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Textile Fragments and Robes

Historical textile pieces including priest's robes and decorative fragments from different cultures and time periods, showcasing intricate patterns.

Piece 18th century Lazareff. Piece 222387
Piece 18th century Lazareff. Piece 222387
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Priest's Robe 18th century Japan. Priest's Robe 70500Fragment. Dimensions: 32.22 in. high 15.25 in. wide (81.91 cm high 38.73 cm wide). Date: 3rd-4th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223530Piece 1750-60 French. Piece 223356Square 18th century Greek Islands, Crete. Square 221730Piece 19th century Japan. Piece 67930Piece 17th-18th century China. Piece 69802Piece 18th century Lazareff. Piece 222387Piece ca. 1730 French or German. Piece 217201Piece ca. 1715 () French. Piece 220482Sleeve Band 19th century China. Sleeve Band 68677Piece early 18th century French. Piece 217073Piece 1774-92 French. Piece 220689Textile Fragment 6th-7th century. Textile Fragment 444252Piece ca. 1720 possibly Italian. Piece 217310Fragment ca. 1825-30 British. Fragment. British. ca. 1825-30. Cotton. Textiles-PrintedCover 18th-early 19th century. Cover 443080Piece 1720-30 French. Piece 217169End of a tablecloth. Culture: Italian, Sicily or Spanish. Dimensions: L. 28 x W. 11 inches (71.1 x 27.9 cm). Date: 15th-16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece 18th century French. Piece 223773Piece 19th century China. Piece 67979Carpet 18th century Japan. Carpet 68473Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223198Trousering 18th century. Trousering 450987Piece 16th century Spanish. Piece 223204Piece 18th century French. Piece 224488Pillow cover 18th century Greek, Crete. Pillow cover 221707Piece early 18th century French. Piece 216343Fragment Made 1650-1700 Netherlands. Linen and wool, compound weave (i.e. Beiderwand or Lampas 2 1) .Piece 17th century Italian or Spanish. Piece 216626Counterpane, Bolton type ca. 1800-1830 British, probably This hand-loom-woven white cotton bed cover was made in one piece. The design is picked out in raised loops of heavy cotton weft threads. The heavy pattern wefts are in a 1:3 proportion to the lighter-weight main wefts. The central design is crossed keys, and there are surrounding borders of tulips, flowers in pots, and zigzags.. Counterpane, Bolton type 13618Strip 16th century. Strip 44840607/31/1906. English lace curtain - Approximate date.Piece 17th century Italian. Piece 227875Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223196Piece ca. 1730 French. Piece 220394Cover. Dimensions: H. 29 1/2 in. (74.9 cm)W. 26 in. (66 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece 18th century French. Piece 224475Piece 1725-30 French. Piece 216907Chasuble ca. 1730 Italian. Chasuble 227572Imitation Bird Carpet. Romania. Date: 1901-1925. Dimensions: . Origin: Romania. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Textile Fragment 3rd-4th century. Textile Fragment 444275Chalice veil. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: Overall: 26 x 26 in. (66 x 66 cm). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece 1760-70 French. Piece 224343Textile Fragment 16th century. Textile Fragment. 16th century. Cotton, silk; embroidered. Attributed to present-day Uzbekistan, Bukhara. Textiles-EmbroideredSample. Culture: French. Date: first half 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Valance 18th century. Valance 447904Textile Fragment 18th century. Textile Fragment 447408Band. Dimensions: H. 8 in. (20.3 cm)W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm). Date: 5th-6th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Square. Dimensions: H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)W. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm). Date: 4th-5th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Textile Fragment 16th-17th century. Textile Fragment 445956Sample early 19th century French. Sample 224034Fragment of a Sleeve. Dimensions: 5.25 in. high 4.75 in. wide (13.33 cm high 12.06 cm wide). Date: 3rd-4th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Chasuble. Culture: Chinese, for European market. Dimensions: L. 47 1/2 x W. 31 1/4 inches (120.7 x 79.4 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece 18th century French. Piece 223332Piece 16th century possibly Spanish. Piece 216251Textile Fragment 5th-6th century. Textile Fragment 443654Altar cloth 16th century Italian, Venice 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.. Altar cloth 221183Piece 18th century or earlier China. Piece 67884Furniture Cover China. Furniture Cover 69904Piece 1750-60 French. Piece 220453Lengths of brocatelle used as wall covering 18th century Italian, Venice. Lengths of brocatelle used as wall covering 192692Piece 17th century Italian. Piece 220172Bobbin Lace Fragment, 18th century. Spain, 18th century. Lace, bobbin; average: 7.1 x 19.7 cm (2 13/16 x 7 3/4 in.).Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223552Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223478Strip 17th century Italian. Strip 220052Band 18th century possibly German. Band 216580Fragment Made 1801-1825 France. .Band 16th century Italian. Band 224521Handkerchief mid-19th century French. Handkerchief 227371Band. Lambayeque; Probably north coast, Peru. Date: 1000-1476. Dimensions: 59.7 x 7.6 cm (23 1/2 x 3 in.). Origin: Peru. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Piece 17th century Italian. Piece. Italian. 17th century. Textiles-EmbroideredSleeve Band 19th century China. Sleeve Band 68603Piece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece. Japan. 18th-19th century. Silk. Textiles-WovenPiece 1735-50 French. Piece 217151Strip 17th century Italian. Strip. Italian. 17th century. Silk and linen. Textiles-WovenLength of furnishing velvet ca. 1711 Italian, Genoa. Length of furnishing velvet 226500Scarf 18th century. Scarf 447890Border. France, Lille or England, Midlands. Date: 1810-1820. Dimensions: 6.1 × 354.4 cm (2 3/8 × 139 1/2 in.)Width repeat: 6.2 cm (2 1/2 in.). Linen, bobbin straight lace. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Cap crown early 18th century Flemish, Brussels. Cap crown. Flemish, Brussels. early 18th century. Bobbin lace, point d'Angleterre. Textiles-LacesChasuble 1725-30 Italian. Chasuble 227571Valance 18th century Italian. Valance 228876Fragment (Border) Made 1701-1800 Iran. Brocaded compound cloth .The International Exhibition: floorcloth, by Messrs. Hare and Co., of Bristol, 1862. 'The laws which govern the decoration of the floor, and of horizontal surfaces generally, have been considered in our articles on carpets, and they may be regarded as practically carried out in the floorcloth which we now engrave. Hence it seems to us worthy of special notice, for this work consists of an agreeable arrangement of simple ornamental forms, coloured in a manner which at once makes it suitable for its intended position. The honourable firm which has produced it is well known as taking the lead inTextile Fragment 3rd-4th century. Textile Fragment 443355Piece ca. 1730 Italian, Venice. Piece 227046Sampler 19th century possibly Romanian. Sampler 228572Square 18th century Greek Islands, Crete. Square. Greek Islands, Crete. 18th century. Silk on linen. Textiles-EmbroideredPiece 18th century French. Piece 224310Piece 1760-70 French. Piece 217095Fragment mid-17th century Italian. Fragment. Italian. mid-17th century. Metal thread, bobbin lace. Textiles-LacesOne side of a pillow slip ca. 1600 Greek. One side of a pillow slip. Greek. ca. 1600. Cutwork. Textiles-LacesAltar cloth. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: L. 77 x W. 39 1/2 inches (195.6 x 100.3 cm). Date: 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Sleeve Band 19th century China. Sleeve Band 68617Grille 16th century Italian. Grille. Italian. 16th century. Iron. Made in Venice (), Italy. Metalwork-IronCover. Culture: Spanish. Dimensions: L. 23 x W. 23 inches (58.4 x 58.4 cm). Date: 17th century.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.Band 3rd-4th century. Band 445936Bed cover. Culture: British. Dimensions: L. 116 x W. 108 inches294.6 x 274.3 cm. Date: ca. 1826. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Cover 18th century. Cover. 18th century. Silk on tamine. Attributed to Caucasus. Textiles-Embroidered