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A selection of intricate textiles from different cultures and epochs, featuring ornate patterns and historic craftsmanship in embroidery.

Piece mid-18th century Italian. Piece 219601
Piece mid-18th century Italian. Piece 219601
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Fragment (Possibly Chausable). France. Date: 1775-1800. Dimensions: 101.6 × 70.5 cm (40 × 27 3/4 in.). Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.White House furniture and furnishings. White House furnishings. Antique lace. White House, Washington, D.C.Band 4th-5th century. Band 445736Flounce late 17th-early 18th century probably Flemish. Flounce 227324Needlepoint (Venetian Raised Point) Lace Flounce, second half of 17th century. Italy, Venice, second half of 17th century. Lace, needlepoint: linen; average: 40.7 x 118.8 cm (16 x 46 3/4 in.).Piece 16th century Spanish. Piece. Spanish. 16th century. Silk and linen. Textiles-WovenFragment, Medium: silk, metallic Technique; supplementary warp forming raised pile in plain weave foundation (velvet) with supplementary wefts,, Delicate white velvet interlacing scrolls which were originally outlined with black velvet (now almost all worn away) on a metallic silver ground., Selvage at one side., 17th century, woven textiles, FragmentTextile Fragment 3rd-4th century. Textile Fragment 443281Piece 1750-60 French. Piece 220696Fragment Made 1750-1800 France. Silk, plain compound satin .Baptismal veil early 17th century Spanish or Italian. Baptismal veil 212291Strip Made 1801-1900 Russia. linen, drawnwork embroidery, silk thread .Piece 18th century French. Piece 223644Textile Fragment 3rd-4th century. Textile Fragment 443808Fragment of Shoulder Band 3rd-4th century. Fragment of Shoulder Band 443897Length of silk with Carmelite Order coat-of-arms 17th century Spanish. Length of silk with Carmelite Order coat-of-arms 227283Sample early 19th century French. Sample 224035Piece 1720-25 French. Piece 224374Bliżej Kultury unknownShawl. England. Date: 1865-1870. Dimensions: 161.6 × 154.5 cm (63 5/8 × 60 7/8 in.)Fringe: 35.5 cm (14 in.). Silk and cotton, compound weave; knotted silk fringe; floral and lace pattern. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Piece. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: L. 6 1/2 x W. 5 inches (16.5 x 12.7 cm). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Fragment of the lace; 16th century (1501-00-00-1600-00-00);Geometric ornaments, rosette (ornament)Piece ca. 1760 British, probably. Piece 14912Decoration from an alb late 17th century Italian. Decoration from an alb 227714Textile Fragment 5th-6th century. Textile Fragment 443664Piece ca. 1848-51 British. Piece 222053Cushion first quarter 17th century French. Cushion 229068Tablecloth with the plus oultre pattern, anonymous, c. 1590 - c. 1620 Tablecloth from white Linnamast with motto plus oultre. Kortrijk (Possible) linen (material) Tablecloth from white Linnamast with motto plus oultre. Kortrijk (Possible) linen (material)Sampler 19th century Austrian. Sampler 228567Openwork Headband 12th-15th century Chancay. Openwork Headband 310698Piece first quarter 17th century British. Piece 221818Fragments of a Caftan, before 1982. Iraq or Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945-1055). Silk: lampas weave; average: 141.5 x 156.5 cm (55 11/16 x 61 5/8 in.). These fragments from a caftan feature large-scale flattened octagons with pearled borders that contain a royal hunting scene: a king mounted on a running horse draws his bow at a rampant lion. Two dogs with their tongues out also run toward the lion. The star-shaped interspaces are filled with four radiating palmettes.Handkerchief Made 1875-1900 England. Linen, plain weave; cut and drawn thread work backed by cotton, machine made twist net ; and embroidered with cotton in buttonhole, eyelet, padded overcast, and padded satin stitches .Cap crown late 18th-early 19th century French 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, then curator of the textile department. Miss Newbold's name ocFragment of Needlepoint (Cutwork) and Bobbin Lace Cloth, 17th-18th century. Italy, 17th-18th century. Lace, needlepoint and bobbin: linen; average: 63.5 x 88.9 cm (25 x 35 in.).Carpet or hanging. Culture: British. Dimensions: H. 129 x W. 102 inches327.7 x 259.1 cm. Date: ca. 1725. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Quille 18th century French. Quille 217365Bedcover Made 1775-1825 Spain. Linen, plain weave; embroidered in satin and stem stitches; laid work and couching; edged with silk, cut fringe .Band 3rd-4th century. Band 445929Piece 1725-30 French. Piece 217011Rank Badge with Qilin China. Rank Badge with Qilin 68898Fragment Made 1725-1775 France. brocaded silk .Fragment of Needlepoint (Cutwork) Lace, 17th century. Italy, 17th century. Lace, needlepoint: linen; average: 9.6 x 21.7 cm (3 3/4 x 8 9/16 in.).Scarf early 18th century Italian or Dutch. Scarf 222765Half Shawl Made 1860-1869 France. Silk and mohair, Pusher machine lace .Sampler 18th century Dutch. Sampler. Dutch. 18th century. Silk on linen. Textiles-EmbroideredValance with arrangement of fruit and flowers. unknown c. 1600-1650 Tapestry Dimensions: H 1'4" x W 6'11" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. Flanked by ribbon-suspended bouquets & ribbon-suspended tassles Section from the upper or lower border of a hanging, made up as a valance. French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 39261Piece 1750-60 French. Piece 220721Fragment 17th century Italian. Fragment 214954Empress's Twelve-Symbol Robe China late 19th-early 20th centuryBand 16th-17th century Italian. Band 217777Dress border early 19th century French. Dress border 223209Mangle-board 18th century Dutch. Mangle-board 191721Band. Dimensions: 42 1/8 in. high 7 11/16 in. wide (107 cm high 19.5 cm wide). Date: 4th-5th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece 18th century Russian. Piece 223785Trimming Bands 19th century China. Trimming Bands 68623Engageante (one of a pair) early 18th century French. Engageante (one of a pair) 222822Border fragments as hangings. unknown c. 1640-1670 Tapestry Dimensions: H 22.5" x W 9'" & 21.5" x W 10' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Columns with twisting ivy vines & putti, acanthus leaves at column base & capital 2 side borders from 1 or more tapestries, made into pair of hangings. French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 32177-ePiece 1760-70 Spanish or French. Piece 213180Handkerchief Made 1875-1900 France. .Handkerchief early 18th century Flemish. Handkerchief 227897Sampler Austrian or German 19th centurySampler 19th century German. Sampler 228620Sampler 1866 German. Sampler 228396Quilt Cover (Futon) early 19th century Japan. Quilt Cover (Futon) 70390Strip ca. 1600 Italian. Strip. Italian. ca. 1600. Needle lace. Textiles-LacesShawl Made 1845-1870 France. Silk; painted .Cap Crown (Belgium); linenEmbroidered darning sampler. Culture: Dutch. Dimensions: H. 17 3/8 x W. 19 1/8 inches (44.1 x 48.6 cm). Date: 1823. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Flounce Made 1701-1725 Italy. Linen, bobbin part lace .Pompeian ornamentScarf 18th century Greek Islands, Mitylene. Scarf 222509Imperial Court Robe China. Imperial Court Robe 70446Valance for Table 18th century China. Valance for Table 70626Cover early 17th century Spanish. Cover 227421Rank Badge with Egret 19th century China. Rank Badge with Egret 68864Hats slip (barbe) from Mechelse side, Anonymous, c. 1750 Barbe of Mechelen side with a flower and wave pattern. The barbe has a scalloped edge, which is trimmed with picots. West-Europa . Mechlin (lace) Barbe of Mechelen side with a flower and wave pattern. The barbe has a scalloped edge, which is trimmed with picots. West-Europa . Mechlin (lace)Fragment ca. 1450-1500 British, London, Finsbury. Fragment. British, London, Finsbury. ca. 1450-1500. Wool, sprang. Textiles-LacesPiece 1695-1705 Italian. Piece 219606Dish 1750-70 British (American market). Dish. British (American market). 1750-70. Stoneware. Made in Staffordshire, EnglandSampler 1767 German. Sampler. German. 1767. Silk on wool canvas. Textiles-EmbroideredWhite House furniture and furnishings. White House furnishings. Close-up of antique rug. White House, Washington, D.C.Fragment. 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.Roundel with Botanical Decoration Coptic. Roundel with Botanical Decoration, 5th-7th century C.E. Flax, wool, 3 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. (8.5 x 8.5 cm). Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art 5th-7th century C.E.Two pieces of jewelry , With decorPiece 18th century French. Piece 223279Shirt ca. 1550-1295 B.C. New Kingdom. Shirt. ca. 1550-1295 B.C.. Linen. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri. Dynasty 18Cuffs ca. 1860 possibly Flemish. Cuffs 168501Piece early 19th century French. Piece 223629Embroidered darning sampler. Culture: Dutch. Dimensions: H. 16 1/4 x W. 16 7/8 inches (41.3 x 42.9 cm). Date: 1817. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Rank Badge with Wild Goose 19th century China. Rank Badge with Wild Goose 68953Bliżej Kultury unknownFlounce Made 1701-1725 Milan. Linen, bobbin part lace (made in large sections) .Victorian Christmas Card. September 04, 1951. (Photo by British Official Photograph).Retro metal ornament Retro metal ornament made in 3D graphics Copyright: xZoonar.com/StanislavxRishnyakx 2929551Cope 16th century Spanish. Cope 227560metal grey morocco in africa the old wood facade home and rusty safe padlock Chest front 16th century Italian, Bologna. Chest front. Italian, Bologna. 16th century. Carved wood. Woodwork-FurnitureChild's Robe 19th century China. Child's Robe. China. 19th century. Silk. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Costumes-TapestriesFragment of Brussels bobbin lace, c. 1750