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Victorian Textiles

A collection of exquisite 19th-century textiles featuring intricate floral patterns, elegant colors, and various lace techniques, highlighting vintage French craftsmanship.

Fragment, Medium: silk Technique: 5-harness satin damask, Medium-scale design of delicate symmetrical bouquets, each diamond shaped and closely placed so that a trellis shape is created by the negative space of the pattern. Two salmon and yellow striped selvages in warp twill., France, mid-18th century, woven textiles, Fragment
Fragment, Medium: silk Technique: 5-harness satin damask, Medium-scale design of delicate symmetrical bouquets, each diamond shaped and closely placed so that a trellis shape is created by the negative space of the pattern. Two salmon and yellow striped selvages in warp twill., France, mid-18th century, woven textiles, Fragment
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Rose Wreath Quilt ca. 1850 Unknown. Rose Wreath Quilt. Unknown Artist, American (Baltimore, Maryland). American. ca. 1850. Cotton, silk, wool. Made in Baltimore, Maryland, United StatesWedding Invitation Greeting Card Template Elegant FloralPanel Made 1601-1700 England. Cotton and linen, twill weave; embroidered with wool yarns in satin, chain, Bohkara couching (or laid Oriental couching), buttonhole, speckling, outline, stem, stroke, coral, rococo, fishbone, slanted stem, chain, link powdering, running, and plain stitches; pattern couching; fillings made with detached buttonhole, basket, Roumanian, double knot and rope stitches; French knots .Textile with peony on itSampler Made 1601-1700 Italy. Linen, plain gauze weave; embroidered with silk floss and linen in double running, stem, weaving, and buttonhole stitches; applied silk tassels at each corner .Indian ornamentTextile (England); cottonTextile 19th century Japan. Textile. Japan. 19th century. Textiles-WovenNapkin with fish and shellfish, anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1649 Linnamast napkin with fish and shellfish. Midfield: Various fish. Standing edges: fishing and fishing. Lying edges: sea gods. Hoek: Krab. (Same type of napkin as BK-16755) Haarlem linen (material) damask Linnamast napkin with fish and shellfish. Midfield: Various fish. Standing edges: fishing and fishing. Lying edges: sea gods. Hoek: Krab. (Same type of napkin as BK-16755) Haarlem linen (material) damaskPiece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece 65850Shawl, Medium: wool Technique: jacquard woven 2/2 twill with continuous and discontinuous supplementary weft patterning Label: jacquard woven wool 2/2 twill with continuous and discontinuous supplementary weft patterning, Shawl with a red center and a multicolored cone and lotus border design. Fringed on two ends. Long sides have a narrow green border., Paisley, Scotland, ca. 1865, costume & accessories, ShawlTemplate frame design for greeting card or invitationCoverlet Made 1845 Michigan. Cotton and wool, plain weave double cloth; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment; two loom widths joined . Abram William Van Doren (Weaver)Coverlet Made 1842 Indiana. Cotton and wool, plain weave double cloth; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment; two loom widths joined; fringed .Braid. France or England. Date: 1650-1675. Dimensions: 18.3 × 44.8 cm (7 1/4 × 17 5/8 in.). Silk and silk-wrapped-hemp and silk-wrapped-linen cords, bobbin straight lace. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Textile, Grand Feuillage; Manufactured by Bianchini-Férier, Inc. (France); France; cotton, linenGeorgian embroidery pattern 96Lap of embroidered silk, anonymous, c. 1735 - c. 1740 Two fragments embroidered white side with a pattern of flowers in pink, green, orange, white and yellow. Related to BK-NM-9202, BK-NM-9203 and BK-NM-9209. silk Two fragments embroidered white side with a pattern of flowers in pink, green, orange, white and yellow. Related to BK-NM-9202, BK-NM-9203 and BK-NM-9209. silkMaterials from Quilt. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 28 cm (14 x 11 in.). Medium: watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Dorothy Posten.Part of a rose pattern carpet, anonymous, in or after 1907 - 1929 photomechanical print paper. cardboard carpet, rug. flowers ~ ornamentFragment sides atine, anonymous, c. 1740 - c. 1760 Fragment silk tissue with a gray soil on which a white side garland in which a green leaf branch and around which flower vines in green and white. Two pieces sewn together. Netherlands silk Fragment silk tissue with a gray soil on which a white side garland in which a green leaf branch and around which flower vines in green and white. Two pieces sewn together. Netherlands silkFragment of embroidery unknownPanel Made 1725-1750 England. Silk, plain weave self-patterned by two-color complementary ground wefts .Mechanical Reading, Writing, and Toilet Table; Jean-François Oeben (French, born Germany, 1721 - 1763 (master 1761)); Paris, France; about 1750; Oak veneered with kingwood, amaranth, bloodwood, holly, and various stained exotic woods; drawers of juniper; iron mechanism; silk; gilt-bronze mounts; 73 x 74 x 37.8 cm (28 3,4 x 29 1,8 x 14 7,8 in.)Fragment (Japan)Renaissance ornamentChair Seat and Back Made 1801-1900 England. Linen, plain weave; embroidered with wool in tent stitches .Job silk in Gros the tours with Liseré effect. Job silk in Gros the tours with Liseré effect. Dessin: staggered archangers in white and soft green from which flowers and trees come in yellow, lilac, purple, beige, blue, dark blue and pink on a gray fond in which a linered design of leaf shapes, clouds and arches. The job has one side. Rear stamped number: 23039. Condition: discolored.Pole screen, c. 1730-1735, 64 x 32 1/2 x 24 1/2in. (162.6 x 82.6 x 62.2cm), Mahogany, England, 18th centuryTuch mit Blumendekor - Cloth with flowers Tuch mit Blumendekor - Cloth with flowers Copyright: xZoonar.com/lantapixx 7042863Frieze (USA); Manufactured by York Card & Paper Co.; machine-printed paper, liquid mica; 92 x 49 cm (36 1/4 x 19 5/16 in.)Textile Sample Book 1821 French. Textile Sample Book. French. 1821. Textiles-Sample BooksSutra Cover, one of a pair, 1403-1424, 1 1/4 x 28 11/16 x 10 1/2in. (3.2 x 72.9 x 26.7cm), Red lacquer with engraved gold decoration or sandalwood core (qiangjin), China, 15th centuryBadge (Buzi) of the Third Civil Rank with Peacock. China, probably Canton, late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), late 19th century. Jewelry and Adornments; badges. Silk satin with silk and metallic thread embroiderySidewall (France); Designed by René Crevel (French, 1900-1935); Manufactured by Ch. H. Geffroy; Distributed by Nancy McClelland, Inc.; block-printed paper; 72.5 x 50 cm (28 9/16 x 19 11/16 in.)Correspondence folder; beginning of the 20th century (1901-00-00-1910-00-00);Chrysanthemums 19th century Japan. Chrysanthemums 69933Handkerchief isolated on the white backgroundMahogany pole screen, 1906. Artist: Shirley Slocombe.Textile Swatches Onondaga Silk Company, Inc. (1925-1981). , 1948-1959. 64 acetate, 36 silk, 45 1/2 x 25 1/4 in. (115.6 x 64.1 cm). 1948-1959Symbol of Love, Background of Bright and Beautiful Red Daisy or Gerbera Flowers.Frieze (USA); Manufactured by Carey Bros. W.P. Mfg. Co.; machine-printed paper; 91 x 49 cm (35 13/16 x 19 5/16 in.)Bandolier Bag, 1890-1910, 54 1/2 x 15 11/16 in. (138.43 x 39.8 cm) (without tassels), Cotton, beads, United States, 19th-20th centuryViva magenta poppy pattern, doodle hand drawn flowers.Close-up of reel of yellow cotton on dark fabric samplesPersian ornamentEaster cards depicting flower arrangements and crosses.. Proofs, Greeting cards. 1865 - 1899. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Crosses, FlowersPiece British 19th century View more. Piece. British. 19th century. Silk. Textiles-WovenTextile (USA); Designed by Sophia L. Crownfield (American, 1862-1929); Manufactured by Cheney Brothers (United States); silk1 koron brick, Polish legions, for wool for Polish army, B.R. (around 1914) Orszulski, Roman (1887 1971)Textile (France); silk, metallic threadVector illustration of a beautiful floral border with spring flowers for invitations and birthday cardsSample ca. 1840 French, Mulhouse. Sample 220032Gobelin chair cover; 1. PO. 20th century (1901-00-00-1950-00-00);Fragment (China); silkAlbum Quilt, 2nd quarter of the 19th Century, 91 x 89 in. (231.14 x 226.06 cm), Cotton; appliqué; quilted, United States, 19th century, Baltimore Album Quilts like this one represent a type of quilt that was wildly popular from about 1845 to 1855 in Baltimore, Maryland. Album Quilts were originally conceived as group projects where each woman would create a single block that would later be joined with others to form a quilt. As the style became more popular, however, special designs were created to be sold as kits. In this century the album quilt tradition continues, particularly in advocacy of a variety of social causes, including women's suffrage, civil rights and AIDS.Bandana (USA); Manufactured by Eureka Printing Company; cottonCoverlet Made 1850 Ohio. Cotton and wool, plain weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and patterning wefts (Beiderwand); woven on loom with Jacquard attachment; full loom width; seamless; fringed . Dennis Cosley (Weaver)Textile (USA); silkField of four tiles with animals, anonymous, c. 1635 - c. 1670 Field of four tiles (2 x 2) each with a multicolored (blue, green, yellow, orange and purple) painted animal on a soil. In the corners, an Ossekop. Netherlands earthenware. tin glaze majolica Field of four tiles (2 x 2) each with a multicolored (blue, green, yellow, orange and purple) painted animal on a soil. In the corners, an Ossekop. Netherlands earthenware. tin glaze majolicaBedcover Made 1819 United States. The execution of this elegant bedcover required great skill and an immense commitment of time on the part of the maker. In the 18th century, white bedcovers were mainly a privilege of the wealthy, as they were difficult to keep clean, but American production of cotton reduced the monetary investment involved in whole cloth quilts. A direct descendent of John Whittlesey (1623ñ1704), an original settler of Saybrook, Connecticut, Ursula Whittlesey was the daughter of Ambrose Whittlesey (a sailor by profession) (1761ñ1827) and Ann Waterhouse (1758ñ1838). She married Edward Sanford (1798ñ1888), a farmer, in 1828. The donor of the bedcover was the makerís granddaughter.. Cotton, plain weave; quilted and stitched in trapunto technique . Ursula Whittelsey (Maker)abstract floral ornament with flowersFragment (China); silk; temperaBack doubleur. 1911 - 1908. Daudet, Léon (1867-1942). bindings (gathered matter components), Book covers. Spencer Collection. BookbindingColourful Chinese embroidered silk prayer stool, Luoyang Folklore Museum, Luoyang, ChinaEmbroidery, Germany 19th century. Pelmet pattern with roses, lilies of the valley and crocus.Embroidery, Germany 19th century. Bunch of roses and violets embroidery design, bordered by geometric motifs.Embroidered slip, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in counted stitches, England, 17th century, embroidery & stitching, Embroidered slipTuch mit Blumendekor - Cloth with flowers Tuch mit Blumendekor - Cloth with flowers Copyright: xZoonar.com/lantapixx 6649604Glass Fragment 15th-16th century European. Glass Fragment. European. 15th-16th century. Pot metal glass. Glass-StainedFrieze, Machine-printed, Chain of alternating bunches of roses and cornflowers., England, ca. 1890, Wallcoverings, FriezeFragment of silk fabric naturaIIstic flower pattern unknownBorder, York Wall Paper Company, 1895, Machine-printed paper, Narrow green band top and bottom. Design: 'Rose of Sharon.' Flowers alternate, one facing top of border, the following one the bottom. Occasional leaf touched with silver. The entire paper, design and field, is slightly embossed with a woven linen effect. The entire colored printing process too is printed in coarse textured linen. Printed in selvedge: 'York Wall'., York, Pennsylvania, USA, 1890-1900, Wallcoverings, BorderFragment, Medium: Technique: printed, USA, 19th century, printed, dyed & painted textiles, FragmentEurope, France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Bouches-du-Rhone. Aix-en-Provence. Textile with rooster motif, Cours Mirabeau Market.