Floral Textiles

A collection of textile panels featuring intricate floral designs, embroidered and woven with vibrant colors representative of several centuries.

Fragment, Medium: silk Technique: ciselé voided supplementary warp pile (velvet) in a satin foundation, Panel of two widths of material having six selvedges present. White satin ground with multicolored cut and uncut 'jardinier' velvet design of flower baskets, large-scale curving branches with leaves, blossoms and bunches of grapes., Genoa, Italy, 19th century, woven textiles, Fragment

Panel of floral embroidery Designer William Morris British Probably by Catherine Holiday ca. 1875-80 View more. Panel of floral embroidery. British. ca. 1875-80. Silk on silk; linen backing. Textiles-Embroidered

Silk Brocade, early 18th century. France or Spain, early 18th century. Plain cloth, brocaded; silk and metal; average: 101.6 x 55.7 cm (40 x 21 15/16 in.).

Piece 18th century Japan. Piece. Japan. 18th century. Silk. Edo period (1615-1868). Textiles-Woven

Textile, Medium: silk, linen, metallic thread Technique: cut and uncut supplementary warp pile (velvet) on metallic ground, Large massive single symmetrical repeat of a bouquet rising from a large inverted heart-shape made from flowering branches and arabesques with some dotted scale filling. In pinks, blue, greens, mauve on a ground originally bright yellow but now faded to tan in most areas., Russia, 18th century, woven textiles, Textile

Textile, Medium: silk, metallic threads Technique: fancy satin, brocaded, Pattern of architectural motifs and large scale vases from which grow large-scale plant forms. Entire pattern brocaded in pink, green, and tan silks and gold (gold loosely wound on yellow silk core) thread on a white satin ground., France, 18th century, woven textiles, Textile

Chasuble (Back). Italy. Date: 1701-1725. Dimensions: 101.5 × 65.8 cm (40 × 25 7/8 in.). Silk, plain weave; embroidered with silk, gilt-metal strip, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in double running, satin, and padded satin stitches; laid work and couching; paillettes. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Fragment, Medium: silk Technique: ciselé voided supplementary warp pile (velvet) in a satin foundation, Panel of two widths of material having six selvedges present. White satin ground with multicolored cut and uncut 'jardinier' velvet design of flower baskets, large-scale curving branches with leaves, blossoms and bunches of grapes., Genoa, Italy, 19th century, woven textiles, Fragment

Metrage gordijnstof van namaak-sits van linnen, gedrukt met gele en rode exotische bladeren en bloemen..Methro curtain fabric (A and B) of counterfeit sits of linen, printed with yellow and red exotic leaves and flowers. Pattern: Slanted to the left-clicking stems with branches growing infinitely through, between which orchids and wide gray-dotted ballards with red grain and red bunch of bunches. Also waving palm branches and lancet leaves with red and yellow dots and bells to long stems, white hyacinths, trosnarces and graspouimes. France or Alsace, 19th or early 20th centuries.

Cartoon with floral decoration. Rudnicka, Zofia (fl. post 1900), painter

Sidewall (France); Manufactured by Zuber & Cie (France); machine-printed on machine-made paper; 77 x 51 cm (30 5/16 x 20 1/16 in.)

Paper Wallow with pattern of a flower vase, Société Anonyme des Anciens Etablissements Desfossé & Karth, c. 1910 - c. 1930 Paper wallpaper with a pattern of a flower vase in three shades of beige and olive green on a carmine red stock. Block pressure with a continuous pattern on a matted stock. Paris paper block printing (relief printing process) Paper wallpaper with a pattern of a flower vase in three shades of beige and olive green on a carmine red stock. Block pressure with a continuous pattern on a matted stock. Paris paper block printing (relief printing process)

Sidewall (China); hand painted on handmade paper; Overall: 119 x 39 cm (46 7/8 x 15 3/8 in.)

Frieze (USA); Manufactured by Kayser & Allman; machine-printed paper, embossed; 91 x 49.5 cm (35 13/16 x 19 1/2 in.)

Frieze, Machine-printed paper, liquid mica, Art Nouveau / Mission Style. Alternating large and medium stylized foliate medallions connected by vining scrolls and two lines of square beading with stylized fleur-de-lis. Bottom has striping and floral guilloche. Top has stripes. Background has horizontal dash and geometric dot pattern. Ground shades from orange to cream. Printed in orange, metallic blue-green, dark red, brown, black, gold mica. Printed in bottom selvedge: W H M & Co 1762, USA, 1905-1915, Wallcoverings, Frieze

Sidewall, Block-printed on handmade paper, Diagonal lines of white dots on a pale blue field. Dotting interrupted by repeating wreath medallions containing roses, with rose buds sewn over field. Vertical rectangle., France, ca. 1780, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Textile Length with Design of Flowering Plants. Iran, 17th century. Textiles; textile lengths. Cut and voided silk velvet on a metallic ground

Frieze (USA); Manufactured by Maxwell & Co., S.A. (United States); machine-printed paper; 92 x 49.5 cm (36 1/4 x 19 1/2 in.)

Panel Made 1701-1750 France. Silk, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts and self-patterning two-color complementary ground wefts tied by main warp in weft-float faced twill interlacings .

Sidewall, Block-printed on handmade paper, Arabesque design. Full width showing drop-repeating axial design of cassolette from which grows a bouquet of flowers, developed into a vine on the upper branches of which are perching birds. Printed on a light yellow ground having a crackled finish., France, 1785-90, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Fragment, Medium: silk Technique: painted, Trailing branch, flower and leaf forms in shades of blue, yellow, lavendar, pink and brown; painted on green silk ground., China, 19th century, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Fragment

Chintz. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 22.8 x 30.5 cm (9 x 12 in.) Original IAD Object: 7" long; 6" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Erwin Stenzel.

Textile, Medium: cotton Technique: printed with engraved and relief rollers on plain weave and glazed, Pillar print with continuous vertical pillars with urns of flowers and scrolls with mermaids printed in yellow and red, on a ground of ivy in red outlined in white on an olive ground. An engraved roller was used for the red, and relief rollers for the yellow and olive., England, ca. 1830, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile

Textile, Schwartz-Huguenin, Medium: cotton Technique: printed on plain weave, A) Ground molotte printed in grey in zig-zag and meandering ivy pattern; over-printed with detached flower clusters in pink, blue, yellow and green. B) Similar ground, smaller vine; over-printed with large floral sprays and detached rosebuds in reds, pinks, yellow, blue and greens., mid-19th century, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile

Printed Cotton. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 35.6 x 28.9 cm (14 x 11 3/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 108" long. Medium: watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edith Magnette.

Sidewall, Zuber & Cie, Rixheim, Alsace, France, founded 1797, Machine-printed on machine-made paper, Powdered background of stylized irises on finely-striped embossed paper. Wreaths of roses enclosed by festoons of ribbon caught on branches of roses and daisies. At ends of festoons bowknots hold clusters of roses. Printed in blues, pink, coral, rose, pale aqua, greens and yellow., Rixheim, France, 1875-1900, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Fragment; silk

Fragment, Medium: cotton Technique: plate printed on plain weave; pink, purple, brown, blue and yellow added by brush, Design of flowers and tree trunk., Nantes or Alsace, France, late 18th century, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Fragment

Frieze, Machine-printed paper, Large foliate medalions alternating with smaller medalions. Floral arbors and foliate scrolls arch with a fleur-de-lis at peak. A gold and green stripe appear at top and bottom. Green background is dark on bottom and lightens toward the top. Printed in green, white, metalic gold and burgundy., USA, 1905-1915, Wallcoverings, Frieze

Textile, Medium: cotton () Technique: printed by relief and engraved roller on plain weave, Multicolored pillar print with a single fluted column and capitals of scrolling flower and vine motif in a symmetrical arrangement. Capitals are festooned with flowers like roses and tulips., England, 1830-40, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile

Fragment (Japan)

Mise-en-carte (Point-paper). France, Lyon. Date: 1760-1790. Dimensions: 27.95 × 45.45 cm (11 × 17 7/8 in.). Ink and gouache on hand drawn graph paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Véret.

Sidewall (possibly England); block-printed and embossed design on paper; L x W: 792.5 x 50.5 cm (26 ft. x 19 7/8 in.)

Panel. Culture: British. Date: ca. 1780. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Sidewall, Einbeck Herting, Block-printed, stamped foil, continuous paper, Framework of leafy branches enclosing vignettes in gold and green foil of trees and deer. The two vignettes are different and in diagonal relationship to one another. Printed on taupe ground. Stamped gold and green foil., Germany, 1860-70, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Frieze, Gledhill Wall Paper Co., New York, New York, founded 1900, Machine-printed paper, Scrolling foliate medallion alternates with smaller foliate motif within a wreath. Wavy vine with large leaves along bottom edge. Background color shades from light tan at top to darker tan at bottom of paper., New York, New York, USA, 1905-1915, Wallcoverings, Frieze

Sidewall (USA); machine-printed paper; 68 x 47 cm (26 3/4 x 18 1/2 in.); 1973-42-45-a,b

Sidewall (France); block-printed on handmade paper; 33 x 28.5 cm (13 x 11 1/4 in.)

Sidewall, Embossed leather, painted, gilded, Diaper or trellis pattern, enclosing floral bouquets. The trellis pattern is composed of strapwork and scrolling foliage in the Rococo style., Netherlands, ca. 1750, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Textile, Bromley Hall, (Middlesex, England, 1712-1763), Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave, Interlacing vines enclose six different scenes of children at play. Possibly from a series of paintings of that subject by William Hamilton (1751-1801). Dense floral ornament between scenes., England, 1790-1800, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile

Fragment 1730s Italian, Venice. Fragment 230332

Ceiling paper, Machine-printed, Medallions formed of acanthus-like leafs, printed in gold and blue, with medallions joined by blue C-scrolls, printed on cream ground. Pattern number '3528' printed in selvedge., USA, 1890-1900, Wallcoverings, Ceiling paper

Frieze (USA); machine-printed; 49 x 26 cm (19 5/16 x 10 1/4 in.)

Textile fragment, embroidery of flowers and plants on cream-colored background., anonymous, Japan, 1681 - 1684, Tenna period, silk, height 17.5 cm × width 26.3 cm

Textile (England); cotton

Orphrey (Italy); linen, silk; Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf; 1962-56-32

Mise-en-carte (Point-paper) Made 1760-1790 France. Ink and gouache on hand drawn graph paper . Veret (Papermaker)

Piece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece. Japan. 18th-19th century. Silk. Edo (1615-1868). Textiles-Woven

Mise-en-carte (Point-paper) Made 1787 France. Ink and gouache on hand drawn graph paper . Germain Frères (Designer)

Bedcover (France); linen; 1957-13-1

Frieze (USA); Manufactured by Standard Wall-Paper Company; machine-printed paper; 91.5 x 49 cm (36 x 19 5/16 in.)

Textile Length. Holland or England, Early 18th century. Textiles; panels. Silk satin with silk supplementary-weft patterning bound in twill (lampas) with silk discontinuous supplemetary-weft patterning (brocade).

Sidewall (USA); machine-printed, embossed, gilded; 68 x 50.5 cm (26 3/4 x 19 7/8 in.)

Fragment (Japan)

Piece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece 67458

Frieze, Standard Wall-Paper Company, Standard Wall-Paper Company, Sandy Hill, New York, Machine-printed paper, Landscape frieze, with large-scale floral swag containing purple flowers in foreground, and much smaller scale trees and horizon in the background., Sandy Hill, New York, USA, 1905-1915, Wallcoverings, Frieze

Piece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece. Japan. 18th-19th century. Silk. Textiles-Woven

Frieze (USA); machine-printed paper; 91.5 x 49 cm (36 x 19 5/16 in.)

Sidewall, Machine-printed on paper, On striped light salmon ground, staggered foliate motifs in yellow, red, green, and purple., possibly USA, 1850-75, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Textile, Medium: cotton Technique: relief printed, colored ground, Rectangular panel with a red ground, pattern reserved in white, with red overprinting. Hexagonal medallion framing a small landscape with peasant figures. Large flower clusters between medallions., France, late 18th-early 19th century, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile

Canivet, or Devotional 18th century Anonymous, Flemish, 18th century. Canivet, or Devotional. Anonymous, Flemish, 18th century. 18th century. Vellum, rose-colored paper, watercolor

Piece Japan. Piece 65028

Fragment from Book of Textiles, 1700. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Silk; overall: 26 x 26 cm (10 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.).

Drawing, Floral design for printed textiles; Designed by Jean DuBois (Swiss, 1789 - 1849); Switzerland; brush and gouache, graphite on white wove paper; Sheet: 37.8 x 28.2 cm (14 7/8 x 11 1/8 in.) Image: 28.3 x 18.2 cm (11 1/8 x 7 3/16 in.)

Mise-en-carte (Point-paper) Made 1760-1790 France. Ink and gouache on hand drawn graph paper . Royannet (Papermaker)

Sidewall, M.H. Birge & Sons Co., 1834, Machine-printed on paper, Large colorful bird perched in a tree. The bird is looking into a basket containing flowers and wheat. There is fruit sitting around the base of the tree. Printed in red, blue and tan on a black ground., Buffalo, New York, USA, 1900-1920, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Frieze, William H. Gledhill, Machine-printed paper, liquid mica, Frieze design with bright pink poppy flowers and green foliage, scrolling acanthus framework behind, alternating high and low peak. Printed on tan ground., Irvington, New Jersey, USA, 1905-1915, Wallcoverings, Frieze

Cravat end, Medium: linen Technique: bobbin lace, Brussels style, Fine lace cravat end depicting Cupid with a bow and arrow standing in a fountain in which swans are swimming; surrounded by an elaborate framing of swags and tassels, exotic foliage and birds., Belgium, mid-18th century, lace, Cravat end

Wallpaper Sample Book Morris & Company (London, England, 1875 - 1940). Wallpaper Sample Book, before 1917. Printed paper, 21 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. (54.6 x 36.8 cm). Decorative Arts before 1917

Sidewall, York Card & Paper Co., 1891, Machine-printed on paper, Asymmetrical styling with a Rococo revival-style influence. Two bouquets of pink and yellow flowers alternate diagonally. Vines and scrollwork embellish and connect these motifs. Straight across match. Printed in colors on dark blue ground., York, Pennsylvania, USA, 1885-90, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Frieze, Janeway & Co. Inc., New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1848 - 1914, Machine-printed paper, A repetitive design of floral bouquets, interspersed by gold fleur-de-lis, upon a striated background bordered on the bottom by complementary floral swags above a taupe ground, above a gold border complementary to the fleur-de-lis. Printed in white, taupe, gray and gold., USA, 1905-1915, Wallcoverings, Frieze

Textile, Medium: linen, silk Technique: damask weave, Green satin with design in white. In the central scene, a stag is pursued by hounds amid foliage; in the corners, mounted riders with hounds; foliage borders. Edged with narrow silver galloons., possibly Scotland, mid-19th century, woven textiles, Textile

Valentine Greeting, Brush and watercolor on embossed paper, In the center, a bunch of flowers. Inscribed in blue ink, above: 'How Blest my Love' and below: 'If you approve'. Embossed paper enframement., United States, ca. 1850, Greeting Card, Greeting Card

Sidewall, Block-printed on joined sheets, Vertical rectangle. Drop-repeat of tulips and roses, tied with ribbon, alternating with horizontally-placed spray of apple blossoms. Field stippled with diagonal rows of white dots., France, 1785, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Pair of chair backs. Culture: French, Paris. Designer: Maurice Jacques (French, 1712-1784). Dimensions: H. 25 1/2 x W. 22 1/4 inches (64.8 x 56.5 cm). Manufactory: Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins (French, established 1662). Date: 1760-80. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Design for the decoration of a ceiling with filagree borders and a central medallion 1830-97 Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise French. Design for the decoration of a ceiling with filagree borders and a central medallion 385031

Panel

Frieze (USA); Manufactured by M.H. Birge & Sons Co. (United States); machine-printed; 49 x 59 cm (19 5/16 x 23 1/4 in.)

Drawing, Design for a Woven or Embroidered Horizontal Border of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"; Designed by Fabrique de Saint Ruf; France; brush and light blue and white gouache on glazed tracing paper; 16.8 × 24.8 cm (6 5/8 × 9 3/4 in.)

Wall Hanging. Unknown

Textile (England); cotton; Warp x Weft: 109 x 67 cm (42 15/16 x 26 3/8 in.) Repeat H: 101 cm (39 3/4 in.); Bequest of Elinor Merrell; 1995-50-136

Detail of Japanese textile print

Frieze, S.A. Maxwell & Co., Machine-printed paper, On cream ground, white roses and green leaves in groups with scrolling gold vines., USA, 1905-1915, Wallcoverings, Frieze

Valentine ca. 1880 Anonymous. Valentine. Anonymous. ca. 1880. Cameo-embossed open-work lace paper, chromolithography, die-cut scrap, gilded paper edging

Bouquet of tibaries with flowers and leaves., Anonymous, after Francois Lefebure, c. 1631 - c. 1726 print The bouquet is in a landscape with Paris in the background. Paris (possibly) paper engraving

Piece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece. Japan. 18th-19th century. Silk. Edo (1615-1868). Textiles-Woven

Length of Brocade, late 1600s. Italy, late 17th century. Plain compound twill, brocaded; overall: 87.1 x 162.2 cm (34 5/16 x 63 7/8 in.).

Cartoon for a Woven Carpet. Date/Period: Ca. 1848. Drawing. Brush and gouache on heavy paper, lined. Author: UNKNOWN.

Border; cotton; Warp x Weft: 46.5 x 21 cm (18 5/16 x 8 1/4 in.) Repeat H: 46 cm (18 1/8 in.)

Frieze, Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, Machine-printed paper, liquid mica, Mirror image of scroll anthemions alternating with heart-like motifs over jagged frame with acanthus shape. Printed in turquoise, rose, light blue on cream beige ground. Two borders printed across the width., USA, 1905-1915, Wallcoverings, Frieze

Frieze, Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, Machine-printed paper, Rose bouquets and rinceaux over vertical pattern of ribbon-like bands. Printed in shades of green, cream, gold and copper gilt., USA, 1905-1915, Wallcoverings, Frieze

Frieze, Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, Machine-printed paper, A repeating design of alternating small and large bouquets of pink and white roses hanging from a white and midnight blue trellis design upon an increasingly lighter blue background., USA, 1905-1915, Wallcoverings, Frieze

Textile, Medium: cotton Technique: block printed and resist printed on plain weave, Large-scale design of massive flower heads, curving leaves and stems, broad striped serpentine bands in white, yellow, red, pink, green and blue on a dark blue ground with all-over floral resist pattern. Dotted detail. Plain wide dark blue selvedges., England, late 19th century, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile

Piece possibly Spanish 19th century

Frieze (USA); Manufactured by Imperial Wallcoverings Inc. (United States); machine-printed paper, liquid mica; 215 x 49.5 cm (84 5/8 x 19 1/2 in.)

Textile, Medium: silk Technique: painted on satin weave, Cream-colored satin ground painted with Chinoiserie design of birds, pagodas, flowers and insects., France, 18th-19th century, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile

Medway, 1885. Manufacturer: William Morris. Manufacturer: Morris & Co. Printed textile

Sidewall - fragment, Block-printed on handmade paper, glazed, Horizontal rectangle. Serpentine sprays of flowers and foliage., France, ca. 1800, Wallcoverings, Sidewall - fragment

Border, Block-printed and flocked, Horizontal rectangle. Across the top and bottom, twisted ribbon motif in yellow. Between, intertwined chains of laurel and white flowers, on a red flock field., France, 1815-25, Wallcoverings, Border

Panel 18th century China. Panel 67463

Textile, Fables of Fontaine; probably France; cotton; Warp x Weft (a): 86 × 92 cm (33 7/8 × 36 1/4 in.) Warp x Weft (b): 63 × 91.5 cm (24 13/16 in. × 36 in.); Bequest of Elinor Merrell; 1995-50-42-a,b

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