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Historical Textile Patterns

Images of textile pieces from various centuries, showcasing intricate floral and ornamental designs from China, Germany, Italy, and Spain.

Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223507
Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223507
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Piece 17th-18th century China. Piece 69807Piece 17th century German. Piece 224554Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223507Sampler 18th century Spanish. Sampler 228195Piece 18th century French. Piece 223763Textile Fragment 3rd-4th century. Textile Fragment 443244Textile Fragment early 19th century. Textile Fragment 443081Textile Fragment 3rd-4th century. Textile Fragment 443479Piece ca. 1745-50 French. Piece 223260Piece 18th century French. Piece 223320Piece from Sutra Cover with Chrysanthemum 17th century or earlier China. Piece from Sutra Cover with Chrysanthemum. China. 17th century or earlier. Silk satin brocaded with silk and metallic thread. Textiles-WovenPiece 16th century Spanish or Italian. Piece 228735Openwork Headband 12th-15th century Chancay. Openwork Headband 313135Piece 16th century Italian. Piece 224098Belts 19th century. Belts 446659Piece 17th century German or Italian. Piece 224446Flounce 18th century Danish. Flounce 218805Fragment. Dimensions: H. 22 in. (55.9 cm)W. 28 in. (71.1 cm). Date: 18th-19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Sash 18th century Polish. Sash 219021Piece 17th century Italian. Piece 224063Sampler 19th century Austrian or German. Sampler 228675Cover second half 18th century Spanish. Cover 227593Piece ca. 1730 French. Piece 217078Piece 18th century French. Piece 224308Piece 18th century China. Piece 69752Piece 18th century French. Piece 224018Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 216943Carpet early 18th century Japan. Carpet 68296Sutra Cover 17th century China. Sutra Cover 69816Piece 1750-75 French. Piece 220294Piece 17th-18th century China. Piece 69857Piece 1848 French or British. Piece 222057Textile Fragment 10th-11th century. Textile Fragment 447323Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece. Italian. 16th-17th century. Silk. Textiles-VelvetsFragment Made 1675-1700 Spain. Brocaded fancy simple satin .Chasuble with Orphrey Bands Made 1601-1700 Spain. Silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave with gilt-metal strip facing wefts and brocading wefts; orphrey bands silk, plain weave with gilt-metal strip facing wefts; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk and cotton in satin, split, raised stem, and stem stitches; couching; edged with woven fringe .Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223389Piece 16th century Spanish or Italian. Piece 229383Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223451Piece early 18th century French. Piece 216834Breadth 18th century French. Breadth 230882Quilt 18th century French. Quilt 229155Piece 18th century French. Piece 224122Handkerchief. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 18 1/2 x W. 19 1/2 inches (47.0 x 49.5 cm). Date: ca. 1880. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece 17th century Italian. Piece 223979Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223481Length ca. 1830 British. Length 229279Piece 1760-70 French. Piece 223680Dress border early 19th century French. Dress border 223153Cravat end late 17th century French. Cravat end 218100Fragment of a Tunic. Dimensions: 15 3/4 in. high 6 5/16 in. wide (40 cm high 16 cm wide). Date: 5th-6th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Bag for Noh Mask 18th century Japan. Bag for Noh Mask 70930Piece early 19th century French. Piece 224382Carpet 18th century. Carpet. 18th century. Wool (warp, weft and pile); symmetrically knotted pile. Attributed to Turkey. Textiles-RugsLength of velvet Italian early 16th centuryCover first half 18th century French or British. Cover 227563Fragment 18th century Greek Islands, Cyclades, Naxos. Fragment 216481Piece. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: L. 6 1/2 x W. 5 1/2 inches (16.5 x 14.0 cm). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Textile Fragment 3rd-4th century. Textile Fragment 443515Textile Fragment 3rd-4th century. Textile Fragment 443488Textile Fragment 3rd-4th century. Textile Fragment 444277Piece 16th century Spanish. Piece 220105Basket of flowers. unknown c. 1725-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'2" x W 3'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: City mark on lower field, center: M.R.D. Manufacture Royale d'Aubusson Inscriptions: Woven monogram in lower field (), center: M.J. In center of ornamental panel with with acanthus leaf scrolls, trailing floral garlands, festoons & scallop shells No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238853, 0184430Textile Fragment 5th-6th century. Textile Fragment 444288Altar Cover Made 1801-1900 Spain. .Kerchief. Culture: German. Dimensions: L. 21 1/2 x W. 21 1/2 inches (54.6 x 54.6 cm). Date: late 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Tile 1640-60 Dutch. Tile 196254Fragment of a Band 3rd-4th century. Fragment of a Band 445684Rank Badge with Qilin 19th century China. Rank Badge with Qilin 68918Textile Fragment 19th century. Textile Fragment 445894Piece 16th century possibly Italian. Piece 219403Fragment (Border) 1601-1700 Iran. Brocaded compound cloth .Pillow Cover Made 1801-1900 Italy. Linen, plain weave; needle lace work on a cut and drawn thread work grid; embroidered in double hem and overcast stitches; edged in bobbin straight lace .Towel End early 19th century. Towel End 443042Piece 16th century Italian. Piece 227157Fragment 18th century () German or Central European. Fragment 217773Piece 19th century Japan. Piece 70405Carpet Fragment 19th century. Carpet Fragment. 19th century. Cotton (warp), wool (weft and pile); symmetrically knotted pile. Attributed to Northwestern Iran. Textiles-RugsPiece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223462Textile Fragment 5th-6th century. Textile Fragment 443770Fragment, Medium: linen warp, cotton weft Technique: block print, 1&3 S-twill, Pattern of leaves and diagonal bars block printed in black (now faded) on cloth previously dyed blue-green., possibly Spain, early 17th century, printed, dyed & painted textiles, FragmentChasuble Made 1701-1750 France. Silk and gilt-metal-strip wrapped silk, warp-float faced satin weave with twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary brocading and self-patterning ground wefts; orphrey warp-float faced satin weave with twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary brocading and self-patterning complementary ground wefts and areas self-patterned by plain interlacing; edges float weave with complementary wefts and inner warps .Panels (4) 1774-93 French. Panels (4) 223064Square. Dimensions: H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm). Date: 4th-5th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece. Japan. 18th-19th century. Silk. Edo (1615-1868). Textiles-WovenPiece late 18th century French. Piece 223647Fragment. Dimensions: 8 3/8 in. high 6 1/2 in. wide (21.2 cm high 16.5 cm wide). Date: 5th-6th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece ca. 1730 French. Piece 217275Loincloth 12th-15th century Chimú. Loincloth 308281Piece early 18th century Italian, Genoa. Piece 227877Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223501Piece 18th century French. Piece 223289Sampler 19th century possibly Romanian. Sampler. possibly Romanian. 19th century. Wool on wool. Textiles-EmbroideredPiece 19th century Japan. Piece 65750Piece 18th century French. Piece 224025Piece 1750-60 French, Lyons. Piece 226512Kerchief 18th century Flemish or Northern German. Kerchief 217402Coverlet 18th century Indian, for European market. Coverlet 229577Fragment Made 1625-1675 France. Silk, plain compound satin .Tiles ca. 1620-40 Dutch. Tiles 196204