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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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Patterns of the Past: Medieval Islamic Textiles in the 20th Century

February 25, 2016

By Sylvia Houghteling

Art History Fellow Sylvia Houghteling explores three Islamic textiles from the Museum's collection now on view in the exhibition Transformed: Medieval Syrian and Iranian Art in the Early 20th Century.
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Asante Textile Arts

October 1, 2003

By Alexander Ives Bortolot

Akan textile arts were key markers of status and dominion.
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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 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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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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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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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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Bilal Abu Khalaf is a textile merchant in the Old City.
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Senior Book Conservation Coordinator Andrijana Sajic discusses three Asian textile sample books in the collection of Thomas J. Watson Library.
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Date: 14th century
Accession Number: 46.156.38

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Attributed to the Master of Pedret (Spanish, Catalonia, 12th century)

Date: ca. 1100
Accession Number: 50.180a-l

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Workshop of Biduinus (Italian, active last quarter 12th century)

Date: ca. 1175
Accession Number: 62.189

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Franz Peter Bundsen (ca. 1725–1795 (master 1754))

Date: 1780
Accession Number: 2010.138.1–.4

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Master Christophanus or Stephanus (Italian, active late 12th century) , and his Workshop

Date: ca. 1180
Accession Number: 1984.197

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Alisa LaGamma and journalist, author, and Associate Professor Howard French speak on the art of power, leadership, and global trade in Central Africa.

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Unidentified Artist, Kashmiri

Date: 12th century
Accession Number: 2020.74.4

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Textile by Anna Maria Garthwaite (British, 1690–1763)

Date: 1747
Accession Number: C.I.66.14.2

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Young Yang Chung (Korean, born 1936)

Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1996.126.2

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Date: last quarter 16th century
Accession Number: 52.20.20