Historical Textile Designs

Textile designs and fragments from different historical periods, illustrating detailed patterns and cultural motifs.

Leaf with saved tones with flowers and fruits, anonymous, 1700 - 1850 Leaf with saved tones with flowers and fruits. paper. block printing (relief printing process) ornament derived from plant forms

Length of Silk Damask, late 1600s - early 1700s. Italy, late 17th - early 18th century. Damask, silk; average: 107 x 55.9 cm (42 1/8 x 22 in.).

Textile Fragment 10th-11th century. Textile Fragment 448088

Drawing, Textile Design: Alaun; Designed by Dagobert Peche (Austrian, 1887-1923, active Vienna, 1911-1923); Made for Wiener Werkstätte (Austria); brush and gouache on paper; 5.1 × 8.9 cm (2 in. × 3 1/2 in.) Mat: 71.1 × 54.6 cm (28 in. × 21 1/2 in.)

Stencil 19th century Japan. Stencil. Japan. 19th century. Paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Stencils

Leaf with saved tones with flowers and fruits, anonymous, 1700 - 1850 Leaf with saved tones with flowers and fruits. paper. block printing (relief printing process) ornament derived from plant forms

Sheet with blue and orange floral pattern 19th century Anonymous. Sheet with blue and orange floral pattern. Anonymous , 19th century. 19th century. Relief print (wood or metal). Prints

Kesa. Japan. Date: 1775-1800. Dimensions: 48 7/8 x 84 1/2 in. (124.1 x 214 cm). Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip, warp-float faced 2:1 'Z' twill weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts bound by main warps in a weft-float faced 1:2 'S' twill interlacing; cords: silk, 2:2 oblique twill interlacing; lined with silk, plain weave. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Fragment (Italy); silk, metallic

Fragment; silk, linen

Red paste paper book cover 19th century Anonymous. Red paste paper book cover. Anonymous , 19th century. 19th century. Relief print (wood or metal). Prints

Fragment. Italy. Date: 1601-1700. Dimensions: 43.8 x 17.8 cm (17 1/4 x 7 in.). Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss in flame stitch. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Fragment; silk

Design for a room painting, Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries (1874-1953), 1884 - 1952 drawing paper. watercolor (paint). deck paint. pencil brush ornaments ~ art

Fantasy marble in different shades of brown and red, anonymous, 1900 - 2000 marbled paper paper. paint (coating) phantasy marbled paper

Fragment Made 1601-1700 Italy. Uncut velvet. Rose on lavender ground. .

Peonies and abstract waves, Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire), Complimentary peonies using positive and negative zones are arranged among abstract waves. Silk threads support undulating lines., Japan, mid 18th - early 19th century, textile designs, Katagami, Katagami

Cut-out, Lockwood de Forest, American, 1850-1932, Ahmedabad Wood Carving Company, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, de Forest ownership 1881-1908, Pierced and cut-out sheet copper foil, the rectangular sheet of thin copper with pointed borders on the side, pierced with an arrangment of triangles and flowerheads in a geometric pattern, 1881-90, metalwork, Decorative Arts, Cut-out

Fragment 15th-16th century Italian, Venice. Fragment 230618

Drawing, Wallpaper Design; Austria; brush and gouache, graphite on white paper; 27.3 x 20.6 cm (10 3/4 x 8 1/8 in.)

Velvet panel, 19th century, 44 7/8 x 23 3/4 in. (113.98 x 60.33 cm), Silk, cotton, Iran, 19th century

Applique and Quilted Coverlet. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 46.6 x 31.7 cm (18 3/8 x 12 1/2 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Manuel G. Runyan.

Drawing, Design for an Embroidered or Woven Horizontal Border of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"; Designed by Fabrique de Saint Ruf; France; brush and white gouache on glazed tracing paper; 5.1 × 11.9 cm (2 in. × 4 11/16 in.)

. Western rug of hand-knotted multicolored wool in an art déco pattern. Within a solid gray-green edge is an ornamental field in the colors violet, orange, turquoise, black, beige, blue and light brown. Marked with K.t.t label. and lead.

Stencil, Stylized Iris Pattern; Japan; mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu)

Stencil Japan. Stencil 70029

Leaf with flowers and fruits, anonymous, 1750 - 1800 brocade paper Leaf with flowers and fruits. Germany paper. paint (coating) relief printing ornament derived from plant forms

Gray paste paper 18th century Anonymous. Gray paste paper. Anonymous , 18th century. 18th century. Relief print (wood or metal). Prints

Hemp-leaf pattern and Lattice weave Motif, Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire), The hemp-leaf pattern and triple lattice weave pattern are woven together in a diagonal grid. The top right corner is torn, and the stencil sits on top of a red sheet of paper. Silk threads have been added to support the structure of the stencil., Japan, late 18th - early 19th century, textile designs, Katagami, Katagami

Lyman Young, Scarf, c 1937 Scarf

Prentalbum with series of birds, Adriaen Collaert, 1570 - 1600 Prentalbum with a seven prints of birds and the title print. (From a series of thirty -two). Album with cover covered with marble paper in which engravings bound. paper. cardboard. marbled paper engraving birds

Stencil 18th-19th century Japan. Stencil 70531

VOCES ILADAS- 1996- 244x153- VINILICO, DISPERSION Y PIGMENTOS SOBRE LIENZO. Author: JUAN USLE. Location: MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS. VITORIA. ALAVA. SPAIN.

Design for a band or cover, Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries (1874-1953), 1884 - 1952 drawing paper. watercolor (paint) brush

Stencil with Pattern of Pinks 19th century Japan This stencil is an excellent example of the textile designer's art, with its masterful play of light and dark, positive and negative. A floral pattern and an irregular diagonal background are also seen in the obi worn by the woman in the accompanying print. In his rendering of the obi, the print artist, in turn, may have been seeking to show the fluid rippling effect of light on a sheer fabric like a patterned gauze.. Stencil with Pattern of Pinks 53218

Stencil 19th century Japan. Stencil 70131

Stencil 19th century Japan. Stencil 69425

Edward White, Coverlet, c 1936 Coverlet

Design for a rug (). .

Baan side with design of vertical stripes interrupted by horizontal tires in other colors, creating a pattern of blocks and rectangles, c. 1900 - c. 1920 Baan side with design of vertical stripes interrupted by horizontal tires in other colors, creating a pattern of blocks and rectangles to which ties with geometric abstract shapes, interrupted by fanetrics, smaller geometric abstract shapes, round shapes made up of C-volutes, geometric abstract forms interrupted by range (reversed), smaller geometric abstract shapes and flower vines. All this in light blue, yellow, purple, orange, silver/white, red and green on a stock of silver gray, dark blue, brown and taupe. Japan silk twill Baan side with design of vertical stripes interrupted by horizontal tires in other colors, creating a pattern of blocks and rectangles to which ties with geometric abstract shapes, interrupted by fanetrics, smaller geometric abstract shapes, round shapes made up of C-volutes, geometric abstract forms interrupt

Sheet with abstract pattern 19th century Anonymous. Sheet with abstract pattern. Anonymous , 19th century. 19th century. Relief print (wood or metal). Prints

Stencil 19th century Japan. Stencil 69393

Meander and decorative frame, Anonymous, 1700 - 1850 paper. block printing (relief printing process) ornament ~ geometric motifs. ornament ~ meander

Sidewall (England or United States); machine-printed; 85 x 55.5 cm (33 7/16 x 21 7/8 in.)

Catalog of paintings by Willem Lormier, Anonymous, 1752 paper printing painting (including book-illumination, miniature-painting). art collecting The Hague

Stencil 19th century Japan. Stencil 70170

Blade with windscreen pattern of flower pattern, anonymous, 1750 - 1900 Leaf with windscreen pattern of flower pattern and overhoekse rosettes. paper. lacquer (coating) block printing (relief printing process) ornament derived from plant forms

International exposition of decorative arts and modern industry Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, Paris 1925. Polish Hall - sgraffito under the extended roof of the atrium, design by Wojciech Jastrzębowski. Photo REP (Paryż ; studio fotograficzne ; fl. 1925), photo agency

Ornaments with braided lines, Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries (1874-1953), 1884 - 1952 drawing paper. ink. pencil brush abstract interlace, knotwork ~ ornament

Album, Album of Arabesque Designs; Designed by Etienne de Lavallée (French, 1735 - 1802), Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune (French, 1741-1814), Pierre Thomas Le Clerc (French, ca. 1740 - ca. 1796), François Voisin (French, active 18th century), Berthelot (French, active late 18th century), L. Janneret (French, active late 18th century); Print Maker: Laurent Guyot (French, 1756 - 1808); France

Sidewall, Fiber composition, tung oil, embossed, Imitation leather. Random arrangement of adjoining geometric shapes - triangles and irregular polygons, each with a different embossed field. Some of the polygons have, in addition, further ornamentation in the form of decorated roundels, flowering stems, small dragons and cloud bands, respectively. Anglo-Japanesque design., Japan, ca. 1885, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Strip. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: L. 28 x W. 5 inches71.1 x 12.7 cm. Date: 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Starch paint paper in multiple colors with pressed round motif, anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1850 paste paper Starch paint in multiple colors with pressed around motif. Used as a cover. paper.

Stencil 19th century Japan. Stencil 69934

Frieze, Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, Machine-printed paper, Two bands of a mirror-reversed repeating design composed of a rose bud connected by a ribbon swag having a superimposed rose to the following bud on a solid ground, with a shadow of the design bordered on the bottom by a horizontal strip with an intertwining ribbon and on the top by two solid horizontal strips. Printed in mica, off-white, shades of red, green, and blue., USA, 1905-1915, Wallcoverings, Frieze

Patchwork Pattern. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 34.5 x 25.9 cm (13 9/16 x 10 3/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 1/2" square. Medium: watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Evelyn Bailey.

Untitled (holiday card). Robert Mangold; American, born 1937. Date: 1999. Dimensions: 143 x 228 mm (sheet, sight). Color linocut on white Japanese paper. Origin: United States. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Robe, Medium: silk, metallic thread Technique: woven, Priest's robe of deep apricot-colored satin brocaded in brilliant flower design in blues, greens, yellow, purple, white, and gilded paper. The technique is known as 'kara ori,' a brocading with threads floated on the surface. Made in squares and pieces to simulate patches for a Buddhist priest's robe., Japan, 18th century, costume & accessories, Robe

Sidewall (France); Manufactured by André Groult (French, 1884-1967); block-printed paper; L x W: 75 x 47 cm (29 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.)

Textile Fragment with a Repeating Pattern of Interlocked Tulips and Poppies ca. 1628-58 Textiles with repeating floral motifs set against a shimmering ground woven with metal wrapped thread are known in both Indian and Persian textiles of the mid seventeenth century, varying in style and technique in each case. This example has traditionally thought to have been from the period of Shah Jahan in India, when similar textiles are sometimes seen covering bolsters. Recent technical analysis however reveals that the manner of wrapping the metal around the thread, as well as character of the yarn and color of the dyes is characteristic of Persian production. This may indicate the presence of Persian craftsmen in Mughal India, or opens up the question of whether this textile was produced in Iran. The fragment is cut along the top and bottom yet preserves both right and left selvedges.. Textile Fragment with a Repeating Pattern of Interlocked Tulips and Poppies 453195

Book of Drawings, c. 1870-1890, Attributed to Ohet-toint, Ka'igwu (Kiowa), Ka'igwu (Kiowa), 1852 - 1934, 8 5/8 x 11 1/4 in. (21.91 x 28.58 cm), Graphite, colored pencil, United States, 19th century, An art form thousands of years old, Plains Indian drawings appear on rocks, hides, cloth, and paper. Their varied subjects include great accomplishments of individuals, important historical events, and ceremonial and daily life. Ohettoint (Charles O. Buffalo) produced this sketchbook while a prisoner of war at Fort Marion, in St. Augustine, Florida, in the 1870s. His drawings express Kiowa perspectives and aesthetic sensibilities. And they served as a form of resistance to cultural suppression and forced assimilation at the hands of the U.S. government, military, and others.

Kosode (Kimono) Fragment with Cranes in Flight and Geometric Pattern of Interlocking Circles (Shippo Tsunagi). Japan, Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th-early 19th century. Textiles. Silk figured satin (rinzu), tie-dyed (sō-kanoko shibori)

Stencil 19th century Japan. Stencil 70154

Saltillo Style Blanket/ Sarape, c. 1870. America, Native North American, Southwest, Mexico or Rio Grande Hispanic, Post-Contact, Late Classic Period. Tapestry weave: wool; overall: 221 x 127.5 cm (87 x 50 3/16 in.).

Stencil 19th century Japan. Stencil 69354

Mohnköpfe (Poppyheads) (Dress or Furnishing Fabric). Designed by Koloman Moser (Austrian, 1868-1918); Produced by Johan Backhausen und Söhne (Austrian, founded 1849); Austria, Vienna. Date: 1900. Dimensions: 182.9 × 113 cm (72 × 44 1/2 in.)Repeat: 45.5 × 29.8 cm (17 7/8 × 11 3/4 in.). Silk, wild silk, and cotton, satin weave self-patterned by ground weft floats. Origin: Vienna. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

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

Piece 17th century Japan. Piece 71691

Anni Albers, serigrafia, Bauhaus expo on IVAM.

Fragment of Striped Panel, 1800s - early 1900s. India, Surat, 19th - early 20th century. Tabby weave, warp ikat; silk; overall: 69.9 x 50.2 cm (27 1/2 x 19 3/4 in.).

Silk Velvet Fragment with Tiger-Stripe and 'Cintamani' Design 16th century Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #6642. Overview: Persian Velvets Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track is not available at this time. We are working to make it available as soon as possible.. Silk Velvet Fragment with Tiger-Stripe and 'Cintamani' Design 446824

Piece. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: L. 3 7/8 x W. 2 7/8 inches9.8 x 7.3 cm. Date: 16th-17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Stencil 19th century Japan. Stencil 70138

Vestigia delle Terme di Tito. Decoration of the vault in hall no. 20. Carlone, Marco (1742-1796), graphic artist, Smuglewicz, Franciszek (1745-1807), draughtsman, cartoonist, Brenna, Vincenzo (1745-1820), draughtsman, cartoonist, Manna, Pietro (17..-18..), publisher

Bird (Formerly a Curtain) Designed 1878 England. Wool, plain weave double cloth of three complementary sets of warps and wefts . William Morris (Designer)

Drawing, Textile Design: Lemberg; Designed by Wilhelm Foltin (Austrian, 1890-1944); brush and gouache on paper; 6.7 × 18.6 cm (2 5/8 × 7 5/16 in.) Mat: 31.4 × 45.4 cm (12 3/8 × 17 7/8 in.)

Piece Japan. Piece 70757

Print sample on IInen Unknown, Wiener Werkstätte

Semblowned paper with pattern of serrated motifs in blue and brown, Anonymous, 1900 - 1969 decorated paper paper. paint (coating) fantasy ornament

Panel, 19th century, 42 x 15 1/2 in. (106.68 x 39.37 cm), Linen; embroidery, Greek Islands, 19th century

Sutra Cover. China. Date: 1590-1599. Dimensions: 35 × 12.2 cm (13 3/4 × 4 3/4 in.)Repeat: 20.3 × 10.8 cm (8 × 4 1/4 in.). Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:4 satin interlacings. Origin: China. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Leaf with spreading pattern of tendrils with flowers, leaves and fruits, anonymous, 1800 - 1900 Leaf with spreading pattern of tendrils with flowers, leaves and fruits. paper. block printing (relief printing process) ornament derived from plant forms

Circle and Star Motif, Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire), Circles with fringe at the end have four divots carved out, each in an equal and geometric style. The negative space between the circles forms a star-shaped motif. Silk thread has been added to support the stencil structure., Japan, mid 18th - early 19th century, textile designs, Katagami, Katagami

Starch paint in red with pressed flower pattern, anonymous, 1700 - 1900 paste paper paper.

William Parkinson, Striped Kersey, c 1937 Striped Kersey

Template with bamboo, anonymous, 1800 - 1909 Japanese template (Katagami) with a pattern of bamboo leaves and stems, with some diamond -shaped shapes over it. Japan paper cutting foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament. plants and herbs: bamboo

Textile Length. France, circa 1700. Textiles; textile lengths. Silk damask

Sketchbook from the Artist's Trip to Germany. Eugène Delacroix; French, 1798-1863. Date: 1855-1859. Dimensions: 116 × 185 mm. Graphite and watercolor on paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Cora Parker, Velvet Pieced Quilt, c 1938 Velvet Pieced Quilt

Spiral marble in blue, red, yellow and green, anonymous, 1700 - 1850 marbled paper Spiral marble in blue, red, yellow and green. Half of a cover. paper. paint (coating) snail marbled paper

J Howard Iams, Coverlet, 1937 Coverlet

Bedcover or Hanging. Italy. Date: 1701-1725. Dimensions: 237.4 x 218.3 cm (93 1/2 x 86 in.). Linen, needle lace with woven tapes. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Sheet with overall curved line pattern 19th century Anonymous. Sheet with overall curved line pattern. Anonymous , 19th century. 19th century. Relief print (wood or metal). Prints

Textile Design with Alternating Rosettes of Pearls Flanked with Abstract Palmettes of Dots 1840 Anonymous, Alsatian, 19th century Rectangular sheet of paper with a textile design from a group, dated 1840, made in Mulhouse, Alsace, which was an important nineteenth-century center for textile production in the Haut-Rhin region of France. The design is made up out of alternating rosettes of six pearls flanked below with abstract palmettes of dots of light tan color over a dark reddish-brown ground. Stipples in dark reddish-brown create shadows towards the bottom of the dotted palmettes.. Textile Design with Alternating Rosettes of Pearls Flanked with Abstract Palmettes of Dots. Anonymous, Alsatian, 19th century. 1840. Gouache

OfferingCloth. Artist: Unknown

Stencil 19th century Japan. Stencil 69266

Drawing, Ceramic Tile design; Frederick Krieg (American, b. Germany 1852-1932); USA; watercolors; 1984-125-10

Border; block-printed on joined sheets; 51 x 21 cm (20 1/16 x 8 1/4 in.)

Coverlet. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 27.7 cm (14 x 10 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 86" wide; 73" high. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Magnus S. Fossum.

Catalan Modernism. Original desing of tile for the decoration of the fireplace. Guell Palace. Artist Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926).

Kesa Made 1801-1825 Japan. .

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