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Historical Textile Fragments

A variety of textile fragments showcasing intricate patterns and embroidery from different cultures and eras, reflecting historical craftsmanship in fabric art.

Hanging, mid 19th century, H.87-1/4 x W.57-1/2 in., Silk, cotton; ikat, embroidery, Uzbekistan, 19th century
Hanging, mid 19th century, H.87-1/4 x W.57-1/2 in., Silk, cotton; ikat, embroidery, Uzbekistan, 19th century
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4409-21383250
TEJIDO DE ARTE PERUANO. Location: MUSEO DE AMERICA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPANIEN.
4443-19546749
Rank badge, Medium: silk, metallic yarns Technique: embroidery, applique, An egret, embroidered in white, is poised on a rock which is worked in dark blue against gold sky; cloud bands in colored silks above., Japan, late 17th-early 18th century, embroidery & stitching, Rank badge
6145-46803653
TaimaMandala
1788-111119584
Ancient Mexican paintings and hieroglyphics, by Augustine Aglio, color print from Antiquities of Mexico: comprising fac-similes of ancient Mexican paintings and hieroglyphics, by Edward King Kingsborough, volume III, 1831-1848, London.
6145-50506231
Arras. unknown, author
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Fragment (Japan)
6145-52335251
Persischer Gartenteppich; Pers.sog. Polenteppich.. Prints. 1912. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection
6145-30148663
Sampler Made 1775-1800 Massachusetts. Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in cross, Romanian, satin, and stem stitches .
6145-50488565
Fragment (Italy), 16th-17th century; cotton, linen; Warp x Weft: 15.4 x 36.1 cm (6 1/16 x 14 3/16 in.)
4409-17428039
Sampler. Culture: Dutch. Dimensions: H. 9 3/4 x W. 13 inches (24.8 x 33 cm). Date: 1811. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
6145-29732458
Textile with Figures 14th century Italian. Textile with Figures. Italian. 14th century. Silk. Textiles-Woven
6145-29142123
Piece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece. Japan. 18th-19th century. Silk. Textiles-Woven
4409-3095
Glazed tile of Yusuf II, with metallic reflect. 15th century. Madrid, Instituto Valencia de Don Juan. Location: INSTITUTO VALENCIA DE DON JUAN-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.
6145-29758034
Textile Fragment early 6th century Coptic. Textile Fragment 475278
6145-51818962
Jain Book Cover Jain Book Cover, 18th century. Opaque watercolor and metallic pigment on paper with lacquer overlay, 5 1/2 x 11 5/8 in. (14.0 x 29.5 cm). Asian Art 18th century
6145-58871601
Tissue fragment with Sigilla, Anonymous, c. 500 - c. 799 Natural linen tissue fragment consisting of two pieces with two sown sigilla on top. The large circle has a dancing naked figure centrally with a green veil that goes above the head. Around on a red soil leafs that form windows in which small circles with stylized leaf work in green, natural color and red. The yellow surrounded by a border with wavy leaf ornament with animal heads in yellow on dark brown soil. The fragment of the small circle consists of similar motifs. Egypt Ketting an element: Linen (material). Entry: Wool tapestry Natural linen tissue fragment consisting of two pieces with two sown sigilla on top. The large circle has a dancing naked figure centrally with a green veil that goes above the head. Around on a red soil leafs that form windows in which small circles with stylized leaf work in green, natural color and red. The yellow surrounded by a border with wavy leaf ornament with animal heads in yellow on dark b
4409-20996479
Antique wall paintings of masks, lyres, tambourines, and foliage from Herculaneum and Pompeii. Handcoloured lithograph by Trampe after an illustration by Wilhelm Zahn from his Ornament of All Classical Art Eras, Ornamente aller klassischen Kunst-Epochen, Reimer, Berlin, 1834.
4443-28728492
Tapa Cloth Skirt, 1995, 33 1/4 x 59 1/4 in. (84.46 x 150.5 cm), Bark, pigment, Papua New Guinea, 20th century
4443-28739229
Allegorical 'Millefleurs' Tapestry with Animals, c. 1530-1545, 138 7/8 x 157 3/4 in. (352.74 x 400.69 cm) (irregular), Wool, silk; tapestry weave, Belgium, 16th century, Millefleurs (thousand-flower) tapestries became popular in the late Middle Ages. Some contained flowers only; others, like this one, included animals and birds. Pictured here are common animals such as deer and rabbits as well as exotic creatures like the lion, leopard, and unicorn. They are symbolic as well as decorative. The unicorn, for example, represents either Christ or the Virgin Mary. The three clumps of rosebushes forming a triangle, allude to the Trinity (God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit), while the barking hound (lower left) and wild falcon (top right) stand for the Devil or other evil forces.
6145-30191735
The Stafford Altar Frontal Made 1620-1640 England. Silk, broken warp chevron twill weave cut solid velvet; underlaid with cotton, plain weave; appliquÈd with same velvet and with silk, satin weave; underlaid with linen, plain weave; embroidered with gilt-metal strip and purl, gilt-metal-wire-wrapped linen, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in laidwork and couching; edged with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, bobbin straight lace .
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Fragment (Japan)
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Sidewall (USA); machine-printed; 48.5 x 49 cm (19 1/8 x 19 5/16 in.)
4443-19532363
Flora's Retinue: Lily, Walter Crane, (English, 1845-1915), John Wilson & Sons, (England, 1778-1816), Medium: linen warp, silk weft Technique: 4 & 1 satin damask, Small square doily, fringed on all sides, with an ivory linen warp and violet silk weft. A figure of a woman dressed as a lily and holding a large lily, with the word LILY in the upper right corner, all in ivory on a violet ground. A set of six, the doilies would have been used on the table as part of a dessert service., Great Britain, ca. 1891, woven textiles, Doily, Doily
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Fragment. Coptic; Egypt. Date: 301 AD-600 AD. Dimensions: 7.6 × 7.6 cm (3 × 3 in.). Wool and linen, tapestry weave. Origin: Egypt. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.
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Manjushri, c. 1500-50. China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Hanging scroll, ink, color and gold on silk; image: 124 x 107.3 cm (48 13/16 x 42 1/4 in.); overall: 208.8 x 120.6 cm (82 3/16 x 47 1/2 in.).
6145-58857201
Tile in the shape of a star with two seated figures, anonymous, c. 1266 - c. 1267 Stere tile of quartz fritry, painted in blue and Goudluster with two sitting figures on Opaak Wit Tin-Lood-Alkarlaze, with (Arabic) edge script. is the earthenware. glaze. luster (textile) painting / vitrification Stere tile of quartz fritry, painted in blue and Goudluster with two sitting figures on Opaak Wit Tin-Lood-Alkarlaze, with (Arabic) edge script. is the earthenware. glaze. luster (textile) painting / vitrification
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Sampler. Culture: Austrian. Dimensions: H. 10 3/4 x W. 14 7/8 inches (27.3 x 37.8 cm). Date: 1813. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Arras cover. unknown, author
4409-17382888
Folding Case with Characters for Longevity (Shou and Kao). Culture: China. Dimensions: Overall: 10 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (27.3 x 8.9 cm). Date: 18th-19th century.This case is decorated with the characters shou kao, meaning longevity, on a fretwork ground that incorporates the swastika, or wan, signifying ten thousand years. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
1746-19672969
Detail from the Vatican Gardens, the large sprawling urban gardens which cover more than half the Vatican territory (around 23 hectares). The gardens are decorated with sculptures, reliefs and fountains. This image shows mosaic design features.
6145-29066256
Wine bearers in landscape, from a robe, 1525-50. Iran, Safavid period (1501-1722). Silk: lampas; overall: 85.1 x 38.1 cm (33 1/2 x 15 in.); mounted: 91.4 x 45.7 cm (36 x 18 in.).
4409-17356347
Plant mosaic. 4th century AD. Detail. It adorned the antechamber to a reception room at a country villa. The plant motifs, garlands and dolphin, symbolise the abundance and fertility of nature. From Villa of Soto de Ramalete (Tudela, Navarre). National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.
1899-44989
Farnese Atlas, by Carracci Annibale, 1598 - 1600, 16th Century, embroidered satin, painted. Italy: Tuscany: Florence: Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore Museum. Whole artwork. Rear back part planet decoration parament fabric/tissue satin embroidery
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Detalle de escapulario, M.A.I.T.P.
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Sampler. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 35.6 x 27.6 cm (14 x 10 7/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Arelia Arbo.
4443-19534133
Cope hood, Medium: linen, silk, metal Technique: embroidered and couched on cut velvet weave, Central oval with seated Virgin nursing child, in polychrome silk satin stitch and couched gold, set in red velvet shield with couched and embroidered gold arabesques. Outer border of undecorated red velvet with wide gold galloon edging. Deep twisted gold fringe on three sides. Lined with faded glazed red linen of period., Italy or Spain, 16th century, embroidery & stitching, Cope hood
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Colored woodcut by Michael Ostendorfer depicting a military train against the Turks in 1539, showing soldiers, horses, and weaponry in formation.
4409-17591420
Bedcover Entitled "Genealogy". Designed and Executed by Catharine L. Clark; American, active c. 1896; United States, Massachusetts, Cape Cod. Date: 1896. Dimensions: 221.3 x 224.2 cm (87 1/8 x 88 1/4 in.). Wool, cotton, and silk, twill weaves and plain weave cut solid velvet, some stamped; pieced; embroidered with silk in back, single back, buttonhole, chain, detached chain, feather, double feather, herringbone, satin, single satin, and stem stitches; backed stitch couching; edged with cotton, plain weave; backed with cotton, satin weave; sewn with cotton thread. Origin: Massachusetts. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.
4409-17413292
Roundel with Bird. Dimensions: L: 5 in (12.7 cm) x W: 5 in (12.7 cm), mounted and framed. Date: ca. 9th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
6145-30180516
Panel (Dress Fabric) Made 1875-1900 China. embroidered on gauze . Han-Chinese
6145-29226216
Roundel with Bird ca. 9th century. Roundel with Bird. ca. 9th century. Wool and linen; tapestry woven. Country of Origin Egypt. Textiles
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Border (Italy); silk
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Square with Warrior 5th-6th century The heads without necks and the large "jewels" and small pearls surrounding this warrior are features inspired by Sasanian silks.. Square with Warrior 443631
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Rank Badge with Stylized Bear. Culture: China. Dimensions: Overall: 13 1/4 x 13 in. (33.7 x 33cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
6145-30157847
Fragment Made 501 CE-800 CE Egypt. Wool, tapestry weave; embroidered . Coptic
6145-59121962
Tapestry; XVIII/19th century (1790-00-00-1810-00-00);poet
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Textile (India); cotton
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Bandbox Design. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 53.1 x 39 cm (20 7/8 x 15 3/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 13 1/4" high; 19 1/2" long; 15 3/4" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Alfred Koehn.
6145-59093912
Plate with two illuminated texts; 1820-1821 (1820-00-00-1821-00-00);Osman dynasty (1299-1922), calligraphy, Islamic art, Turkish (culture)
4443-19557855
Sampler, Agnes Luxi, Medium: silk embroidery on wool foundation Technique: tent stitch on plain weave, Within a chain border are detached motifs including the silhouette of a woman, tree, horse, urn, lamp, dog and peacock., Italy, 1802, embroidery & stitching, Sampler
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Painted chest depicting a king on his chariot attacking an enemy. ca. 1340 BC. Found at the Treasure of Tutankhamun. Painted wood. Small chest for sandals. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Furniture. EGYPT. CAIRO. Cairo. Egyptian Museum. Proc: EGYPT. QUENA. Dayr al-Bahri. Valley of the Kings. Tomb of Tutankhamun.
6145-30163096
Buzi (Court Rank Badge) Made 1850-1875 China. Silk, warp-float faced 7 1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in knot, split, and straight stitches; laid work and couching; lined with silk, plain weave . Manchu
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Square (Austria); Designed by Anny Schröder (Austrian, 1898-1972); Manufactured by Wiener Werkstätte (Austria); linen