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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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Cap crown. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 10 x W. 9 1/2 inches (25.4 x 24.1 cm). Date: late 18th 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 Frances Morris, tPiece ca. 1770 French. Piece 223169Bliżej Kultury unknownTextile Fragment 4th century. Textile Fragment 443321Piece 18th century German. Piece 216511Piece 1750-75 French. Piece 220379Band Fragment 10th century. Band Fragment 448250Strip with two oval medallions; Designs for goldsmiths.The medallions are surrounded by leaf raft.Textile Fragment 18th century. Textile Fragment 443091Horse trapping mid-17th century Italian. Horse trapping 230800Grate 15th century Spanish. Grate. Spanish. 15th century. Iron. Metalwork-IronFragment of a Tunic 5th-6th century. Fragment of a Tunic 443657White House furniture and furnishings. White House furnishings. Antique lace. White House, Washington, D.C.Textile Fragment 3rd-4th century. Textile Fragment 443428Piece French 19th centuryWhite House furniture and furnishings. White House furnishings. Antique napkins with fish and palm tree designs. White House, Washington, D.C.Portfolio stand and cover. Culture: American, United States (New York ). Dimensions: 21 1/2 x 18 3/4 in AND 7 x 18 3/ 4 in (wooden stand 30 x 13 1/2 in). Date: 20th century (wood core); 17th and 19th centuries (textiles). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Fragment. Probably Chancay; Probably central coast, Peru. Date: 1000-1476. Dimensions: 33 x 13.3 cm (13 x 5 1/4 in.). Cotton and wool (camelid), plain weave double cloth with bands of single-faced complementary weft weave and plain weave. Origin: Peru. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Tray 1720 Japan. Tray 52396Border 17th century Italian. Border 214820Mirror case 18th century China. Mirror case 52474Strip 17th century Italian or Greek. Strip 215451Medallion late 18th-early 19th century China. Medallion 65662Fragment early 17th century Italian. Fragment 215487Wedding gifts to Princess Alexandra of Denmark(1844-1925)on her marriage to Edward VII, at that time the Prince of Wales.The jewellery was crafted by Garrard, apart from the bracelet on the bottom left, which is by Hunt and Roskell, and was presented to the Princess on behalf of the ladies of Manchester. 1863Bolinders Medallboard.Chess and backgammon board probably 16th century probably Italian. Chess and backgammon board. probably Italian. probably 16th century. Wood, ivory. Chess SetsDecorative page header. From the book Knaresburgh and its Rulers, published 1907.MEDAL.Piece ca. 1775-80 French. Piece 221925Chalice cover 18th century German. Chalice cover 216988Dukla town seal. Dukla, signatoryWoman's Rank Badge with Crane late 18th-early 19th century China. Woman's Rank Badge with Crane. China. late 18th-early 19th century. Silk on silk. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Textiles-EmbroideredMeissen. Goldsmith Black - JewelrySampler. Culture: Dutch. Dimensions: H. 4 3/4 x W. 6 1/2 inches (12.1 x 16.5 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.blur in iran antique door entrance and decorative handle for background