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Historical Textile Patterns

A collection of intricate textile fragments from the 16th to 18th century, showcasing floral and ornamental designs in rich colors and textures.

Piece 18th century French. Piece 216800
Piece 18th century French. Piece 216800
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Piece 1760-70 French. Piece 224306Sampler 18th century Dutch. Sampler 228128Edging 18th century Italian, Abruzzi. Edging 221137Piece 1760-70 French. Piece 224013Two Fragments Made 1701-1800 France. .Piece mid-18th century French. Piece 223675Tile 1640-60 Dutch. Tile 190974Different ornaments; Zierhat Boichilgen. Leaf with stylized leaf drinks and leaves, sweeping, cherubs and rams caps.Furniture Cover for Throne 18th century China. Furniture Cover for Throne 69044Pair of masks French 17th-18th century View more. Pair of masks. French. 17th-18th century. Gilt bronze. Metalwork-Gilt BronzePiece early 19th century French. Piece 223627Valance ca. 1790 American. Valance 14185Piece 18th century Italian. Piece 223374Valance ca. 1765 American. Valance 14181Wall hanging fragment second half 17th century possibly British. Wall hanging fragment. possibly British. second half 17th century. Leather, embossed. Natural Substances-LeatherworkChair seat cover. Culture: Dutch. Dimensions: L. 17 1/2 x W. 19 1/2 inches (44.5 x 49.5 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Chasuble. Culture: Italian or Central European. Dimensions: L. 38 1/2 x W. 24 3/4 inches97.8 x 62.9 cm. Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Cap crown. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 8 1/4 x W. 7 1/4 inches (21.0 x 18.4 cm). Date: late 18th-early 19th century.The Metropolitan Museum's great lace collection was started when the Museum became the first among American museums to organize a permanent collection of lace with the acceptance of the McCallum Collection in 1879 and the bequests of Mrs. John Jacob Astor, Mrs. Robert L. Stuart, Mrs. Augustus Cleveland, and Mrs. A. W. Winters shortly thereafter. In 1893 a loan collection of antique laces shown at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago was assembled by a committee of New York women headed by Catharine Augusta Newbold. About 1900 Miss Newbold arranged and labeled an exhibition of laces and linenworks lent to the Metropolitan Museum by Mrs. James Boorman Johnstone and the Misses Johnstone. "Her scholarly knowledge of lace technique enabled the Museum for the first time to offer a comprehensive display of lace illustrating its historical development," wrote Miss FraPiece. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 20 3/4 x W. 5 inches (52.7 x 12.7 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Strip 18th century Hungarian. Strip 221377Textile Fragment 5th-6th century. Textile Fragment 443771Band Fragment. Nazca-Wari; Probably south coast, Peru. Date: 700 AD-900 AD. Dimensions: 59.7 x 7.0 cm (23 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.). Origin: Peru. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Pair of frames French 18th century View more. Pair of frames. French. 18th century. Gilt bronze. Metalwork-Gilt BronzeSet of six chutes French 18th century View more. Set of six chutes. French. 18th century. Gilt bronze. Metalwork-Gilt BronzePiece 18th century Japan. Piece 67964Sample ca. 1840 French, Mulhausen. Sample 220006Piece 18th century French. Piece 223307Burse (part of a set) mid-18th century Italian. Burse (part of a set) 227790Piece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece 65022Sleeve Band 19th century China. Sleeve Band 68655Textile Fragment 19th century. Textile Fragment 445689Piece ca. 1750 French. Piece 223734Two Printing Blocks Made 1850-1870 England. Wood and metal .Textile Fragment 3rd-4th century. Textile Fragment 443556Panel. United States. Date: 1880-1900. Dimensions: 99.9 × 58.4 cm (39 1/4 × 23 in.)Weft repeat: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.). Silk and wool, bands of warp-float faced satin weave; plain weave with supplementary patterning warps; and double-faced four-color complementary weft plain weave; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment. Origin: United States. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Fragment mid-16th century Spanish. Fragment 222220Panel from a sham ca. 1890 German. Panel from a sham. German. ca. 1890. Linen. Textiles-EmbroideredPanel Made 1701-1722 France. Silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, 4 1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts bound in twill interlacings and self-patterned by reversing of faces .Maniple early 18th century Italian. Maniple 226319Mangle-board Dutch 1748Strip first half 20th century Japan. Strip 70354Cover. Dimensions: 34 in. high 25.00 in. wide (86.36 cm high 63.5 cm wide). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Fragment. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 14 1/4 x W. 7 inches (36.2 x 17.8 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Ornament with putto with knots. Plate decoration with leaf raft. At the bottom is a putto with a club in his hand.Piece ca. 1750 French. Piece 220694Sample early 19th century French. Sample 223136Chalice veil 16th century Italian. Chalice veil. Italian. 16th century. Embroidered net, punto à rammendo, punto à tela. Textiles-LacesElizabethan ornamentSquare. Dimensions: H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)W. 6 in. (15.2 cm). Date: 3rd-4th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Cover. Dimensions: H. 40 in. (101.6 cm)W. 40 in. (101.6 cm). Date: 18th-19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece 18th century French. Piece 223781Pillow Cover Made 1501-1600 Belgium. .Textile Fragment 3rd-4th century. Textile Fragment 443256Square Vase 1820 Japan. Square Vase. Japan. 1820. White porcelain decorated in enamels (Hizen ware, Kutani type). Edo period (1615-1868). CeramicsTextile Fragment 18th century. Textile Fragment 445706Swaddling band 16th century Italian. Swaddling band 221174Woman's Birthday Overvest 19th century China. Woman's Birthday Overvest 69675Handkerchief Made 1875-1900 Belgium. Linen, plain weave; edged with cotton, needle lace of a type known as Point de Gaze .Tunic Fragment 6th century. Tunic Fragment 443299Hanging 17th century Spanish. Hanging. Spanish. 17th century. Drawnwork, bobbin lace, cutwork, embroidery. Textiles-LacesSampler 19th century German. Sampler 228548Piece 18th century German. Piece 216861Piece early 18th century Italian. Piece 216920Textile Fragment 5th century. Textile Fragment 444269Dish ca. 1835 American. Dish. American. ca. 1835. Lacy pressed glass. Probably made in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United StatesMantle Paracas Necropolis "linear". , 100 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Cotton, camelid fiber, 90 3/16 x 57 7/8 in. (229.0 x 147.0 cm). Arts of the Americas 100 B.C.E.-100 C.E.Strip 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.. Strip. Italian. 17th century. Needle lace, punto in aria. Textiles-LacesPiece 18th century French. Piece 224316Dress panels (2) third quarter 18th century French. Dress panels (2) 221830Quilted Tablecover 1821-25 Probably Jane Simonton Chapman. Quilted Tablecover 14128Textile Fragment 18th-19th century. Textile Fragment 444411Chimneypiece ca. 1750 French, Rouen. Chimneypiece. French, Rouen. ca. 1750. Pottery. Ceramics-PotteryPiece 1745-50 French. Piece 223257Collar mid-19th century Belgian, Brussels. Collar. Belgian, Brussels. mid-19th century. Bobbin lace, needle lace, mixed lace. Textiles-LacesTextile Fragment 4th century. Textile Fragment 443376John Hugh Le Sage, Salver (Tea Table), 1738/39, silver.Piece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece 67842Sample ca. 1840 French, Mulhausen. Sample 220000Embroidered darning sampler 1751 Dutch. Embroidered darning sampler 228078Quillwork Sconce. Culture: American. Dimensions: 30 x 14 in. (76.2 x 35.6 cm). Maker: Eunice Deering. Date: 1720-40.A fragile form of handiwork, quillwork consists of narrow strips of paper rolled into tiny scrolls and glued, one against the other, within a shadow-box frame to form a design. In this case, sconces for candles were attached to the front of each frame, and the glittering mica-covered quillwork magnified and reflected the candlelight. This sconce and its mate (48.158.12) was made by Eunice Deering of Kittery, Maine and is still in its original frame. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece 18th century French. Piece 224485Textile Fragment 3rd-4th century. Textile Fragment 444072Pair of fireplace ornaments 18th century French. Pair of fireplace ornaments. French. 18th century. Gilt bronze. Metalwork-Gilt BronzeChest Cover Made 1801-1900 Sardegna. Cotton, plain weave; wool .Napkin: George I from England. Brand MR 12 .. White Linen Damaken Napkin with the glorification of George I of England. Dated 1718 and signed (J. Verkrom). Brand MR and 12.Piece ca. 1760 British, probably. Piece. British, probably. ca. 1760. Linen, block printed and resist-dyed. Probably made in EnglandBorder. France. Date: 1830-1840. Dimensions: 101.8 × 27.4 cm (40 1/8 × 10 3/4 in.). Silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 3:1 plain and twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Textile Fragment 3rd-4th century. Textile Fragment. 3rd-4th century. Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave. Made in Egypt. TextilesWoven Handkerchief. Culture: American. Dimensions: 22 x 22 1/2 in. (55.9 x 57.2 cm). Date: 1876. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Pictorial print ca. 1804 Designed by Jean-Baptiste Huet I French. Pictorial print 222016Chair seat cover 18th century Dutch. Chair seat cover 219430Piece late 18th century French. Piece 223646Towel Cover ca. 1876 American. Towel Cover 14171Panel (part of a set) last quarter 17th century French. Panel (part of a set). French. last quarter 17th century. Carved oak, originally painted and gilded. WoodworkSquare 18th century French. Square 221801Border Italian 17th centuryPiece ca. 1775 American. Piece. American. ca. 1775. Linen embroidered with wool. Made in New England, United StatesFragment of a Tunic. Dimensions: 8 1/16 in. high 8 1/4 in. wide (20.5 cm high 21 cm wide). Date: 3rd-4th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Sampler 18th century German. Sampler. German. 18th century. Silk on linen. Textiles-EmbroideredFan Holder 18th-19th century China. Fan Holder 68848