Works of Art (63)
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Brocade, 17th century; Safavid, Iran, Silk and metal thread (59.58) |
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Brocaded silk, 1760s
French, Silk and metal thread (69.79.3) |
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Brocaded silk, design dated 1748, Anna Maria Garthwaite, designer; Thomas Brant, weaver, English (Spitalfields), Silk (62.136.1) |
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Camel trapping (asmalyk), 19th century, Turkmenistan, Wool, embroidered with silk (1989.383) |
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Cape and Dress, ca. 1931, Jean Patou (French), Ivory china silk with multicolored floral print (1972.30.17a,b) |
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Carpet with pictorial design, late 16th–early 17th century; Mughal, Pakistan (Lahore), Wool pile on cotton foundation (17.190.858) |
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Carpet, 17th century; Mughal, India, Wool (17.190.857) |
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Carpet, first half of 17th century; Ottoman, Ushak, Anatolia, Wool warp and weft, wool pile (58.63) |
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Carpet, Mughal, period of Shah Jahan (1628–58), India, Wool on silk foundation (14.40.725) |
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Chintz appliquéd quilt, ca. 1835, Made by Mary Malvina Cook Taft (American), Possibly Maryland, Virginia, or South Carolina, Cotton (1970.288) |
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Corset, 1770s, Italian, Yellow, red, and ivory silk compound weave (C.I.40.173.6a–e) |
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Corset, 1891, Maison Léoty (French, late 19th century), Silk (C.I.45.27) |
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Corset, late 1760s, French, Silk, linen, leather, wood, baleen (C.I.50.8.2) |
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Cover, early 19th century, Turkestan (Bukhara), Central Asia, Silk, linen (21.114.3) |
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Cushion cover, 17th century; Ottoman, Turkey, Silk (08.109.11) |
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Daffodil textile, 1883–1900,
Associated Artists (New York City),
Printed cotton velvet (28.70.25) |
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Dress (robe à la polonaise), ca. 1780, French, White silk de chine with hand-painted multicolored floral sprays (1976.146a,b); Dress (robe à la polonaise), 1780–85, American, Yellow silk de chine with hand-painted multicolored floral sprays (1970.87a,b) |
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Embroidered length, early 19th century, Turkey, Cotton, silk, silver metal thread (79.1.275) |
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Embroidered Square with Animals, Birds, and Flowers, late 12th–14th century, Eastern Central Asia, Silk thread on silk (1988.296) |
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Evening dress, fall/winter 1998, Dolce & Gabbana (Italian), Black silk duchesse satin with multicolored handpainted floral motifs and blue silk crepe lining, 1999 (1999.23) |
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"Eventail" cocktail dress, fall/winter 1956–57, Christian Dior (French), Navy and royal blue warp-printed taffeta with navy horsehair band trim (C.I.63.36a–c) |
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Floral medallions, Tang dynasty, late 8th–early 9th century, China, Silk, Weft-faced compound twill (1996.103.1) |
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Flounce, 17th century, Italian, Lace (33.90.47) |
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Fragments of a carpet (detail), ca. 1650; Mughal, Northern India, Kashmir or Lahore, Pashmina wool and silk; pile weave, pashmina wool pile on silk foundatio (14.40.723) |
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Iris embroidery, 1883,
Candace Wheeler (American), for Associated Artists (New York City), Silk embroidered with silk and metallic-wrapped cotton threads, metal sequins, cut-glass beads (28.34.1) |
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Ivy textile, 1883–1900,
Associated Artists (New York City),
Printed cotton velvet (28.70.1) |
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Khorasan-type carpet fragment, late 16th or early 17th century; Safavid,
Iran,
Cotton and silk (foundation), wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile (2001.54) |
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Kimono with carp, water lilies, and morning glories, Meiji period, ca. 1876,
Japan,
Resist-dyed, painted, and embroidered silk gauze (ro) (2006.73.2) |
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Loom-width piece of velvet, late 15th century,
Probably Bursa, Turkey, possibly Venice,
Silk velvet pile and voided areas brocaded with silver-gilt-wrapped silk wefts (53.157) |
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Madonna-lily pillow cover, ca. 1876–77,
Candace Wheeler (American),
Wool twill embroidered with wool and silk thread, silk velvet border (2002.355.1) |
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Mantua, ca. 1708, English, Bizarre silk in salmon-pink damask with floral and foliate pattern brocaded with polychrome silk and gold metallic file (1991.6.1a,b) |
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Medallion rug with a field of flowers, 17th century; Safavid, Probably Kirman, Iran, Wool pile on cotton, wool, and silk foundation (1970.302.2) |
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Medallion Ushak carpet, first half of 17th century; Ottoman, Western Anatolia, Ushak region, Wool, about 90 symmetrical knots per square inch (1984.69) |
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Panel from a curtain, 18th century, North Africa, Linen, silk (69.142) |
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Phebe Warner coverlet, ca. 1803, Sarah Furman Warner Williams (American), New York City, Linen, cotton, silk (38.59) |
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Pieced panel of brocaded silk, second half of 16th century,
Probably Bursa, Turkey,
Silk velvet pile and voided areas brocaded with silver-gilt-wrapped silk wefts (17.29.10) |
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Poet's-narcissus textile, 1883–1900,
Associated Artists (New York City),
Printed linen (28.70.5) |
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Portiere (door curtain), ca. 1883,
Candace Wheeler (American), for Associated Artists (New York City),
Front: silk velvet and silk appliquéd and embroidered with silk and wool; back: silk damask (2003.48) |
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Prayer rug, 18th century; Mughal, Probably Kashmir, India, Wool pile on cotton and silk foundation (1970.302.7) |
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Prayer rug, late 16th–early 17th century; Ottoman, Egypt, probably Cairo, Wool (17.120.137) |
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Presentation quilt, ca. 1849, Baltimore, Maryland, Cotton and silk velvet (1974.24) |
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Printed cotton, 1787, French (Jouy), Cotton (37.170) |
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Quilt center, ca. 1790,
John Hewson (American, born England),
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
Cotton (2005.284)
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Robe à la française, 1775–1800, French, Silk (C.I.61.13.1a,b) |
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Robe à la française, third quarter of 18th century, French, Ivory cotton printed in multicolored floral motif (C.I.64.32.3a,b) |
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Rug, late 16th–early 17th century; Ottoman, Egypt, probably Cairo, Wool (22.100.53) |
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Shawl, 18th century; Mughal, Kashmir, India, Pashmina (1998.217) |
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Silk with Griffins, first half of 13th century, Central Asian, Sicilian, or North African, Silk and silver-gilt metal on parchment over cotton (1984.344) |
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Tent hanging, ca. 1628–58; Mughal, India, Red silk velvet and gold leaf (1981.321) |
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Tent lining, 1700–1740,
Burhanpur, Deccan, India,
Cotton, stenciled, mordant-dyed, and painted (2005.251) |
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Textile fragment, second half of 16th century; Ottoman, Turkey, Bursa or Istanbul, Silk and metal thread; a compound weave (satin and twill) (52.20.21) |
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Thistle textile, ca. 1881,
Tiffany & Wheeler (New York City); probably manufactured by Cheney Brothers (South Manchester, Connecticut),
Silk and metallic threads, damask, woven (28.70.3) |
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Tulip appliquéd panel, ca. 1883–87,
Candace Wheeler (American), for Associated Artists (New York City) Silk and metallic cloth appliquéd with silk velvet and embroidered with silk and metallic-wrapped cotton threads (28.34.2) |
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Unicorn in Captivity, ca. 1495–1505, South Netherlandish, Wool warp, wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts (37.80.6) |
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Velvet panel, ca. 1700, Italian (probably Genoa), Silk velvet, cut and uncut on satin ground (38.182.2) |
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Wall hanging, ca. 1750, India, Cotton (28.78.2) |
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Wall panels, ca. 1799,
Jean-Démosthène Dugourc (French) and Camille Pernon (French),
France; Lyon,
Woven silk and metal thread with applied silk and chenille embroidery (2006.519a,b) |
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Water-lily textile, 1883–1900,
Associated Artists (New York City); Cheney Brothers (South Manchester, Connecticut),
Warp-printed silk (28.70.15) |
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Woman's ceremonial skirt (kain kebat), early 20th century,
Indonesia (Upper Kapuas River, West Kalimantan, Borneo); Kantu' people,
Cotton (2006.349) |
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Work bag, dated 1669,
England,
Wool and linen (2006.263)
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Woven panel, 1880s,
French (Lyon),
Silk (2001.174) |
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Woven Tapestry Fragment, 8th century; Umayyad, Iran or Iraq, Wool (50.83) |
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Yellow gros de Tours with anemones and lilacs, 1811,
Jean-Pierre Séguin (Séguin et Cie), Lyon, France, Brocaded silk (28.28.1) |
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Thematic Essays (5)
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