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A collection of antique textile artifacts, including bags, trims, and baby carriers, showcasing intricate craftsmanship and historical style.

Jianhe-style Loincloth, Cotton, tin, China
Jianhe-style Loincloth, Cotton, tin, China
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Pierced ball with silk tassel, anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1725 Porcelain ball with an openwork wall, painted on the glaze in blue, red, green, yellow, eggplant and black with rocks and flowers. There are six medallions on the wall with rocks and flowers, prunus and peony. A flower between the medallions. A black silk cord has been drawn through the sphere with a knotted decoration at the top and a brush at the bottom. The bulb has been broken; A missing part is filled. Famle Verte. China Porcelain. Glaze. Cord: Silk painting / vitrification Porcelain ball with an openwork wall, painted on the glaze in blue, red, green, yellow, eggplant and black with rocks and flowers. There are six medallions on the wall with rocks and flowers, prunus and peony. A flower between the medallions. A black silk cord has been drawn through the sphere with a knotted decoration at the top and a brush at the bottom. The bulb has been broken; A missing part is filled. Famle Verte. China Porcelain. Glaze. Cord: SiBasket, 20th century, 131/16 x 1 1/8 x 1 1/8 in. (20.8 x 2.9 x 2.9 cm), Natural plant fibers, United States, 20th century, In the early 1900s, many Euro-American women traveling through the Southwest region of the United States became infatuated with miniature Native American baskets, and some became avid collectors. Native women basket makers responded to this demand by creating ever-smaller baskets, utilizing the same harvesting, processing, and coiling techniques as those for personal use. Creating tightly woven, tiny baskets in an expanding range of designs and styles for their new clientele required the same levels of expertise and knowledgebut perhaps even more dexterity and skill.Fringe early 19th century Italian. Fringe. Italian. early 19th century. Textiles-TrimmingsHat, 4 11/16 x 7 3/8 x 6 1/2 in. (11.91 x 18.73 x 16.51 cm), Silk, wool (), metallic strips, ChinaMittens. Culture: Russian. Date: late 17th century.These Russian gloves were collected by Stewart Culin (1858-1929) during a collection expedition in 1920. Culin was the Brooklyn Museum's first Curator of Ethnology, serving from 1903 to 1929. Possessing an insatiable curiosity and appetite for collecting objects of all kinds, Culin conducted over twenty worldwide collecting expeditions between 1901 and 1928. The trips covered American Indian territories, New England, Asia, India, Great Britain, and all of Eastern and Western Europe. The seven expeditions between 1917 and 1928 were specifically focused on collecting regional textiles and costumes from Eastern and Western Europe and, to a lesser extent, New England. Culin's goals for these trips were not just to expand the Museum's holdings, but also to preserve their cultural contexts. He did so through amassing photographs, notebooks, and ephemera which documented the social, commercial, and cultural circumstances surrounding their acHandbag. unknown, authorFragment of a terracotta oinochoe (jug). Culture: East Greek, Wild Goat Style. Dimensions: H. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm). Date: 7th century B.C..Horned quadruped and bird. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.SherdPriest's Apron, Kangxiperiod, 1661-1722, L.19-5/8 in., silk, China, 17th-18th centuryBridle -Portfolio in flat, elongated model of white silk, painted with a floral edge, in which a basket with flowers. Portfolio in flat, elongated model with a pointed valve, of cardboard with white silk. The front is painted with a border with fine branches and flowers, in which a basket with flowers hangs, a border with small blue flowers and green branches on the back, within which a vase on a foot filled with various flowers and branches. The portfolio has been dropped along all edges with a piping of rotated silver wire. Inside four compartments, two with a pointed valve, lined with plain, ecru-colored taft and deposited with a piping of silver thread.Necklace 18th-19th century This type of necklace would have been worn snug around the throat, and was known as a guluband. As part of a larger suite of jewels, the colorful gemstones and gold in this necklace would have contributed to a vibrant ensemble of ornament.. Necklace 446753Apron, c. 1940, 33 x 11 in. (83.82 x 27.94 cm), Wool, metallic thread; needlework, Syria, 20th centuryMiniature Dress. Culture: Ica. Dimensions: H. 11 1/4 x W. 10 1/2 in. (29.2 x 26.7 cm). Date: 12th-13th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Shak Shak 19th century Native American (Guyanese) Rattle made is basketwork woven in geometric pattern.. Shak Shak. Native American (Guyanese). 19th century. dried grass, cord, pebbles. Demerara, Guyana. Idiophone-Shaken-rattleCoin Purse. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 35.8 x 25.5 cm (14 1/8 x 10 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Carl Buergerniss.Embroidery Sample, 21 1/2 x 19 1/4 in. (54.61 x 48.9 cm), Cotton, silk; needlework, ChinaBaby carrier, Chinaperfumers bags with lavender on white backgroundFringe 17th century probably European. Fringe 213729Trimming; plant fiber; 1923-46-53Fragment shaved velvet, anonymous, c. 1650 - c. 1700 Fragment shaved velvet with pattern of, among other things, leaves in the colors green and red. Note: This fragment is probably part of the chair with inv.no. BK-KOG-1443-C. linen (material). wool. velvet (fabric weave) Fragment shaved velvet with pattern of, among other things, leaves in the colors green and red. Note: This fragment is probably part of the chair with inv.no. BK-KOG-1443-C. linen (material). wool. velvet (fabric weave)Sock fair of silk knitting in red and beige stripes, decorated with sharpened beads of steel, anonymous, c. 1840 - c. 1870 Long stock exchange of knitwear, with red and beige side, in which cut steel beads are brought along. Halfway through the stock exchange, an opening has been left, which is closed by two metal sliding rings. At the rounded ends there are two brushes of elongated, square and round steel beads. In the fair a coin of 2 1/2 cents from 1906 and two half cents from 1914 and 1916. Netherlands whole: Silk. Decoration: Steel (Alloy). Brush: Steel (Alloy) knitting / grinding Long stock exchange of knitwear, with red and beige side, in which cut steel beads are brought along. Halfway through the stock exchange, an opening has been left, which is closed by two metal sliding rings. At the rounded ends there are two brushes of elongated, square and round steel beads. In the fair a coin of 2 1/2 cents from 1906 and two half cents from 1914 and 1916. Netherlands whole: Silk. DecorChild's vest, mid 20th century, Cotton, buttons, beads, zippers, metal ornament; needlework, Pakistan, 20th centuryPurse, Medium: glass beads, metal Technique: beaded knitting, Knitted bag with colored glass beads in a design of a rose with forget-me-nots in an eight-pointed star on a blue ground; finished at bottom with blue bead fringe and at top with a metal frame ornamented with cut-out floral designs and engraving., USA, 19th century, costume & accessories, PurseBasket, 19th century, 5 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (13.34 x 19.05 cm), Plant fiber, United States, 19th centuryPurse, Medium: metal, glass beads Technique: knitted with beads, Beaded bag with a row of goats, flowers in a tub, houses in background. Attached to a frame of gilded metal, with winged lions in profile at ends, pair of winged cherubs at top. Striped silk lining., Italy, late 19th century, costume & accessories, PurseFeatherCapeBag, Medium: glass beads Technique: beaded knitting, A landscape with a hunter, a gaming table, and conventionalized ornament., USA, ca. 1830, costume & accessories, BagPorcupine quill embroidery on buckskin bag on display at the Three Affiliated Tribes Museum on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, NDGlove ca. 1600 British This luxurious, unmatched glove features a complex design embroidered in silver, gilded silver, and colored silks. The wide, tabbed gauntletsedged with metallic lace and sequinsdepict a hatted man, accompanied by a small dog, kneeling and aiming his gun at a deer. Teeming with natural elements, the other tabs present a serpent shimmying up a stalk, crenelated buildings, cattails, and sea-monsters undulating from below. These natural and supernatural symbols were popular embellishments for housewares, costume, and accessories, as can be seen in a portrait of Ellen Maurice (2017.249), where she holds a glove richly embroidered with gold serpents. This arrangement of symbols may suggest protection from something uncertain. The serpent was understood as a sign of wisdom or prudenceand sea monsters could emblemize danger or the unknown. It is, however, difficult to determine the precise meaning of the scene; the embroidery could represent a personal device or a shaSlippers 1830-59 Chinese. Slippers 84619Reticule 1810-25 European. Reticule 78997Work bag. End XIX. Recto.Wool Pocketbook. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 24.7 x 35.2 cm (9 3/4 x 13 7/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Cutting.Fringe, Medium: silk Technique: woven, Fringe with a narrow woven heading and a skirt of red silk threads looped and twisted., Italy, 17th century, trimmings, FringeMan's bag, c. 1985, 16 x 18 in. (40.64 x 45.72 cm)34 x 1 3/4 in. (86.36 x 4.45 cm) (object part, strap), Sisal; woven, Guatemala, 20th centuryJewelry from Indian Arts and Crafts Board displayCatalogs card, so -called catalog patch, from the Nordic Museum. Objects Inv.nr 10262, money pung from Torne Lappmark, Karesuando parish. Watercolored drawing depicts the item. The drawing made by Emelie von Waltersorff. NordicBasket, 19 1/4 × 12 3/4 × 8 1/2 in. (48.9 × 32.39 × 21.59 cm), Bamboo, JapanCap, 1300s. Egypt or Syria, Mamluk period, 1300s. Lampas, quilted: silk; overall: 11.4 x 16.5 x 16.5 cm (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.).Pincushion, 20th century, 7 7/8 x 7 1/2 x 1 7/8 in. (20 x 19.05 x 4.76 cm) (without dangles or hanger), Beads, cotton, sequins, paper, United States, 20th century, Iroquois women made lavish pincushions that sat on Victorian dressing tables where they held long hatpins. Others hung on walls to hold pins and needles used while women sewed. Victorian women were drawn to these innovative pieces because of their rich colors and ornate floral beadwork. In the late 19th century, Tuscorora and Mohawk women, building from traditional designs, created a new raised style of beadwork found on many whimseys. Often these artists used white crystal glass beads in combination with other colors to give contrast and texture to the flowers, leaves, and berries that adorn many pieces.Necklace (lei niho palaoa) Early 19th century Hawai'i The pronounced upward curve of this whale ivory pendant is likely a stylized reference to a tongue. Its incorporation into the necklace signals the importance of oratory in chiefly pursuits. The crescent-­shaped form, a design vital to embodying the divine, also acted as a counterpoint to the crested helmet that protected the head of the chief. Cords of intricately plaited human hair suggest a genealogical link between high­-ranking chiefs and their ancestral gods.. Necklace (lei niho palaoa) 313842Beautiful decorative golden leaf isolated on white background.Aker or brush. Aker or decorative brush, belonging to fifteen Akers or decorative brushes, including three pairs of stuck or knotted on cords with round flat binding. The brushes are different from size and manufactured linen thread that is stretched into numerous strands of buttons and is reinforced with a stiff. The brushes are composed of several layers of "bundles" with strands of buttons. BK-NM-5448-5-A T / M O.Reticule in a krof model, of ecrinkey knitted cotton, with a pattern of yellow, green and pink beads, c. 1820 - c. 1840 Reticule in a krof model, from ecrinkey knitted cotton. The top is very nice, ajour knitted. The lower part is made up of a pattern of vertical rows of switched yellow beads, between two lanes of green leaves with pink flowers. At the bottom of beads an eight -pointed yellow star and six studs of four yellow beads per notch. The bag is unlined, and the pavement in the bottom has not yet been applied. Netherlandsmaker: West-Europa whole: Cotton (textile). Decoration: Glass knitting / glassblowing / knittingCase (Inro) with Design of Lute and Maple Leaves. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm); W. 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm); D. 13/16 in. (2.1 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Kimono-Shaped Bed Cover (Yogi) with Tea Ceremony Utensils and Plum Blossoms. Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912). Costumes; principal attire (entire body). Cotton plain weave, paste-resist dyed (tsutsugaki)Bedouin jewellery for sale, Petra, Jordan, Middle East, AsiaEagle-shaped Visigothic fibula, 6th century. Bronze and glass paste by the cloisonn_ technique. Comes from Alovera (Guadalajara). Visigothic art. Jewelry. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Museum of Archaeology. Proc: SPAIN. CASTILE-LA MANCHA. GUADALAJARA.Coin purse American 1830-60Figurka bogini. unknown, authorLamaist Headdress 19th century China. Lamaist Headdress. China. 19th century. Silk. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Costumes-EmbroideredMiser's purse. Culture: American. Date: 1840-60. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Octopus a.k.a. Fire Bag, Northern Cree, CanadaCuirass of a Haramaki. Culture: Japanese. Dimensions: H. 27 1/2 in. (69.9 cm); W. 17 in. (43.2 cm). Date: 15th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Bag (England); glass beads, silk, steelBag Made 1701-1800 France. Silk, simple looping and twisted looping; beaded with glass beads; backed with linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss in half cross stitches; drawstring silk, square braid with simple looping; beaded; and tassel of silk, plain weave strips wrapped, looped and cut .Maniple. unknown, authorModel of a Jeer.Model of a range of four blocks. The blocks are trapped in pairs so that the disks are perpendicular to each other per pair and run the outer and inner blocks of the yol in parallel. From the upper pair the outer block has five discs, the inner three, from the lower pair the inner block three and the outer four. The hoist runs through the upper block to the inner block of the lower pair, from there and again between the two inner blocks, further to the lower block and finally back and forth between the two outer blocks.Basket, 3 3/4 × 5 3/16 × 5 3/16 in. (9.53 × 13.18 × 13.18 cm), Plant fibers, United StatesArmband -War 1939-1945. 8 hairstyle badges of the Hitler youth (Hitlerjogend). General Leclerc Museum of Hauteclocque and the Liberation of Paris, Jean Moulin Museum. 75313-12 Cross rangee, war 1939-1945, war 39-45, badge, Hitlerian youth, Hitlerian youth, distinctive mark, object, ribbon, second world war, Nazi symbol, NaziBaby's Winter Hat, 13 1/2 x 10 in. (34.29 x 25.4 cm), Silk, cotton, metallic strips, ChinaSurcoat (Jinbaori) for a Boy. Culture: Japanese. Dimensions: H. 28 in. (71.1 cm); W. 18.7 in. (47.4 cm). Date: late 18th-early 19th century.Surcoats for children are very rare. This example probably was made for use in the Genpukushiki ceremony, in which the son of a samurai family was officially recognized as an adult and which usually was held when the boy was between the ages of twelve and fifteen. The fine materials and workmanship of this surcoat indicate that it was made for a member of an upper-class family. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Trim, fringe, 18th-19th century, 38 in. (96.52 cm), Passementerie, 18th-19th centuryComb. From Kjels-Rustad, Loten k., Hedmark. 8th-9th century.Red sombrero isolated on whitPure Objects 1801-1900 China. Fan, ink and color on silk; bamboo handle . Xie TangMatch safe whimsey, 1917, 6 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 1 3/16 in. (17.15 x 13.34 x 3.02 cm) (without dangles or hanger), Beads, cotton, United States, 20th centuryShebiu Necklace of Amenhotep. Dimensions: L. of necklace with cord 63 cm (24 13/16 in.); Diam. of beads 1.35 cm (9/16 in.); Th. of beads 0.3 cm (1/8 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 18. Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III. Date: ca. 1479-1458 B.C..This necklace of lentil-shaped beads was found on top of the coffin of a twelve-year-old boy named Amenhotep (36.3.153). The necklace and two armlets found in Amenhotep's coffin (36.3.155, 36.3.156) are made of Egyptian faience, a ceramic material made of quartz frit. These pieces of jewelry are sized for an adult, and may have been a gift from the child's father.Gold necklaces of lentoid beads (shebiu-collars) and arm bands (a'a-armlets) were part of the honor jewelry presented by the king to important officials other highly valued individuals. Combinations of gold and blue armlets are depicted in tomb paintings (see the detail of facsimile 30.4 106 above), and it is possible that the faience versions of the gold jewelry were part of tMedicine bag with floral design , Bags, Ojibwa Indians, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesInro with screen, anonymous, c. 1800 - c. 1825 Five -part Inro with a decoration of, among other things, a folding screen and bamboo and a bonsai on the other side. Signed. Japan wood (plant material). lacquer (coating) Five -part Inro with a decoration of, among other things, a folding screen and bamboo and a bonsai on the other side. Signed. Japan wood (plant material). lacquer (coating)Antique Chinese shoesHandscreen, Silk leaf with applied kingfisher feathers, silk-wrapped frame, carved ivory handle, silk cord with glass beads, embroidered and gilded pendant, Handscreen with octogonal leaf and carved ivory handle. Cream-colored silk gauze leaf has a design of flowering plants, birds and insects, formed from kingfisher and other feathers. The frame is wrapped with brocaded silk. The handle is ornamented with a knotted green silk cord, glass beads and an embroidered and gilded pendant., China, 19th century, costume & accessories, HandscreenTasseled tie-back, cotton, silk, wool, wood, Tasseled tie-back of blue and white cords twisted; each end terminated by a large blue tassel. The center of the folded tieback is caught by a large slip bead., England, mid-19th century, trimmings, Cord with two tassels, Cord with two tasselsHair ribbon (Cinta), early 20th century, 133 1/4 x 1 7/16 in. (338.5 x 3.7 cm) (with tassels), Silk, cotton, metallic thread; tapestry weave, knotting and wrapping, Guatemala, 20th centuryFlowers in a room, 1900 - 1920 photograph. frame Possibly the interior of a flower shop. lead (metal). glass slide flowersTrimming, Medium: silk Technique: plain weave, Galloon with attached fringe. Galloon has a yellow flower and leaf design on a blue ground. Attached fringe has a heading and looped skirt threads in two lengths. Each four loops supporting a tuft., France, 17th century, trimmings, Trimming