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Embroidered Tondo from an Altar Frontal: The Coronation of the Virgin, 1459

Italy, Florence

1953.129CCCC0

Chasuble Back with Embroidered Orphrey Band, 1415-1425

Italy (chasuble ground); Austria, Graz

1950.85CCCC0

Fragmentary Chasuble with Woven Orphrey Band, 1300s

Italy (Chasuble) and Germany

1928.653CCCC0

Altar Frontal with the Lamentation, c. 1474

attributed to Cosimo Tura (Italian, c. 1430-1495)

1950.145CCCC0

Tunic, c. 300 BC-AD 200

Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Cavernas Style, 3rd-2nd Century BC

1946.227CCCC0

Textile Fragment with the Annunciation, 1370-1400

Italy

1931.61CCCC0

Six-Color Chasuble Front with Animal Pattern, 1415-25

Italy

1943.66CCCC0

Panel: Spring, c. 1715

Royal Savonnerie Manufactory, Chaillot Workshops (French, est. 1627)

1952.14CCCC0

Cloth with Procession of Figures, 100 BC-AD 200

Central Andes, South Coast, Nasca people, 100 B.C. - A.D. 700, Early Intermediate Period, 1 - 650

1940.530CCCC0

The Resurrection, from an Embroidered Altar Frontal:, 1375-1400

Italy, Florence, 14th century

1929.904CCCC0

Wine bearers in landscape, from a robe, 1525-1550

Iran, Safavid period

1924.743CCCC0

Chateau de Chaumont Set, 1512-1515

France, Lyon(?), early 16th century

1960.176CCCC0

Orphrey Band: The Tree of Jesse, c. 1350

England, 14th century

1949.503CCCC0

Resist-Dyed Hanging with Biblical Scenes, 500-550

Egypt, Byzantine period, 1st half of 6th century

1951.400CCCC0

Tunic, 400-200 BC

Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site?, Paracas people

1940.514CCCC0

Brocaded velvet with falconer and attendant in animated lattice, from a..., mid 1500s

Iran, Kashan, Safavid period

1944.239CCCC0

Four-Cornered Hat, c. 700-1100 A.D.

Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-11th Century

1945.378CCCC0

Icon of the Virgin and Child, 500s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century

1967.144CCCC0

Altar Frontal: Scenes from the Childhood of Christ, c. 1500

France and South Netherlands, 16th century

1942.826CCCC0

Velvet Fragment, Khusrau Sees Shirin Bathing, 1550-99

Iran, Kashan, Safavid period

1944.499CCCC0

Chasuble Fragment with Realistic Animals, c. 1420

Italy

1947.294CCCC0

Month of May: Scene of May Day Festival, 1723-1774

Gobelins (French)

1944.133CCCC0

Silk fragment with roundels of ducks, 600s

Iran

1951.88CCCC0

Curtain Fragment with Galloping Horse, 500s

Egypt, Antinoë, Byzantine period, 6th century

1948.27CCCC0

Nereid (Sea-Nymph) from a Hanging, late 300s - 400s

Egypt, Byzantine period, late 4th - 5th century

1953.18CCCC0

Ornamental Square from a Tunic, 400s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th century

1916.1980CCCC0

Mantle, c. 300 BC-AD 200

Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Cavernas Style, 3rd-2nd Century BC

1946.226CCCC0

Turban Band (Llauto), c. 300-100 B.C.

Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Late Period, 3rd-1st Century BC

1946.228CCCC0

Fragment, probably from a Chasuble, 1400s

Italy

1918.232CCCC0

Wall Covering with Classical Figure, late 1700s - early 1800s

Philippe de Lasalle (French, 1723-1805)

1945.97CCCC0

Hanging fragment with boar head, 600s - early 700s

Iran

1950.509CCCC0

Louis XV Savonnerie Carpet with Royal Arms, c. 1740-1750

Royal Savonnerie Manufactory, Chaillot Workshops (French, est. 1627)

1950.8CCCC0

Square Ornament from a Tunic, 8th century

Egypt or Syria, Umayyad period, 8th century

1947.192CCCC0

Tapestry Square Panel, c. 700-1100

Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century

1957.495CCCC0

Cloth of gold with winged lions and griffins, 1225-1275

Central Asia

1989.50CCCC0

Carpet, 1500s

Iran, Herat, 16th century

1962.263CCCC0

Fragment with Satyr and Maenad, 300s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th century

1975.6CCCC0

Wall Covering, "The Pheasants" from the "Vatican Verdures" Series, after 1799

Jean-Démosthène Dugourc (French, 1749-1825)

1935.237CCCC0

Woolen carpet with millefleurs decoration, early 1600s

India, Mughal, Kashmir, 17th century

1936.17CCCC0

Velvet panel with four youths smelling flowers, 1625-1650

Iran, Isfahan or Yazd, Safavid period

1932.42CCCC0

Parrots and Animals, 1300s

Italy, 14th century

1926.507CCCC0

Tent panel of a dragon slayer, 1550-1599

Iran, Kashan, Safavid period

1948.205CCCC0

Lampas with dancers and musicians, 1600-1650

Iran, Safavid period

1953.17CCCC0

Chinese Fair, 1723-1774

Beauvais (French)

1944.134CCCC0

Tunic, c. 700-1100

Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century

1949.12CCCC0

Tapestry with golden lions and palmettes, 1200s or earlier

Central Asia

1991.3CCCC0

Markelius, c. 1942

Stig Lindberg (Swedish, 1916-1982)

1948.493©

Decorations and Sleeve from a Tunic, 700s

Egypt, Islamic Umayyad or Abbasid period, 8th century

1982.107CCCC0

Virgin and Child with Four Saints, c. 1500

Germany or Switzerland, Upper Rhine

1939.162CCCC0

Velvet Fragment, 1400-1450

Italy, Venice ?, first half 15th century

1918.310CCCC0

Pillow cover with Arabic inscription, 800s

Egypt, al-Bahnasa

1959.48CCCC0

Silk fragment, 1100s

Egypt or Iran, Ayyubid period, 1100s

1937.23CCCC0

Achala, King of the Wrathful Ones (previously identified as Vighnantaka), early 1200s

Mongolia, Tangut Xia, Khara Khoto (1032-1227), early 13th century

1992.72CCCC0

Samite fragments with double-headed eagles, from the tomb of Saint..., 1200-1243

probably Byzantium

1951.92CCCC0

Half Tunic, 16th century

Peru, South Coast, Inca Culture, Colonial Period, 16th century

1951.393CCCC0

Guilloche band, from a dalmatic of San Valero, 1200s

Spain, probably Almeria

1928.650CCCC0

Roundel, Segmentum from a Tunic, mid 600s - mid 700s

Egypt, Umayyad period, mid 7th - mid 8th century

1941.293CCCC0

Tapestry, 1368-1644

China, Ming Period

1916.1334CCCC0

Lampas with eagles in roundels, from the Reliquary of Saint Librada in..., 1100-1150

Spain, Almeria, Almoravid period

1952.15CCCC0

Polychrome Velvet, early 1400s

Italy, early 15th century

1940.370CCCC0

Four Seasons, late 1600s - early 1700s

Gobelins (French)

1952.544CCCC0

Roundel from a Curtain, 300s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-5th century

1946.412CCCC0

Lampas with phoenixes amid undulating vines, late 1200s-1300s

Eastern Iran, Ilkhanid period

1985.4CCCC0

Silk Fragment, 1360-1399

Italy, last third of the 14th century

1944.458CCCC0

Dragons Chasing Flaming Pearls, 1200s or earlier

Central China, 13th century or earlier

1988.33CCCC0

Tunic, c. 700-1100

Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century

1956.84CCCC0

Tomb Cover, 1640-1950

Iraq or Iran, Buyid period

1954.780CCCC0

Lampas with palmette arches with Alhambra wall pattern, 1300s

Spain, Granada, Nasrid period

1939.35CCCC0

Textile with Fall Leaves, c. 1952

possibly by Astrid Sampe (Swedish, 1909-2002)

1953.79©

Stenciled Velvet, c. 1902-10

Tiffany Studios (American, 1902-1932)

1948.101©

Hide Shirt, c. 1890

America, Native North American, Central Plains, Lakota Sioux, 19th century

1984.1046CCCC0

Mummy Bundle "Mask", 200 BC-1

Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style

1940.517CCCC0

Mummy Bundle "Mask", 200 BC-1

Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style

1940.516CCCC0

Boy's Vest, c. 1880

Plains, Lakota (Sioux), 19th century

1982.62CCCC0

Stenciled Velvet, c. 1902-10

Tiffany Studios (American, 1902-1932)

1948.102©

Child’s Coat with Ducks in Pearl Medallions, 700s

Probably Sogdia

1996.2.1CCCC0

Family Gathering on New Year's Morning, 1700s

China, Qing dynasty

1942.825CCCC0

Title, Date	Artist / Culture	Accession number	Medium	Dimensions	Credit line	Rights
Embroidered Tondo from an Altar Frontal: The Coronation of the Virgin, 1459	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
Chasuble Back with Embroidered Orphrey Band, 1415-1425	Italy (chasuble ground); Austria, Graz	1950.85	Polychrome velvet: cut pile and voided; Embroidery: silk, gold and silver thread; split and couching stitches	Overall: 119.4 x 74.9 cm (47 x 29 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Fragmentary Chasuble with Woven Orphrey Band, 1300s	Italy (Chasuble) and Germany	1928.653	Silk and gold thread, lampas weave; embroidered orphrey	Overall: 106.7 x 68.6 cm (42 x 27 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Altar Frontal with the Lamentation, c. 1474	attributed to Cosimo Tura (Italian, c. 1430-1495)	1950.145	Wool, silk, gold and silver threads	Overall: 104.2 x 199.4 cm (41 x 78 1/2 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Tunic, c. 300 BC-AD 200	Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Cavernas Style, 3rd-2nd Century BC	1946.227	Plain weave with embroidery, plain weave with warp substitution; camelid fiber	Overall: 94 x 83.8 cm (37 x 33 in.); Mounted: 111.8 x 101.6 cm (44 x 40 in.)	The Norweb Collection	CCCC0
Textile Fragment with the Annunciation, 1370-1400	Italy	1931.61	Silk with gold thread; lampas weave	Overall: 46.4 x 22.9 cm (18 1/4 x 9 in.)	Dudley P. Allen Fund	CCCC0
Six-Color Chasuble Front with Animal Pattern, 1415-25	Italy	1943.66	Silk, polychrome velvet with cut pile	Overall: 80 x 57.2 cm (31 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Panel: Spring, c. 1715	Royal Savonnerie Manufactory, Chaillot Workshops (French, est. 1627)	1952.14	Savonnerie knotted-pile (144 symmetrical rug knots per square inch); wool, hemp	Overall: 274.3 x 219.7 cm (108 x 86 1/2 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Cloth with Procession of Figures, 100 BC-AD 200	Central Andes, South Coast, Nasca people, 100 B.C. - A.D. 700, Early Intermediate Period, 1 - 650	1940.530	Cotton and pigment (field); camelid fiber (borders and fringe)	Overall: 69.8 x 280.7 cm (27 1/2 x 110 1/2 in.); Mounted: 81.3 x 6.4 cm (32 x 2 1/2 in.)	The Norweb Collection	CCCC0
The Resurrection, from an Embroidered Altar Frontal:, 1375-1400	Italy, Florence, 14th century	1929.904	Silk, gold and cotton thread, linen; raised work, embroidery: split, stem, and couching stitches	Overall: 28.9 x 41.9 cm (11 3/8 x 16 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Wine bearers in landscape, from a robe, 1525-1550	Iran, Safavid period	1924.743	Lampas: silk	Overall: 83.5 x 37.5 cm (32 7/8 x 14 3/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Chateau de Chaumont Set, 1512-1515	France, Lyon(?), early 16th century	1960.176	Silk and wool; tapestry weave	Average: 321.8 x 452 cm (126 11/16 x 177 15/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
The Triumph of Eternity (From Chateau de Chaumont Set), 1512-1515	France, Lyon(?), early 16th century	1960.176.1	Silk and wool; tapestry weave	Overall: 319.3 x 377.6 cm (125 11/16 x 148 11/16 in.)	Gift from various donors by exchange	CCCC0
Youth (From Chateau de Chaumont Set), 1512-1515	France, Lyon(?), early 16th century	1960.176.2	Silk and wool; tapestry weave	Overall: 321.8 x 452 cm (126 11/16 x 177 15/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Time (From Chateau de Chaumont Set), 1512-1515	France, Lyon(?), early 16th century	1960.176.3	Silk and wool; tapestry weave	Overall: 326.6 x 434.1 cm (128 9/16 x 170 7/8 in.)	Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund	CCCC0
Orphrey Band: The Tree of Jesse, c. 1350	England, 14th century	1949.503	Silk, gold and silver thread, linen; embroidery: split and couching stitches	Overall: 99.1 x 16.9 cm (39 x 6 5/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Resist-Dyed Hanging with Biblical Scenes, 500-550	Egypt, Byzantine period, 1st half of 6th century	1951.400	Resist-dyed linen; plain weave	Overall: 104.1 x 97.8 cm (41 x 38 1/2 in.); Mounted: 111.1 x 114.3 x 2.5 cm (43 3/4 x 45 x 1 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Tunic, 400-200 BC	Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site?, Paracas people	1940.514	Looped camelid fiber	Average: 94 x 82.6 cm (37 x 32 1/2 in.)	The Norweb Collection	CCCC0
Brocaded velvet with falconer and attendant in animated lattice, from a..., mid 1500s	Iran, Kashan, Safavid period	1944.239	Velvet, brocaded and pile-warp substitution: silk and gilt-metal thread	Overall: 79.4 x 66.7 cm (31 1/4 x 26 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Four-Cornered Hat, c. 700-1100 A.D.	Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-11th Century	1945.378	Needle network with cut pile: cotton and wool; reseau for top: cotton	Overall: 14.3 x 15 x 15.5 cm (5 5/8 x 5 7/8 x 6 1/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Icon of the Virgin and Child, 500s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century	1967.144	Slit-and dovetailed-tapestry weave; wool	Overall: 178.7 x 110.5 cm (70 3/8 x 43 1/2 in.); Mounted: 197.4 x 128.2 x 6.4 cm (77 11/16 x 50 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)	Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund	CCCC0
Altar Frontal: Scenes from the Childhood of Christ, c. 1500	France and South Netherlands, 16th century	1942.826	Wool, silk, gold thread; tapestry weave	Overall: 107.3 x 240 cm (42 1/4 x 94 1/2 in.)	Bequest of John L. Severance	CCCC0
Velvet Fragment, Khusrau Sees Shirin Bathing, 1550-99	Iran, Kashan, Safavid period	1944.499	Velvet, pile-warp substitution: silk	Average: 19 x 15 cm (7 1/2 x 5 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Velvet Fragment, Khusrau Sees Shirin Bathing, 1550-99	Iran, Kashan, Safavid period	1944.499.a	Silk; velvet, cut, pile-warp substitution	Overall: 19 x 15 cm (7 1/2 x 5 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Velvet Fragment, Khusrau Sees Shirin Bathing, 1550-99	Iran, Kashan, Safavid period	1944.499.b	Silk; velvet, cut, pile-warp substitution	Overall: 21.7 x 15.7 cm (8 9/16 x 6 3/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Chasuble Fragment with Realistic Animals, c. 1420	Italy	1947.294	Silk, gold thread; lampas weave	Average: 113.7 x 29.2 cm (44 3/4 x 11 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Month of May: Scene of May Day Festival, 1723-1774	Gobelins (French)	1944.133	Tapestry weave: linen warp, wool and silk wefts	Overall: 312.4 x 452 cm (123 x 177 15/16 in.)	The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection	CCCC0
Silk fragment with roundels of ducks, 600s	Iran	1951.88	Samite: silk	Overall: 8.3 x 11.4 cm (3 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.)	Gift of The Textile Arts Club	CCCC0
Curtain Fragment with Galloping Horse, 500s	Egypt, Antinoë, Byzantine period, 6th century	1948.27	Plain weave (tabby) with inwoven slit-tapestry weave; wool	Overall: 41.9 x 30.5 cm (16 1/2 x 12 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Nereid (Sea-Nymph) from a Hanging, late 300s - 400s	Egypt, Byzantine period, late 4th - 5th century	1953.18	Slit-and dovetailed-tapestry weave probably woven in a linen plain-weave ground; dyed wool, undyed linen	Overall: 66.7 x 64.5 cm (26 1/4 x 25 3/8 in.); Mounted: 76.8 x 75.6 x 2.9 cm (30 1/4 x 29 3/4 x 1 1/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Ornamental Square from a Tunic, 400s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th century	1916.1980	Tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool	Average: 20.5 x 20 cm (8 1/16 x 7 7/8 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust	CCCC0
Mantle, c. 300 BC-AD 200	Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Cavernas Style, 3rd-2nd Century BC	1946.226	Plain weave with embroidery; camelid fiber	Average: 160 x 297.2 cm (63 x 117 in.)	The Norweb Collection	CCCC0
Turban Band (Llauto), c. 300-100 B.C.	Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Late Period, 3rd-1st Century BC	1946.228	Needle reseau (netting): wool and cotton	Overall: 426.5 x 7 cm (167 15/16 x 2 3/4 in.)	The Norweb Collection	CCCC0
Fragment, probably from a Chasuble, 1400s	Italy	1918.232	Silk with cut and voided velvet	Overall: 63.5 x 29.9 cm (25 x 11 3/4 in.)	Dudley P. Allen Fund	CCCC0
Wall Covering with Classical Figure, late 1700s - early 1800s	Philippe de Lasalle (French, 1723-1805)	1945.97	Lampas (satin weave and plain weave variant), brocaded, appliquéd, embroidered; silk	Overall: 203.2 x 57.2 cm (80 x 22 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Hanging fragment with boar head, 600s - early 700s	Iran	1950.509	Tapestry weave: wool and linen	Overall: 20.7 x 25.2 cm (8 1/8 x 9 15/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Louis XV Savonnerie Carpet with Royal Arms, c. 1740-1750	Royal Savonnerie Manufactory, Chaillot Workshops (French, est. 1627)	1950.8	Savonnerie knotted pile (symmetrical ruf knot), wool, hemp	Overall: 546 x 615.6 cm (214 15/16 x 242 3/8 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Square Ornament from a Tunic, 8th century	Egypt or Syria, Umayyad period, 8th century	1947.192	Compound twill weave, silk	Average: 23.5 x 24.2 cm (9 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Tapestry Square Panel, c. 700-1100	Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century	1957.495	Tapestry with interlocked wefts: wool and cotton	Average: 39.4 x 38.1 cm (15 1/2 x 15 in.)	Gift of John Wise in memory of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.	CCCC0
Cloth of gold with winged lions and griffins, 1225-1275	Central Asia	1989.50	Lampas: silk and gold thread	Overall: 124 x 48.8 cm (48 13/16 x 19 3/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Carpet, 1500s	Iran, Herat, 16th century	1962.263	Senna knot: wool and cotton	Average: 771.7 x 307.3 cm (303 13/16 x 121 in.)	Florence and Charles Abel Oriental Rug Collection by exchange	CCCC0
Fragment with Satyr and Maenad, 300s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th century	1975.6	Undyed linen and dyed wool; plain weave ground with tapestry weave	Overall: 139 x 86.4 cm (54 3/4 x 34 in.); Mounted: 153.6 x 100.4 x 3.9 cm (60 1/2 x 39 1/2 x 1 9/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Wall Covering, "The Pheasants" from the "Vatican Verdures" Series, after 1799	Jean-Démosthène Dugourc (French, 1749-1825)	1935.237	Lampas (satin weave and plain weave variant), brocaded, embroidered (chain, satin stitches); silk	Overall: 237 x 45.7 cm (93 5/16 x 18 in.)	Dudley P. Allen Fund	CCCC0
Woolen carpet with millefleurs decoration, early 1600s	India, Mughal, Kashmir, 17th century	1936.17	Asymmetrical knot: pashmina (wool)	Average: 292.7 x 248.9 cm (115 1/4 x 98 in.)	Dudley P. Allen Fund	CCCC0
Velvet panel with four youths smelling flowers, 1625-1650	Iran, Isfahan or Yazd, Safavid period	1932.42	Velvet, brocaded and pile-warp substitution: silk, gilt- and silver-metal thread	Overall: 157.5 x 73.7 cm (62 x 29 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Parrots and Animals, 1300s	Italy, 14th century	1926.507	Silk, gold thread; a combination of two weaves (lampas)	Overall: 81.3 x 25.4 cm (32 x 10 in.)	Gift of J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Tent panel of a dragon slayer, 1550-1599	Iran, Kashan, Safavid period	1948.205	Velvet, cut, voided, brocaded, and pile-warp substitution: silk and gilt-metal strips	Overall: 69.9 x 54.6 cm (27 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Lampas with dancers and musicians, 1600-1650	Iran, Safavid period	1953.17	Lampas, brocaded: silk and silver-metal thread	Overall: 87.7 x 52.1 cm (34 1/2 x 20 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Chinese Fair, 1723-1774	Beauvais (French)	1944.134	Tapestry weave: silk and wool	Overall: 322.6 x 312.4 cm (127 x 123 in.)	The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection	CCCC0
Tunic, c. 700-1100	Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century	1949.12	Tapestry weave: wool	Average: 97.8 x 99.1 cm (38 1/2 x 39 in.)	Gift of John Wise	CCCC0
Tapestry with golden lions and palmettes, 1200s or earlier	Central Asia	1991.3	Silk, gold thread; tapestry weave	Overall: 63.5 x 34.7 cm (25 x 13 11/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Markelius, c. 1942	Stig Lindberg (Swedish, 1916-1982)	1948.493	Plain weave linen (?), loom width, block printed	Average: 321.3 x 128.3 cm (126 1/2 x 50 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	©
Decorations and Sleeve from a Tunic, 700s	Egypt, Islamic Umayyad or Abbasid period, 8th century	1982.107	Wool; plain weave with slit-tapestry weave	Average: 81 x 20.3 cm (31 7/8 x 8 in.)	Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund	CCCC0
Clavi (Decorative Band), 700s	Egypt, Islamic Umayyad or Abbasid period, 8th century	1982.107.a	Wool; plain weave with slit-tapestry weave	Overall: 81 x 20.3 cm (31 7/8 x 8 in.)	Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund	CCCC0
Clavi (Decorative Band), 700s	Egypt, Islamic Umayyad or Abbasid period, 8th century	1982.107.b	Wool; plain weave with slit-tapestry weave	Overall: 80.6 x 19.9 cm (31 3/4 x 7 13/16 in.)	Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund	CCCC0
Sleeve from a Tunic, 700s	Egypt, Islamic Umayyad or Abbasid period, 8th century	1982.107.c	Wool; plain weave with slit-tapestry weave	Overall: 31.7 x 34.2 cm (12 1/2 x 13 7/16 in.)	Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund	CCCC0
Virgin and Child with Four Saints, c. 1500	Germany or Switzerland, Upper Rhine	1939.162	Tapestry weave: linen warp, wool and silk wefts	Overall: 79.7 x 155.8 cm (31 3/8 x 61 5/16 in.)	Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., for the Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial Collection	CCCC0
Velvet Fragment, 1400-1450	Italy, Venice ?, first half 15th century	1918.310	Velvet (cut, uncut, voided, brocaded); silk	Overall: 38.5 x 24.2 cm (15 3/16 x 9 1/2 in.)	Dudley P. Allen Fund	CCCC0
Pillow cover with Arabic inscription, 800s	Egypt, al-Bahnasa	1959.48	Tapestry weave: wool and linen	Overall: 80 x 83.2 cm (31 1/2 x 32 3/4 in.); Mounted: 93.3 x 95.9 cm (36 3/4 x 37 3/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Silk fragment, 1100s	Egypt or Iran, Ayyubid period, 1100s	1937.23	Lampas: silk		Dudley P. Allen Fund	CCCC0
Achala, King of the Wrathful Ones (previously identified as Vighnantaka), early 1200s	Mongolia, Tangut Xia, Khara Khoto (1032-1227), early 13th century	1992.72	Thangka, silk tapestry	Overall: 100.6 x 74.3 cm (39 5/8 x 29 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Samite fragments with double-headed eagles, from the tomb of Saint..., 1200-1243	probably Byzantium	1951.92	Samite: silk	Overall: 118 x 165 cm (46 7/16 x 64 15/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Half Tunic, 16th century	Peru, South Coast, Inca Culture, Colonial Period, 16th century	1951.393	Interlocked tapestry; cotton and wool	Average: 95.3 x 72.4 cm (37 1/2 x 28 1/2 in.)	The Norweb Collection	CCCC0
Guilloche band, from a dalmatic of San Valero, 1200s	Spain, probably Almeria	1928.650	Tapestry weave: silk and gold thread	Overall: 6.1 x 26.1 cm (2 3/8 x 10 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Roundel, Segmentum from a Tunic, mid 600s - mid 700s	Egypt, Umayyad period, mid 7th - mid 8th century	1941.293	Tapestry; linen and wool	Overall: 7.7 x 7.4 cm (3 1/16 x 2 15/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Tapestry, 1368-1644	China, Ming Period	1916.1334	Tapestry weave, silk and gold thread	Overall: 198.1 x 66 cm (78 x 26 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Lampas with eagles in roundels, from the Reliquary of Saint Librada in..., 1100-1150	Spain, Almeria, Almoravid period	1952.15	Lampas: silk and gold thread	Overall: 36.5 x 39.6 cm (14 3/8 x 15 9/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Polychrome Velvet, early 1400s	Italy, early 15th century	1940.370	Velvet weave (cut and voided): silk thread	Overall: 44.5 x 30.5 cm (17 1/2 x 12 in.)	Gift of The Textile Arts Club	CCCC0
Four Seasons, late 1600s - early 1700s	Gobelins (French)	1952.544	Tapestry weave: wool, silk, and gold filé	Average: 256.5 x 264.2 cm (101 x 104 in.)	Gift of Francis Ginn, Marian Ginn Jones, Barbara Ginn Griesinger, and Alexander Ginn in memory of Frank Hadley Ginn and Cornelia Root Ginn	CCCC0
Spring: Fishing Scene (From Set of Four Seasons), late 1600s - early 1700s	Gobelins (French)	1952.544.1	Tapestry weave: wool, silk, and gold filé		Gift of Francis Ginn, Marian Ginn Jones, Barbara Ginn Griesinger, and Alexander Ginn in memory of Frank Hadley Ginn and Cornelia Root Ginn	CCCC0
Four Seasons: Summer: Harvest Scene, late 1600s - early 1700s	Gobelins (French)	1952.544.2	Tapestry weave: wool, silk, and gold filé	Overall: 257.8 x 256.5 cm (101 1/2 x 101 in.)	Gift of Francis Ginn, Marian Ginn Jones, Barbara Ginn Griesinger, and Alexander Ginn in memory of Frank Hadley Ginn and Cornelia Root Ginn	CCCC0
Winter: Skating Scene (From Set of Four Seasons), late 1600s - early 1700s	Gobelins (French)	1952.544.4	Tapestry weave: wool, silk, and gold filé	Overall: 246.4 x 387.7 cm (97 x 152 5/8 in.)	Gift of Francis Ginn, Marian Ginn Jones, Barbara Ginn Griesinger, and Alexander Ginn in memory of Frank Hadley Ginn and Cornelia Root Ginn	CCCC0
Roundel from a Curtain, 300s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-5th century	1946.412	Plain weave ground with tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool	Overall: 45.2 x 47.7 cm (17 13/16 x 18 3/4 in.); Mounted: 64.1 x 64.1 x 2.5 cm (25 1/4 x 25 1/4 x 1 in.)	Gift of Henry Hunt Clark	CCCC0
Lampas with phoenixes amid undulating vines, late 1200s-1300s	Eastern Iran, Ilkhanid period	1985.4	Lampas: silk, cotton, and gold thread	Overall: 43.5 x 39.5 cm (17 1/8 x 15 9/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Silk Fragment, 1360-1399	Italy, last third of the 14th century	1944.458	Lampas weave, silk	Average: 20.3 x 22.9 cm (8 x 9 in.)	Gift of The Textile Arts Club	CCCC0
Dragons Chasing Flaming Pearls, 1200s or earlier	Central China, 13th century or earlier	1988.33	Tapestry, silk and gold thread	Overall: 60 x 32 cm (23 5/8 x 12 5/8 in.)	Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund	CCCC0
Tunic, c. 700-1100	Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century	1956.84	Tapestry; interlocked wefts and areas of eccentric weaving: wool and cotton	Average: 109.2 x 115.6 cm (43 x 45 1/2 in.)	Gift of William R. Carlisle	CCCC0
Tomb Cover, 1640-1950	Iraq or Iran, Buyid period	1954.780	Compound tabby; silk	Overall: 210.2 x 102.5 cm (82 3/4 x 40 3/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Lampas with palmette arches with Alhambra wall pattern, 1300s	Spain, Granada, Nasrid period	1939.35	Silk, gilt-metal thread; lampas weave	Overall: 48.3 x 25.4 cm (19 x 10 in.); Mounted: 58.1 x 35.2 cm (22 7/8 x 13 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Textile with Fall Leaves, c. 1952	possibly by Astrid Sampe (Swedish, 1909-2002)	1953.79	Plain weave bleached linen, loom width, printed	Overall: 111.8 x 127 cm (44 x 50 in.)	The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund	©
Stenciled Velvet, c. 1902-10	Tiffany Studios (American, 1902-1932)	1948.101	Plain silk velvet stencilled with vegetable dyes	Average: 33.7 x 11.5 cm (13 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.)	Gift of Joseph F. Sindelar	©
Venus tells Aeneas and his friend Achates to go to Carthage, 1679	Michael Wauters (Flemish, 1679)	1915.79.1	Tapestry weave: silk and wool	Overall: 411.3 x 294.5 cm (161 15/16 x 115 15/16 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. Allen	CCCC0
Cupid disguised as Aeneas's son, presents gifts to Dido, 1679	Michael Wauters (Flemish, 1679)	1915.79.2	Tapestry weave: silk and wool	Overall: 418.8 x 634.6 cm (164 7/8 x 249 13/16 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. Allen	CCCC0
Dido Sacrifices to Juno, the Goddess of Marriage, 1679	Michael Wauters (Flemish, 1679)	1915.79.3	Tapestry weave: silk and wool	Overall: 411 x 464.5 cm (161 13/16 x 182 7/8 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. Allen	CCCC0
Dido shows Aeneas the plans for the fortifications of Carthage, 1679	Michael Wauters (Flemish, 1679)	1915.79.4	Tapestry weave: silk and wool	Overall: 416.4 x 563.6 cm (163 15/16 x 221 7/8 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. Allen	CCCC0
Dido and Aeneas seek shelter from a storm, 1679	Michael Wauters (Flemish, 1679)	1915.79.5	Tapestry weave: silk and wool	Overall: 416.4 x 418.8 cm (163 15/16 x 164 7/8 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. Allen	CCCC0
Mercury tells Aeneas to Leave Carthage, 1679	Michael Wauters (Flemish, 1679)	1915.79.6	Tapestry weave: silk and wool	Overall: 411 x 337 cm (161 13/16 x 132 11/16 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. Allen	CCCC0
Aeneas says Farewell to Dido, 1679	Michael Wauters (Flemish, 1679)	1915.79.7	Tapestry weave: silk and wool	Overall: 403 x 394 cm (158 11/16 x 155 1/8 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. Allen	CCCC0
The Death of Dido, 1679	Michael Wauters (Flemish, 1679)	1915.79.8	Tapestry weave: silk and wool	Overall: 414 x 466.5 cm (163 x 183 11/16 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. Allen	CCCC0
Hide Shirt, c. 1890	America, Native North American, Central Plains, Lakota Sioux, 19th century	1984.1046	Hide, pigment, glass beads, human hair	Overall: 97.8 x 150 cm (38 1/2 x 59 1/16 in.)	Bequest of David S. McMillan	CCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask", 200 BC-1	Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style	1940.517	Plain warp-faced cloth, painted	Overall: 71.7 x 20.9 cm (28 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.)	The Norweb Collection	CCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask", 200 BC-1	Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style	1940.516	Cotton and pigment, plain weave	Overall: 66 x 20.9 x 3.8 cm (26 x 8 1/4 x 1 1/2 in.)	The Norweb Collection	CCCC0
Boy's Vest, c. 1880	Plains, Lakota (Sioux), 19th century	1982.62	Beadwork	Average: 45.7 x 38.8 cm (18 x 15 1/4 in.)	James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Stenciled Velvet, c. 1902-10	Tiffany Studios (American, 1902-1932)	1948.102	Plain silk velvet stencilled with vegetable dyes	Average: 22 x 30.5 cm (8 11/16 x 12 in.)	Gift of Joseph F. Sindelar	©
Child’s Coat with Ducks in Pearl Medallions, 700s	Probably Sogdia	1996.2.1	Silk: weft-faced compound twill weave (samite)	Width across shoulders: 84.5 cm (33 1/4 in.); length back of neck to hem: 51.4 cm (20 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Family Gathering on New Year's Morning, 1700s	China, Qing dynasty	1942.825	Tapestry weave: silk and wool	Overall: 257.1 x 376 cm (101 1/4 x 148 1/16 in.)	Bequest of John L. Severance	CCCC0

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