Historic Textile Samples

Authentic pieces of historical textiles from various centuries, showcasing intricate designs and craftsmanship from Italy, Japan, and Greece.

Piece 18th century German. Piece. German. 18th century. Linen. Textiles-Woven

Piece Italian late 15th century

Piece 19th century Japan. Piece. Japan. 19th century. Silk, metallic thread. Textiles-Woven

Part of a dress border 17th-18th century Greek, Crete. Part of a dress border 221727

Piece 17th century Italian. Piece 212994

Piece 17th century Spanish. Piece 222385

Piece 16th century Italian. Piece 216362

Textile Fragment 18th century. Textile Fragment. 18th century. Silk on cotton. Attributed to Iran. Textiles-Embroidered

Piece late 18th century French. Piece 223645

Piece 18th century German. Piece. German. 18th century. Linen. Textiles-Woven

Band 18th century Greek Islands, possibly Cyclades or Patmos. Band 215662

Piece mid-18th century French. Piece 223690

Piece 1730-40 French. Piece 217166

Textile Fragment 3rd-4th century. Textile Fragment 443252

Piece 16th century Italian. Piece 215630

Piece 16th century Italian. Piece 216602

Piece 18th century French. Piece 223779

Piece ca. 1695 Italian, Venice. Piece 217161

Piece 17th century Spanish. Piece 227035

Brocade 19th century

Piece 18th century French. Piece 224504

Bliżej Kultury unknown

Piece 1705-15 French. Piece 216407

Piece ca. 1795 British. Piece 228879

Piece 16th century Italian. Piece 216525

Coverlet ca. 1840 American This coverlet is woven in two panels and seamed at the center. It has a warp of undyed and light blue cotton and a weft of dark blue, green, and red wool and undyed cotton. The central field shows feather medallions alternating with foliate medallions. The bottom border has a stylized vine motif, and the right and left borders have roses and tulips. Peacocks adorn each of the two corner blocks. Both sides of the coverlet have natural fringe, and there is attached fringe along the bottom edge.. Coverlet 13637

Lace Pattern. Culture: American. Dimensions: 26 1/2 x 18 1/4 in. (67.3 x 46.4 cm). Date: ca. 1831. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Piece mid-18th century French. Piece 223678

Sleeve Band 19th century China. Sleeve Band 68689

Sleeve Band 19th century China. Sleeve Band 68743

Piece 1880 possibly French. Piece 230843

Border late 17th century Italian. Border 218137

Piece 17th century Italian. Piece 220077

Piece ca. 1750 French. Piece 223727

Fragment 18th century French. Fragment 216412

Piece early 19th century French. Piece 223616

Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223188

Lace (trimming of an alb) 18th century Spanish. Lace (trimming of an alb) 220743

Sash 18th century Polish. Sash 219028

Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223578

Piece mid-18th century French. Piece 223699

Piece 1775-1800 French. Piece 220209

Fragment of Sleeve. Dimensions: 8 3/4 in. high 4 15/16 in. wide (22.3 cm high 12.5 cm wide). Date: 3rd-4th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Sampler 1811 Austrian. Sampler 228155

Quilt 1783-89 Indian, Coromandel Coast, for Western market. Quilt 221867

Piece late 18th century German. Piece 216344

Piece 18th century Portuguese. Piece 226971

Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223189

Textile Fragment 18th century. Textile Fragment 445710

Piece. Culture: British, probably. Dimensions: L. 18 x W. 23 1/2 inches (loom width)45.7 x 59.7 cm. Date: 1840-50. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 12 1/2 x W. 8 inches (31.8 x 20.3 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Sampler. Culture: Dutch. Dimensions: H. 16 1/2 x W. 15 1/2 inches (41.9 x 39.4 cm). Date: 1789. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Piece early 18th century Italian. Piece 217098

Shawl Made 1801-1900 India. Embroidered .

Piece 1735-40 French. Piece 220441

Hanging early 19th century. Hanging 447689

Sample early 19th century French. Sample. French. early 19th century. Silk on silk. Textiles-Embroidered

Zeichen-Mahler u. Stickerbuch... 1795 Designed by Johann Friedrich Netto German. Zeichen-Mahler u. Stickerbuch... 354465

Piece 18th century Flemish, Antwerp. Piece 218999

Piece 1750-60 French. Piece 227259

Fragment; silk

Fragment ca. 1600 Italian. Fragment. Italian. ca. 1600. Cutwork. Textiles-Laces

Cover early 19th century. Cover. early 19th century. Wool, silk, metal wrapped thread; embroidered. Attributed to Turkey. Textiles-Embroidered

Sleeve Band 19th century China. Sleeve Band 68621

Piece 18th century French. Piece 224362

Piece 1750-60 French. Piece 220510

Fragment of a Tunic 3rd-4th century. Fragment of a Tunic 443852

Piece 18th century French. Piece 224011

Piece ca. 1760 French. Piece 216569

Border early 19th century French. Border 216252

Altar Frontal. Italy. Date: 1601-1700. Dimensions: 289.56 x 74.9 cm (114 x 29 1/2 in.). Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Piece 18th century French. Piece 224117

Piece 18th century French. Piece 223988

Hanging early 16th century Italian. Hanging. Italian. early 16th century. Embroidered net, punto à tela, punto à rammendo. Textiles-Laces

Piece early 18th century China. Piece. China. early 18th century. Silk, metallic thread. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Textiles-Woven

Piece. Culture: British. Dimensions: L. 35 x W. 24 inches (loom width)88.9 x 61 cm. Date: ca. 1830. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Cover 18th century Portuguese. Cover 222359

Piece 1770-80 French. Piece 227279

Floral print 1820-25 French, possibly Rouen. Floral print 221870

Veil. Dimensions: H. 25 in. (63.5 cm)W. 20 in. (50.8 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Textile Fragment 18th century. Textile Fragment 450618

Valance 16th century Italian or Spanish. Valance 212802

Piece 18th century Japan. Piece 71712

Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: Overall: 13 1/4 x 9 in. (33.7 x 22.9 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Strip. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: L. 22 x W. 3 inches55.9 x 7.6 cm. Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Textile Fragment 5th century. Textile Fragment 443945

Textile Fragment 5th-6th century. Textile Fragment 443914

Tablecloth. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 108 x W. 93 inches (274.3 x 236.2 cm). Date: 1852-70. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fragment (Belgium); linen

Textile Fragment 6th-7th century. Textile Fragment 444251

Textile Fragment 4th-5th century. Textile Fragment 443723

Border Fragment 10th-15th century Peruvian; central coast (). Border Fragment 307447

Fragment of a Cover 18th century. Fragment of a Cover. 18th century. Cotton. Attributed to Iran. Textiles-Embroidered

Embroidery sample for a mans suit or waistcoat ca. 1785-1815 French. Embroidery sample for a mans suit or waistcoat 224044

Piece ca. 1650 Spanish. Piece 219844

Piece Hungarian, Nytra 19th century

Bliżej Kultury unknown

Border ca. 1830 British. Border 230852

Ornament with candle slicks from arabesks and grape bunches, 1500 - 1520 print Italy paper Niello (technique) ornament ~ hybrid animals. plants; vegetation (+ ornamental variants of plants)

Skirt Panel 19th century Myanmar. Skirt Panel 68482

Sampler early 19th century German, Vierlande. Sampler 227955

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