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Renaissance Velvet Textiles

August 1, 2011

By Melinda Watt

The precise meaning of some of the motifs that held special significance during the Renaissance has been lost over time.
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Textile Conservation at The Met

February 28, 2023
Learn about the science, art, and exhibition techniques of textile conservation at The Met.
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Textile Production in Europe: Silk, 1600–1800

October 1, 2003

By The Costume Institute and Melinda Watt

Before the Industrial Revolution, the creation of a patterned silk textile required a skilled weaver and a considerable investment in equipment and raw materials.
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Nineteenth-Century European Textile Production

October 1, 2004

By Melinda Watt

The use of architectural forms and motifs previously found only in furniture was characteristic of textiles designed in the various revival styles of the nineteenth century.
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Textile as Portable Garden

November 17, 2015

By Sylvia Wu

Intern Sylvia Wu investigates the history and original use of a textile fragment from the Department of Islamic Art's collection.
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Threads of History: Digitizing Textile Sample Books

July 24, 2019

By Ursula Romero

Former Intern Ursula Romero discusses digitizing textile sample books in Thomas J. Watson Library.
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Silk Textiles from Safavid Iran, 1501–1722

May 1, 2012

By Nazanin Hedayat Munroe

As the Safavids set up their capital cities of Tabriz, Qazvin, and finally Isfahan, the textile industry became centralized and was swiftly incorporated into the national economy, creating an expansive revenue stream.
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Voices of Jerusalem: A Textile Merchant in the Old City

September 16, 2016
Bilal Abu Khalaf is a textile merchant in the Old City.
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Andean Textiles

June 1, 2020

By Julia McHugh

Considered the first art form in the region, cloth has possessed unparalleled importance in the Andes since the second millennium BC.
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Diversity and Exquisiteness: Examples of Three Asian Textile Sample Books

June 27, 2018

By Andrijana Sajic

Senior Book Conservation Coordinator Andrijana Sajic discusses three Asian textile sample books in the collection of Thomas J. Watson Library.
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Arm Guard (Dastana)

Date: 18th century
Accession Number: 36.25.399

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Shield (Dhàl)

Date: early 19th century
Accession Number: 29.158.598

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Composed Armor for Man and Horse

Left reinforcing elbow stamped with marks belonging to the Missaglia workshop (Italian, Milan, recorded 1430–1529)

Date: ca. 1450–1525 and later
Accession Number: 29.150.9

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Helmet, Breastplate, and Backplate

Signed on the backplate by D. G. V. Lochorst (Flemish, possibly Antwerp, active ca. 1575)

Date: ca. 1575
Accession Number: 38.137a–c

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Velvet

Date: 15th century
Accession Number: 18.24.1

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Velvet

Date: 16th–17th century
Accession Number: 09.50.132

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Velvet with Figural Imagery

Date: mid-16th century
Accession Number: 52.20.11

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Pair of Pistol Holsters

Date: mid-18th century
Accession Number: 51.87.1, .2

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Panel of velvet

Date: second half 16th century
Accession Number: 44.54.1

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Velvet Panel with Flowering Plants

Date: first half 17th century
Accession Number: 12.72.5