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Essay

American Needlework in the Eighteenth Century

October 1, 2003

By Amelia Peck

These small bits of embroidered cloth are often all that remains to testify to the otherwise unrecorded lives of their makers.

Essay

The Materials and Techniques of English Embroidery of the Late Tudor and Stuart Eras

June 1, 2010

By Cristina Balloffet Carr

Embroidered works of this period are distinguished by their great expressiveness, which resulted in part from an inventive use of luxury goods.

Publication

"Five Scenes from a Romance: The Identification of a Nineteenth-Century Printed Cotton"

editorial

Conserving the Saint Martin Series: Technical Analysis of Fifteenth-Century Embroideries

May 11, 2015

By Giulia Chiostrini

Assistant Conservator Giulia Chiostrini analyzes a collection of embroidered roundels now on view in Scenes from the Life of St. Martin: Franco-Flemish Embroidery from the Met Collection.

Essay

Venice and the Islamic World, 828–1797

March 1, 2007

By Elizabeth Marwell, Trinita Kennedy, and Stefano Carboni

The same merchant galleys that carried spices, soap, cotton, and industrial supplies from the bazaars of the Islamic Near East to the markets of Venice also brought with them luxurious carpets, velvets, silks, glass, porcelain, gilded bookbindings, illustrated manuscripts, and inlaid metalwork.

editorial

The Curious Tale of the "Vegetable Lamb"

November 7, 2014

By Carly Still

Assistant Horticulturist Carly Still describes a medieval legend surrounding the origin of cotton.

editorial

Painting with Dyes in Early Modern South Asia

May 17, 2016

By Sylvia Houghteling

Postdoctoral Fellow Sylvia Houghteling explores painted cotton textiles in The Met collection and takes a close look at the dyeing techniques that gave these works their captivating sense of color.

Essay

American Quilts and Coverlets

October 1, 2004

By Amelia Peck

Easily portable, and certainly necessary, bedcovers might be some of the few decorative objects a woman had in her home.

editorial

Exploring Textiles: Girl Scouts Visit The Met

March 10, 2016

By Aliza Sena

Aliza Sena, associate coordinator for Digital Learning, visits the Antonio Ratti Textile Center and Reference Library with a local Girl Scout troop.

editorial

Back in Print—High Style: Masterworks from the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

February 9, 2015

By Rachel High

In celebration of Valentine's Day, Editorial Assistant Rachel High showcases some of the stunning ensembles featured in High Style—the perfect gift for any fashion lover.