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Various fabric pieces showcasing historical textiles from China, Italy, and Japan, highlighting intricate patterns and craftsmanship.

Rug of Purple Silk Velvet ,, 1500 - 1600 A rug of purplish side, composed of four pieces. Spread pattern of twigs, partially saved. Three sides surrounded by a dark tinted gold galon. Italy silk. velvet (fabric weave). ciselé velvet. satin. cotton (textile) A rug of purplish side, composed of four pieces. Spread pattern of twigs, partially saved. Three sides surrounded by a dark tinted gold galon. Italy silk. velvet (fabric weave). ciselé velvet. satin. cotton (textile)
Rug of Purple Silk Velvet ,, 1500 - 1600 A rug of purplish side, composed of four pieces. Spread pattern of twigs, partially saved. Three sides surrounded by a dark tinted gold galon. Italy silk. velvet (fabric weave). ciselé velvet. satin. cotton (textile) A rug of purplish side, composed of four pieces. Spread pattern of twigs, partially saved. Three sides surrounded by a dark tinted gold galon. Italy silk. velvet (fabric weave). ciselé velvet. satin. cotton (textile)
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Textile Design with a Basketweave Pattern of Ribbons with a Zig-Zagging Line Running Along the Middle and Pearls 1840 Anonymous, Alsatian, 19th century Rectangular sheet of paper with a textile design from a group, dated 1840, made in Mulhouse, Alsace, which was an important nineteenth-century center for textile production in the Haut-Rhin region of France. The design is made up of a basketweave pattern of ribbons of light tan color with stipples of dark reddish-brown color and a zig-zagging line of light tan color with red outlines running along the middle over a ground of light tan color. The spaces between the ribbons are decorated with groups of four pearls colored with white, arranged to form the shape of a lozenge.. Textile Design with a Basketweave Pattern of Ribbons with a Zig-Zagging Line Running Along the Middle and Pearls. Anonymous, Alsatian, 19th century. 1840. GouacheTextile (France); silk, metallic threadTextile Swatches Onondaga Silk Company, Inc. (1925-1981). Textile Swatches, 1948-1959. 72 silk; 28 metal, a-d: 8 × 4 1/2 in. (20.3 × 11.4 cm). 1948-1959Tablecloth, 18th century, 67 x 62 in. (170.18 x 157.48 cm), Linen; needlework, United States, 18th centuryAlb Flounce. France, 1675-1700. Costumes. Linen point de France laceColourful blue and white tie dyed tablecloth, Baisha, Yunnan Province, ChinaFragmentExcerpt blue/purple citized silk velvet on a stock of yellow taf with sparing gold inlay, anonymous, c. 1550 - c. 1649 Fragment of silk velvet on a stock of yellow taf with sparing gold inlay. A pattern of twigs with leaves and flowers in bauw purple velvet. Crossed Pole. Italy (possibly) silk. gold (metal) Velvet chiseled Fragment of silk velvet on a stock of yellow taf with sparing gold inlay. A pattern of twigs with leaves and flowers in bauw purple velvet. Crossed Pole. Italy (possibly) silk. gold (metal) Velvet chiseledCoverlet Made 1801-1825 New England. Wool, plain weave; two loom widths joined .Family album 1940-1947. Family album from the period from the Second World War and a few years later. The album contains 23 pages of brown paper with a total of 151 photos. Part of the photos is missing. Between the protective sheets pages. The cover consists of woven raffia in beige, brown and orange. The album belonged to Janny van der Meer (married name). Until the summer of 1944 the photos show family trips and the war is absent.Fragment; silk; Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf; 1962-56-172Samples, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: counted thread embroidery on plain weave, Scrolling leafy vine in yellow and yellow-green on red ground., Italy, 17th-18th century, embroidery & stitching, SamplesShoulder cloth; Ragi Huting. Ceremonial cloth with wave pattern and round figures on midfield that symbolizing buffer eyes (simarpusoran).Textile Swatches Onondaga Silk Company, Inc. (1925-1981). , 1948-1959. 42 acetate, 29 nylon, 22 rayon, 7 metal,, a: 35 3/4 x 19 in. (90.8 x 48.3 cm). 1948-1959Skirt panel, 20th century, 74 x 15 1/2 in. (187.96 x 39.37 cm), Cotton, wax; batik (unfinished), Vietnam, 20th centuryBorder Made 1700-1725 France. Silk, warp-float faced 3 1 broken warp chevron twill weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut and uncut solid velvet .Cuff Hungarian (Nové Místo ) 19th centuryParis, France. Old French door detail.Ribbon French 19th centuryBeddingKhujand, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. Colorful fabric at the Arbob Cultural Palace in Khujand.Fragment of Lace. Italy, Venice, late 17th to early 18th century. Textiles; fragments. Linen point de Venise needle laceUntitled, Anni Albers, 1941, rayon, linen, cotton, wool, jute, Bauhaus.Piece 17th century Japan. Piece 71695Fragment (USA)Fragment 18th century Flemish. Fragment 214479Fragment of cotton with multicolored tambourish in silk with flower pattern. Fragment of cotton, with multicolored tambourish in silk with flower pattern. NOTE: Object not found inventory in 1997.Ornaments from embroidered and woven fabrics, paintings on vases, exhibited at the Indian Collection, 1851. Chromolithograph by Francis Bedford from Owen Jones' The Grammar of Ornament, Quaritch, London, 1868.Table Cover (USA); Made by Sybil Carter Indian Mission and Lace Industry Association (United States); linenPiece 17th century Japan. Piece 71921Fragment, Medium: cotton Technique: tied-resist patterning in warp (ikat), White cotton, very soft and fine, with warp ikat pattern on small scale in blue; Y-shaped forms going across fabric. No selvages present., Trujillo or Celedin, Peru, 18th century, printed, dyed & painted textiles, FragmentHandkerchief Made 1701-1750 France. Cotton, plain weave; block printed .Coverlet Made 1852 Indiana. Wool and cotton, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; main warp and extended supplementary weft cut fringe . Samuel Snider (Weaver)Coverlet. United States, New England. Date: 1835-1840. Dimensions: 244 x 249 cm (96 x 99 in.)Repeat: 44.5 x 41 cm (17 1/8 x 16 1/4 in.). Cotton and wool, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts (overshot); two loom widths joined. Origin: United States. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Piece 19th century China (). Piece 69761Sample of printed IInen Unknown, Wiener WerkstätteWoman's Ceremonial Skirt (Tapis) 19th century Lampung. Woman's Ceremonial Skirt (Tapis) 315916Greek Ornament and Etruscan OrnamentLap Printed cotton with pattern of lyre and harp playing angels, anonymous, 1840 - 1860 Lap of printed cotton in yellow and purple with winch and harp playing and singing angels within a diamond-shaped, flowers-filled frame. cotton (textile) printing Lap of printed cotton in yellow and purple with winch and harp playing and singing angels within a diamond-shaped, flowers-filled frame. cotton (textile) printingCollar 17th century Italian, Venice. Collar 218097Piece 1880s Charles Frederick Worth French. Piece 229534Piece 17th century Japan. Piece 71690Piece French 19th centuryFragment 17th century Spanish. Fragment 215133Fragment, Medium: silk Technique: supplementary warp forming pile (velvet); them embossed (stamped)., Vertical stripes of fleur-de lys shapes and circles in red velvet. The marks where galloon or trim had been sewn to the piece can be seen., 16th-17th century, woven textiles, FragmentGeorge Constantine, Shaker Man's Handkerchief, c 1936 Shaker Man's HandkerchiefPanel Made 1801-1900 Romania. Cloth square, geometric pattern worked in red silk and gold thread .Coverlet Made 1839 New York. Cotton and wool, plain weave double cloth; two loom widths joined . James Alexander (Maker)Pompeian ornamentFragment, 1800s. India, Rajasthan , 19th century. Block printed with gold leaf on cotton muslin; overall: 15.5 x 17 cm (6 1/8 x 6 11/16 in.).Coverlet Made 1835-1840 United States. Cotton and wool, plain weave double cloth; two loom widths joined; fringed .Retro wooden ornament Retro wooden ornament made in 3D graphics Copyright: xZoonar.com/StanislavxRishnyakx 2938256Textile Swatches Onondaga Silk Company, Inc. (1925-1981). , 1948-1959. Wool blend, a: 22 x 17 in. (55.9 x 43.2 cm). 1948-1959Fragment (Japan)Box-board Indian 19th centuryPassementerie 18th century Spanish. Passementerie. Spanish. 18th century. Chenille and silk. Textiles-Trimmings-PassementerieLongyi, 21st century, 69 1/4 x 40 3/8 in. (175.9 x 102.55 cm), Cotton, Myanmar (Burma), 21st centuryFlannel, Burylin, Sergei Petrovich (1876-1942)Coverlet Made 1856 Ohio. Cotton and wool, plain weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and patterning wefts (Beiderwand); woven on loom with Jacquard attachment; two loom widths joined; fringed .Sample of printed IInen Unknown, Wiener WerkstätteLeaf with lantern of winding slender with flowers and fruits of points, anonymous, 1800 - 1900 Leaf with a job pattern of vertically swinging slender with flowers and fruits and of two lanes of points with cloverleaf motif in between. paper. paint (coating). block printing (relief printing process) ornament derived from plant formsColor Swatch Color Swatch and Textile Material Sampler Copyright: xZoonar.com/MarkoxBericx 8689540Part of tile floor from the Dutch Reformed Church in Heukelum ,, 1325 - 1375 tile Quadrangular part, with one blunt corner, of floor consisting of glazed tiles in the colors black, green, red and yellow. The tiles are stuck on a thick plate. Utrecht . vitrification HeukelumTextile Swatches Onondaga Silk Company, Inc. (1925-1981). , 1948-1959. Silk, metal and synthetic film yarns, a: 23 3/4 x 17 1/2 in. (60.3 x 44.5 cm). 1948-1959Cloth made in Xizhou tie-dye factory. This small Bai village is about 20 km north of Dali. CHINAActor's Skirt, c. 1900, L.37-3/8 in., silk, cotton band, China, 19th-20th centuryhand-knitted pink ornament hand-knitted pink ornament knitted with cotton thread ,property released Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 9474031 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property releasedBlanket Made 1825-1875 United States. Wool, twill weave; two loom widths joined .sackcloth material sackcloth material on white background ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/RuslanxNassyrovx 2014636 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property releasedObi late 19th century Japanese. Obi 88289Textile Design with Vertical Garlands of Stylized Leaves, Pearls and Ovals over a Background of Overlapping Scales 1840 Anonymous, Alsatian, 19th century Rectangular sheet of paper with a textile design from a group, dated 1840, made in Mulhouse, Alsace, which was an important nineteenth-century center for textile production in the Haut-Rhin region of France. The design is made up of vertical garlands of stylized leaves and pearls with ovals over a strip of overlapping scales of light tan color with dark reddish-brown stipples. The leaves and pearls are colored with white; the ovals are colored alternatingly with green, orange, and purple, and outlined with red.. Textile Design with Vertical Garlands of Stylized Leaves, Pearls and Ovals over a Background of Overlapping Scales. Anonymous, Alsatian, 19th century. 1840. GouacheCope with attached Hood Made 1725-1750 France. Brocaded fancy compound satin .Turkish needle work embroidery Ornamental with lace patterns, details, flowersFragment 18th century Italian. Fragment 230393Textile Swatches Onondaga Silk Company, Inc. (1925-1981). Textile Swatches, 1948-1959. silk; metal, largest component (a): 34 x 11 1/2 in. (86.4 x 29.2 cm). 1948-1959Multiculously tameded bedspread of cotton, c. 1700 - c. 1750 Cotton multicolored tambourized bedspread, decorated with stern flower bouquets and flower branches with a middle medal and corner decorations in midfield, Indo-Persian, marked with an A. India cotton (textile) Cotton multicolored tambourized bedspread, decorated with stern flower bouquets and flower branches with a middle medal and corner decorations in midfield, Indo-Persian, marked with an A. India cotton (textile)Showcase with lace; Halls of crafts 1963..Fragment. Chancay; Central coast, Peru. Date: 1000-1476. Dimensions: 14 x 22.9 cm (5 1/2 x 9 in.). Cotton, plain weave; painted. Origin: Peru. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Hand drawn vintage leaves, arrows, feathers, wreaths, dividers, ornaments and floral decorative elements, vector illustrationTextile (Peru); cotton, woolTextile Swatches Onondaga Silk Company, Inc. (1925-1981). Textile Swatches, 1948-1959. 65 silk; 35 metal, (a) - (c): 11 1/2 x 5 in. (29.2 x 12.7 cm). 1948-1959Piece 18th century Japan. Piece 71273Band, Medium: linen, silk, wool, steel Technique: embroidered, White linen with embroidery of fruit with a flower spray on either side. Edged with rickrack braid. Two steel hooks and eyes with a chain of wool between eyes., Balkans, 19th century, embroidery & stitching, BandTraditional braided ceiling in the visitor center. Cidade Velha, historic center of Ribeira Grande (UNESCO World Heritage Site). Santiago Island, Cape Verde in the Atlantic Equatorial.Piece 17th century Japan. Piece 71104Embroidery sample for a man's suit ca. 1785 French. Embroidery sample for a man's suit 224829Gold Glitter Icon - BandageDrip paint on a white background. Drip paint on a white background. Copyright: xZoonar.com/xx 10042931Interestset of black tuldoor stop with flower and leaf motif, c. 1920 Piles of black tuldoor stop with flower and leaf motif. NijmegenFrance (possibly) . Piles of black tuldoor stop with flower and leaf motif. NijmegenFrance (possibly) .Steel Silk in Album, Wiener Werkstätte, 1910 - 1932 Steel Printed silk, blue, green, red and yellow on natural, with stylized flower plant inside parallelepipedum-shaped frame (designer 7134 6/5 736 5/5) Vienna silk block printing (relief printing process) Steel Printed silk, blue, green, red and yellow on natural, with stylized flower plant inside parallelepipedum-shaped frame (designer 7134 6/5 736 5/5) Vienna silk block printing (relief printing process)Turkish needle work embroidery Ornamental with lace patterns, details, flowersFragment, Medium: silk, metal Technique: embroidered on plain weave foundation, Mughal-type embroidery fragment with alternating rows of red-orange flowerheads and green and metal thread herringbone stripes., India, 18th-19th century, embroidery & stitching, FragmentDetail, tightly woven knots of vintage Turkish kilimTextile Swatches Onondaga Silk Company, Inc. (1925-1981). , 1948-1959. 80 wool, 20 silk, 23 3/4 x 18 in. (60.3 x 45.7 cm). 1948-1959A work by the Mata Aho Collective, part of Ëbadakone, an exhibit of contemporary Indigenous art, at the National Gallery of Canada in OttawaBedcover. England. Date: 1700-1720. Dimensions: 227 × 218.4 cm (89 3/8 × 86 in.). Cotton, plain weave; underlaid with linen, plain weave; embroidered through both layers with wool in back, bullion, buttonhole, chain, and satin stitches; laid work and couching; edged with cotton tapes with stripes of plain weave and of 3:1, 1:1 alternating float weaves with both single and paired wefts; two widths joined. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Knitted wool blanket in the colour magentaConciliate belt; Manufaktura P.C. Salzhüber (Gdańsk; Pasów label; Ca 1775-1800); before 1793 (1780-00-00-1793-00-00);Czosnowski, Izydor (1857-1934) - collection, gift (provenance), flower bushes (ornament), plant ornamentations, double -sided belts, Polish belts, Poland (culture), Polish clothingBrown carpet.Fireman's short coat (hikeshi-banten) from a set, second half 19th century, Unknown Japanese, 36 × 45 1/8 in. (91.44 × 114.62 cm) (overall), Cloth: cotton; sashiko (decorative reinforcement stitching), tsutsugaki (freehand resist), Japan, 19th century