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Historical Textile Samples

Artistic fabric samples from various periods, showcasing intricate patterns and designs from Italian, Spanish, and Chinese cultures.

Piece 18th century French. Piece 223306
Piece 18th century French. Piece 223306
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Band first half 16th century Italian. Band 199770Piece 1745-50 French. Piece 224508Table cover. Culture: possibly French. Dimensions: L. 102 x W. 53 inches (259.1 x 134.6 cm). Date: early 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Strook kloskant met hoorns van overvloed.Strip of black climbing side: Chantilly side. On an empty ground ground are located along the heavy and large scalloped bottom hollow horns of abundance, where smaller horns extend, which are meant by convex c-voluten. From the horns rising pawned branches with anemones, tulips, daffodils and lily of valleys. De Schulpen exhibit an alternation of a range of leaves and a thick garland from anemones and other flowers. Of the inside with coiled rosettes, fine winds hang out with flowers.Bonnet Veil Made 1825-1835 England. Silk, machine-made twist net; embroidered in chain stitches (tambour work); edged in machine-made picots .Flounce 17th century French. Flounce 221576Gold and Silver Cloth, late 16th century. Spain, late 16th century. Brocaded silk with metal thread; average: 54.6 x 26.7 cm (21 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.).Piece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece. Japan. 18th-19th century. Silk. Textiles-WovenChasuble. Culture: possibly Bohemian. Dimensions: L. 39 1/2 x W. 26 inches (100.3 x 66.0 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece British 19th centuryPiece late 18th century French. Piece 223207Sash. Culture: Polish, Sluck. Dimensions: L. 95 x W. 14 inches (241.3 x 35.6 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Long Shawl Made 1850-1875 Norwich. Wool and silk, stripes of 1 1 plain gauze weave and stripes of warp-float faced 3 1 'S' twill weave; block printed; attached silk fringe .Piece 1780-90 French. Piece 223314Chair Strip China. Chair Strip 69870Amice Made 1601-1700 Spain. Silk, plain weave with gilt-metal strip facing wefts; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in satin, split, raised stem, and stem stitches; couching; a cords of silk, oblique interlacing; tassel of silk, oblique interlacing and a knotting technique known as macramÈ with cut fringe (no cords or tassel on b) .Piece 16th century Italian. Piece 216527Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223547Valance or frontal. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: H. 98 x W. 24 inches (248.9 x 61 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Sutra Cover 16th century China. Sutra Cover. China. 16th century. Silk. Textiles-WovenStrip of black machine side with dragonflies, anonymous, c. 1890 - c. 1899 Strip of black machine side: Machinal Chantilly side. The repeating pattern consists of two, almost straight -placed, flying dragonflies. The wings of the upper Libelle are more upset and those of the lower dragonfly sideways. A thin, split rose branch with a few flowers and leaves originates at the bottom of the strip on a wavy line, which consists of a succession of rose branches. There is a curved short decorative band with a square grid under each wave top. The motifs are provided with contour threads and are connected by a machine tuler floor, which is littered with mosies. As a decorative land, a machine rose soil has been used in the curved decorative band and in the flower hearts. The curved decorative belt forms the Schulpenrand, which is finished with picots under the tops of the continuous wavy rose branches. The top of the strip is straight finished. Calais cotton (textile) Strip of black machine sidFlounce 1715-24 French. Flounce 226275Sampler 1832 British. Sampler 226538Piece 1750-75 French. Piece 220528Bliżej Kultury unknownBliżej Kultury unknownBanner. Culture: Italian, Siena. Dimensions: L. 75 in. (190.5 cm); W. 73 in (185.4 cm). Pole L. 110 in. (279.4 cm). Date: late 17th-18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece late 18th century French. Piece 223714Shawl (fragment) 18th century. Shawl (fragment). 18th century. Cotton. Made in Chiclayo, PeruChair cover 17th century China. Chair cover 65649Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 222629Fragment of a Tunic 3rd-4th century. Fragment of a Tunic 443847Textile Fragment 3rd-4th century. Textile Fragment 443894Piece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece 66844Sampler 19th century Austrian. Sampler. Austrian. 19th century. Silk on silk. Textiles-EmbroideredCollar Greek 19th century View more. Collar. Greek. 19th century. Embroidered net. Textiles-LacesPiece ca. 1735 Attributed to Jean Revel. Piece 226313Part of a chair cover. Culture: French, Lyons. Designer: Jean Démosthène Dugourc (French, Versailles 1749-1825 Paris). Dimensions: L. 19 1/2 x W. 18 inches49.5 x 45.7 cm. Date: ca. 1797. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Textile Fragment 5th-6th century. Textile Fragment 443337Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 11 x W. 5 1/2 inches (27.9 x 14.0 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Roundel 4th-5th century. Roundel. 4th-5th century. Linen, wool; tapestry weave. Attributed to Egypt. TextilesCoverlet. Culture: American. Dimensions: 26 x 26 in. (66 x 66 cm). Maker: Nancy Parker (1749-1848). Date: 1814. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Fragment Made 1525-1575 Italy. Fancy compound satin .Piece 18th century Japan. Piece 67905Fragment early 18th century Dutch. Fragment 215490Roundel. Dimensions: H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)W. 1 9/16 in. (4 cm). Date: 4th-5th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Chalice veil 17th century Italian, Milan. Chalice veil. Italian, Milan. 17th century. Bobbin lace. Textiles-LacesChalice veil ca. 1700 Spanish or French. Chalice veil. Spanish or French. ca. 1700. Silk and metal thread. Textiles-EmbroideredTextile Fragment 3rd-4th century. Textile Fragment 443273Chalice veil. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: Overall: 24 3/4 x 24 3/4 in. (62.9 x 62.9 cm). Date: late 18th-early 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Bliżej Kultury unknownPiece 1730-35 French. Piece 220141Fragment ca. 1600 Italian or Greek 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.. Fragment. Italian or Greek. ca. 1600. Needle lace, reticello, punto in aria. Textiles-LacesPiece 17th-18th century Italian. Piece. Italian. 17th-18th century. Silk and metal thread on canvas. Textiles-EmbroideredPiece mid-18th century Portuguese. Piece 221975Scarf early 19th century. Scarf 444443Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223477Piece. Culture: Spanish. Dimensions: L. 78 x W. 30 1/2 inches (198.1 x 77.5 cm). Date: 16th-17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223589Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 12 x W. 7 3/4 inches30.5 x 19.7 cm. Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Chalice veil (Poteriokalumma). Culture: Russian. Dimensions: L. 17 x W. 16 1/4 inches (43.2 x 41.3 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Rank Badge with Wild Goose late 18th-early 19th century China. Rank Badge with Wild Goose 68885Alarm bell of the train wagons of the Northern railwayTextile Fragment 3rd-4th century. Textile Fragment 443260Sampler 19th century Austrian. Sampler 228157Table Cover Made 1501-1600 Italy. .Fragment of Roundel 6th-8th century. Fragment of Roundel 445801Piece 17th century Italian. Piece 227133Headband 12th-15th century Chimú. Headband 308279Textile (France); Designed by Jean-Baptiste Marie Huet (French, 1745 - 1811); Manufactured by Oberkampf & Cie. (France); cottonPiece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece. Japan. 18th-19th century. Silk. Edo (1615-1868). Textiles-WovenPiece early 18th century French. Piece 216875Bag for Noh Mask 18th century Japan. Bag for Noh Mask 70931Strip. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: L. 22 x W. 1 inches (55.9 x 2.5 cm). Date: ca. 1600.Punto in aria--literally, "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. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Dish 1835-50. Dish. 1835-50. Lacy pressed blue glassWhite House furniture and furnishings. White House furnishings. Antique lace. White House, Washington, D.C.Greek Ornament and Etruscan OrnamentPiece mid-18th century French. Piece 223717Southern Palestine. Mosaic floor at Beit Jibrin 1900, Israel, Bet GuvrinSet of five panels ca. 1760-80 French. Set of five panels. French. ca. 1760-80. Oak, painted. WoodworkPiece. Culture: French. Dimensions: Overall: 1 3/8 x 3 3/4 in. (3.5 x 9.5 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Flounce - Chantilly bobbin lace, Early 20th Century. .Piece 18th century() China. Piece 69772Piece 18th century French. Piece 224009Rank Badge with Dragon with Deer Hooves late 18th-early 19th century China. Rank Badge with Dragon with Deer Hooves 68960Fragment. Dimensions: 11 1/4 in. high 10 5/16 in. wide (28.6 cm high 26.2 cm wide). Date: 3rd-4th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.White House furniture and furnishings. White House furnishings. Close-up of antique rug. White House, Washington, D.C.Textile Fragment early 19th century. Textile Fragment 443076Candle bable with leaf raft. Flat decoration with candelabler with leaf raft, coming from a vase. In the middle of the candelaber there is a medallion with a cow cup on a winged upper body.Ornament French 18th century View more. Ornament. French. 18th century. Gilt bronze. Metalwork-Gilt BronzePiece late 18th century French. Piece 223663Millefleurs ground with rabbits, lions, birds, dog, lamb, squirrel and fox. unknown c. 1500-1525 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7' x W 7'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Margherita Russo 5/11/1966 other date listed: 5/18/1966; sold to Mr. & Mrs. Herb Alpert 2/25/1967. Birds include hark & pheasant holding peacock's feather crosswise in bill French & Co. stock sheet in archive, J-424Dress border. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 19 x W. 14 1/2 inches48.3 x 36.8 cm. Date: early 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Sleeve Band 19th century China. Sleeve Band 68649Fragment. Dimensions: 3 15/16 in. high 3 15/16 in. wide (10 cm high 10 cm wide). Date: 3rd-4th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece. Japan. 18th-19th century. Silk. Textiles-WovenTowel 18th century. Towel 447895Piece ca. 1785 French. Piece 222020Woman's necktie 1870-80 French. Woman's necktie 221674Pompeian ornament