a wine scale and a satyr that plays on a winch. Between the plaques a pseudo-Etruscian ornament is shown in red, blue and yellow. Comments: The Dessin is related to elements from Dugourc's Etruscan decorative schemes for the Spanish court, in particular the silk substances, performed by Pernon in 1797 for the ballroom of the Casitia del Labrador in Arnajuez, which prevent dancing satyrs.

Fragment, Medium: silk Technique: 5-harness satin damask, Fragment of purple damask patterned by scrolling leaf-like shapes. Related to the 'bizarre' patterns of the early eighteenth century., early 18th century, woven textiles, Fragment

Abstract Japanese Naval Flag Motif, Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire), Abstracted Japanese naval flags in the shape of pine-bark lozenges are alternating with another Japanese symbol using a chrysanthemum and two characters. Silk threads are added to support the stencil structure., Japan, mid 18th - early 19th century, textile designs, Katagami, Katagami

Textile with Figures and Animals in Architectural Setting 15th century Italian. Textile with Figures and Animals in Architectural Setting 467677

Textile, Medium: cotton Technique: stenciled resist (katazome) on plain weave, Length of stencil resist (katazome) in ivory pattern with red details on finely dotted blue ground. Two rows of large (12 cm) full-faced flowers with leaves and tendrils., Japan, 19th century, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile

Book Paper (England or United States); block-printed, embossed, gilded; 20.5 x 16 cm (8 1/16 x 6 5/16 in.)

Fragment of Figured Silk for Upholstery, 1700-1750. France, first half of 18th century. Damask and cannelé, silk; overall: 57.2 x 77.5 cm (22 1/2 x 30 1/2 in.).

Salamanders amid the flames Date: circa 1900

Fragment, Medium: linen Technique: pigment printed on plain weave, Fragment of printed linen with twining lizard-like shapes and scrolls, in gold on a rose ground., Germany, 13th-14th century, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Fragment

Textile, Medium: cotton Technique: mordant painted and dyed plain weave (chintz), Panel of chintz with a large scale, symmetrical arrangement of curving bands forming arcs which frame stylized plant and flower forms; heavy broad leaves cross the arcs, projecting into adjoining design areas. The curved bands and many of the parts of the leaves and other design areas are painted with fillings: dots, minute squares, and triangles in precise arrangements. In the arcs, areas of small scale, hexagonal-sided net suggest the ground of lace, with heavy points at one side and the inner sides of the arcs edged with fine points. The colors are predominantly red, soft green for leaves and centers of stems; yellow, violet, and some blue occur; some overpainting of blue lines on red leaves. Much of the painting of the small fillings is in brown., Coromandel Coast, India, 1700-1725, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile

Fragment, Medium: silk on linen Technique: embroidery using double-running stitches on plain weave, White linen ground with red silk embroidery in horizontal lines of zigzag, symmetrical, three-stemmed, conventionalized floral design., 17th century, embroidery & stitching, Fragment

Napkin with falcon and deer hunt., 1625 - 1650 White linen Damas napkin with falcons and deer hunt. Netherlands (possibly) linen (material) damask White linen Damas napkin with falcons and deer hunt. Netherlands (possibly) linen (material) damask

Frieze, Machine-printed paper, Vine of scrolls across frieze with curls bearing blossoms. Printed in bight burgundy and dark turquoise on light greenish-white ground. Two borders printed across the width., USA, 1905-1915, Wallcoverings, Frieze

Frieze (USA); machine-printed paper, liquid mica; 91.5 x 49.5 cm (36 x 19 1/2 in.)

Arabesques : faïences murales : bordeures (XVIe. siècle). Prisse d'Avennes, 1807-1879. Prisse d'Avennes, 1807-1879. Prints, Drawings. 1877. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Architecture, Islamic, Architecture , Egypt , Cairo, Art , Egypt , Cairo, Art, Islamic, Islamic decoration and ornament, Decoration and ornament, Islamic, Arabesques, Faience, Borders (Ornament Areas)

Fragment. France. Date: 1601-1625. Dimensions: . Silk, satin damask weave. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Drawing, Textile Design: Palatin; Designed by Dagobert Peche (Austrian, 1887-1923, active Vienna, 1911-1923); Made for Wiener Werkstätte (Austria); brush and gouache on paper; 21.6 × 15.6 cm (8 1/2 × 6 1/8 in.) Mat: 71.1 × 54.6 cm (28 in. × 21 1/2 in.)

Arabesques faïences murales de Qasr Rodoun (XVIe siècle), 1., 1877., Paris. Publisher, A. Morel et Cie, Libraires-Éditeurs. Subject Matter Architecture, Islamic; Art, Egypt, Cairo; Islamic decoration and ornament; Faience tiles., 45.5 x 33 cm

Violet and Columbine design registered 1883 Designed by William Morris British Buy a print Custom framed to suit your space. Violet and Columbine 221486

Siennica (woj. mazowieckie). Fragment fioletowo-różowej tkaniny w delikatne gałązki z kwiatkami, z dalmatyki z wyposażenia kościoła poreformackiego p.w. Ofiarowania Najświętszej Maryi Panny - widok w skali 1:1. Sztolcman, Władysław Roman (1873-1950), painter

Napkin with Orpheus in the midst of the animals, Quirijn Jansz. Damast, Before 1645 Linnamast napkin with Orpheus in the midst of the animals. Midfield: The symmetrically doubled pattern shows Orpheus sitting in the midst of the animals playing on his winch. Standing edges: a wavy line between which flowers. Lying edge above: Orpheus attacked by bacchants with spears. Lying edge under: Orpheus with its harp and a crowned Orpheus with a woman and three -headed monster. Corners above: sitting orpine. Corners under: fedel and trumpet. Haarlem linen (material) damask Linnamast napkin with Orpheus in the midst of the animals. Midfield: The symmetrically doubled pattern shows Orpheus sitting in the midst of the animals playing on his winch. Standing edges: a wavy line between which flowers. Lying edge above: Orpheus attacked by bacchants with spears. Lying edge under: Orpheus with its harp and a crowned Orpheus with a woman and three -headed monster. Corners above: sitting orpine. Corners un

Two Panels. Spain. Date: 1601-1700. Dimensions: a: 300.8 x 57 cm (118 1/2 x 22 3/8 in.)b: 115.1 x 97.8 cm (45 1/4 x 38 1/2 in.)Point repeat: 96 cm (37 3/4 in.). Silk, satin weave self-patterned by reversing of faces (satin damask). Origin: Spain. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Hanging of velvet. Culture: Italian, probably Florence. Dimensions: L. 110 x W. 66 inches (279.4 x 167.6 cm). Date: late 15th-mid-16th century.Velvets patterned with this fifteenth-sixteenth century version of the palmette were named "pomegranate velvets" in the nineteenth century and have had this name ever since. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Napkin Depicting The Five Senses. Designed by Walter Crane (English, 1845-1915); Produced by John Wilson & Sons; England, London. Date: 1891. Dimensions: 67.7 x 76.8 cm (26 5/8 x 30 1/4 in.). Linen, satin weave self-patterned by reversing of faces. Origin: London. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Textile Fragment with brocade with Bird, Dragon, and Palmette Motifs 13th century Italian The exceptional condition and quality of this silk, enriched with gold and highlights in red, are characteristic of the Sicilian royal workshops.. Textile Fragment with brocade with Bird, Dragon, and Palmette Motifs 463573

Panel Made 1701-1725 France. Silk, silk chenille, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 3 1 broken twill weave with weft-float faced 1 3 'S' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary facing and brocading wefts .

Border, Block printed and flocked on handmade paper, Parallel double frieze, running the length of the paper. Above a row of blue cockscombs with khaki flock leaves on a lacy patterned ground in shades of gray, is a torus-like border with khaki flock ribbon decoration., France, 1820-24, Wallcoverings, Border

Panel of velvet late 13th-14th century Iranian, probably Tabriz Imported Middle Eastern textiles were highly valued luxury goods during this period, and this velvet pattern was originally the product of the Persian workshops of Tabriz. The number of surviving pieces in European and American collections suggests that this attractive pattern was produced in relatively large quantities; it may have been imitated by Italian velvet weavers and produced for a long period of time.. Panel of velvet 227162

Design on Paper Japan. Paper .

Coverlet. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 26.7 x 35.8 cm (10 1/2 x 14 1/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: William Hoffman.

Piece 18th century Japan. Piece. Japan. 18th century. Silk / Compound weave. Edo period (1615-1868). Textiles-Woven

Sample ca. 1883 Associated Artists. Sample 14023

Bath with spreading pattern of saved Klaver motif with interrupted stock of dotted lines, Anonymous, 1750 - 1900 Bath with spreading pattern of saved Klaver motif with interrupted stock of dotted lines. With label with inscription: 'A. the creator, the commodato. " Half of a cover. paper. block printing (relief printing process) ornament derived from plant forms

Frieze, Machine-printed paper, Series of medallions, alternating between large and small, framed by 'C' scrolls, and filled with bouquets of flowers. A floral swag runs across the bottom. Small bouquets of flowers hang vertically from the top of the frieze. Printed in gold, white, and shades of pink and green., USA, 1905-1915, Wallcoverings, Frieze

Frieze, Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, Machine-printed paper, Wide band of foliate rinceau, with much narrower rinceau along bottom edge. Printed two across., USA, 1905-1915, Wallcoverings, Frieze

Sidewall - Sample, Indian; Designed by William Morris (British, 1834-1896); Manufactured by Jeffrey & Company (United Kingdom); Made for Morris & Co. (United Kingdom); block-printed paper

Border from a Farhang-i Jahangiri Manuscript. India, Mughal empire, circa 1608. Paintings. Gold, black ink, and red ink on paper

Baan Jacquard tissue in satin binding with Liseré effect ,, c. 1920 - c. 1930 Baan Jacquard tissue in satin binding with Liseré effect. Dessin: Stacked ornament, from top to bottom of two backed mirrored putti with vines, two pigeons in medallions, of which cords with brushes and leaves hang. A basket from which an arrangement of flowers and leaves rises up and at the bottom a garland of vineyards, a rectangular cartouche in which a garden with fountain, trees and plants and plants, surrounded by spiral leaves on which a (paradise) Bird on the left and right) , on the underside supported by a lambrequin with leaves in the middle and on the side, vines and grapes, in two shades of beige/green on a cerisherized stock. The design goes back to that of French silk tissues from c. 1780. Stamped twice with the number: 43460/8. Pinned note (ca. 1978-1990) with the letters AP. France silk jacquard Baan Jacquard tissue in satin binding with Liseré effect. Dessin: Stacked ornament, from top to bo

Panel early 17th century Italian. Panel 227152

Border, Medium: linen Technique: bobbin lace, discontinuous tape, Border of large scale floral forms running in a serpentine pattern., Milan, Italy, 18th century, lace, Border

Piece ca. 1720-25 () French. Piece. French. ca. 1720-25 (). Silk. Textiles-Woven

Fragment 16th century Italian. Fragment 230315

Fragment (Japan)

Dyeing template katagami for painting kimono cut out in the ornament "Koshi" (grille) with woven small flower rosettes; around 1850 (1840-00-00-1912-00-00);ISE-CATAGAMI, templates, purchase (provenance)

Frieze, Hobbs, Benton & Heath, Hoboken, New Jersey, Machine-printed paper, liquid mica, Bouquets of flowers, alternating between large and small. 'C' scrolls frame the small bouquets and run horizontally across the bottom. Floral swags hang from the top. Printed in gold, silver, and shades of green. Background is a pale green., Hoboken, New Jersey, USA, 1905-1915, Wallcoverings, Frieze

Dying template katagami; Dese - stylized flowers and glycine; 19th/20th century (1868-00-00-1912-00-00);Drabik, Cezary (Fl. Ca 1960 - 1980) - collection, katagami, plant motifs, templates, Japanese art, purchase (provenance)

Fragment (Italy); silk

Fragment, Medium: silk, metallic thread Technique: cut and uncut supplementary warp pile (velvet) in a plain weave foundation, Border fragment of dark green cut and uncut pile on a silver ground. Symmetrical foliage and palmette pattern, and narrow borders in a vine design., Italy, 16th-17th century, woven textiles, Fragment

Sheet with four borders with guilloche and ribbon patterns late 18th-mid-19th century Anonymous. Sheet with four borders with guilloche and ribbon patterns. Anonymous , Italian, late 18th-mid 19th century. late 18th-mid-19th century. Relief print (wood or metal). Prints

Paper Wallow with pattern of four passes and stylized vines, c. 1860 Pattern whale with pattern of four passes and stylized vines in blue, yellow and gold on a gray -blue stock. Block pressure with a continuous pattern on a matted stock. paper block printing (relief printing process) Pattern whale with pattern of four passes and stylized vines in blue, yellow and gold on a gray -blue stock. Block pressure with a continuous pattern on a matted stock. paper block printing (relief printing process)

Run R Namen T. .

WallpaperSample. Retailer: A. H. Davenport, American, late 19th-early 20th century

Sutra Cover Made 1590-1599 China. Silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip, warp-float faced 4 1 satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1 4 satin interlacings .

Textile Design with Vertical Strips of Pearls Framed by Ornamental Scrolling Motifs over a Striped Background with Dots 1840 Anonymous, Alsatian, 19th century Rectangular sheet of paper with a textile design from a group, dated 1840, made in Mulhouse, Alsace, which was an important nineteenth-century center for textile production in the Haut-Rhin region of France. The design is made up of vertical strips of pearls framed by ornamental scrolling motifs over a striped background of dark reddish-brown color and light tan color with dots of light tan color. The pearls are colored with white; the ornamental motifs are colored with red.. Textile Design with Vertical Strips of Pearls Framed by Ornamental Scrolling Motifs over a Striped Background with Dots. Anonymous, Alsatian, 19th century. 1840. Gouache

Fragment. Produced by Manufacture Blanc; France, Sain Bel. Date: 1785-1795. Dimensions: 39.3 × 39.7 cm (15 1/2 × 15 5/8 in.). Cotton, plain weave; resist printed. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Sievers Carl (1834-1891), decoration studies (1856-1856): Cover decoration: cassette. Pencil watercolored on paper, 31.2 x 53.3 cm (including scan edges) Sievers Carl (1834-1891): Dekorationsstudien

Frieze (USA); machine-printed paper; 92 x 49.5 cm (36 1/4 x 19 1/2 in.)

Piece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece. Japan. 18th-19th century. Silk. Edo period (1615-1868). Textiles-Woven

Panel 16th-17th century Italian. Panel 227181

Frieze (USA); machine-printed paper; 91.5 x 48.5 cm (36 x 19 1/8 in.)

Recto - Front. Sketch of Ornament Design, 1850-90. Artist: John Everett Millais

Flounce 18th century Flemish. Flounce 227609

Fragment Made 1601-1635 Italy. Silk, warp-float faced broken twill weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut, solid velvet; stamped .

Arabesques : spécimens de plafonds : dispositions de dodécagones étoilés. Prisse d'Avennes, 1807-1879. Prisse d'Avennes, 1807-1879. Prints, Drawings. 1877. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Architecture, Islamic, Architecture , Egypt , Cairo, Art , Egypt , Cairo, Art, Islamic, Islamic decoration and ornament, Decoration and ornament, Islamic, Arabesques, Ceilings , Egypt , Cairo

Fragment; silk, linen; Warp x Weft: 33 x 24.2 cm (13 x 9 1/2 in.)

Byzantine ornament

Frieze, Liberty Wall Paper Company, Schuylerville, New York, Machine-printed paper, Horizontal repeat of large vegetal medallions with elaborate acanthus scrollwork borders. An allover lateral herringbone pattern gives the panel the appearance of a woven textile. This design is printed in shades of green, blue, brown and gold on a beige ground., Schuylerville, New York, USA, 1905-1915, Wallcoverings, Frieze

Print, Tapete Goldene Schmetterlinge (Golden Butterfly Wallpaper), plate 12, in Die Quelle: Flächen Schmuck (The Source: Ornament for Flat Surfaces); Designed by Koloman Moser (Austrian, 1868-1918); Austria; color lithograph on paper; 25 x 29.6 cm (9 13/16 x 11 5/8 in.)

Border, Machine-printed paper, Variety of flowers and wheat shafts forming wavy central band, between narrow band of twisted ribbon. Printed two across on yellow background. Ocher ground., USA, 1879-87, Wallcoverings, Border

Wallpaper Design, Brush and gouache, graphite on white paper, A dado is shown at the bottom. On top is an entablature, with a green leaf molding at the bottom and an entablature. The light blue panel shows horizontal rows of two alternate motifs which are staggered in alternate rows. The motifs are palmette in lighter or darker blues and a white cone alternatively suggested. Two green lintels are drawn across the top., Austria, 1840-60, wallpaper designs, Drawing, Drawing

Design for a Silk Damask, Brush and white, brown, green, lilac, and red opaque watercolor (partly applied at the reverse) on oily traving paper, The right half of a fantastical floral palmette, following the style of about 1730, is shown. A chain motif occurs in the place of ribs of leaves. Reverse: red strip along the left edge., France, 1815-1840, drawing, drawing

Textile, Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller on plain weave, Textile with half drop repeat of scattered flowers and thorny branches with a bird and a butterfly in red and brown on a dotted and speckled background., England, 1825-1830, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile

Sidewall - fragment, Machine-printed paper, Art nouveau design; single floral motif within acanthus medallion printed on background of dense flowers and foliage. Printed in green, yellow, red, metallic silver and metallic gold on red ground., Duluth, Minnesota, USA, 1905, Wallcoverings, Sidewall - fragment

Runner. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: L. 77 x W. 31 1/2 inches (195.6 x 80 cm). Date: 16th-17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Frieze (USA); machine-printed paper; 235 x 49.5 cm (92 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.)

Hand Painted Wall (Detail). Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 71 x 55.8 cm (27 15/16 x 21 15/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, gouache, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Martin Partyka.

Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: 20 x 22 inches (50.8 x 55.9 cm). Date: ca. 1735. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Sievers Carl (1834-1891), decoration studies (1855): Detail of a ceiling field. Pencil watercolored on paper, 45.1 x 49.3 cm (including scan edges) Sievers Carl (1834-1891): Dekorationsstudien

Wallpapers design, Nieuwenhuis, Theodorus (Theo) (1866-1951)

Panel ca. 1750-70 Italian or French. Panel 461412

Fragment of a tablecloth of Linnendamast with a performance: History of Susanna; Edge with musicians and women. On panel.

Interlaced circles, Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), Interlaced circles, also known as 'seven circles' (shippo) is accompanied with blossoms. This motif refers to the seven treasures of Buddhism: gold, silver, lapis lazuli, crystal, agate, red pearl, and carnelian. These represent faith, perseverance, humility, doing no wrong, mindfulness, concentration, and wisdom., Japan, mid 18th - early 19th century, textile designs, Katagami, Katagami

Border ca. 1600 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.. Border 222478

Frieze, Machine-printed paper, Art Nouveau style. Stylized acanthous guilloche, broken up every three loops byt a large flower and stem that extends down towards the bottom of the frieze. Along the bottom, between each flower, is a smaller flower encased in a square. Background is cross-hatch. Printed in gold, white, and shades of pink, green, and brown., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905-1915, Wallcoverings, Frieze

Frieze, Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, Machine-printed paper, Large foliate medallions with white rose bouquets at bottom, torches at the center, and floral swags. Bottom has stripes and small floral arch motif, above which are scrolls with fleur-de-lis. Backgrond of medallions has stripes of solid color, horizontal lines, and mosaic-like pattern. Top has scrolls. Ground shades from blue to cream (bottom to top). Printed in dark red/brown, dark blue, green, white, and beige. Printed in top selvedge: '14 S. A. Maxwell & Co. New York & Chicago' Printed in bottom selvedge: 'Exclusive Design 3282' 'P', USA, 1905-1915, Wallcoverings, Frieze

Decorative border - three various fragments; copy of Dunhuang frescoes; Zhong, Yixiu (Fl. Ca 1900-1950), Ouyang, Lin (Fl. Ca 1900-1950), Rong Bao Zhai (1672-); 1952 (1952-00-00-1952-00-00);Sobecka, Chinese (culture), gift (provenance), graphic prints, Chinese art, Lucia (1919-1993), Łucja (1919-1993)-collection

Arabesques : détails d'ornementation d'un sédrieh (XVe. siècle). Cournault, Charles. Prisse d'Avennes, 1807-1879. Prints, Drawings. 1877. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Architecture, Islamic, Architecture , Egypt , Cairo, Art , Egypt , Cairo, Art, Islamic, Islamic decoration and ornament, Basins (Containers), Decoration and ornament, Islamic, Arabesques

Frieze; block-printed on ingrain paper, mica flakes; 69 x 44.5 cm (27 3/16 x 17 1/2 in.)

of 3