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Vintage Textile Fragments

A collection of historical fabric pieces featuring floral designs, varying in colors and textures from silk to linen, evoking a sense of timeless elegance.

Fragment of a bedspread of Eastern textile with embroidery ,, 1690 - 1710 Fragment of a multi-colored tambourated Indo-Persian bedspread, decorated with volutes and flowers. India cotton (textile). silk embroidering Fragment of a multi-colored tambourated Indo-Persian bedspread, decorated with volutes and flowers. India cotton (textile). silk embroidering
Fragment of a bedspread of Eastern textile with embroidery ,, 1690 - 1710 Fragment of a multi-colored tambourated Indo-Persian bedspread, decorated with volutes and flowers. India cotton (textile). silk embroidering Fragment of a multi-colored tambourated Indo-Persian bedspread, decorated with volutes and flowers. India cotton (textile). silk embroidering
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Panel Made 1870-1890 France. Silk and cotton, plain weave with gilt-metal strip supplementary facing wefts and two-color supplementary pile warps forming cut and uncut voided velvet .Materials from Patchwork Bedspread. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 34.4 x 27.3 cm (13 9/16 x 10 3/4 in.). Medium: watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Frances Lichten.Square Made 1601-1700 Italy. Silk and tinsel embroidered on satin ground .Covering For A Chair Seat (England); cottonFragment of a Chasuble mid-15th century Italian This fragment of a chasuble (a liturgical garment used in the celebration of the Mass), together with another fragment in the Lehman Collection (1975.1.1878A) are of a dark red silk cut voided velvet, patterned in an allover straight vertical repeat of a five-lobed shape filled with a stylized plant with buds projecting into the lobes. Above the top lobe a smaller version of the plant grows from a branch with a curling cluster of berries and adouble knotting device. Additional stylized plants reminiscent of pomegranates fill the voids between the pattern repeats.. Fragment of a Chasuble. Italian. mid-15th century. Silk. Textiles-EcclesiasticalTile; tin-enamelled earthenwareTextile Fragment, 1800s. Japan, 19th century. Silk; overall: 17.5 x 20.4 cm (6 7/8 x 8 1/16 in.).FanWavy wrinkled Rose ribbon on cardboard, c. 1920 Wavy wrinkled Rose ribbon on cardboard. NijmegenFrance (possibly) cardboard. ribbon (material) sewing Wavy wrinkled Rose ribbon on cardboard. NijmegenFrance (possibly) cardboard. ribbon (material) sewingBag (USA); silk, glass beadsSample, Orinoka Mills, (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA), Rust color warp and green and white wefts forming a floral pattern of flowers on stems., USA, ca. 1910, woven textiles, SampleCushion Cover with "Scent" mid-17th century Northern Netherlands. Cushion Cover with "Scent" 461406Pillow cape; 18th century (1701-00-00-1800-00-00);orSidewall, Cresswell & Washburn Ltd, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1880 - 1900, Machine-printed paper, Light and dark brown wood-like ground with green wreaths and light brown ribbons., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1905-1915, Wallcoverings, SidewallTextile (France); wool on cottonSet of wall posters. Mid century modern tapestries with bohemian flowers and plants. Retro Bauhaus wall artMorning Glory (Convolvalus arrensis), from the Flowers series for Old Judge Cigarettes. Dimensions: Sheet: 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (7 x 3.8 cm). Printer: George S. Harris & Sons (American, Philadelphia). Publisher: Issued by Goodwin & Company. Date: 1890.The "Flowers" series of trading cards (N164) was issued by Goodwin & Company in 1890 to promote Old Judge Cigarettes. The Metropolitan Museum of Art owns all 50 cards in the series. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Tegelveld of sixteen tiles, anonymous, 1720 - 1780 Tile field of 16 tiles (4 x 4) with a blue or purple painted ornament of carnations, tulips or leaves. Netherlands earthenware. tin glaze majolica Tile field of 16 tiles (4 x 4) with a blue or purple painted ornament of carnations, tulips or leaves. Netherlands earthenware. tin glaze majolicaFragment of silk fabric unknownPiece 18th century Japan. Piece 71851Marriage certificates depicting flowers.. Proofs, Cards. 1865 - 1899. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. FlowersDrawing, Design for a Jug; Made for Noritake; Japan; brush and watercolor, gold gouache, graphite on cream paper; 29.1 x 15.4 cm (11 7/16 x 6 1/16 in.) Mat: 35.7 x 45.8 cm (14 1/16 x 18 1/16 in.); 1985-14-49Tile, flower on ground in yellow, brown, orange, green and blue on white, corner pattern french lily, corner point yellow, wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed paintedJeanne d'Arc, Medium: cotton (cotton confirmed by microscope) Technique: printed by roller on plain weave; printing machine had both engraved and relief rollers, A statue of Joan of Arc within a wreath of leaves and flowers on a striped background filled with stars., France, ca. 1850, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile, TextileTextile Swatches Onondaga Silk Company, Inc. (1925-1981). , 1948-1959. Silk, 24 x 16 in. (61 x 40.6 cm). 1948-1959Romania, Wallachia, Sinaia. Traditional hand made Romanian embroidered textiles.Sampler (Mexico); Embroidered by Dolores Obando; silk embroidery on cotton foundationFragment (possibly Near East); cotton, silk, metal, velvet; 24.0 x 48.5 cm (9 7/16 x 19 1/8 in. )Frieze (USA); Distributed by S.A. Maxwell & Co.; machine-printed; 72 x 49 cm (28 3/8 x 19 5/16 in.)Textile Swatches Onondaga Silk Company, Inc. (1925-1981). Textile Swatches, 1948-1959. 72 silk; 28 metal, (a) - (d): 8 x 4 in. (20.3 x 10.2 cm). 1948-1959Detail of Japanese textile printFragment (France); silkChristmas and New Year cards depicting flowers, birds, curtains, and landcapes.. Fisher, Ellen T.. Proofs, Greeting cards. 1865 - 1899. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Flowers, DraperiesDaisy. Morris & Co. (England, London and Merton Abbey, 1861-1940)William Morris (England, London, 1834-1896). England, designed 1862, first printed 1864. Prints. Hand block-printed paperChinese ornamentBirthday cards and Valentines depicting flowers.. Proofs, Greeting cards. 1865 - 1899. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. FlowersHelen E Gilman, Crewel Bed Hanging, c 1938 Crewel Bed HangingAlbum, Album of Designs for Furniture and Ornament; Designed by Jean-Baptiste Marie Huet (French, 1745 - 1811); Print Maker: Gilles-Antoine Demarteau (1750 - 1802)Textile Fragment 17th century. Textile Fragment 454536Sample early 19th century French. Sample 224729Flower Studies with Cornucopia Still Life (Tab: No. 11), 18th century, 7 7/8 x 9 9/16 in. (20 x 24.29 cm) (sheet), Watercolor on white laid paper, Netherlands (), 18th centuryPiece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece 65982Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223425Textile, Schwartz-Huguenin, Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller on plain weave; glazed, A) Background with grey moire effect, dotted stripes in clusters and fine pinstripe in grey. Floral pattern of natural size rose clusters and foliage in green, light grey-green and brown, glazed. Ground by 'molette', pattern roller printed., B) Same pattern in different colors; ground the same; flowers in pale rose., mid-19th century, printed, dyed & painted textiles, TextilePanel. France. Date: 1880-1889. Dimensions: 129.1 × 58.2 cm (50 7/8 × 22 7/8 in.). Silk and cotton, stripes of warp-float faced satin weave; warp-printed (chine) and stripes of plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Textile Sample Book 1898 French. Textile Sample Book. French. 1898. Textiles-Sample BooksBag Made 1601-1700 England. Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk threads in tent stitch; edging silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave; drawstrings; silk, plaited; tassels silk and gilt-metal-wrapped silk, plaited; lining silk, plain weave .Embroidered Carpet 1832-35 Zeruah H. Guernsey Caswell. Embroidered Carpet 13576Birthday cards from 1881 by L. Prang & Co., featuring decorative ornamentation depicting flowers and blueberries., Boston. Decoration and ornament themes include flowers and berriesSampler (Mexico); glass beads and silk embroidery on cotton foundationSix flower arrangements on one sheet , Flowers. Louis Prang & Company CollectionChristmas and New Year cards depicting flowers and butterflies.. Proofs, Greeting cards. 1865 - 1899. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Butterflies, FlowersTextile (England); Printed by Bromley Hall (United Kingdom); cottonHungary, Kalocsa. Regional Peasant House Museum of Folk Art (aka Nepmuveszeti Tajhaz). Antique handmade embroidery.Border, Block-printed and flocked on handmade paper, glazed, Same design as 1952-52-19 but leaf cluster, and dentil molding at bottom, are in orange flock. Also one of the flower clusters is yellow and green instead of white and green. Clusters of leaves and clusters of flowers connected by stems as above. Printed on white glazed ground., France, 1820, Wallcoverings, BorderRetro floral printed sofa with yellow rotary phone hanging on wall.Packaging, 1800s, maker unknown. Gift of Graham Sinclair, 1995.Pattern of pots with different plants, Anonymous, 1860 - 1930 decorated paper Japan Japanese paper (handmade paper). paint (coating) color woodcut ornament derived from plant forms. potted plantsFrieze (USA); Manufactured by Maxwell & Co., S.A. (United States); machine-printed paper; 94 x 49 cm (37 x 19 5/16 in.)Fragment textile. Textile fragment, adornment of impeller and plants and kirikane on gray-green background.Piece late 18th-early 19th century French. Piece 230925Grunge flag Seine-et-Marne France Flag of the French Departement Seine-et-Marne created in grunge style Copyright: xZoonar.com/ChristianxMueringerx 15343153Six groups of pansies in decorative arrangement , Pansies, Ribbons, Hearts Symbols. Louis Prang & Company CollectionEmbroidered message on a wall hanging, Sweden.Border (France); block-printed and flocked; Overall: 56 x 38 cm (22 1/16 x 14 15/16 in.)Embroidered message on a wall hanging, Sweden.Christmas and New Year cards depicting woman sleeping, with angel; lanterns; flowers; birds; belltower.. Proofs, Greeting cards. 1883. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Lanterns, AngelsSampler. Date/Period: Ca. 1825. Sampler. Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation. Technique: embroidered in cross and stem stitches on plain weave. Author: Catherine Van Boskirk.German anonymous. Case. Porcelain. 18th century. Paris, Cognacq-Jay museum. 56642-5 Etui, porcelainBusiness Card Marble