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Exploring Coptic Prayers Written on Venetian Paper

January 19, 2016

By Alzahraa K. Ahmed

Hagop Kevorkian Curatorial Fellow Alzahraa K. Ahmed summarizes her recent investigation into the production dates of two Coptic codices in the Department of Islamic Art's collection.
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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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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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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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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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Coptic Textile Fragment

Date: late 3rd–5th century
Accession Number: 89.18.95

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Coptic Textile Fragment with Image of a Goddess

Date: late 3rd–4th century
Accession Number: 10.130.1076

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Coptic Art, Dikran Kelekian, and Milton Avery

August 11, 2014–September 7, 2015

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See an alphabetical list of current full-time staff in the Department of Textile Conservation.

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Textile Fragment

Date: 6th century
Accession Number: 2002.494.864

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Textile fragment

Date: 6th–7th century
Accession Number: 2002.494.832

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Textile Fragment

Date: 6th century
Accession Number: 2002.494.831

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Textile Fragment

Date: 6th century
Accession Number: 2002.494.854

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Textile Fragment

Date: 6th century
Accession Number: 2002.494.853

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Textile Fragment

Date: early 6th century
Accession Number: 2002.494.878