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Historical Textile Samples

Images of delicate textile fragments and lacework, reflecting intricate craftsmanship from various historical periods.

Strip of needle side with slanted rosette flower between three curling leaves and multifaceted flowers, anonymous, c. 1875 - c. 1899 Strip of natural needle side, Venetian rose side. The repeating pattern consists of multifaceted flowers and leaves, including a sloping rosette flower between three curling leaves in the upper part of the strip. The motives are connected by an irregular open bar with picots. The fullwork is made with feston stitches decorated with recesses, relief contours and raised kordons. Decorative lands have been used in various motifs. The top is finished with a border needle side with a zigzag pattern. The underside is finished with a straight border with shells on it, which are alternately formed by a rosette flower and picoted arches. BURANO linen (material) Venetian rose point Strip of natural needle side, Venetian rose side. The repeating pattern consists of multifaceted flowers and leaves, including a sloping rosette flower between three curling leaves in th
Strip of needle side with slanted rosette flower between three curling leaves and multifaceted flowers, anonymous, c. 1875 - c. 1899 Strip of natural needle side, Venetian rose side. The repeating pattern consists of multifaceted flowers and leaves, including a sloping rosette flower between three curling leaves in the upper part of the strip. The motives are connected by an irregular open bar with picots. The fullwork is made with feston stitches decorated with recesses, relief contours and raised kordons. Decorative lands have been used in various motifs. The top is finished with a border needle side with a zigzag pattern. The underside is finished with a straight border with shells on it, which are alternately formed by a rosette flower and picoted arches. BURANO linen (material) Venetian rose point Strip of natural needle side, Venetian rose side. The repeating pattern consists of multifaceted flowers and leaves, including a sloping rosette flower between three curling leaves in th
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Calcite with Marcasite, Brushy Creek Mine, Greeley, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA, North AmericaStamp seal ca. 3rd-7th century A.D. Sasanian. Stamp seal. Sasanian. ca. 3rd-7th century A.D.. Agate. Sasanian. Iran or MesopotamiaOrnament ca. late 3rd millennium B.C.. Ornament 326072Pieces of broken glass over white background. RecyclingWoman figurine covered with water drop in close-up viewAsia, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur, stenciled print making on bolts of cotton cloth.Fragment, Medium: linen Technique: bobbin lace (Lille-style, made with heavy outlining thread), Fragment of Lille style bobbin lace., 19th century, lace, FragmentIce sculpture. Switzerland. JungfraujochFeather with drops of water lying on the beachUSA, Georgia, Atlanta, Hall of FameSkeleton in a grave, SwedenClose up of a round brush on a white background close -up of a round brush on a white backgroundSoap sud on black shiny tabletCylinder seal mid 4th-mid 3rd Millennium BC. Cylinder seal. mid 4th-mid 3rd Millennium BC. Stone. Early Bronze Age. SyriaPebbles, Cobbles, and Sockets