EditorialCollar with a Peacock and Floral Pattern Round collar of Brussels needle lace with a pattern of peacocks and flowers, Collar of natural colored needle lace: Brussels gauze lace. Round model. The repeating and symmetrical pattern consists of two male pe...
EditorialSidewall, Block-printed on handmade paper, Landscape figures. Sidewall portion contains a repeating classical scene with Hercules. This alternates with a palmette or anthemia motif. Band of stylized floral motifs along each edge. The top border contain...
EditorialBand, Medium: linen Technique: bobbin lace, discontinuous tape, Wide band of bobbin lace with a symmetrical design of foliage, flowers, birds and animals. The repeating design alternates between a flowering plant and a crowned siren with a tail in each...
EditorialSidewall, Block-printed paper, Vertical portion of paper giving portion of a repeating design. Hawking party on horses, with attendants on foot, and dogs; castle in background, and serpentine framework of foliage., possibly France, 1840s, Wallcoverings...
EditorialFragment, Medium cotton Technique: printed with engraved roller on plain weave, Furnishing textile fragment showing repeating pattern of an armored figure, possibly Cybele, seated in a chariot drawn by lions, the reins held by cupid. Britannia, leaning...
EditorialHandkerchief of batist on which embroidery with a man running after his horse, Handkerchief of natural-colored batist with embroidery - white work - and around an edge bobbin lace: Valenciennes lace. Square model with rounded corners set on by the stri...
EditorialTunic Band with Repeating Motif of Confronted Griffins, 8th?9th century, Attributed to Egypt, Linen, wool, H. 9 1/16 in. (23 cm), Textiles-Woven.
EditorialCarpet with Geometricized Floral Design, late 18th century, Attributed to Caucasus, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); symmetrically knotted pile, H. 258 in. (655.3 cm), Textiles-Rugs, This carpet is representative of the Caucasian weaving tradition with its...
EditorialFragment, 4th?5th century, Attributed to Egypt, Linen, wool; tapestry weave, Textile: H. 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm), Textiles-Costumes, Late antique textiles from Egypt vary widely in their design, technique, and quality. This textile is particularly notable...
EditorialFragment of textile with horses, Sasanian, ca. 5th?7th century A.D., Central Asia, Sasanian, Silk textile, 7 1/2 inches by 42 inches, Textiles-Costumes, This vertical strip of silk-weave fabric has a repeating pattern of winged horses in pearl roundels...
EditorialDragon Carpet, late 18th?early 19th century, Attributed to Caucasus, Wool, cotton; plain weave with supplementary-weft embroidery (Soumak), Rug: H. 90 in. (228.6 cm), Textiles-Rugs, This embroidered rug features a design with repeating s-like motifs. T...