Germany, Altenberg on the Lahn, Premonstratensian Convent, 14th century
1948.352CCCC0
Italy (Chasuble) and Germany (Orphrey)
1928.653CCCC0
Italy, Florence
1953.129CCCC0
Italy (chasuble ground); Austria, Graz (orphrey)
1950.85CCCC0
England, London (embroidery) and Italy, Florence (velvet), early 16th century
1970.124CCCC0
Italy, Florence, 14th century
1978.36CCCC0
England, London (embroidery) and Italy, Florence (velvet), early 16th century
1947.2CCCC0
Spain: embroidered linen; Flanders: bobbin lace (Point d’Angleterre) flounce
1920.1260CCCC0
France and Italy, Orphrey and hood: France, Lyon, Regency period, 1715-1725; Cope: Italy, late 16th - early 17th century
1995.106CCCC0
Italy, Genoa, 17th century
1916.1443CCCC0
Armenia and Greece, 17th century
1916.1421CCCC0
Armenia and Greece, 17th-18th century
1916.1422CCCC0
Italy, Genoa, 16th century
1920.1171CCCC0
Italy, Venice, second half 18th century
1921.118CCCC0
| Title, Date | Artist / Culture | Accession number | Medium | Dimensions | Credit line | Rights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany, Altenberg on the Lahn, Premonstratensian Convent, 14th century | 1948.352 | embroidery: linen | Overall: 154.3 x 374.5 cm (60 3/4 x 147 7/16 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Italy (Chasuble) and Germany (Orphrey) | 1928.653 | Silk and gold thread, lampas weave; embroidered orphrey | Overall: 106.7 x 68.6 cm (42 x 27 in.); Mounted: 123.2 x 82.5 cm (48 1/2 x 32 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Italy, Florence | 1953.129 | Embroidery with gold, silver, and silk thread; split, satin, and couching stitches, or nué (shaded gold) | Overall: 57.8 x 57.8 cm (22 3/4 x 22 3/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, Florence, 14th century | 1929.904 | Silk, gold and cotton thread, linen; raised work, embroidery: split, stem, and couching stitches | Overall: 29.2 x 41.9 cm (11 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.); Mounted: 38.7 x 51.4 cm (15 1/4 x 20 1/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 16th century | 1920.1156 | Needle lace, mezza mandolina; bleached linen (est.) with red silk thread (est.) | Overall: 52.1 x 53.3 cm (20 1/2 x 21 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | England, 14th century | 1949.503 | Silk, gold and silver thread, linen; embroidery: split and couching stitches | Overall: 85.7 x 18.1 cm (33 3/4 x 7 1/8 in.); Mounted: 109.2 x 28.6 cm (43 x 11 1/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Italy (chasuble ground); Austria, Graz (orphrey) | 1950.85 | Velvet: cut pile and voided; silk, gold and silver thread: embroidery; split and couching stitches | Overall: 122.2 x 73.7 cm (48 1/8 x 29 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 14th century | 1926.507 | silk, gold thread; a combination of two weaves (lampas) | Overall: 84.8 x 26.7 cm (33 3/8 x 10 1/2 in.); Mounted: 90.2 x 33 cm (35 1/2 x 13 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
| England, London (embroidery) and Italy, Florence (velvet), early 16th century | 1970.124 | Silk, gold filé; appliqué, embroidery: couching stitches Velvet: solid pile, silk | Overall: 101 x 52.8 cm (39 3/4 x 20 13/16 in.) | Gift of The Textile Arts Club | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy | 1943.66 | Silk, polychrome velvet with cut pile | Overall: 80 x 57.8 cm (31 1/2 x 22 3/4 in.); Mounted: 86.4 x 63.5 cm (34 x 25 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Italy, Florence, 14th century | 1978.36 | Silk, gold thread, linen; raised work, embroidery: split, stem, running, fishbone, and couching stitches | Overall: 16.8 x 127 cm (6 5/8 x 50 in.); Mounted: 27.9 x 137.2 cm (11 x 54 in.) | Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy | 1947.294 | Silk, gold thread; lampas weave | Overall: 115.6 x 33.7 cm (45 1/2 x 13 1/4 in.); Mounted: 120.7 x 36.8 cm (47 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| England, London (embroidery) and Italy, Florence (velvet), early 16th century | 1947.2 | Silk, gold thread, sequins; appliqué, embroidery: couching stitches Velvet: solid pile, silk; embroidery: or nué (shaded gold) | Overall: 122.5 x 74 cm (48 1/4 x 29 1/8 in.) | Gift of Walter C. and Alvin W. Littwitz in memory of their father, Max Littwitz | CCCC0 | |
 | Germany, Bavaria, last quarter of 17th century | 1971.235 | Silk and metallic threads on silk tabby sewn down on a linen tabby ground; embroidery | Overall: 116.9 x 78.1 cm (46 x 30 3/4 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, Florence, 16th century | 1919.857 | Silk, gold thread; embroidery: or nué (shaded gold) | Overall: 25.4 x 33 cm (10 x 13 in.); Mounted: 35.9 x 44.5 cm (14 1/8 x 17 1/2 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
| Spain: embroidered linen; Flanders: bobbin lace (Point d’Angleterre) flounce | 1920.1260 | Plain weave linen embroidered in gold and silver; linen bobbin lace (Point d’Angleterre a Reseau) | Average: 342.9 x 61 cm (135 x 24 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | France, Lyon, 18th century | 1986.29 | taffeta, brocaded; silk, silver, and gold thread | Overall: 121.8 x 73 cm (47 15/16 x 28 3/4 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, Florence, 16th century | 1998.51 | Silk, gold and silver thread; velvet, embroidery: or nué (shaded gold), split, satin, and couching stitches | Overall: 55.7 x 56.3 cm (21 15/16 x 22 3/16 in.); Mounted: 66 x 66.7 cm (26 x 26 1/4 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 18th century | 1942.834 | silk; metal thread embroidery on silk | Overall: 92.5 x 30.8 cm (36 7/16 x 12 1/8 in.) | Bequest of John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, late 16th century | 1994.155 | Silk, gold thread; embroidery: couching, stem, long, and short stitches | Overall: 50 x 204.6 cm (19 11/16 x 80 9/16 in.); Mounted: 62.2 x 216.5 cm (24 1/2 x 85 1/4 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy or Spain, 17th-18th century | 1916.901 | embroidered satin and silk | Overall: 108 x 209.5 cm (42 1/2 x 82 1/2 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | France, Louis 14th style, 18th century | 1916.1438 | Silk; tabby weave | Overall: 115.6 x 73.1 cm (45 1/2 x 28 3/4 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 18th century | 1916.1440 | embroidery; silk and metallic threads | Overall: 104.8 x 66.6 cm (41 1/4 x 26 1/4 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 18th century | 1916.1441 | embroidery, silk | Overall: 114 x 69.7 cm (44 7/8 x 27 7/16 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy or Spain, 18th century | 1916.1442 | embroidery; silk and metallic threads | Overall: 113.6 x 75.7 cm (44 3/4 x 29 13/16 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 18th century | 1916.1453 | Silk and metallic threads; embroidery | Overall: 114.6 x 70.5 cm (45 1/8 x 27 3/4 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | China, Macao | 1950.6 | Silk | Overall: 124.5 x 276.9 cm (49 x 109 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| France and Italy, Orphrey and hood: France, Lyon, Regency period, 1715-1725; Cope: Italy, late 16th - early 17th century | 1995.106 | Cope: damask weave, silk; Orphrey and hood: brocade, silk and silver | Overall: 124.5 x 276.9 cm (49 x 109 in.) | Gift of the Swetland Family | CCCC0 | |
Italy, Genoa, 17th century | 1916.1443 | woven polychrome silk and gilt metal threads, cut and uncut velvet | Overall: 106 x 68.3 cm (41 3/4 x 26 7/8 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | ||
Italy, early 16th century | 1977.169 | embroidery; silk and metallic threads | Average: 42.3 x 55 cm (16 5/8 x 21 5/8 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Robertson | CCCC0 | ||
 | Italy, Venice, 18th century | 1916.1446 | brocade; silk and metal | Overall: 193.1 x 106.7 cm (76 x 42 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, Florence, second half of 15th century | 1918.45 | lampas weave, silk and gold thread | Overall: 74.3 x 16.5 cm (29 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Russia, 18th century | 1916.1447 | brocade; silk and metal | Overall: 106.7 x 193 cm (42 x 76 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 18th century | 1916.1449 | embroidery, silk and gold thread | Overall: 64.8 x 64.8 cm (25 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 16th century | 1918.908 | brocade; silk and metal | Overall: 40 x 41.9 cm (15 3/4 x 16 1/2 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Flanders, 17th-18th century | 1920.1261 | lace, bobbin | Average: 81.9 x 88.9 cm (32 1/4 x 35 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, early 15th century | 1939.45 | velvet (cut and voided); silk | Overall: 49.5 x 25.1 cm (19 1/2 x 9 7/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
Italy, beginning of the 15th century | 1951.493 | velvet (cut and voided); silk | Average: 108 x 50.5 cm (42 1/2 x 19 7/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
 | Italy, 16th century | 1951.86 | embroidery; silk and gold filé on linen | Overall: 55 x 77.5 cm (21 5/8 x 30 1/2 in.) | Gift of Dr. Emil Delmar | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, first half of the 16th century | 1931.442 | Plain-weave linen with silk and metal thread embroidery; or nué (shaded gold) | Overall: 24.6 x 60.6 cm (9 11/16 x 23 7/8 in.) | Gift of Max Littwitz in memory of Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, first half of the 16th century | 1931.443 | Plain-weave linen with silk and metal thread embroidery; or nué (shaded gold) | Overall: 24.7 x 62 cm (9 3/4 x 24 7/16 in.) | Gift of Max Littwitz in memory of Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, Milan, 17th century | 1923.994 | lace, needlepoint and bobbin (Punto di Milano) | Average: 51.2 x 52.4 cm (20 3/16 x 20 5/8 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Edward B. Greene, G. G. Wade and J. H. Wade, Jr. for the Ellen Garretson Wade Memorial Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 17th century | 1916.1381 | velvet | Overall: 114.9 x 129.5 cm (45 1/4 x 51 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Armenia or Greece, 18th century | 1916.1420 | embroidery: silk, gold and silver thread, pearls | Overall: 16.5 x 30 cm (6 1/2 x 11 13/16 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
| Armenia and Greece, 17th century | 1916.1421 | embroidery; silk and metallic threads | Overall: 57 x 49 cm (22 7/16 x 19 5/16 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
| Armenia and Greece, 17th-18th century | 1916.1422 | embroidery; silk and metallic threads | Overall: 48.2 x 49 cm (19 x 19 5/16 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 18th century or later copy | 1916.1425 | embroidered satin and silk | Overall: 25.4 x 26.7 cm (10 x 10 1/2 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 18th century or later | 1916.1426 | embroidered satin and silk | Overall: 26.1 x 26.1 cm (10 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 18th century | 1916.1433 | embroidered satin and silk | Overall: 54.6 x 55.9 cm (21 1/2 x 22 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, Genoa, 17th century | 1916.1437 | velvet | Overall: 56.7 x 56.7 cm (22 5/16 x 22 5/16 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 17th century | 1916.1450 | embroidery; silk on linen | Overall: 160.8 x 36 cm (63 5/16 x 14 3/16 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 17th century | 1917.44 | silk | Overall: 78.1 x 63.2 cm (30 3/4 x 24 7/8 in.) | Gift of Max Littwitz | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 15th century | 1918.216 | velvet (cut and voided); silk and metal | Overall: 48.8 x 24.7 cm (19 3/16 x 9 3/4 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 15th century | 1918.305 | lampas weave, silk and metal; compound twill in narrow bands across top and bottom | Overall: 22.9 x 50.8 cm (9 x 20 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, Florence, 2nd half of 15th century | 1918.32 | Overall: 17.8 x 26.7 cm (7 x 10 1/2 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | ||
 | Italy, Florence, late 15th century | 1918.894 | lampas weave, silk and gold thread | Overall: 32.4 x 42.6 cm (12 3/4 x 16 3/4 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 16th century | 1918.902 | brocade | Overall: 34.9 x 48.2 cm (13 3/4 x 19 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 15th century | 1918.916 | velvet (cut, voided, and brocaded): silk and gold thread | Overall: 76.5 x 25.7 cm (30 1/8 x 10 1/8 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Italy, Genoa, 16th century | 1920.1171 | lace, needlepoint and bobbin: linen | Average: 81.6 x 245.7 cm (32 1/8 x 96 3/4 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, early 16th century | 1920.1456 | lampas weave | Overall: 26.1 x 20.7 cm (10 1/4 x 8 1/8 in.) | General Income Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 17th century | 1920.1464 | lampas weave (?), silk | Overall: 52.7 x 22.9 cm (20 3/4 x 9 in.) | General Income Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 16th century | 1920.1468 | silk lampas | Overall: 28.5 x 28.5 cm (11 1/4 x 11 1/4 in.) | General Income Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 17th century | 1920.1469 | damask, silk | Overall: 43.2 x 64.1 cm (17 x 25 1/4 in.) | General Income Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Italy, Venice, second half 18th century | 1921.118 | silk satin damask, brocaded; silk, silver and gold | Overall: 25.5 x 25.5 cm (10 1/16 x 10 1/16 in.) | General Income Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 18th century | 1921.135 | silk damask | Overall: 52.4 x 47.9 cm (20 5/8 x 18 7/8 in.) | General Income Fund | CCCC0 | |
Italy, 17th century | 1929.903 | velvet | Overall: 98 x 27 cm (38 9/16 x 10 5/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
 | Italy, 17th century | 1930.84 | embroidered silk on linen | Overall: 208.3 x 86.4 cm (82 x 34 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Josephine J. Rogers | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy ?, 19th century | 1936.77 | embroidered cotton | Overall: 35.6 x 291.7 cm (14 x 114 13/16 in.) | The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 19th century | 1940.1191 | bargello, silk on linen | Overall: 242.6 x 9.6 cm (95 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.) | Gift of Mrs. S. Prentiss Baldwin | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 17th century | 1945.374 | plain compound satin; silk and gold | Overall: 56.8 x 59.9 cm (22 3/8 x 23 9/16 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Lawrence Robbins | CCCC0 | |
 | Spain, 18th century | 1947.292 | metallic lace and galloon | Overall: 35 x 28 x 5 cm (13 3/4 x 11 x 1 15/16 in.) | The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 17th-18th century | 1951.84 | embroidery: linen | Overall: 47 x 165.4 cm (18 1/2 x 65 1/8 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Herbert D. King | CCCC0 | |
 | Netherlands, 19th century | 1955.306 | embroidery; silk and gold and silver filé | Overall: 115.6 x 62.2 cm (45 1/2 x 24 1/2 in.) | Gift of Albert H. Swetland in memory of his brother, Raymond H. Swetland | CCCC0 | |
 | Spain, late 16th century | 1956.807 | Silk, velvet, embroidery on orphrey metallic thread, or nué (shaded gold) | Overall: 114.3 x 62.2 cm (45 x 24 1/2 in.) | The Fanny Tewksbury King Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, early 16th century | 1915.670 | velvet | Overall: 76.2 x 48.3 cm (30 x 19 in.) | Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust | CCCC0 |