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Silk (34,545)

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Silk Curtain, Silk; lampas — Silk Curtain
15th century

Silk Kashan Carpet, Silk (warp, weft and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile — Silk Kashan Carpet
16th century

Silk Animal Carpet, Silk (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile — Silk Animal Carpet
second half 16th century

Dye-Patterned Silk, Silk (clamp resist, dyed), India — Dye-Patterned Silk
India
17th century

Silk Kashan Carpet, Silk (warp, weft and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile — Silk Kashan Carpet
16th century

Rectangular Silk Fragment, Silk, metal wrapped thread; lampas (kemha) — Rectangular Silk Fragment
last quarter 16th century

Length of painted silk, Woven silk taffeta, painted with pigments, gilt and silver, Chinese, possibly Canton — Length of painted silk
Chinese, possibly Canton
mid-18th century

Silk Velvet Designed by 'Ghiyath', Ghiyath Iranian, Silk, cut and voided velvet with continuous floats of flat metal thread — Silk Velvet Designed by 'Ghiyath'
Ghiyath
second half 16th century

Silk, Silk, British or French — Silk
British or French
1735–50

Silk, Cotton, German — Silk
German
19th century

Furnishing silk, Silk, French — Furnishing silk
French
ca. 1750

Piece, Catoir Silk Company American, Silk, American — Piece
Catoir Silk Company
1942

Piece, Catoir Silk Company American, Silk, American — Piece
Catoir Silk Company
1942

Silk Weave, Silk — Silk Weave
18th century

Woven silk, Silk, Italian — Woven silk
Italian
early 17th century

Woven silk, Silk and cotton, Italian or Spanish — Woven silk
Italian or Spanish
late 17th century

Woven silk, Silk and metal thread, Italian or Spanish — Woven silk
Italian or Spanish
mid-17th century

Silk Weave, Cotton and silk; brocaded — Silk Weave
18th century

Crimson Silk Damask, Silk, Spanish or Italian — Crimson Silk Damask
Spanish or Italian
ca. 1600

Figured silk weave, Silk, French or Italian — Figured silk weave
French or Italian
17th century

Red Silk Velvet, Silk, Italian — Red Silk Velvet
Italian
late 16th century

Green Silk Damask, Silk damask weave, Italian, Venice or Genoa — Green Silk Damask
Italian, Venice or Genoa
second half 17th century

Silk Kashan Carpet, Silk (warp, weft, and pile), metal wrapped thread; asymmetrically knotted pile — Silk Kashan Carpet
second half 16th century

Piece, Catoir Silk Company American, Rayon, American — Piece
Catoir Silk Company
1942

Piece, Catoir Silk Company American, Rayon, American — Piece
Catoir Silk Company
1942

Silk with Griffins, Silk, silver-gilt metal on parchment over cotton, Central Asian, Sicilian, or North African — Silk with Griffins
Central Asian, Sicilian, or North African
first half 13th century

Length of dress silk, Silk, British — Length of dress silk
British
1748–52

Silk bobbin, Bobbin lace, Spanish — Silk bobbin
Spanish
early 19th century

Silk bobbin, Bobbin lace, Spanish — Silk bobbin
Spanish
19th century

Silk bobbin, Bobbin lace, Spanish — Silk bobbin
Spanish
19th century

Silk bobbin, Bobbin lace, Spanish — Silk bobbin
Spanish
19th century

Silk bobbin, Bobbin lace, French, possibly Cambrai — Silk bobbin
French, possibly Cambrai
19th century

Silk bobbin, Bobbin lace, Spanish — Silk bobbin
Spanish
19th century

Silk bobbin, Bobbin lace, Spanish — Silk bobbin
Spanish
19th century

Silk bobbin, Bobbin lace, Spanish — Silk bobbin
Spanish
early 19th century

Silk bobbin, Bobbin lace, Spanish — Silk bobbin
Spanish
19th century

Silk bobbin, Bobbin lace, Spanish — Silk bobbin
Spanish
19th century

Silk bobbin, Bobbin lace, Spanish — Silk bobbin
Spanish
19th century

Silk bobbin, Bobbin lace, Spanish — Silk bobbin
Spanish
19th century

Woman Spinning Silk, Katsushika Hokusai Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan — Woman Spinning Silk
Katsushika Hokusai
dated 1790

Length of woven silk, Silk, Dutch or British — Length of woven silk
Dutch or British
1720s

Silk Velvet Fragment with Tiger-Stripe and 'Cintamani' Design, Silk, metal wrapped thread; cut and voided velvet, brocaded — Silk Velvet Fragment with Tiger-Stripe and 'Cintamani' Design
16th century

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