Historical Textile Designs

Featuring intricate patterns from the 16th to 19th centuries, these textile pieces exhibit rich cultural motifs, showcasing craftsmanship in vibrant and detailed designs.

Panel Made 1701-1800 France. .

Piece. Culture: Italian, Umbria or Spanish. Dimensions: L. 21 x W. 10 1/2 inches (53.3 x 26.7 cm). Date: 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Piece. Culture: Spanish or Italian. Dimensions: Overall: 40 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. (102.9 x 54.6 cm). Date: ca. 1600. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Honeysuckle. Culture: British. Designer: Designed by William Morris (British, Walthamstow, London 1834-1896 Hammersmith, London). Dimensions: Overall ("a" confirmed): 67 x 70 in. (170.2 x 177.8 cm);Overall ("b" confirmed): 37 3/4 x 53 1/4 in. (95.9 x 135.3 cm);Overall ("c" confirmed): 60 1/4 x 28 in. (153 x 71.1 cm);Overall ("d" confirmed): 20 3/4 x 53 3/4 in. (52.7 x 136.5 cm);Overall ("e" confirmed): 19 x 49 1/2 in. (48.3 x 125.7 cm);Overall ("f" confirmed): 2 3/4 x 55 in. (7 x 139.7 cm);Overall (assembled): 67 x 60 in. (170.2 x 152.4 cm). Date: design registered 1876, printed 1876-77. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Piece. Culture: Spanish. Dimensions: L. 100 1/2 x W. 18 1/2 inches (255.3 x 47.0 cm). Date: 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Strip 16th century. Strip 450970

Piece. Culture: Spanish. Dimensions: L. 38 x W. 21 1/2 inches (96.5 x 54.6 cm). Date: 1725-30. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Panel Made 1701-1800 France. .

Panel. England. Date: 1830-1850. Dimensions: 202 × 64 cm (79 × 25 1/4 in.). Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Piece. Culture: Spanish. Dimensions: L. 40 x W. 22 1/4 inches (101.6 x 56.5 cm). Date: mid-16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Panel. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 35 x W. 28 1/4 inches (88.9 x 71.8 cm). Date: ca. 1740 (). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fragment. Italy. Date: 1601-1650. Dimensions: . Silk damask. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Piece 1740-50 French. Piece 220137

Panel. Culture: Italian or Spanish. Dimensions: H. 149 1/2 x W. 29 5/8 inches (379.7 x 75.2 cm). Date: last quarter 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Piece. Culture: British, Preston. Dimensions: L. 16 1/2 x W. 36 inches41.9 x 91.4 cm. Manufactory: Bannister Hall (British, founded ca. 1798). Date: ca. 1833.The Bannister Hall print works was founded ca. 1798 by Richard Jackson and John Stephenson. Between 1809 and 1825 it was owned by Charles Swainson with varying partners. It was the leading firm for woodblock "furniture" chintzes. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Panel. Culture: British. Dimensions: L. 31 x W. 22 inches (78.7 x 55.9 cm). Date: ca. 1750. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Hanging. Culture: German. Dimensions: L. 72 x W. 30 inches182.9 x 76.2 cm. Date: early 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Piece. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: 16 1/4 x 23 inches (41.3 x 58.4 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Hanging early 16th century German. Hanging. German. early 16th century. Embroidered net. Textiles-Laces

Piece. Culture: Spanish. Dimensions: Overall: 59 1/2 x 23 in. (151.1 x 58.4 cm). Date: 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Piece ca. 1760 () French. Piece 217183

Arabesque of flowers, fruits and birds. unknown c. 1600-1650 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'9" x W 5'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Dutch Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co.purchased from Mrs. B. B. Wuesthoff 5/29/1956; sold to V. & C. Vigo & Charles Sternberg 3/26/1962.

Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: Overall: 111 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. (283.2 x 54.6 cm). Date: ca. 1760. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Piece. Culture: possibly Italian. Dimensions: Overall: 22 3/4 x 22 1/2 in. (57.8 x 57.2 cm). Date: ca. 1720. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Piece. Culture: Italian, Venice. Dimensions: Overall: 19 x 17 1/4 in. (48.3 x 43.8 cm). Date: 1720-30. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Piece 1735-40 Italian. Piece 227387

Floral print 1788 French, Nantes or Beautiran. Floral print 221960

Piece 17th-18th century Italian, possibly Genoa. Piece 222358

Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: Overall: 17 3/8 x 19 1/2 in. (44.1 x 49.5 cm). Date: 1775-80. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Piece. Culture: Spanish. Dimensions: 7 1/4 x 13 inches (18.4 x 33.0 cm). Date: late 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Border. Culture: French. Dimensions: 17 3/4 x 9 5/8 inches (45.1 x 24.4 cm). Date: 1804-14. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Piece. Culture: British. Dimensions: L. 37 1/2 x W. 25 1/2 inches95.3 x 64.8 cm. Date: 1825-35. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: 7 3/4 x 16 1/2 inches (19.7 x 41.9 cm). Date: 1750-60. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Flounce 17th century Italian, Venice. Flounce 226025

Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 44 x W. 21 inches (111.8 x 53.3 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Flounce for an Alb with Chinoiserie. In the 18th century lacemaking techniques were so advanced that lacemakers could produce virtually any conceivable pattern. They based their work no longer exclusively on pattern books with special lace motifs, but also derived inspiration from ornament prints. Chinoiseries, imaginary depictions with little Chinese figures, thus made their entrée in lace.

Tile Panel second half 16th century. Tile Panel 447624

Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: 13 7/8 x 18 inches (35.2 x 45.7 cm). Date: 1725-30. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Piece 1750-60 French. Piece 224396

Apparel. Culture: Spanish. Dimensions: L. 24 x W. 19 inches (61.0 x 48.3 cm). Date: 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Portion of a dress border 18th century Greek Islands, Crete. Portion of a dress border 221724

Panel Made 1501-1600 Seo de Urgel. .

Piece. Culture: Italian or Spanish. Dimensions: 16 x 24 inches (40.6 x 61.0 cm). Date: 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 13 1/2 x W. 8 inches34.3 x 20.3 cm. Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Panel. Culture: German. Dimensions: L. 24 1/2 x W. 18 inches62.2 x 45.7 cm. Date: 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Piece early 18th century Italian. Piece. Italian. early 18th century. Silk. Textiles-Woven

Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: 33 x 10 1/2 inches (83.8 x 26.7 cm). Date: 1750-60. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 96 1/2 x W. 21 inches (245.1 x 53.3 cm). Date: late 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Cover. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: 26 3/8 x 20 9/16 in. (67 x 52.3 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Piece. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: L. 10 x W. 9 1/2 inches (25.4 x 24.1 cm). Date: 16th-17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: 73 x 16 5/8 inches (185.4 x 42.2 cm). Date: 1774-93. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Border. Culture: Greek Islands, Crete. Dimensions: L. 27 1/2 x W. 17 inches (69.9 x 43.2 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Piece. Culture: Spanish. Dimensions: Overall: 7 1/4 x 5 in. (18.4 x 12.7 cm). Date: 16th-17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Panel with Fish, Bats, and Clouds 18th century China This panel probably came from a chair cover, possibly from the part that covered the seat. Word play makes the motifs auspicious: five bats (fu, a homophone for the Chinese word for happiness) surround a musical stone and a pair of fish, associated with good fortune and affluence.. Panel with Fish, Bats, and Clouds 70290

Piece late 17th-early 18th century China. Piece. China. late 17th-early 18th century. Silk. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Textiles-Embroidered

Panel (Furnishing Fabric) Made 1780-1800 France .

Piece. Culture: possibly French. Dimensions: L. 38 1/2 x W. 20 1/2 inches (97.8 x 52.1 cm). Date: 1880. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

This copper engraving from 1530-1535 by Agostino Veneziano depicts a decorative board with intricate motifs and ornamental composition.

Depicts a vessel called 'High Filling,' created by Sebald Beham as a copper engraving. The work shows decoration, form, and detailed surface motifs.

Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 14 x W. 7 inches (35.6 x 17.8 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Persischer Tierteppich mit Metallgrund, sogenannter Polenteppich.. Prints. 1912. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection

Large-leaf proscenium-verdure with animal attacking bull. unknown c. 1550-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'2" x W 10'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from L. Luigi Orselli 2/8/1922; sold to Mr. A Clinton Landsberg 9/10/1957. Proscenium formed by side columns topped by lions & supporting cornice; central foreground urn flanked by herms; greenery composed of flowering plants amidst large, scrolling acanthus-like leaves inhabited by goat, animal chasing bull & birds (BRD) narrow border with alternating ornamental lozenges; (LWR BRD) flowers in corners No upper border. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 11212 also lists: 24303 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0236812-0236813

Umbria Terni Acquasparta Palazzo Cesi3. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Sample. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 2 3/4 x W. 2 3/4 inches7 x 7 cm. Date: early 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fragment of orphrey. Culture: Spanish. Dimensions: L. 23 1/4 x W. 12 3/4 inches (59.1 x 32.4 cm). Date: 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Grotesques on red ground. unknown c. 1555 Tapestry Dimensions: H 5'4" x W 6'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: 20-22/in.); silk; metallic thread (silver); metallic thread (silver-gilt) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Perhaps made for Philip II of Spain. Frédéric Spitzer, coll., Paris (possibly). Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild coll., Paris, before 1876. James A. Garland coll., New York; sold by American Art Galleries, New York, 3/20/1909, nos. 132 & 133 to Seligmann & Co. George & Florence Blumenthal coll., New York, before 1912. French & Co. received from Blumenthal 2/25/1921; returned 4/3/1922; bequeathed to museum in 1941. United States, New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accno. 41.100.385. Grapevine arbor over curving metal-like framework that forms chairs for woman (L) & bearded man (R), below are 2 birds drinking from bird baths (center); scene framed by motifs with vases flanked by birds, trophies & musical instruments in co

Field of flowers. unknown c. 1650-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 3'4" x W 9'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Dutch Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Henry E. Huntington, 3/28/1917 SS 4088. French & Co. purchased from B. C. Foy, 6/27/1942; sold to Mr. A. Nystad 1/25/1961 42191. Netherlands, South Holland, Delft, Stedelijk Museum Het Prinsenhof.

Fragment. Italy. Date: 1401-1600. Dimensions: 64.8 × 52.1 cm (25 1/2 × 20 1/2 in.). Simple satin damask. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Piece 1715-20 Spanish. Piece 219593

Lady on swing. unknown c. 1770-1800 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. Suspended medallion with lady on swing next to man reclining with children in landscape (ALENTOUR) on damask-patterned ground, arabesque frame of scrolling acanthus leaves, floral garlands & festoons No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Related Works: Panels in set: 0240370, 0240372-0240373; compositionally similar tapestry (medallion, with differences & composition reversed): GCPA 0240361

Piece 1830-35 British. Piece 230699

Panel early 19th century Russian. Panel 226941

Piece ca. 1730 possibly Spanish. Piece. possibly Spanish. ca. 1730. Silk. Textiles-Woven

Piece. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: L. 29 3/4 x W. 9 inches (75.6 x 22.9 cm). Date: 1680-1700. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: 2 7/8 x 3 7/8 inches7.3 x 9.8 cm. Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Arabesque with busts. Morris, Joshua (British, act.1720-1730) (workshop) weaver Clermont, Andien de (French, act.ca. 1730-1756) (author of design, attr.) painter c. 1730-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'10" x W 15'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: English Weaving Center: London Ownership History: Lionel Harris Coll. (Spanish Art Gallery), London. French & Co. purchased from Parke-Bernet Galleries, lot 1018, (Rovensky sale), 1/22/1957. French & Co. sold to Mrs. Hamilton Rice 5/9/1957. Sold at Parke-Bernet Galleries, lots 343-344 (Hamilton Rice sale), 10/23/1965. England, Greater London, London, Christie's, March 12, 1970, lot 155. 2 female busts on pedestals with baskets of flowers beneath, flank central vase of flowers; swags of flowers, various birds (parrot, L; cockatoo, R; pheasant, center) & various animals (monkey, L; squirrel, R) (BRD) floral swags with palmette-shells in corners, stylized rosettes within cartouches in center of each side French & Co. stock sheet in

Wall covering 18th century Dutch. Wall covering. Dutch. 18th century. Oil on canvas. Painted Canvases

Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 24 1/2 x W. 19 inches (62.2 x 48.3 cm). Date: 1750-60. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Part of an orphrey second half 15th century Italian, Florence or Siena. Part of an orphrey 227172

Cover 19th century. Cover. 19th century. Silk on linen. Attributed to present-day Uzbekistan, Bukhara. Textiles-Embroidered

Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: 19 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches (49.5 x 49.5 cm). Date: 1750-60. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Les Champs Elysées or L'Escamoteur ca. 1802 Favre, Petitpierre et Cie. Les Champs Elysées or L'Escamoteur 222206

Piece. Culture: German. Dimensions: L. 9 x W. 9 1/2 inches (22.9 x 24.1 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fragment. Italy. Date: 1601-1625. Dimensions: 8.9 x 40 cm (3 1/2 x 15 3/4 in.). Silk. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Panel Modeled 1710-1784 Lyon. Silk, damask weave .

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

Ornamental Fillet, 1st third 1500s. Daniel I Hopfer (German, c. 1470-1536). Etching; platemark: 13.3 x 87 cm (5 1/4 x 34 1/4 in.).

Panel 18th century French. Panel 219974

Tile 1620-40 Dutch. Tile 196229

Campania Napoli Naples S. Lorenzo Maggiore26. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Sculpture, architecture, architectural sculpture (including Roman spolia) 13-14th century Chapter house; sarcophagi, gravestones; wall painting. Fragment of mosaic; sculptural fragments in the Sala Capitolare. Post-medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture, ceiling painting fresco cycle; prints depicting Venice c. 1845 (4), sculpture; life-size creche figures dressed in original Neapolitan costume Church restored in 1882, 1926, 1944; excavations under the transept undertaken between 1958-1962, and in the cloister in 1976, have revealed remains of a Roman macellum (market), street, and the paleochristian basilica of the 6th c. AD. Antiquities: Pottery: black-glazed, archaic banded, domestic wares, bucchero; architectural terracottas, statuettes, lamps, sculpture fragments Object Notes: 3 color negatives with no prints at the end. General Notes: Most objects/paintings/frescoes unidentified. Three batches

Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 22 x W. 15 1/4 inches55.9 x 38.7 cm. Date: 1745-50. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Claesz., Allaert, Netherlands, Monogrammist AC (16th century), Ornament with two horses' heads and two fish, verso bottom center - stamped, print, ornament print, prints, height 87 mm, width 29 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1520 - 1562, first quarter 16th century, second quarter 16th century, third quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1508

Back of a chasuble. Culture: Italian, possibly Florence. Dimensions: L. 51 3/4 x W. 13 inches (131.4 x 33.0 cm). Date: 15th-16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Portion of a dress border. Culture: Greek, Crete. Dimensions: L. 24 x W. 18 inches (61 x 45.7 cm). Date: 17th-18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Sampler. Culture: British. Dimensions: H. 16 1/2 x W. 12 3/4 inches (41.9 x 32.4 cm). Date: 1841. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Hood. Culture: Spanish. Dimensions: L. 19 1/2 x W. 18 1/4 inches (49.5 x 46.4 cm). Date: 1591. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Breadth 1730s French. Breadth 229276

Piece 1760-70 French. Piece 223666

Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 16 1/4 x W. 9 1/2 inches41.3 x 24.1 cm. Date: 1750-60. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Panel. Printed at Bannister Hall Print Works (English, active 1799-1840); England, Lancashire, Preston. Date: 1805-1825. Dimensions: 33.7 × 36.2 cm (13 1/4 × 14 1/4 in.). Cotton, plain weave; block printed. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Bliżej Kultury unknown

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