Textiles and Decorative Patterns

A variety of textile samples featuring intricate floral and geometric patterns across different periods, showcasing craftsmanship and design evolution.

Fabric Printed with Art Nouveau Pattern, c. 1900, 200 x 32 1/2 in. (508 x 82.55 cm), Cotton; printed, United States, 19th-20th century

Panel Made 1700-1710 Italy. Silk, 4 1 satin damask weave .

Textile, Medium: cotton or linen Technique: printed on plain weave, Large scale design of flowering branches printed in red on a white ground., France, late 19th-early 20th century, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile

Wallpaper, Sunflower pattern William Morris (English, 1834-1896). , designed ca. 1879, printed later. Paper, 22 1/2 x 17 3/4 in. (57.2 x 45.1 cm). Decorative Arts designed ca. 1879, printed later

Fabric Printed with Art Nouveau Pattern, c. 1900, 200 x 32 1/2 in. (508 x 82.55 cm), Cotton; printed, United States, 19th-20th century

Sheet with overall floral pattern 18th century Anonymous. Sheet with overall floral pattern. Anonymous , 18th century. 18th century. Relief print (wood or metal). Prints

Piece. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: L. 86 (includ. part turned under) x W. 21 1/2 inches (218.4 x 54.6 cm). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Pieces (2). Culture: French. Dimensions: Each: L. 26 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches (67.3 x 54.6 cm). Date: 1812-20. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Panel. France, probably Jouy-en-Josas. Date: 1780-1790. Dimensions: 173.7 × 81.7 cm (68 3/8 × 32 1/8 in.)Repeat: 31.3 × 40.2 cm (12 3/8 × 15 7/8 in.). Cotton and linen, plain weave; block printed. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, FLORENCIA, USA.

Drawing, Wallpaper Design; Austria; brush and gouache, graphite on white paper; 33.7 x 24.1 cm (13 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.)

Sidewall (France); Manufactured by Zuber & Cie (France); block-printed and embossed paper; 46 x 50 cm (18 1/8 x 19 11/16 in.)

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

Wallpaper Jeffrey & Co.. , ca. 1885. Paper, 19 3/4 x 24 in. (50.2 x 61.0 cm). Decorative Arts ca. 1885

Sidewall, Block-printed paper, embossed, hand-rubbed oil finish, Imitation leather. On light gray-green background, embossed in imitation of leather, large curving foliate pattern, vertically symmetrical along central palmette in brown, with gilded ornamental fill patterns, this palmette enframed in leafy S-curves. Three feathers of junctuire of two opposed S-curves. Scattered symmetrically, blue and white and orange-red and white flower with green leaves. At edges of length, halves of patterns which, joined, form vase of horn containing flowers., possibly France, 1880-90, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Piece. Culture: Portuguese. Dimensions: L. 22 x W. 22 inches (55.9 x 55.9 cm). Date: early 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Textile, Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave, Scenes illustrating a story (possibly Lohengrin) in shades of purple., Alsace, France, ca. 1840, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile

Chintz. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.8 x 23.1 cm (11 3/4 x 9 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 25" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Suzanne Roy.

Tapestry. unknown, author

Panel Made 1701-1725 France. Silk, satin damask weave .

Panel Made 1775-1800 France .

Sidewall (France); embossed; 109 x 57 cm (42 15/16 x 22 7/16 in.)

Piece. Culture: Spanish or Italian. Dimensions: L. 47 1/2 x W. 21 inches (120.7 x 53.3 cm). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Mina Lowry, Wallpaper, 1935 1942 Wallpaper

Sidewall, Block-printed on paper, Overall various floral and leaf motifs. Printed in grey and white on a blue ground., France, 1820-40, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Textile, Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller; glazed chintz, Section from a curtain, glazed chintz, roller printed in shades of brown and cream. On light brown ground large clusters of hydrangea blossoms and foliage in cream and darker brown, in perpendicular arrangement., late 19th century, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile

Textile, Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller on plain weave, Diamond grid of floral rope containing 4 different scenes; hawking, hunting, and Tyrollean idyll., France, 1840s, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile

Panel Made 1860-1880 France. Silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 7 2 twill weave with twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning and brocading wefts . Mathevon et Bouvard (Producer)

Sidewall, Cecil; Attributed to Lewis F. Day; Manufactured by Jeffrey & Company (United Kingdom); England; block-printed paper, embossed, hand-rubbed oil finish; 73.5 x 57.5 cm (28 15/16 x 22 5/8 in.)

Fragment of woven silk. Culture: probably Chinese. Dimensions: Overall: 15 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (39.4 x 21.6 cm). Date: early 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

(Lace). William Henry Fox Talbot (English, 1800 - 1877)

Textile, Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave, Copperplate printed in red, very faded, two scenes of village life: gathering grapes and bringing in hay and gourd harvest. Scenes separated by huge swags of naturalistic fruit, leaves and grapes., England, 1790-1810, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile

Sidewall (France); block-printed on handmade paper; 80.5 x 59 cm (31 11/16 x 23 1/4 in.)

Panel Made 1800-1900 France. Silk, satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts, self-patterning ground wefts bound in twill interlacings and plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and ground wefts .

Sidewall - sample, Machine-printed, Art nouveau design; rows of large-scale flowers, connected by foliage. Printed in brown and green on patterned tan ground., USA, 1907-08, Wallcoverings, Sidewall - sample

Fragment (Italy); silk, linen; Warp x Weft: 41.8 x 29.3 cm (16 7/16 x 11 9/16 in.)

Ceiling Paper (USA); Manufactured by F. E. James Co.; machine-printed paper, liquid mica; 93 x 49 cm (36 5/8 x 19 5/16 in.)

Fragment of woven silk early 18th century probably Chinese. Fragment of woven silk 237867

La reggia di Calipso: cantata a sette voci La reggia di Calipso. Libretto. Italian. text. Librettos, Illustrations. 1769. Spencer Collection. Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1741-1790, Cantatas, Secular, Librettos , To 1800, Festival books , Italy , 18th century, Engraving, Italian, Bookbinding , Paper bindings

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

Textile with Brocade. Culture: Spanish or Near Eastern. Dimensions: Overall: 21 x 7 in. (53.3 x 17.8 cm). Date: 14th-15th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Sidewall, Walter Crane, (English, 1845-1915), Machine-printed paper, Very stylized blue tulips, white tulips and acanthus leaves forming cartouche. Light blue design in background. Appears to be printed on ungrounded paper. Art nouveau in style., England, ca. 1890, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 40 x W. 10 3/4 inches (101.6 x 27.3 cm). Date: ca. 1750. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fragment, Medium: linen warp, cotton weft Technique: plain weave foundation. Mordants for the four madder colors, black, lavender and two reds were block-printed. Yellow and blue were painted on by hand., Curving vine with red and blue flowers with buds and seed pods on a black picotage background., Jouy, France, ca. 1770, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Fragment

Fragment. Culture: French. Dimensions: 23 3/8 in. × 9 ft. (59.4 × 274.3 cm). Date: 1850-75. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ornamental Panel ca. 1514-36 Agostino Veneziano (Agostino dei Musi) Italian. Ornamental Panel. Agostino Veneziano (Agostino dei Musi) (Italian, Venice ca. 1490-after 1536 Rome). ca. 1514-36. Engraving. Prints

Sidewall, Block-printed on handmade paper, Horizontal rectangle. Lozenge-shaped framework composed of blue lines running between solid lozenges, and flanked by foliage swags. Enclosed by this framework are alternating rose and tulip sprays., France, 1790-1800, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Piece 1700-1715 Italian. Piece 224328

Sheet with tifles with flowers and birds, Simon Haichele, 1740 - 1750 brocade paper Leaf with tendrils with flowers and birds, a parrot in the leaves. Numbered at the bottom: no 17. Augsburg paper. paint (coating) relief printing ornament derived from plant forms. ornament derived from animal forms

Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: Overall: 6 x 6 7/8 in. (15.2 x 17.5 cm). Date: ca. 1730. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Wallpaper with floral motifs and birds, painting wallpaper canvas linen oil paint paint wood

Frieze, Machine-printed paper, This frieze features a horizontal repeat of alternating oval and trefoil medallions bordered by leafy branches and linked by foliate scrollwork. The bottom of the panel is edged with a stylized vegetal scalloped border, and the top with a festooned garland of leaves, flowers and bows. Groupings of four fleur-de-lis icons fill the space between medallions, and an allover pattern of trefoils adds texture. This design is printed in tones of red, green and tan on a beige background., USA, 1905-1915, Wallcoverings, Frieze

Sidewall, Embossed paper, Medallion stripe design. Wide stripe with round medallion containing architectural fragment. This alternates vertically with foliate wreath containing women's hat. Next is a narrower band simulating moire. Entire surface is printed with a mica pigment in an off-white color., USA, ca. 1895-1914, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Piece. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: L. 9 3/4 x W. 7 1/4 inches (24.8 x 18.4 cm). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Sidewall, Block-printed on machine-made paper, Elaborate cartouches enclosing scenes of mounted hunter and dogs pursuing deer., USA or England, 1835-45, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Hesse Otto, fragments and details of modern ornamentation (without date): views, details. Lithograph on paper, 45 x 30.6 cm (including scan edges)

Valance 1670-80 French. Valance. French. 1670-80. Silk and metal thread on silk. Textiles-Embroidered

Two Curtains (Original Design Entitled Kennet ) Made 1887 England. Silk, satin weave with self-patterning ground wefts . William Morris (Designer)

Sidewall, Block-printed paper, handmade paper, Vertical rectangle, with serpentine sprays of lilac and other flowers printed in bright colors, on cream ground., Paris, France, 1790-1800, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Textile, Jeux d'enfants; Company: Oberkampf & Cie. (France); France; cotton; Warp x Weft: 249 x 222 cm (8 ft. 2 1/16 in. x 7 ft. 3 3/8 in.) Repeat H (pattern): 95 cm (37 3/8 in.); Bequest of Elinor Merrell; 1995-50-41

Textile Length. Iran, Safavid period, 1600-50. Textiles; textile lengths. Silk- and metallic-thread weft-faced compound twill (samite)

Textile, Medium: cotton Technique: block and roller printed on plain weave, General Zachary Taylor at the battle of Palo Alto during the Mexican War (1846-1848). The scene is vignetted with a floral wreath of roses, rosebuds and other flowers broadly treated. Colors are various browns, red and bright blue., USA, mid-19th century, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile

Sutra cover with phoenixes amid flowers 16th century China Sutra cover with repeating pattern of phoenixes among flowers; gold metallic thread on a red background. Silk satin with supplementary-weft patterning in metallic thread.. Sutra cover with phoenixes amid flowers. China. 16th century. Satin weave in silk with supplementary metal-thread weft patterning. Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Textiles-Woven

Fragment. France. Date: 1760-1780. Dimensions: 102.3 × 53.4 cm (40 1/4 × 21 in.). Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Florence. Designed by John Henry Dearle (English, 1860-1932); Produced by Morris and Company, 1861-1940; Woven and printed at Merton Abbey Works (English, 1881-1940); England, Surrey, Wimbledon. Date: 1885-1895. Dimensions: 184.4 x 68.7 cm (72 5/8 x 27 in.)Repeat: 43.1 x 32 cm (17 x 12 1/2 in.). Cotton, twill weave with supplementary pile wefts forming cut solid 'velvet'; block printed. Origin: London. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Linnamast napkin with hunting scene ,, 1840 - 1860 Wit Linnamast napkin with the following pattern: in the middle a circle in which hunters resting under a tree with their dogs. A weitas and other hunting attributes in the swallings. Lying edges: one -shooting hunter; In addition, a dog and a rabbit, trees and scrub. Running edges: between trees a hunter on horseback and two on foot, one of which shoots on a deer; Dogs and a rabbit. In the corners: an eagle with a branch in the beak. Germany (possibly) . damask Wit Linnamast napkin with the following pattern: in the middle a circle in which hunters resting under a tree with their dogs. A weitas and other hunting attributes in the swallings. Lying edges: one -shooting hunter; In addition, a dog and a rabbit, trees and scrub. Running edges: between trees a hunter on horseback and two on foot, one of which shoots on a deer; Dogs and a rabbit. In the corners: an eagle with a branch in the beak. Germany (possibly) . damask

Panel Made 1805-1815 France. Silk, satin weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and patterning wefts .

Sidewall, Leather, silvered, varnished and painted, Vining floral design. Red flowers and blue flowers on vining intertwined stems. Painted on embossed ground., Holland, 1750, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Drawing, Design for a Woven Corner Motif; France; brush and white, beige, yellow and black gouche on oily tracing paper; on verso: white netting; 25.9 × 42.9 cm (10 3/16 × 16 7/8 in.)

Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 23 inches (19.1 x 58.4 cm). Date: 1730-40. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Drawing, Brush and gouache, graphite on cream paper, lined, Allover design of pink stylized blossoms on curved zigzagged vertical lines on red ground. Lower margin, horizontally-placed pink blossoms outlined in white inside cloud band, on red ground., France and USA, late 19th century, textile designs, Drawing

Sidewall, Burmese Poppy; Manufactured by Jeffrey & Company (United Kingdom), Sidney Haward (British); England; block-printed on paper; 64.5 x 56 cm (25 3/8 x 22 1/16 in.)

Piece. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: L. 20 1/2 x W. 17 inches (52.1 x 43.2 cm). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Sidewall (France); block printed on handmade paper

Sidewall, The Elysee; USA; machine-printed on paper; 154 x 57 cm (60 5/8 x 22 7/16 in.)

Piece. Culture: British. Designer: Stinton Bros.. Dimensions: L. 37 1/2 x W. 32 1/2 inches95.3 x 82.6 cm. Date: 1851-72. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Textile, Osterglocken (Narcissus); Designed by Franz von Zülow ((Austrian, 1883-1963)); Manufactured by Wiener Werkstätte (Austria); Austria; linen

Piece late 18th century Chinese, for French market The wealthy throughout Europe adored Chinese silks, which were exported in massive numbers by the Spanish, the Portuguese and the British. Finely woven, and delicately painted by hand with exquisite floral motifs, designed to resonate with European taste, this type of patterning was described as sprigged” in trade records. Glossy taffetas like this were used in Europe as dress fabric and as wall hangings.. Piece 226453

Sidewall (France); block-printed on paper; 69 x 49 cm (27 3/16 x 19 5/16 in.); 1974-28-7-a/c

Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 32 1/4 inches (19.1 x 81.9 cm). Date: 1750-60. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Mise-en-carte (Point-paper) Made 1775-1825 France. Ink and gouache on hand drawn graph paper .

Cover (or Hanging), c. 1899. India, late 19th century. Embroidery, silk; overall: 223.5 x 165.1 cm (88 x 65 in.).

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

Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: 9 3/4 x 20 1/2 inches (24.8 x 52.1 cm). Date: 1750-60. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 43 x W. 21 1/4 inches (109.2 x 54.0 cm). Date: ca. 1740. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Textile, Medium: cotton Technique: resist dyed on plain weave, Panel of white cotton, loosely woven, printed in blue. Design shows vertical columns decorated with foliage that alternate with a meandering vine and flower design in a perpendicular arrangement. Printed in two shades of blue and has characteristic white dots found in other blue resists. Both selvages present., England or USA, ca. 1750, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile

Sidewall, Block-printed, A series of vertical bands along which are scroll and leaf medallions alternating with smaller floral clusters. Along every other band the motifs are turned 90 degrees, or turned over, and are dropped., France, 1843, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Frieze (USA); Manufactured by York Card & Paper Co.; machine-printed paper, liquid mica; 234 x 50 cm (92 1/8 x 19 11/16 in.)

Medieval ornament

Panel. France. Date: 1820-1840. Dimensions: 36.2 x 196.3 cm (14 1/2 x 77 1/4 in.). Cotton, plain weave; block printed. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Textile, Medium: cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave, blue applied by brush, Printed cotton with half-drop repeat of bunches of flowers including tulips, roses and peonies with fine yellow leaves in background., France, late 18th century, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile

Frieze, Machine-printed paper, ungrounded, Printed two borders across the width. Stylized tulip motifs, group of three alternating with single tulip. Scrolling framework above and below., USA, 1905-1915, Wallcoverings, Frieze

Sheet with pattern of branches with flowers and pomegranates, Johann Michael Munck, 1730 - 1760 brocade paper Leaf with pattern of tendrils with flowers and pomegranates. At the bottom of the publisher. Used as a cover. Augsburg paper. relief printing ornament derived from plant forms

Sidewall, Machine-printed, machine-made paper, ungrounded, On ungrounded off-white paper, imitation moire effect is printed in gray, with a wide floral stripe in two shades of pink, two shades of lavender, blue, two shades of green ochre, and black, alternating with a narrow stripe, a twisted lavender ribbon dotted with ochre bandings along the edge interrupted by tiny sprigs of two pink roses at approximately 4 inch intervals., France or USA, 1840-70, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Fragment, Medium: silk Technique: warp printed on plain weave with supplementary warp patterning, Fragment of silk with scalloped stripes of light blue with a continuous floral vine in shades of blue, yellow-green, pink, and ivory; alternating with stripes of continuous floral vine in deeper shades of green and red-violet on an ivory ground, printed on the supplementary warp., France, 18th century, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Fragment

Frieze (USA); Produced by American Wall Paper Manufacturers' Association (United States); block-printed on paper; Overall: 1546.9 x 49.5 cm (50 ft. 9 in. x 19 1/2 in.)

Piece. Culture: French or Italian. Dimensions: L. 22 x W. 21 1/2 inches (55.9 x 54.6 cm). Date: ca. 1735. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Printed Cotton. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 25.7 x 22.3 cm (10 1/8 x 8 3/4 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: George Loughridge.

Frieze (USA); Manufactured by Carey Bros. W.P. Mfg. Co.; machine-printed paper; 76 x 49 cm (29 15/16 x 19 5/16 in.)

Design for Pilaster Strips, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746-1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper, Rome, Italy, 1746-1809, architecture, Drawing, Drawing

Panel Made 1860-1880 England. Silk; satin weave with secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts . Owen Carter Jones (Designer)

Fragment (Japan)

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