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Vintage Textile Fragments Collection

A variety of ornate textile fragments featuring floral patterns, intricate designs, and rich colors, showcasing craftsmanship from Italy and France in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Fragment, Medium: silk, metal threads, some paint Technique: plain weave with discontinuous supplementary weft patterning (brocade), White taffeta ground with vertical stripes of flat silver brocade. Meandering stripes of floral designs both painted and woven., France, late 18th century, woven textiles, Fragment
Fragment, Medium: silk, metal threads, some paint Technique: plain weave with discontinuous supplementary weft patterning (brocade), White taffeta ground with vertical stripes of flat silver brocade. Meandering stripes of floral designs both painted and woven., France, late 18th century, woven textiles, Fragment
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Altar-cloth. unknown, authorEmbroidery, 19th century. Velvet visiting card holder with silk, floral embroidery on satin, 1875.Tools for a needle ladder application in the form of a cotton rag on which a black leaf is sewn with white tracing wires in the shape of a butterfly. Tools in the shape of a black leaf in which the pattern of butterfly wings and a butterfly are 'Poped'. The leaf or 'space' is sewn on a cotton steak and the pattern lines of the motifs are with white tracing threads through the leaf and the steak sewn. They then filled in with a gauze side and the bodice of the butterfly (bottom) with feston stitches cleaved, with recesses here and there. His decorative stitches are also applied. With this motif a white strip of paper is stuck with the text "4th ouvrage" (fourth work). The extra butterfly wings (top) have also been processed in this way and, moreover, a start has been made here on applying relief flights of scented wire bundles. Hereby a white strip of paper is stuck with the text "5th ouvrage" (fifth work). If this work is complete, the side of the paper and the fabric can be cut and thChef De Piece (France); Company: Soehnee L'Aine et Cie; cotton; Warp: 24 cm (9 1/2 in.). Weft: 87 cm. (34 1/4 in.) Both selvedges present. Pattern: Not present.Fragment of embroidery with antependium unknownWoman's Ao (Short Robe) Made 1875-1900 China. Silk, warp-float faced 7 1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in knot, satin and stem stitches; laid work and couching; sleeve facing silk, 7 1 satin damask weave; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in knot, satin, single satin, split, and stem stitches (under drawing in black ink or graphite); edging and cloud collar silk, warp-float faced 7 1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-wrapped silk in satin and stem stitches; laid work and couching; collar silk, 7 1 satin damask weave; ribbons silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, stripes of 7 1 satin weave and stripes of plain weave with supplementary patterning warps and of silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, stripes of 7 1 satin weave, and stripes of plain weave with supplementary patterning warps; tapes silk and gold-leaf-over-lacqueredScarf ca. 1829 British. Scarf 119057Two Frisians with tendas of fantasy leaves; Nouveau Livre d'Orgenens Pour Les Brodeurs. The tendrils have leaves with pointed tips and flowers. Leaf from series of 6 blades with ornaments for embroiders.Bookbinding (Jild-i kitab) late 18th-early 19th century. Bookbinding (Jild-i kitab) 455074Frank J Mace, Jubilee Cup, c 1938 Jubilee CupDutch flag. Orange flag; A rectangle in the middle, in which a red climbing lion with crown and profil to the right, with Kromzwaard and rod bundle (the arrows have a point at both ends), standing on a green round. Above a banderole on which in classical capitals: the protector of homeland and orange. On top and bottom sides narrow webs red-white-blue with short frills red-white-blue. On the pants: TR.53.1953.n.O.M.Sampler, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross stitches on plain weave foundation, Motifs at top, alphabets at bottom; originally probably part of a larger sampler., Germany, 1782, embroidery & stitching, SamplerFragment of embroidery unknownSilk Dalmatics with a pattern of four passes within oval fields, with applications and embroidery ,, 1850 - 1900 Dalmatics of silk with a pattern of four passes within oval fields. Details of the Applicated Aurifrisia have added embroidery of gilded metal wire, sewn -in decorative stones and pearls and show the Christ monogram IHS. Neo-gothic. Roermond (Possible) silk. metal thread. gilding (material). pearl embroidering / gilding Dalmatics of silk with a pattern of four passes within oval fields. Details of the Applicated Aurifrisia have added embroidery of gilded metal wire, sewn -in decorative stones and pearls and show the Christ monogram IHS. Neo-gothic. Roermond (Possible) silk. metal thread. gilding (material). pearl embroidering / gildingPart of an Apron Made 1801-1900 Czechoslovakia. Cotton, plain weave; embroidered .Fragment (Italy); linen. Oval cushion of carpet tissue with a weapon, sewn on red velvet; Coat of arms a lion and a leopard. The inscription of the banderole is worn out.Towel end, 19th century, 17 1/2 x 16 3/4 in. (44.45 x 42.5 cm), Cotton, silk, tinsel; needlework, Turkey, 19th centurySampler (Germany); silk embroidery on linen foundationSalesman's Sample. France, possibly Lyon. Date: 1780-1790. Dimensions: 27.3 × 27.7 cm (10 3/4 × 10 7/8 in.). Silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning warps and supplementary patterning wefts; appliquéd with silk, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss and yarns in outline, satin, padded satin, single satin and stem stitches; French knots. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Bandbox. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 28.5 x 22.1 cm (11 1/4 x 8 11/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 14 1/2" high; 19" long; 14" deep. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Joseph Rothenberg.Wien, Hotel Sacher, mit Unterschriften besticktes Tischtuch // Vienna, Hotel Sacher, Tablecloth embroidered with signatures *** Vienna, Hotel Sacher, Tablecloth embroidered with signatures Vienna, Hotel Sacher, Tablecloth embroidered with signaturesInsignia and Medal late 19th century Japan. Insignia and Medal. Japan. late 19th century. Yellow bow with red stripes. Meiji period (1868-1912). MedalsMagistratenkussen ,, 1600 - 1699 Magistrate cushion of green -blue sheet decorated with the "Dutch garden" with the Dutch lion in silk embroidery. Northern Netherlands wool. silk Magistrate cushion of green -blue sheet decorated with the "Dutch garden" with the Dutch lion in silk embroidery. Northern Netherlands wool. silkRank Badge with Tiger 18th century China. Rank Badge with Tiger 69082Needle case, Label: painted cardboard covers, silk leaves lined with wool, Small folding needle case with cardboard covers; inside are four leaves of taffeta lined with wool for inserting needles. The front cover is painted with a garden scene with three young ladies and two gentlemen in dress of about 1820. On the back cover, a group of young ladies near a ruin give money to a beggar woman. The inside leaves are printed with scenes from a medieval tale., Germany, ca. 1820, costume & accessories, Needle case