Historical Textiles

Vintage textile fragments and pieces displaying intricate patterns and designs from different centuries.

Piece 17th century Italian. Piece 224512

Piece 1770-80 French. Piece 223333

Piece 17th century Italian. Piece 224512

Textile Fragment late 16th century. Textile Fragment 446866

Chasuble ca. 1700 Spanish or French. Chasuble 221629

Fragment ca. 1500 Italian, Venice or Turkish. Fragment 226570

Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223576

Piece 1750-75 French. Piece 220567

Scarf End 18th century. Scarf End. 18th century. Linen. Attributed to Algeria. Textiles-Embroidered

Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223591

Textile Fragment 3rd-4th century. Textile Fragment 443232

Piece of Cloth for Kimono with Pattern of Cherry Blossoms, Floral Medallions, Birds, and Vertical Splashes 19th century Japan. Piece of Cloth for Kimono with Pattern of Cherry Blossoms, Floral Medallions, Birds, and Vertical Splashes 45407

Tunic with Interlace Decoration 4th-8th century Interlaces and knots are among the most frequently employed motifs in the arts of the early Byzantine period. They are especially common on textiles, including large hangings, furniture covers, and clothing, and the high level of craftsmanship required to create such patterns suggests luxury and wealth. The belief that a person could inflict harm with only a glance was widespread throughout the ancient world, and intricate interlaces and knots may have been intended to serve a protective function: they created a labyrinth for the eye, drawing in the injurious or envious gaze and thus preventing it from doing evil. Indeed, certain designs, such as the knot of Solomon - a motif formed by looped bands that interlace to form a cross - were believed to be apotropaic (from the Greek apotropaios, meaning "turning away evil"). The decoration of this tunic consists entirely of repeated patterns of interlace and knots. Nested squares form the tabul

Piece 1750-60 French. Piece 220468

Sleeve Band 19th century China. Sleeve Band 68755

Woven Carpet ca. 1820-50 American. Woven Carpet 13582

Piece early 19th century French, Lyons. Piece 226523

Border 16th century Italian. Border 221176

Fragment of printed linen ca. 1700 German. Fragment of printed linen 216284

Piece early 17th century French or Italian. Piece 220542

Piece 18th century French. Piece 224313

Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223602

Piece 18th century possibly Italian. Piece 224540

Flounce 18th century Italian. Flounce 220785

Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223427

Textile Fragment 4th century. Textile Fragment 444010

Piece 15th century Spanish. Piece 227143

Chasuble back 18th century Italian or French. Chasuble back 219709

Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223466

Piece ca. 1840 French, Alsace. Piece 221587

Piece 1735-40 Italian or French. Piece 227828

Carpet. Dimensions: H. 118 in. (299.72 cm)W. 81 in. (205.74). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Piece 1720-25 French. Piece 217190

Fragment 16th century German. Fragment 217157

Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223549

Curtain (For a Bed) Made 1601-1700 Pátmos. Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in running stitches (pattern darning); four loom widths joined .

Border 17th century Italian, Sicily. Border 212472

Piece ca. 1730 French. Piece 226446

Sleeve band (). Culture: Central European. Dimensions: L. 13 5/8 x W. 5 1/2 inches (34.6 x 14 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fragment. Dimensions: 13 1/8 in. high 6 1/8 in. wide (33.4 cm high 15.5 cm wide). Date: 3rd-4th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Piece 17th century French. Piece 216968

Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: 18 x 13 1/2 inches (45.7 x 34.3 cm). Date: ca. 1750. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Towel End early 19th century. Towel End 443048

Standard dated 1690 Spanish. Standard 25662

Piece 1720-30 French. Piece 216257

Piece 18th century Japan. Piece 71169

Piece early 19th century French. Piece 223619

Piece first half 17th century Spanish or Italian. Piece 220397

Cover Made 1701-1800 France. .

Altar Cloth 18th century Japan. Altar Cloth 68481

Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223495

Fragment of Sleeve 3rd-4th century. Fragment of Sleeve 443968

Piece 16th century Italian. Piece 224289

Piece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 217069

Counterpane, Bolton type. Culture: British, probably. Dimensions: 101 x 89 1/2 in. (256.5 x 227.3 cm). Date: ca. 1800-1830.This hand-loom-woven white cotton bed cover was made in one piece. The design is picked out in raised loops of heavy cotton weft threads. The heavy pattern wefts are in a 2:2 proportion to the lighter-weight main wefts. The piece has a central eight-pointed star motif, which is surrounded by various borders. It is self-fringed on all four sides. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Piece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece 67079

Piece 15th century Italian. Piece. Italian. 15th century. Silk. Textiles-Velvets

Fragment 18th century Spanish. Fragment 220794

Strip 1800-1820 Danish. Strip. Danish. 1800-1820. Bobbin lace. Textiles-Laces

Piece 18th century French. Piece 224525

Cap crown (part of a garniture) 18th century French. Cap crown (part of a garniture) 226438

Fragment of Needlepoint (Point de France) Lace Flounce, 1700-1715. France, early 18th century (Louis XIV Period,1638-1715). Lace, needlepoint: linen; average: 33.1 x 102.9 cm (13 1/16 x 40 1/2 in.).

Piece 18th century French. Piece 224081

Border of a Cushion Cover early 19th century. Border of a Cushion Cover 447681

Piece second half 16th century Italian. Piece 223058

Piece 18th century French. Piece 222921

Textile Fragment 3rd-4th century. Textile Fragment 444071

Piece 18th century French. Piece 224391

Openwork Headband () 12th-15th century Chancay. Openwork Headband () 315792

Sleeve Band 19th century China. Sleeve Band 68669

Drawnwork Show Towel 1800-1850 American. Drawnwork Show Towel 14112

Band 16th century Italian. Band. Italian. 16th century. Silk. Textiles-Woven

Sample early 19th century French. Sample 224054

Piece 19th Century Japan. Piece 68495

Chalice veil second half of 17th century Italian, Venice Due to its relatively flat surface, this densely-worked Venetian needle lace is known as point plat. Point plat was believed to have developed as a slightly less time-consuming version of the three-dimensional Venetian needle lace gros point. This particular piece was rearranged into a chalice veil as part of a set of church vestments. This is part of the set 10.186.1, .2, .3, .5 that comprises a chasuble, maniple, stole, and chalice veil.. Chalice veil 218989

Piece ca. 1735 Italian. Piece 223724

Fragment; linen

Piece 18th century French. Piece 224364

Valance 18th century China. Valance 68292

Border early 19th century Belgian, Brussels. Border 218168

Piece mid-18th century French. Piece 226732

Band 4th-5th century. Band 445847

Shawl Made 1860-1879 England. .

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

Border. Culture: French, Lyons. Designer: Philippe de Lasalle (French, 1723-1804). Dimensions: L. 31 x W. 8 3/4 inches78.7 x 22.2 cm. Manufacturer: Maison Pernon. Date: late 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Mantle 4th-6th century. Mantle 446257

Piece early 18th century Italian or Flemish. Piece. Italian or Flemish. early 18th century. Bobbin lace. Textiles-Laces

Piece Hungarian, Nytra 19th century

Sampler 18th century German. Sampler 228405

Fragment. Dimensions: H. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm)W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm). Date: 4th-5th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Bedcover Made 1801-1900 France. Muslin; embroidered with cotton in tambour stitch and drawn work .

Fragment; silk

Edging 18th century Italian, Abruzzi (Pescocostanzo). Edging 221153

Tiles 17th century Dutch, possibly Utrecht. Tiles. Dutch, possibly Utrecht. 17th century. Tin-glazed earthenware, lustred. Ceramics-Pottery

Piece 16th-17th century Italian or Spanish. Piece 214350

Piece 1750-60 French. Piece 224472

Border (From an Altar Cloth) Made 1801-1900 Italy. .

Cravat second quarter 18th century Belgian. Cravat 173283

Dress border early 19th century French. Dress border 223157

Valance 19th century China. Valance 70510

Bed cover British ca. 1826

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