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Medium: Embroidery (838)
Medium: Embroidery (838)
Mantle
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Cavernas Style, 3rd-2nd Century BC
1946.226CCCC0
Altar Cloth
Germany, Altenberg on the Lahn, Premonstratensian Convent, 14th century
1948.352CCCC0
Fragment of Embroidered Cloth
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Late Period, c. 300-100 BC
1940.528CCCC0
Tunic
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Cavernas Style, 3rd-2nd Century BC
1946.227CCCC0
Sampler
Anna Wakker (Dutch, 1871–1917)
1943.98CCCC0
Kerchief (Tensifa)
Algeria, 18th-19th century
1916.1238CCCC0
Long Sampler
Germany, late 18th century
1942.500CCCC0
Headcloth
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Middle Period, c. 600-400 BC (Early Horizon, Epoch 10)
1940.529CCCC0
Pair of Headpieces
China, Liao dynasty (907-1125)
1995.109CCCC0
Headpiece
China, Liao dynasty (907-1125)
1995.109.1CCCC0
Headpiece
China, Liao dynasty (907-1125)
1995.109.2CCCC0
Long Sampler
England, 17th century
1942.506CCCC0
Luxurious Woolen Tunic with Decorated Bands
and Roundels
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)
1972.46CCCC0
Chasuble
Italy, 18th century
1916.1441CCCC0
Embroidered Panel: Holy Kinship
Germany or Switzerland, 16th century
1979.1CCCC0
Embroidery with Birds
China, Tang dynasty (618-906)
1994.96CCCC0
Chasuble
Italy or Spain, 18th century
1916.1442CCCC0
Chasuble
Italy, 18th century
1916.1440CCCC0
Mantle
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, c. 600-400 BC
1940.515CCCC0
Embroidered Stola
Italy or Spain, 18th century
1916.1432CCCC0
Embroidered Cover or Curtain
Turkey, 17th-18th century
1916.1301CCCC0
Sampler
America, 18th century
1956.318CCCC0
Fragment of a Tiraz
Egypt, Tunah, Ikhshidid period, Caliphate of al-Qahir or al-Radi, AH 320-329 (A.D. 932-940)
1932.31CCCC0
Mirror Frame
England, 17th century
1942.833CCCC0
Fragment of a Clavus
Egypt, late 8th - early 9th centuries (Abbasid period)
1948.115CCCC0
Coat
India, Kashmir and probably Avadh
1917.36CCCC0
Gray Morning
Evelyn Svec Ward (American, 1921–1989)
1967.201©
Mandarin Coat
China, late 18th century
1916.1331CCCC0
Buddhist Priest's Ceremonial Robe
China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
1987.57CCCC0
Band
Greece, Cyclades Islands, Southern Group, Melos ?, 17th century
1929.257CCCC0
Pillow Cover
Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 18th-19th century
1916.1234CCCC0
Portion of a Bed Tent
Greece, Cyclades Islands, Pholegandros, 17th-18th century
1922.42CCCC0
Pillow Cover
Greece, Ionian Islands, 19th century
1927.15CCCC0
Pillow Cover
Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century
1926.221CCCC0
Fragment of a Bed Curtain
Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century
1926.223CCCC0
Portion of a Bed Sheet or Valance
Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 16th-17th century
1927.373CCCC0
Portion of a Bed Tent
Greece, Dodecanese Islands, Rhodes, 18th century
1933.414CCCC0
Sections of an Embroidered Frieze
England, Period of Charles I (1625-1649), 17th century
1919.585CCCC0
Section of an Embroidered Frieze: Ahasuerus and Esther, The Pope Chiding...
England, Period of Charles I (1625-1649), 17th century
1919.585.aCCCC0
Section of an Embroidered Frieze: Rebecca Meeting Isaac, Abigail Meeting...
England, Period of Charles I (1625-1649), 17th century
1919.585.bCCCC0
All Whites
Mariska Karasz (American, 1898–1960)
1954.287©
Apparel from a Dalmatic
Italy, early 16th century
1977.169CCCC0
Apparel from a Dalmatic
Italy, early 16th century
1977.169.aCCCC0
Apparel from a Dalmatic
Italy, early 16th century
1977.169.bCCCC0
Apparel from a Dalmatic
Italy, early 16th century
1977.169.cCCCC0
Apparel from a Dalmatic
Italy, early 16th century
1977.169.dCCCC0
Apparel from a Dalmatic
Italy, early 16th century
1977.169.eCCCC0
Apparel from a Dalmatic
Italy, early 16th century
1977.169.fCCCC0
Apparel from a Dalmatic
Italy, early 16th century
1977.169.gCCCC0
Apparel from a Dalmatic
Italy, early 16th century
1977.169.hCCCC0
Apparel from a Dalmatic
Italy, early 16th century
1977.169.iCCCC0
Apparel from a Dalmatic
Italy, early 16th century
1977.169.jCCCC0
Border
Greece, Ionian Islands, 16th-17th century
1927.13CCCC0
Fragment of a Skirt Border
Greece, Crete, 18th century
1916.1267CCCC0
Fragments from an Embroidered Border
Greece, Cyclades Islands, Southern Group, 16th century
1916.1273CCCC0
Fragment from an Embroidered Border
Greece, Cyclades Islands, Southern Group, 16th century
1916.1273.aCCCC0
Fragment from an Embroidered Border
Greece, Cyclades Islands, Southern Group, 16th century
1916.1273.bCCCC0
Fragment from an Embroidered Border
Greece, Cyclades Islands, Southern Group, 16th century
1916.1273.cCCCC0
Fragment from an Embroidered Border
Greece, Cyclades Islands, Southern Group, 16th century
1916.1273.dCCCC0
Fragment from an Embroidered Border
Greece, Cyclades Islands, Southern Group, 16th century
1916.1273.eCCCC0
Fragment from an Embroidered Border
Greece, Cyclades Islands, Southern Group, 16th century
1916.1273.fCCCC0
Fragment of a Skirt Border
Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century
1926.222CCCC0
Fragment of a Skirt Border
Greece, Crete, 18th century
1916.1271CCCC0
Border Strips of a Skirt
Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century
1926.217CCCC0
Border Strip of a Skirt
Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century
1926.217.aCCCC0
Border Strip of a Skirt
Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century
1926.217.bCCCC0
Portion of a Bedspread
Greece, Epirus, Yaninna, 18th century
1916.1289CCCC0
Front and Back of a Bolster Case
Greece, Epirus, Yaninna, 18th century
1916.1287CCCC0
Part of a Bed Curtain or Pillow Case
Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 18th century
1926.220CCCC0
Embroidered Bed Rug
America, late 18th Century
1954.778CCCC0
Embroidered Front of an Altar
Italy or Spain, 17th-18th century
1916.901CCCC0
The Family (In Memory of a Summer in the White Mountains)
Marguerite Zorach (American, 1887–1968)
2020.261CCCC0
Panel, Probably from a Skirt
Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 19th century
1916.1268CCCC0
Fragment of a Bed Curtain
Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century
1926.218CCCC0
Embroidery au Petit Point
England, 17th century, Charles I Period (1625-1649)
1916.1393CCCC0
Panel
Russia, Tambov province
1931.72CCCC0
Woman's Dress
Greece, Dodecanese Islands, Tilos ?, 18th century
1933.439CCCC0
Embroidered Taffeta Apron
England, 18th century
1942.494CCCC0
Fragment of a Garment
India, Gujarat, 19th century
1943.50CCCC0
Panel for a Headdress
Russia, Tambov province
1931.75CCCC0
Sampler
Mexico, 19th century
1942.517CCCC0
Sampler
Mexico, 19th century
1942.516CCCC0
Sampler
Mexico, 19th century
1942.521CCCC0
Kerchief
Greece, Northern Islands, Chios ?, late 19th century
1916.832CCCC0
Fragment of Burial Clothing
Egypt, Egypto-Arabic, c. 10th - 11th century
1914.525CCCC0
Sampler
America, 18th century
1956.319CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, late 19th century
1936.734CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, late 19th century
1936.746CCCC0
Table Cover
China, late 19th century
1939.146CCCC0
Embroidered Collar
America, 19th century
1914.1CCCC0
Embroidered Scarf
Madeira, early 19th century
1923.1086CCCC0
Sampler Fragment
Mexico, 19th century
1942.519CCCC0
Kerchief
Greece, Northern Islands, Chios ?, late 19th century
1916.833CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, 19th century
1936.698CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, early 19th century
1936.707CCCC0
Side Panel of a Bedspread
Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 18th century
1916.1272CCCC0
Sampler Fragment
Mexico, 19th century
1942.518CCCC0
Embroidered Panel
Italy, 17th century
1915.669CCCC0
Sampler
Mexico, 19th century
1942.520CCCC0
Sampler
Mexico, 19th century
1942.524CCCC0
Sampler
Mexico, 19th century
1942.522CCCC0
Panel
Russia, Tambov province
1931.71CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, second half of 19th century
1936.736CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, 19th century
1936.738CCCC0
Embroidered Dress Front
Madeira, 19th century
1923.1091CCCC0
Embroidered Border
Italy, 16th-17th century
1939.357CCCC0
Embroidered Border
Italy, 16th-17th century
1939.357.aCCCC0
Embroidered Border
Italy, 16th-17th century
1939.357.bCCCC0
Handkerchief
Flanders, 19th century
1936.712CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, early 19th century
1936.729CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, 18th century
1936.735CCCC0
Sleeve Bands
China, early 19th century
1926.537CCCC0
Square Shawl ("amli")
India, Kashmir
1926.239CCCC0
Darning Sampler
Willemijntje Elisabeth Wakker (Dutch, b. 1875)
1943.110CCCC0
Embroidered Border
Italy, 16th-17th century
1939.356CCCC0
Pillow Cover
Greece, Cyclades Islands, Amorgos, 18th century
1927.16CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Italy, 2nd half 19th century
1923.1093CCCC0
Long Sampler
Mexico, 19th century
1942.523CCCC0
Darning Sampler
Netherlands, late 18th century
1942.528CCCC0
Four Borders from a Bedspread
Greece, Epirus, Yaninna, 18th century
1916.1298CCCC0
Bedspread
Greece, Epirus, Yaninna, 19th century
1916.1296CCCC0
Fragment of a Bed Curtain
Greece, Crete, 18th century
1940.355CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, 19th century
1936.722CCCC0
Embroidered Square
China, late 19th century
1956.312CCCC0
Bed Curtain
Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 18th century
1916.1315CCCC0
Border Fragment with Birds and Flowers
Peru, South Coast, Nasca style (100 BC-AD 700)
1948.481CCCC0
Towel
Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 18th century
1956.684CCCC0
Pair of Needlework Bed Hangings
France, late 17th century
1990.24CCCC0
Needlework Bed Hanging (1 of 2)
France, late 17th century
1990.24.1CCCC0
Needlework Bed Hanging (2 of 2)
France, late 17th century
1990.24.2CCCC0
Whole Surface: Confined 1
Claire B. Jones (British, b. 1964)
2015.40©
Five Embroidered Fragments
Morocco, Azemmur, 18th-19th century
1918.41CCCC0
Five Embroidered Fragments
Morocco, Azemmur, 18th-19th century
1918.41.aCCCC0
Five Embroidered Fragments
Morocco, Azemmur, 18th-19th century
1918.41.bCCCC0
Five Embroidered Fragments
Morocco, Azemmur, 18th-19th century
1918.41.cCCCC0
Five Embroidered Fragments
Morocco, Azemmur, 18th-19th century
1918.41.dCCCC0
Five Embroidered Fragments
Morocco, Azemmur, 18th-19th century
1918.41.eCCCC0
Wedding Gown
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)
1918.552CCCC0
Man's surcoat (khalat)
Uzbekistan, Shahr-i Sabz
1916.1412CCCC0
Embroidered Welcoming Descent of Amida Triad
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
1966.513CCCC0
Thangka with the Seventh Bodhisattva
China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
1991.2CCCC0
Canopy (?)
France, 19th century
1976.50CCCC0
Head Veil
India, Lucknow, late 19th century
1952.189CCCC0
Embroidered Skirt Panel
France, 19th century
1956.577CCCC0
Tent Wall Panel(?)
Iran, Rasht, Qajar period (1779-1925)
1916.1297CCCC0
Part of a Bedspread
Greece, Ionian Islands, 18th century
1926.219CCCC0
Birds and Fish Mola Panels (Pair)
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people
2021.155CCCC0
Woman's Bridal Dress, Tabard
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
2005.135.3CCCC0
Sampler
Morocco, Salé, 19th century
1929.842CCCC0
Chalice Veil
Italy, 18th century
1916.1449CCCC0
Sleeve (?)
Greece, Thrace, Sarakatsani People, 19th century
1937.18CCCC0
Fragment of a Clavus
Egypt, Abbasid period, late 8th - early 9th centuries
1948.112CCCC0
Fragment of a Clavus
Egypt, Abbasid period, late 8th - early 9th centuries
1948.114CCCC0
Purse
England, early 17th century
1946.416CCCC0
Fragment of a Skirt Border
Greece, Crete, 18th-19th century
1918.35CCCC0
Fragment of a Bed Curtain
Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 19th century
1926.216CCCC0
Sleeve
Greece, Dodecanese Islands, 18th century
1927.18CCCC0
General Guo Ziyi’s Birthday Banquet
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)
2020.87CCCC0
Flower, Birds, and Profile Animal Mola Panel
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people
2021.154CCCC0
#17
Dorothy Ruddick (American, 1925–2010)
1992.364©
Embroidered Cushion Cover
Morocco, Chechauen, 17th-18th century
1918.43CCCC0
Fragment of a Clavus
Egypt, late 8th - early 9th centuries (Abbasid period)
1948.113CCCC0
Embroidery from a Cloud Collar: Ocean, Rocks, and Peonies
China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) - early Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
1993.10CCCC0
Part of a Skirt Border
Greece, Crete, 19th century
1934.187CCCC0
Handkerchief
France or Flanders, 19th century
1936.719CCCC0
Embroidered Fragment
Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century
1923.467CCCC0
Handkerchief
France or Italy, 19th century
1936.726CCCC0
Chalice Cover (?)
Italy, 16th century
1951.86CCCC0
Fragment of Pillow Cover  or Panel of Bedspread
Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 19th century
1927.14CCCC0
Panel, Fragment of Bedsheet
Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 18th century
1927.372CCCC0
Purse
England, early 17th century
1944.283CCCC0
Rumal (Handkerchief)
India, Punjab, Chamba, 18th century
1916.1208CCCC0
Fragment of a Skirt Border
Greece, Crete, 18th century
1926.213CCCC0
Fragment of a Bed Curtain
Greece, Crete, 18th century
1926.215CCCC0
Pillow Cover
Greece, Cyclades Islands, Amorgos, 18th century
1927.12CCCC0
Pillow Cover
Greece, Cyclades Islands, Amorgos, 18th century
1927.17CCCC0
Rainbow Skirt
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
1916.1353CCCC0
Handkerchief
France, early 19th century
1936.55CCCC0
Embroidered Linen Handkerchief
Spain, Teneriffe, 19th century
1936.65CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, second half of 19th century
1936.703CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, late 19th century
1936.741CCCC0
Handkerchief
France, 19th century
1939.57CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, late 18th century
1940.450CCCC0
Fragment of a Pillow Cover
Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 17th-18th century
1926.214CCCC0
Handkerchief
Flanders, 18th century, Louis XVI Period
1936.693CCCC0
A Pair of Rank Badges with Single Crane Motif
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)
2019.78CCCC0
Rank Badge with Single Crane Motif
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)
2019.78.1CCCC0
Rank Badge with Single Crane Motif
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)
2019.78.2CCCC0
Band from Towel
Italy, Perugia, 16th century
1919.728CCCC0
Infant's Cap
America, first half 19th century
1922.46CCCC0
Blouse
China, late 19th century
1928.776CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, 19th century
1936.50CCCC0
Handkerchief
France, 19th century
1936.727CCCC0
Title Robe
China, late 19th century
1940.4CCCC0
Two Pieces of Embroidery
Philippe de Lasalle (French, 1723–1805)
1940.483CCCC0
Two Pieces of Embroidery
Philippe de Lasalle (French, 1723–1805)
1940.483.aCCCC0
Two Pieces of Embroidery
Philippe de Lasalle (French, 1723–1805)
1940.483.bCCCC0
Shawl
China, 19th century
1940.594CCCC0
Embroidered Fragment
Greece, 18th century
1972.223CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, second half of 19th century
1936.60CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Spain, Teneriffe, 19th century
1936.63CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, early 20th century
1936.720CCCC0
Embroidered Covers
France, 18th century
1942.168CCCC0
Embroidered Cover
France, 18th century
1942.168.aCCCC0
Embroidered Cover
France, 18th century
1942.168.bCCCC0
Embroidered Cover
France, 18th century
1942.168.cCCCC0
Towel End with Beaded Borders
Mexico, early 19th century
1945.81CCCC0
Altar Frontal
Italy, 17th-18th century
1951.84CCCC0
Cap
Germany, Hesse, 19th century
1953.328CCCC0
Skirt
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
1916.1349CCCC0
Skirt (Part 1)
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
1916.1349.aCCCC0
Skirt (Part 2)
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
1916.1349.bCCCC0
Handkerchief
England ?, 19th century
1936.717CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Italy, 19th century
1936.730CCCC0
Handkerchief
France, 19th century
1936.745CCCC0
Portion of a Flounce
Italy, 19th century
1950.143CCCC0
Square Shawl
India, Kashmir, late 19th century
1917.40CCCC0
Embroidered Fragment
Germany, Lower Saxony, mid to 3rd quarter of 14th century
1985.6CCCC0
Untitled
Dorothy Ruddick (American, 1925–2010)
1996.203©
Shoe
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
1918.828CCCC0
Cushion Cover
Dagestan, 18th century
1920.530CCCC0
Handkerchief
France, 19th century
1936.48CCCC0
Sampler
Italy ?, late 19th century
1942.531CCCC0
Fragment
China, 20th century
1954.67CCCC0
Embroidered Cap
America, 19th century
1917.361CCCC0
Collar
France or Switzerland, 19th century
1936.263CCCC0
Handkerchief
France, early 19th century
1936.43CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, 19th century
1936.66CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
France or Switzerland, 19th century
1940.9CCCC0
Skirt
China, 19th century
1956.307CCCC0
Han Woman's Jacket
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
1956.311CCCC0
Hanging
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
1916.1245CCCC0
Embroidery for Fire Screen
England, early 19th century
1932.136CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, 18th century
1936.40CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, second half of 19th century
1936.52CCCC0
Handkerchief
France, 19th century
1936.56CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, 19th century
1937.11CCCC0
Sleeve Bands
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) or Republican period (1912-49)
1943.92CCCC0
Sleeve Band
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) or Republican period (1912-49)
1943.92.aCCCC0
Sleeve Band
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) or Republican period (1912-49)
1943.92.bCCCC0
Embroidery
Morocco, Moghrebin, 17th-18th century
1916.1236CCCC0
Handkerchief
Switzerland, 19th century
1930.659CCCC0
Handkerchief
France, early 19th century
1936.42CCCC0
Fragment of Embroidered Cloth
England or Ireland, 18th century
1936.91CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, early 19th century
1940.451CCCC0
Silk Embroidery
Austria ?, 19th century
1983.245CCCC0
Dress (Choli)
Western India, Gujarat, Kachchh
1917.1070CCCC0
Fragment
Western India, Gujarat, Kachchh
1917.999CCCC0
Sampler
England, 19th century
1943.113CCCC0
Shawl
China, early 20th century
1918.29CCCC0
Sampler
Celia Kestenbaum Grossman (Austrian)
1918.333CCCC0
Square
France, 19th century
1936.15CCCC0
Band
France ?, 18th century
1936.281CCCC0
Handkerchief
France, 19th century
1936.57CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Italy, 19th century
1936.697CCCC0
Handkerchief
France or Switzerland, 19th century
1936.742CCCC0
Handkerchief
Austria, 19th century
1940.8CCCC0
Embroidered Collar
America, 19th century
1917.359CCCC0
Cushion Cover
Dagestan, 18th century
1920.529CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, 18th century
1936.41CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, 18th century
1936.45CCCC0
Handkerchief
France, early 19th century
1936.51CCCC0
Handkerchief
England or America, late 19th century
1936.728CCCC0
Sampler
France, 19th century
1942.532CCCC0
Cover (or Hanging)
India, late 19th century
1916.1362CCCC0
Embroidered Square
Italy, 17th-18th century
1920.1470CCCC0
Front Half of a Vest
England, late 18th century
1929.836CCCC0
Handkerchief
France, 19th century
1936.64CCCC0
Embroidered Flounce
Unassigned, 18th century
1936.67CCCC0
Flounce
France, early 19th century
1936.69CCCC0
Handkerchief
France ?, 19th century
1936.699CCCC0
Shawl
China, 19th century
1940.593CCCC0
Embroidered Panel
Italy, 19th century
1940.606CCCC0
Rank Badge (buzi)
China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95)
1948.69CCCC0
Man (To Be Embroidered)
Liliana Porter (Argentinian, b. 1941)
2019.173©
Embroidered Square
Morocco, Berber ?, 19th century
1916.1316CCCC0
Cushion Cover
Dagestan, 18th century
1920.528CCCC0
Embroidered Bag
America, first half 19th Century
1922.47CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, 19th century
1936.714CCCC0
Han Woman's Jacket
China, 19th century
1956.306CCCC0
Embroidered Fragments Mounted as One
China or Japan, 8th century
1954.70.zzCCCC0
Kesi Panel: Rocks and Narcissus
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
1915.654CCCC0
Embroidered Border
China, 14th century
1989.51CCCC0
Fragment of "Aleuj" Embroidery
Morocco, Fez, early 20th century
1930.139CCCC0
Fragment of "Aleuj" Embroidery
Morocco, Fez, 19th century
1933.422CCCC0
Long Sampler
England, 17th century
1942.510CCCC0
Embroidered Back and Seat for Chair
France, back: late 17th century; seat: 18th century
1944.112CCCC0
Bonnet
Germany, Frankfurt, Early 20th Century
1953.706CCCC0
Rampant Lions Mola Panel
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people, Gardi Coiba community
1971.197©
Embroidered Pillow Case
Morocco, Salé, 19th century
1939.452CCCC0
Iguana Mola Panel
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Wissubwala, Guna people
1971.217©
Monster with Double-Headed Serpent Mola Panel
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people, Usdub community
1971.198©
Embroidered Bedspread
Portugal, 17th-18th century
1916.1367CCCC0
Embroidered Band
Italy, 17th century
1920.1281CCCC0
Altar Frontal (?)
Italy, 17th century
1916.1450CCCC0
Valence
Portugal, 18th-19th century
1936.312CCCC0
Sampler Fragment
Netherlands, early 19th century
1942.529CCCC0
Sampler
America, Pennsylvania Dutch, 19th century
1943.105CCCC0
Sampler
Spain, 19th century
1943.108CCCC0
Collar
France or Switzerland, 19th century
1944.281CCCC0
Embroidered Table Cover
Italy, 17th century (or later copy)
1916.1285CCCC0
Sampler
Germany, Mid 18th century
1923.897CCCC0
Embroidered Strip
Italy, 16th century
1929.838CCCC0
Embroidered Blouse Front
Palestine, 19th century
1937.582CCCC0
Double Collar
America, 19th century
1939.58CCCC0
Part of a Curtain (Two Widths)
Uzbekistan, Bukhara, 19th century
1918.20CCCC0
Sampler Fragment
Netherlands, early 19th century
1942.513CCCC0
Sampler
Germany, 19th century
1942.525CCCC0
Woman's cloak (chyrpy)
Uzbekistan, Bukhara
1916.1468CCCC0
Embroidered Pillow Case
Morocco, Salé, 19th century
1939.451CCCC0
Long Sampler
England, 17th century
1942.509CCCC0
Basket Mola Panel (Garba Mor)
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people, Urgandi community
1971.211©
Two Birds Mola Panel
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Wissubwala, Guna people
1971.213©
Sampler
England, 19th century
1943.107CCCC0
Sampler
England, early 19th century
1943.111CCCC0
Embroidered Towel
Italy, 17th century or later
1916.1269CCCC0
Shawl (?)
India, 18th-19th century
1925.495CCCC0
Strip
Denmark, late 19th century
1928.191CCCC0
Sampler
Netherlands, late 18th century
1942.526CCCC0
Wedding Veil
Tajikistan, Tajik tribe, 19th century
1916.1235CCCC0
Embroidered Fragment
India, 18th or 19th century
1916.1369CCCC0
Saddle Cloth
Italy, Abruzzi, 17th-18th century
1924.483CCCC0
Sampler
England, early 19th century
1942.507CCCC0
Sampler
Spain, 19th century
1942.535CCCC0
Stand Cover
France, 20th century
1968.155©
Embroidery Picture
America, 19th century
1926.237CCCC0
Woven Chest or Bed Cover
Italy, Terra di Lavoro, 18th century
1926.56CCCC0
Sampler
America, 19th century
1943.101CCCC0
Bag
Turkey
1957.7CCCC0
Embroidered Band
Italy, 16th-17th century
1916.1241CCCC0
Embroidered Bedspread
Portugal, 18th century
1916.1365CCCC0
Fragment
India, Jaipur ?, 18th century
1925.502CCCC0
Woven Bed or Chest Cover
Italy, Terra di Lavoro, 18th century
1926.55CCCC0
Embroidered Strip
Italy, 16th century
1929.840CCCC0
Sampler Fragment
Netherlands, early 19th century
1942.515CCCC0
Sampler
Italy, 18th century
1943.109CCCC0
Table Cloth
Turkey, Late 18th- Early 19th century
1951.184CCCC0
Embroidered Machine Lace Bonnet Veil
America, 19th century
1919.915CCCC0
Head Shawl (Phulkari)
India, Punjab, 19th century
1925.475CCCC0
Sampler
America, 19th century
1934.331CCCC0
Sampler
Italy, 19th century
1943.103CCCC0
Baby's Long Dress
France, 19th century
1943.447CCCC0
Embroidered Floral Panel
Queen Mary (British, 1867–1953)
1949.162©
Sampler
Italy, 19th century
1942.533CCCC0
Embroidered Floral Panel
Queen Mary (British, 1867–1953)
1949.163©
Embroidered Robe
Turkey, 19th century
1920.742CCCC0
Embroidered Strip
Italy, late 16th century
1929.844CCCC0
Embroidery
Switzerland, 17th century
1940.361CCCC0
Sampler
America, 19th century
1943.118CCCC0
Kantha
India, Bengal, 19th century
1996.350CCCC0
Sampler
England, 19th century
1943.117CCCC0
Sampler
England, 19th century
1943.102CCCC0
Fragment of a Shirt Front
Turkey, 19th century
1977.189CCCC0
Sampler
England, early 19th century
1943.124CCCC0
Sampler
England, early 19th century
1943.97CCCC0
"Fishing Lady"
America, Massachusetts, Boston, 18th century, 1st half
1996.1003CCCC0
Blouse
Spain, 17th century
1919.729CCCC0
Embroidered Peasant Headdress
Germany, Nüremberg, 18th century
1919.853CCCC0
Embroidered Velvet
India, 18th century
1916.1375CCCC0
Ecclesiastical Embroidery (Epigonation)
Armenia and Greece, 17th-18th century
1916.1422CCCC0
Embroidered Band
Italy, 18th century
1916.1454CCCC0
Peasant Blouse
Norway, Hardanger, 19th century
1924.629CCCC0
Mandala or Iconographic Panel
Tibet, 18th century
1940.610CCCC0
Sampler
England, late 18th century
1943.112CCCC0
Embroidered Panel
India, 18th-19th century
1916.1302CCCC0
Embroidery
Spain, 18th century
1930.334CCCC0
Sampler
England, 19th century
1943.120CCCC0
Shawl
India, Punjab, 19th century
1917.34CCCC0
Sampler
England, early 19th century
1924.1035CCCC0
Fragment
India, 18th-19th century
1925.470CCCC0
Embroidered Strip
Italy, 16th century
1929.839CCCC0
Sampler
Netherlands, mid 18th century
1942.514CCCC0
Handkerchief
France, 19th century
1944.322CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, 19th century
1945.79CCCC0
Bag
Turkey, 20th century
1957.6©
Blanket
America, early 19th century
1938.400CCCC0
Apron
England, 18th century
1942.164CCCC0
Sampler
Scotland
1943.106CCCC0
Sampler
Italy, 17th century
1943.119CCCC0
Medicine Men Curing the Sick Mola Panel
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people, Urgandi community
1971.212©
Embroidered Cover (?)
India, 18th-19th century
1916.1363CCCC0
Circular Piece
India, 18th century
1916.1373CCCC0
Sampler
Netherlands, early 19th century
1942.527CCCC0
Prayer Mat
India, 18th-19th century
1916.1275CCCC0
Embroidered Strip
Italy, 18th century
1916.1451CCCC0
Wedding Cap
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) or Republican period (1912-49)
1950.347CCCC0
Sampler
Germany, 19th century
1984.1129CCCC0
Shawl
India, Kashmir, late 19th century
1956.329CCCC0
Embroidered Shawl (?)
Turkey, 18th-19th century
1916.1263CCCC0
Sampler
England, early 19th century
1943.115CCCC0
Sampler
England, early 19th century
1943.123CCCC0
Ecclesiastical Embroidery (Epigonation)
Armenia and Greece, 17th century
1916.1421CCCC0
Lobed Square Table Cover
China, 19th century
1939.144CCCC0
Embroidered Panel
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
1960.276CCCC0
Rooster and Hen Mola Panel
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people, Gardi Muladub community
1971.207©
Incense Braziers Mola Panel
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people, Mammidub community
1971.215©
Fragment of Embroidery
Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 18th century
1920.1283CCCC0
Handekrchief
France or Flanders, early 19th century
1936.266CCCC0
Blouse Front
Philippines, Late 19th century
1955.419CCCC0
Rumal Decorated with Scenes of Krishna's Life
India, Himachal Pradesh, 18th century
1996.349CCCC0
Sampler
Germany, late 19th century
1943.116CCCC0
Embroidered Panel
India, 18th-19th century
1916.1292CCCC0
Fragment of a Mandarin Robe
China, 18th century
1916.1336CCCC0
Embroidered Collar
Madeira ?, late 19th century
1928.224CCCC0
Sampler
England, 19th century
1943.99CCCC0
Sampler
England, early 19th century
1942.504CCCC0
Stomacher (Devant de Corsage)
Italy, 18th century
1916.1430CCCC0
Embroidered Towel
Turkey, early 20th century
1916.1473CCCC0
Coverlet
India, 19th century
1916.1474CCCC0
Skirt Border and Sleeve
Greece, Dodecanese Islands, 18th century
1927.11CCCC0
Skirt Border
Greece, Dodecanese Islands, 18th century
1927.11.1CCCC0
Sleeve
Greece, Dodecanese Islands, 18th century
1927.11.2CCCC0
Embroidered Strip of Edging
Philippines, 19th century
1928.10CCCC0
Two fragments of a scarf or headdress
Egypt, Mamluk period, 1300s
1929.846CCCC0
Two Fragments of a Scarf or Headdress
Egypt, Mamluk period, 14th century
1929.846.aCCCC0
Embroidered Linen Textile
Tunisia, early 20th century
1916.1223CCCC0
Cushion or Divan Cover
Azerbaijan, 17th-18th century
1916.1310CCCC0
Table Runner
Czechoslovakia, 19th century
1921.1133CCCC0
Collar
Madeira ?, 19th century
1928.223CCCC0
Sampler
England, 19th century
1942.503CCCC0
Coverlet
Ireland, early 19th century
1916.1360CCCC0
Sampler
England, 18th century
1929.572CCCC0
Fragment of a Tiraz
Egypt, Ikhshidid period, Caliphate of al-Muti, AH 334-358 (A.D. 946-969)
1932.30CCCC0
Sampler
England, 19th century
1943.100CCCC0
Blouse in Four Pieces
Philippines, 19th century
1943.380CCCC0
Blouse in Four Pieces (Blouse)
Philippines, 19th century
1943.380.aCCCC0
Blouse in Four Pieces (Sleeve)
Philippines, 19th century
1943.380.bCCCC0
Blouse in Four Pieces (Sleeve)
Philippines, 19th century
1943.380.cCCCC0
Blouse in Four Pieces (Shawl)
Philippines, 19th century
1943.380.dCCCC0
Sampler
England, 17th century
1942.511CCCC0
LGP
Luis González Palma (Guatemalan, 1957-)
2019.159©
Chasuble
Italy, 18th century
1916.1453CCCC0
Embroidered Cushion Cover
Turkey, 18th century
1916.1228CCCC0
Bolster Cover
Turkey, 19th century
1916.1242CCCC0
Embroidered Band for Curtain
Morocco, Chechauen, 19th century
1916.1247CCCC0
Embroidered Strip
Italy, 17th century (copy of)
1916.1417©
Shawl
India, Kathiawar, 19th century
1916.1458CCCC0
Panel, Probably from a Curtain
Uzbekistan, Bukhara, 19th century
1918.19CCCC0
Sleeve
Greece, Dodecanese Islands, 18th century
1927.19CCCC0
Handkerchief
France, 19th century
1936.59CCCC0
Bedspread
Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 18th century
1940.357CCCC0
Orphrey Band: The Tree of Jesse
England, 14th century
1949.503CCCC0
Embroidered Cap
Germany, Mecklenburg
1919.849CCCC0
Embroidered Panel
India, 18th century
1916.1274CCCC0
Panel, Probably from a Curtain
Uzbekistan, Bukhara, 19th century
1918.27CCCC0
Machine Lace Bed Canopy and Pillow Slips
France, early 19th century (Empire Period, 1804-1815)
1941.21CCCC0
Machine Lace Bed Canopy
France, early 19th century (Empire Period, 1804-1815)
1941.21.aCCCC0
Machine Lace Pillow Slip
France, early 19th century (Empire Period, 1804-1815)
1941.21.cCCCC0
Parasol Top
France, 18th century
1941.574CCCC0
Embroidered Cover
Uzbekistan, Bukhara, 19th century
1916.1277CCCC0
Embroidered Square
Philippines, 19th century
1928.11CCCC0
Handkerchief
France, early 19th century
1936.14CCCC0
Handkerchief
France ?, 18th century
1936.696CCCC0
Embroidered Square
Algeria ?, 19th century
1940.356CCCC0
Sampler
England, early 19th century
1942.505CCCC0
Sampler
France, early 18th century
1943.122CCCC0
Sleeve
Philippines, late 19th century
1955.417CCCC0
Embroidered Towel (Peshkir)
Turkey, 19th century
1916.1262CCCC0
Fragment
India, Jaipur, 18th-19th century
1925.496CCCC0
Skirt Border
Greece, Dodecanese Islands, Karpathos Island, 17th-18th century
1927.10CCCC0
Fragment of a Tiraz
Egypt, Ikhshidid period, Caliphate of al-Radi, AH 323-328 (A.D. 934-940)
1932.20CCCC0
Fragment of a Tiraz
Egypt, Second Abbasid period, Caliphate of al-Muqtadir, AH 295-320 (A.D. 908-932)
1932.29CCCC0
Embroidered Bed Spread
Turkey, 18th century
1933.415CCCC0
Handkerchief
France, 19th century
1936.49CCCC0
Complete Skirt Border
Greece, Crete, 18th century
1940.359CCCC0
Orphrey Band
Netherlands, 19th century
1955.306CCCC0
Fichu
Philippines, late 19th century
1955.420CCCC0
Telescoping Basket
Northwest Coast, Tlingit, 19th century
1917.488.bCCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Philippines, late 19th century
1936.739CCCC0
Sampler
England, 18th century
1942.512CCCC0
Embroidered Square
Algeria or Morocco ?, 19th century
1916.1225CCCC0
Embroidered Fragments
Spain, 16th century
1916.1455CCCC0
Bed Cover (?)
India, Delhi ?, 19th century
1916.1475CCCC0
Blouse Front with Collar
Dalmatia, 19th century
1924.1037CCCC0
Embroidered Strip
Philippines, 19th century
1928.9CCCC0
Woman's Costume (Chemisette)
Italy, Sicily, 19th century
1931.445.lCCCC0
Fragment of a Tiraz
Iran or Iraq, Eastern Caliphate, Baghdad or Bishapur, Abbasid period during the caliphate of al-Muqtadir, AH 306-311 (AD 918-924)
1932.21CCCC0
Handkerchief
France or Flanders, 19th century
1936.725CCCC0
Sampler
England, early 19th century
1942.502CCCC0
Fragment of a Tiraz-Style Textile
Egypt, Mamluke period, 1200s-1300s
1950.532CCCC0
Bedspread
Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 19th century
1916.1312CCCC0
Fragment of a Tiraz
Egypt, Abbasid period, during Caliphate of al-Muqtadir, AH 295-320 (A.D. 908-932)
1932.26CCCC0
Handkerchief
France, 18th century
1936.62CCCC0
Sampler
England, 17th century
1942.508CCCC0
Sampler
England, 19th century
1943.104CCCC0
Border Fragment
Peru, South Coast, Nasca style (100 BC-AD 700)
1948.478CCCC0
Shawl
India, Punjab, 19th century
1956.594CCCC0
Embroidered Square
Turkey, 19th century
1916.1252CCCC0
Embroidered Velvet Rectangle
India, 19th century
1916.1374CCCC0
Fragment of a Tiraz
Egypt, Misr, Second Abbasid period, Caliphate of al-Muqtadir, AH 306-311 (A.D. 918-923)
1932.18CCCC0
Title, DateArtist / CultureAccession numberMediumDimensionsCredit lineRights
Mantle
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Cavernas Style, 3rd-2nd Century BC
1946.226plain weave with embroidery; camelid fiberOverall: 154.9 x 292.1 cm (61 x 115 in.); Mounted: 162.6 x 299.7 cm (64 x 118 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Altar Cloth
Germany, Altenberg on the Lahn, Premonstratensian Convent, 14th century
1948.352embroidery: linenOverall: 154.3 x 374.5 cm (60 3/4 x 147 7/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment of Embroidered Cloth
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Late Period, c. 300-100 BC
1940.528embroidery on plain wool groundAverage: 100.3 x 139.1 cm (39 1/2 x 54 3/4 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Tunic
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Cavernas Style, 3rd-2nd Century BC
1946.227plain weave with embroidery, plain weave with warp substitution; camelid fiberOverall: 94 x 83.8 cm (37 x 33 in.); Mounted: 111.8 x 101.6 cm (44 x 40 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Sampler
Anna Wakker (Dutch, 1871–1917)
1943.98embroidery; silk on cottonOverall: 48.6 x 41.3 cm (19 1/8 x 16 1/4 in.)Gift of George W. BierceCCCC0
Kerchief (Tensifa)
Algeria, 18th-19th century
1916.1238embroidery: silk, gold, and silver on linenOverall: 241.9 x 39.4 cm (95 1/4 x 15 1/2 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Long Sampler
Germany, late 18th century
1942.500embroidery; silk on linenOverall: 101.6 x 30.5 cm (40 x 12 in.)The Mary Pack McNairy Collection, Gift of Gladys McNairy White and Elisabeth McNairy Monroe in memory of their motherCCCC0
Headcloth
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Middle Period, c. 600-400 BC (Early Horizon, Epoch 10)
1940.529embroidery on tabby cloth; needle reseau and fringe at borderOverall: 40.7 x 182.9 cm (16 x 72 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Pair of Headpieces
China, Liao dynasty (907-1125)
1995.109embroidery, silkOverall: 22.3 x 53.8 cm (8 3/4 x 21 3/16 in.)Gift of Lisbet HolmesCCCC0
Long Sampler
England, 17th century
1942.506embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 59.4 x 17.5 cm (23 3/8 x 6 7/8 in.)The Mary Pack McNairy CollectionCCCC0
Luxurious Woolen Tunic with Decorated Bands
and Roundels
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)
1972.46weft-faced plain weave with slit-and dovetailed-tapestry weave, supplementary weft wrapping, embroidery; undyed linen, dyed woolOverall: 205 x 170.2 cm (80 11/16 x 67 in.)The A. W. Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment FundCCCC0
Chasuble
Italy, 18th century
1916.1441embroidery, silkOverall: 114 x 69.7 cm (44 7/8 x 27 7/16 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Nō Costume (Nuihaku) with  Blossoming Trees and Flowers
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
1974.36embroidery, silk and applied gold leaf on silk groundOverall: 164 x 138 cm (64 9/16 x 54 5/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Embroidered Panel: Holy Kinship
Germany or Switzerland, 16th century
1979.1embroidery: silk and linen on linen ground; contours of design applied with inkOverall: 143.6 x 152.4 cm (56 9/16 x 60 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Embroidery with Birds
China, Tang dynasty (618-906)
1994.96embroidery, silk thread on silk groundOverall: 157.5 x 25.7 cm (62 x 10 1/8 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Chasuble
Italy or Spain, 18th century
1916.1442embroidery; silk and metallic threadsOverall: 113.6 x 75.7 cm (44 3/4 x 29 13/16 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Chasuble
Italy, 18th century
1916.1440embroidery; silk and metallic threadsOverall: 104.8 x 66.6 cm (41 1/4 x 26 1/4 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Mantle
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, c. 600-400 BC
1940.515embroidery on wool groundAverage: 137.2 x 195.6 cm (54 x 77 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Embroidered Stola
Italy or Spain, 18th century
1916.1432embroidery; silk and metal on satinOverall: 254 x 21.6 cm (100 x 8 1/2 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Embroidered Cover or Curtain
Turkey, 17th-18th century
1916.1301embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundAverage: 201.3 x 140.3 cm (79 1/4 x 55 1/4 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Sampler
America, 18th century
1956.318embroideryAverage: 48.3 x 30.3 cm (19 x 11 15/16 in.)Anonymous gift in memory of Sarah Ann MorrisonCCCC0
Banner with a Quartered Royal Arms of Spain and the Madonna and Child
Spain, 16th century
1916.1885red and dark brown velvet, embroidered; fringeOverall: 109.2 x 138.4 cm (43 x 54 1/2 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. SeveranceCCCC0
Fragment of a Tiraz
Egypt, Tunah, Ikhshidid period, Caliphate of al-Qahir or al-Radi, AH 320-329 (A.D. 932-940)
1932.31silk embroidery on linen tabby groundOverall: 33 x 46.4 cm (13 x 18 1/4 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Mirror Frame
England, 17th century
1942.833stumpwork embroidery on satin groundOverall: 61 x 55.9 cm (24 x 22 in.)Bequest of John L. SeveranceCCCC0
Chakla: Cloth used to Wrap Articles of Bride's Dowry, or as a Hanging
India, Kathiawar, 19th century
1916.1460embroidery; cottonOverall: 76.2 x 75.6 cm (30 x 29 3/4 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Fragment of a Clavus
Egypt, late 8th - early 9th centuries (Abbasid period)
1948.115embroidery on tabby weave: silk and linenOverall: 10 x 8.2 cm (3 15/16 x 3 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Coat
India, Kashmir and probably Avadh
1917.36wool: embroideryOverall: 128 x 175 cm (50 3/8 x 68 7/8 in.)Gift of Mrs. James J. TracyCCCC0
Gray Morning
Evelyn Svec Ward (American, 1921–1989)
1967.201embroidery and appliqué: cotton, cotton chenille, synthetic threads, istle and sisal twine, istle netting, onion bag fragments, wool cloth and burlap on wool groundOverall: 81.3 x 94 cm (32 x 37 in.)Wishing Well Fund©
Mandarin Coat
China, late 18th century
1916.1331embroidery, silkOverall: 142.5 x 218.4 cm (56 1/8 x 86 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Buddhist Priest's Ceremonial Robe
China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
1987.57silk and gold thread; embroideryOverall: 119.4 x 302.1 cm (47 x 118 15/16 in.)Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. FundCCCC0
Band
Greece, Cyclades Islands, Southern Group, Melos ?, 17th century
1929.257embroidery; silk and gold filé on linenOverall: 11.5 x 78.8 cm (4 1/2 x 31 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Pillow Cover
Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 18th-19th century
1916.1234embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 105.4 x 48.3 cm (41 1/2 x 19 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Portion of a Bed Tent
Greece, Cyclades Islands, Pholegandros, 17th-18th century
1922.42embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 97.8 x 32.1 cm (38 1/2 x 12 5/8 in.)Gift of Ellen LuckCCCC0
Pillow Cover
Greece, Ionian Islands, 19th century
1927.15embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 54.6 x 42 cm (21 1/2 x 16 9/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Pillow Cover
Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century
1926.221embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 49 x 35 cm (19 5/16 x 13 3/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Bed Curtain
Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century
1926.223embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 47 x 36.2 cm (18 1/2 x 14 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Portion of a Bed Sheet or Valance
Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 16th-17th century
1927.373embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 54.6 x 42 cm (21 1/2 x 16 9/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Portion of a Bed Tent
Greece, Dodecanese Islands, Rhodes, 18th century
1933.414embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 212.4 x 38.8 cm (83 5/8 x 15 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Sections of an Embroidered Frieze
England, Period of Charles I (1625-1649), 17th century
1919.585petit-point embroidery; wool and silkOverall: 43.7 x 164.4 cm (17 3/16 x 64 3/4 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
All Whites
Mariska Karasz (American, 1898–1960)
1954.287embroidery: mohair, horsehair, wool, linen, and cotton on a natural groundAverage: 170.8 x 39.1 cm (67 1/4 x 15 3/8 in.)Gift of The Textile Arts Club©
Apparel from a Dalmatic
Italy, early 16th century
1977.169embroidery; silk and metallic threadsAverage: 42.3 x 55 cm (16 5/8 x 21 5/8 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William J. RobertsonCCCC0
Border
Greece, Ionian Islands, 16th-17th century
1927.13embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 191.8 x 22.9 cm (75 1/2 x 9 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Skirt Border
Greece, Crete, 18th century
1916.1267embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 48.9 x 40 cm (19 1/4 x 15 3/4 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Fragments from an Embroidered Border
Greece, Cyclades Islands, Southern Group, 16th century
1916.1273embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 18.5 x 120.5 cm (7 5/16 x 47 7/16 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Fragment of a Skirt Border
Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century
1926.222embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 90.2 x 61.6 cm (35 1/2 x 24 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Skirt Border
Greece, Crete, 18th century
1916.1271embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 43.9 x 68.9 cm (17 5/16 x 27 1/8 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Border Strips of a Skirt
Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century
1926.217embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundPurchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Portion of a Bedspread
Greece, Epirus, Yaninna, 18th century
1916.1289embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 102.9 x 33 cm (40 1/2 x 13 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Front and Back of a Bolster Case
Greece, Epirus, Yaninna, 18th century
1916.1287embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 109.2 x 87.7 cm (43 x 34 1/2 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Part of a Bed Curtain or Pillow Case
Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 18th century
1926.220embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 42 x 39.7 cm (16 9/16 x 15 5/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Embroidered Bed Rug
America, late 18th Century
1954.778embroidery: wool on woolAverage: 235.6 x 207.6 cm (92 3/4 x 81 3/4 in.)Gift of Gardner Abbott, Jr., Luther Allen Abbott, Willard Abbott and Julian Bingham AbbottCCCC0
Embroidered Front of an Altar
Italy or Spain, 17th-18th century
1916.901embroidered satin and silkOverall: 108 x 209.5 cm (42 1/2 x 82 1/2 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
The Family (In Memory of a Summer in the White Mountains)
Marguerite Zorach (American, 1887–1968)
2020.261plain weave silk; wool embroideryobject: 86.4 x 72.4 cm (34 x 28 1/2 in.); Framed: 90.2 x 77.5 cm (35 1/2 x 30 1/2 in.)Edwin R. and Harriet Pelton Perkins Memorial FundCCCC0
Panel, Probably from a Skirt
Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 19th century
1916.1268embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 91.5 x 42 cm (36 x 16 9/16 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Fragment of a Bed Curtain
Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century
1926.218embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 78.7 x 69.3 cm (31 x 27 5/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Embroidery au Petit Point
England, 17th century, Charles I Period (1625-1649)
1916.1393petit-point embroideryOverall: 53.7 x 40.7 cm (21 1/8 x 16 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Panel
Russia, Tambov province
1931.72Linen: plain weave; silk; embroideryOverall: 14.6 x 46 cm (5 3/4 x 18 1/8 in.)Gift of Kathleen Van MeterCCCC0
Woman's Dress
Greece, Dodecanese Islands, Tilos ?, 18th century
1933.439embroidery; silk and gold filé on cotton tabbyOverall: 117 x 133 cm (46 1/16 x 52 3/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Embroidered Taffeta Apron
England, 18th century
1942.494embroidery, silkOverall: 42.6 x 102.2 cm (16 3/4 x 40 1/4 in.)Gift of The Textile Arts ClubCCCC0
Fragment of a Garment
India, Gujarat, 19th century
1943.50embroidery, silk thread on silk groundOverall: 50.8 x 50.8 cm (20 x 20 in.)Gift of The Textile Arts ClubCCCC0
Panel for a Headdress
Russia, Tambov province
1931.75Linen: plain weave; silk: embroideryOverall: 10.5 x 16.2 cm (4 1/8 x 6 3/8 in.)Gift of Charla CoatoamCCCC0
Sampler
Mexico, 19th century
1942.517embroidery Average: 26 x 38.1 cm (10 1/4 x 15 in.)The Mary Pack McNairy Collection, Gift of Gladys McNairy White and Elisabeth McNairy Monroe in memory of their motherCCCC0
Sampler
Mexico, 19th century
1942.516embroideryAverage: 35.5 x 37.5 cm (14 x 14 3/4 in.)The Mary Pack McNairy Collection, Gift of Gladys McNairy White and Elisabeth McNairy Monroe in memory of their motherCCCC0
Sampler
Mexico, 19th century
1942.521embroideryAverage: 38.1 x 41.9 cm (15 x 16 1/2 in.)The Mary Pack McNairy Collection, Gift of Gladys McNairy White and Elisabeth McNairy Monroe in memory of their motherCCCC0
Kerchief
Greece, Northern Islands, Chios ?, late 19th century
1916.832embroidery, silk and metallic threads, on silk tabby groundOverall: 43.8 x 35.9 cm (17 1/4 x 14 1/8 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Fragment of Burial Clothing
Egypt, Egypto-Arabic, c. 10th - 11th century
1914.525embroideryOverall: 18.5 x 6.4 cm (7 5/16 x 2 1/2 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Sampler
America, 18th century
1956.319embroideryAverage: 37.8 x 31.8 cm (14 7/8 x 12 1/2 in.)Anonymous gift in memory of Sarah Ann MorrisonCCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, late 19th century
1936.734embroidery: linenAverage: 35.6 x 35.6 cm (14 x 14 in.)Gift of Robert Livingston Ireland, Jr. in memory of his mother, Mrs. P. W. HarveyCCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, late 19th century
1936.746embroidery: linenAverage: 34.3 x 33 cm (13 1/2 x 13 in.)Gift of Robert Livingston Ireland, Jr. in memory of his mother, Mrs. P. W. HarveyCCCC0
Table Cover
China, late 19th century
1939.146embroidery, silkOverall: 89.5 x 91.4 cm (35 1/4 x 36 in.)Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., for the Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial CollectionCCCC0
Embroidered Collar
America, 19th century
1914.1embroidery and drawn work: cottonAverage: 54.6 x 41.9 cm (21 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.)Gift of Mrs. Olin Freeman TowerCCCC0
Embroidered Scarf
Madeira, early 19th century
1923.1086embroideryAverage: 274.3 x 91.5 cm (108 x 36 in.)Gift of Mrs. George O. S. CoaleCCCC0
Sampler Fragment
Mexico, 19th century
1942.519embroideryAverage: 12.4 x 30.8 cm (4 7/8 x 12 1/8 in.)The Mary Pack McNairy Collection, Gift of Gladys McNairy White and Elisabeth McNairy Monroe in memory of their motherCCCC0
Kerchief
Greece, Northern Islands, Chios ?, late 19th century
1916.833embroidery, silk and metallic threads, on silk tabby groundOverall: 43.2 x 37.5 cm (17 x 14 3/4 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, 19th century
1936.698embroidery: linenAverage: 31.8 x 31.8 cm (12 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.)Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. HarveyCCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, early 19th century
1936.707embroidery: linenAverage: 38.1 x 38.1 cm (15 x 15 in.)Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. HarveyCCCC0
Side Panel of a Bedspread
Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 18th century
1916.1272embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 241.3 x 57.1 cm (95 x 22 1/2 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Sampler Fragment
Mexico, 19th century
1942.518embroideryAverage: 12.7 x 28.5 cm (5 x 11 1/4 in.)The Mary Pack McNairy Collection, Gift of Gladys McNairy White and Elisabeth McNairy Monroe in memory of their motherCCCC0
Embroidered Panel
Italy, 17th century
1915.669embroideryOverall: 100.3 x 181 cm (39 1/2 x 71 1/4 in.)Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCCCC0
Sampler
Mexico, 19th century
1942.520embroideryAverage: 36.9 x 37.5 cm (14 1/2 x 14 3/4 in.)The Mary Pack McNairy Collection, Gift of Gladys McNairy White and Elisabeth McNairy Monroe in memory of their motherCCCC0
Sampler
Mexico, 19th century
1942.524embroidery Average: 61 x 34.3 cm (24 x 13 1/2 in.)The Mary Pack McNairy Collection, Gift of Gladys McNairy White and Elisabeth McNairy Monroe in memory of their motherCCCC0
Sampler
Mexico, 19th century
1942.522embroideryAverage: 17.8 x 80 cm (7 x 31 1/2 in.)The Mary Pack McNairy Collection, Gift of Gladys McNairy White and Elisabeth McNairy Monroe in memory of their motherCCCC0
Panel
Russia, Tambov province
1931.71Linen: plain weave; silk: embroideryOverall: 13.3 x 41.2 cm (5 1/4 x 16 1/4 in.)Gift of Jane HammondCCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, second half of 19th century
1936.736embroidery: linenAverage: 41.9 x 43.2 cm (16 1/2 x 17 in.)Gift of Robert Livingston Ireland, Jr. in memory of his mother, Mrs. P. W. HarveyCCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, 19th century
1936.738embroidery: linenAverage: 41.3 x 41.9 cm (16 1/4 x 16 1/2 in.)Gift of Robert Livingston Ireland, Jr. in memory of his mother, Mrs. P. W. HarveyCCCC0
Embroidered Dress Front
Madeira, 19th century
1923.1091embroideryAverage: 101.6 x 107.3 cm (40 x 42 1/4 in.)Gift of Mrs. Frank J. PoolCCCC0
Embroidered Border
Italy, 16th-17th century
1939.357embroidery; silk on linenOverall: 11.8 x 29.2 cm (4 5/8 x 11 1/2 in.)Gift of The Textile Arts ClubCCCC0
Handkerchief
Flanders, 19th century
1936.712embroidery: linenOverall: 31.2 x 31.2 cm (12 5/16 x 12 5/16 in.)Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. HarveyCCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, early 19th century
1936.729embroidery: linenAverage: 49.5 x 49.5 cm (19 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.)Gift of Robert Livingston Ireland, Jr. in memory of his mother, Mrs. P. W. HarveyCCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, 18th century
1936.735embroidery: linenAverage: 45.7 x 45.7 cm (18 x 18 in.)Gift of Robert Livingston Ireland, Jr. in memory of his mother, Mrs. P. W. HarveyCCCC0
Sleeve Bands
China, early 19th century
1926.537embroidery, silkOverall: 50.8 x 28 cm (20 x 11 in.)Gift of Dr. Henry L. SanfordCCCC0
Square Shawl ("amli")
India, Kashmir
1926.239Wool: embroidery (large-pieced areas)Overall: 182.9 x 177.8 cm (72 x 70 in.)Gift of the Burridge FamilyCCCC0
Darning Sampler
Willemijntje Elisabeth Wakker (Dutch, b. 1875)
1943.110Silk on linen, embroideryOverall: 47.3 x 47.3 cm (18 5/8 x 18 5/8 in.)Gift of George W. BierceCCCC0
Embroidered Border
Italy, 16th-17th century
1939.356embroidery; silk on linenOverall: 13.7 x 69.8 cm (5 3/8 x 27 1/2 in.)Gift of The Textile Arts ClubCCCC0
Pillow Cover
Greece, Cyclades Islands, Amorgos, 18th century
1927.16embroidery; silk and gold filé on linenOverall: 38.8 x 52.1 cm (15 1/4 x 20 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Italy, 2nd half 19th century
1923.1093embroideryOverall: 45.1 x 45.1 cm (17 3/4 x 17 3/4 in.)Gift of Mrs. James H. DempseyCCCC0
Long Sampler
Mexico, 19th century
1942.523embroideryAverage: 61 x 36.9 cm (24 x 14 1/2 in.)The Mary Pack McNairy Collection, Gift of Gladys McNairy White and Elisabeth McNairy Monroe in memory of their motherCCCC0
Darning Sampler
Netherlands, late 18th century
1942.528embroideryOverall: 26.7 x 26.4 cm (10 1/2 x 10 3/8 in.)The Mary Pack McNairy Collection, Gift of Gladys McNairy White and Elisabeth McNairy Monroe in memory of their motherCCCC0
Four Borders from a Bedspread
Greece, Epirus, Yaninna, 18th century
1916.1298embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 210.2 x 119.4 cm (82 3/4 x 47 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Bedspread
Greece, Epirus, Yaninna, 19th century
1916.1296embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 226.7 x 176.5 cm (89 1/4 x 69 1/2 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Fragment of a Bed Curtain
Greece, Crete, 18th century
1940.355embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 49.2 x 51.5 cm (19 3/8 x 20 1/4 in.)Gift of Mrs. Chester C. BoltonCCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, 19th century
1936.722embroidery: linenAverage: 48.3 x 48.3 cm (19 x 19 in.)Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. HarveyCCCC0
Embroidered Square
China, late 19th century
1956.312embroidery, silkOverall: 75 x 105.4 cm (29 1/2 x 41 1/2 in.)Anonymous gift in memory of William Wentworth StevensCCCC0
Bed Curtain
Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 18th century
1916.1315embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 227.3 x 118.2 cm (89 1/2 x 46 9/16 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Border Fragment with Birds and Flowers
Peru, South Coast, Nasca style (100 BC-AD 700)
1948.481embroidery of polychrome wools on cotton foundationOverall: 5.7 x 8.3 cm (2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)Gift of John WiseCCCC0
Towel
Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 18th century
1956.684embroidery in silk, gold and silver threads on natural linen groundOverall: 214.6 x 49.5 cm (84 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.)Harold North Fowler CollectionCCCC0
Pair of Needlework Bed Hangings
France, late 17th century
1990.24petit point embroidery; silk and woolOverall: 344.2 x 89.7 cm (135 1/2 x 35 5/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Whole Surface: Confined 1
Claire B. Jones (British, b. 1964)
2015.40Canvas, acrylic paint, thread: sewing machine, free-motion embroideryOverall: 24.1 x 19.1 x 14 cm (9 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)Gift of The Textile Art Alliance©
Five Embroidered Fragments
Morocco, Azemmur, 18th-19th century
1918.41embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 21.3 x 74.5 cm (8 3/8 x 29 5/16 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Wedding Gown
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)
1918.552Satin weave silk; silk embroidery; paper edging on neck and sleevesOverall: 114.3 x 174 cm (45 x 68 1/2 in.)The Worcester R. Warner CollectionCCCC0
Man's surcoat (khalat)
Uzbekistan, Shahr-i Sabz
1916.1412Silk: embroidery, cross-stitchOverall: 150 x 218.4 cm (59 1/16 x 86 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Embroidered Welcoming Descent of Amida Triad
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
1966.513Hanging scroll; silk and plant fiber embroideryEmbroidery: 109.1 x 37.2 cm (42 15/16 x 14 5/8 in.); Mounted: 173.1 x 49.4 cm (68 1/8 x 19 7/16 in.)Gift of the American Foundation for the Maud E. and Warren H. Corning Botanical CollectionCCCC0
Thangka with the Seventh Bodhisattva
China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
1991.2Silk and gold thread on silk satin ground, embroideryOverall: 43.8 x 19.5 cm (17 1/4 x 7 11/16 in.); Mounted: 56.8 x 31.8 cm (22 3/8 x 12 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Canopy (?)
France, 19th century
1976.50embroidery, silk and gold threadOverall: 207.7 x 177.8 cm (81 3/4 x 70 in.)Gift of Phyllis Peckham in memory of Elizabeth and George G. G. PeckhamCCCC0
Head Veil
India, Lucknow, late 19th century
1952.189embroidery (chikan) and drawnwork; cottonOverall: 232.4 x 41.9 cm (91 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.)Gift of Mrs. Lewis H. CowlesCCCC0
Embroidered Skirt Panel
France, 19th century
1956.577embroidery on satin; silk and beadsOverall: 96.2 x 156.2 cm (37 7/8 x 61 1/2 in.)Gift of Frederick Sheffield in memory of Edith Tod SheffieldCCCC0
Tent Wall Panel(?)
Iran, Rasht, Qajar period (1779-1925)
1916.1297Wool: inlaid work; silk: embroidery, chain stitchOverall: 194.9 x 132.7 cm (76 3/4 x 52 1/4 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Part of a Bedspread
Greece, Ionian Islands, 18th century
1926.219embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 181.6 x 148.6 cm (71 1/2 x 58 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Birds and Fish Mola Panels (Pair)
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people
2021.155Cotton; reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroideryOverall: 46.4 x 34.3 cm (18 1/4 x 13 1/2 in.)Gift of Cathy LincolnCCCC0
Woman's Bridal Dress, Tabard
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
2005.135.3Silk, gilt-metal thread; embroideryOverall: 111.8 x 73.7 cm (44 x 29 in.)Gift of Elizabeth Wade SedgwickCCCC0
"Tensifa" (Ceremonial Scarf used to Decorate the Mirror of Bride's Chamber)
Morocco, Tétouan, 18th century
1916.830embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 333.9 x 56.6 cm (131 7/16 x 22 5/16 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Sampler
Morocco, Salé, 19th century
1929.842embroidery: silk on cotton tabby groundOverall: 104.1 x 81.3 cm (41 x 32 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Chalice Veil
Italy, 18th century
1916.1449embroidery, silk and gold threadOverall: 64.8 x 64.8 cm (25 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Sleeve (?)
Greece, Thrace, Sarakatsani People, 19th century
1937.18embroidery: silk on cotton tabby groundOverall: 35.3 x 54 cm (13 7/8 x 21 1/4 in.)Gift of Mrs. Charles William WasonCCCC0
Fragment of a Clavus
Egypt, Abbasid period, late 8th - early 9th centuries
1948.112embroidery on tabby weave: silk and linenOverall: 8.5 x 6.6 cm (3 3/8 x 2 5/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Clavus
Egypt, Abbasid period, late 8th - early 9th centuries
1948.114embroidery on tabby weave: silk and linenOverall: 10.2 x 7.4 cm (4 x 2 15/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Purse
England, early 17th century
1946.416embroidery; silk and silver filé on linen groundOverall: 29.5 x 22 cm (11 5/8 x 8 11/16 in.)Gift of The Textile Arts ClubCCCC0
Fragment of a Skirt Border
Greece, Crete, 18th-19th century
1918.35embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 48.3 x 69.3 cm (19 x 27 5/16 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Fragment of a Bed Curtain
Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 19th century
1926.216embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 111.8 x 45.1 cm (44 x 17 3/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Sleeve
Greece, Dodecanese Islands, 18th century
1927.18embroidery: silk on cotton tabby groundOverall: 53.4 x 49 cm (21 x 19 5/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
General Guo Ziyi’s Birthday Banquet
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)
2020.87Eight-panel folding screen, embroidery on silkPainting: 60.9 x 30 cm (24 x 11 13/16 in.); Overall framed: 195.2 x 332.4 cm (76 7/8 x 130 7/8 in.)gift of the honorable Joseph P. Carroll, KM, and Roberta Carroll, M.D., in recognition of the contribution of Marjorie Williams to the development of The Cleveland Museum of ArtCCCC0
Flower, Birds, and Profile Animal Mola Panel
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people
2021.154Cotton; reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroideryOverall: 34.3 x 43.2 cm (13 1/2 x 17 in.)Gift of Cathy LincolnCCCC0
#17
Dorothy Ruddick (American, 1925–2010)
1992.364embroidery: cotton, linen, silk and wool on linenOverall: 33 x 35.6 x 4.5 cm (13 x 14 x 1 3/4 in.)Gift of Mildred Constantine©
Embroidered Cushion Cover
Morocco, Chechauen, 17th-18th century
1918.43embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 48.9 x 33 cm (19 1/4 x 13 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Fragment of a Clavus
Egypt, late 8th - early 9th centuries (Abbasid period)
1948.113embroidery on tabby weave: silk and linenOverall: 10.2 x 7.4 cm (4 x 2 15/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Embroidery from a Cloud Collar: Ocean, Rocks, and Peonies
China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) - early Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
1993.10silk and silver thread, silvered paper; needleloop embroideryOverall: 63.8 x 60 cm (25 1/8 x 23 5/8 in.); Mounted: 69.8 x 67.3 cm (27 1/2 x 26 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Part of a Skirt Border
Greece, Crete, 19th century
1934.187embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 16.2 x 62.2 cm (6 3/8 x 24 1/2 in.)Gift of Charles F. IkleCCCC0
Handkerchief
France or Flanders, 19th century
1936.719embroidery on linen ground; lace edgingOverall: 45.1 x 45.7 cm (17 3/4 x 18 in.)Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. HarveyCCCC0
Embroidered Fragment
Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century
1923.467embroidery; silk on silk tabby groundOverall: 18.5 x 13.1 cm (7 5/16 x 5 3/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Handkerchief
France or Italy, 19th century
1936.726embroidery on linen ground; lace edgingOverall: 57.2 x 55.9 cm (22 1/2 x 22 in.)Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. HarveyCCCC0
Chalice Cover (?)
Italy, 16th century
1951.86embroidery; silk and gold filé on linenOverall: 55 x 77.5 cm (21 5/8 x 30 1/2 in.)Gift of Dr. Emil DelmarCCCC0
Fragment of Pillow Cover  or Panel of Bedspread
Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 19th century
1927.14embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 47 x 40.4 cm (18 1/2 x 15 7/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Panel, Fragment of Bedsheet
Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 18th century
1927.372embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 31.8 x 82.5 cm (12 1/2 x 32 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Purse
England, early 17th century
1944.283embroidery; silk and silver filé on linen groundOverall: 11.4 x 10.2 x 7 cm (4 1/2 x 4 x 2 3/4 in.)Gift of The Textile Arts ClubCCCC0
Rumal (Handkerchief)
India, Punjab, Chamba, 18th century
1916.1208embroidery: silk on cotton tabby groundOverall: 62.2 x 63.5 cm (24 1/2 x 25 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Fragment of a Skirt Border
Greece, Crete, 18th century
1926.213embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 31.8 x 26.1 cm (12 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Bed Curtain
Greece, Crete, 18th century
1926.215embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 36.5 x 40 cm (14 3/8 x 15 3/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Pillow Cover
Greece, Cyclades Islands, Amorgos, 18th century
1927.12embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 110.5 x 42 cm (43 1/2 x 16 9/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Pillow Cover
Greece, Cyclades Islands, Amorgos, 18th century
1927.17embroidery; silk and gold filé on linenOverall: 105.8 x 46.4 cm (41 5/8 x 18 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Rainbow Skirt
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
1916.1353Silk: embroideryOverall: 74.3 x 85.1 cm (29 1/4 x 33 1/2 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Handkerchief
France, early 19th century
1936.55embroidery: linenOverall: 48.2 x 48.8 cm (19 x 19 3/16 in.)The Frances McIntosh Sherwin CollectionCCCC0
Embroidered Linen Handkerchief
Spain, Teneriffe, 19th century
1936.65embroidery: linenAverage: 37.5 x 36.2 cm (14 3/4 x 14 1/4 in.)The Frances McIntosh Sherwin CollectionCCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, second half of 19th century
1936.703embroidery: linenAverage: 44.5 x 44.5 cm (17 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.)Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. HarveyCCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, late 19th century
1936.741embroidery: linenAverage: 38.1 x 38.1 cm (15 x 15 in.)Gift of Robert Livingston Ireland, Jr. in memory of his mother, Mrs. P. W. HarveyCCCC0
Handkerchief
France, 19th century
1939.57embroidery: linenOverall: 20.3 x 20.3 cm (8 x 8 in.)Gift of Selma V. SullivanCCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, late 18th century
1940.450embroidery: linenAverage: 43.8 x 43.2 cm (17 1/4 x 17 in.)Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., for the Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial CollectionCCCC0
Fragment of a Pillow Cover
Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 17th-18th century
1926.214embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 47 x 46.4 cm (18 1/2 x 18 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Handkerchief
Flanders, 18th century, Louis XVI Period
1936.693embroidery on linen ground; lace edgingOverall: 52.1 x 52.1 cm (20 1/2 x 20 1/2 in.)Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. HarveyCCCC0
A Pair of Rank Badges with Single Crane Motif
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)
2019.78Silk, satin damask weave; silk thread embroideryobject: 25.4 x 25.4 cm (10 x 10 in.); Mounted: 43.2 x 78.1 cm (17 x 30 3/4 in.)Alma Kroeger FundCCCC0
Band from Towel
Italy, Perugia, 16th century
1919.728embroidery; silk on linenOverall: 8.9 x 57.8 cm (3 1/2 x 22 3/4 in.)Gift of Myrta Leonora JonesCCCC0
Infant's Cap
America, first half 19th century
1922.46embroidery: linenAverage: 62.2 x 21.6 cm (24 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.)Gift of Mrs. C. H. KochCCCC0
Blouse
China, late 19th century
1928.776embroidery, silkOverall: 52.6 x 50.8 cm (20 11/16 x 20 in.)Gift of Mrs. Andrew SquireCCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, 19th century
1936.50embroidery: linenAverage: 47 x 47 cm (18 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.)The Frances McIntosh Sherwin CollectionCCCC0
Handkerchief
France, 19th century
1936.727embroidery: linenOverall: 42.5 x 42.5 cm (16 3/4 x 16 3/4 in.)Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. HarveyCCCC0
Title Robe
China, late 19th century
1940.4embroidery, silkOverall: 134.6 x 114.3 cm (53 x 45 in.)Gift of Mrs. J. Cox MorrillCCCC0
Two Pieces of Embroidery
Philippe de Lasalle (French, 1723–1805)
1940.483embroidery, silkOverall: 24.8 x 41.3 cm (9 3/4 x 16 1/4 in.)Dudley P. Allen FundCCCC0
Shawl
China, 19th century
1940.594embroidery, silkOverall: 597.8 x 113.4 cm (235 3/8 x 44 5/8 in.)Bequest of James ParmeleeCCCC0
Embroidered Fragment
Greece, 18th century
1972.223embroidery; silk and gold filé on cotton tabbyOverall: 20.5 x 43.8 cm (8 1/16 x 17 1/4 in.)The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Collection, Gift of William Mathewson MillikenCCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, second half of 19th century
1936.60embroidery: linenAverage: 41.9 x 41.9 cm (16 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.)The Frances McIntosh Sherwin CollectionCCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland
1936.61embroidery: linenAverage: 34 x 34 cm (13 3/8 x 13 3/8 in.)The Frances McIntosh Sherwin CollectionCCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Spain, Teneriffe, 19th century
1936.63embroidery: linenAverage: 48.9 x 47.4 cm (19 1/4 x 18 11/16 in.)The Frances McIntosh Sherwin CollectionCCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, early 20th century
1936.720embroidery: linenAverage: 30.5 x 31.1 cm (12 x 12 1/4 in.)Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. HarveyCCCC0
Embroidered Covers
France, 18th century
1942.168embroidery, silkOverall: 119.4 x 133.4 cm (47 x 52 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Towel End with Beaded Borders
Mexico, early 19th century
1945.81embroidery; cottonOverall: 47.2 x 42.9 cm (18 9/16 x 16 7/8 in.)Gift of Mrs. Nadine S. PopeCCCC0
Altar Frontal
Italy, 17th-18th century
1951.84embroidery: linenOverall: 47 x 165.4 cm (18 1/2 x 65 1/8 in.)Gift of Mrs. Herbert D. KingCCCC0
Cap
Germany, Hesse, 19th century
1953.328embroidery: linenOverall: 20 x 14 x 14 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)Gift of Walter LittwitzCCCC0
Skirt
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
1916.1349embroidery, silkOverall: 100.5 x 80.7 cm (39 9/16 x 31 3/4 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Handkerchief
England ?, 19th century
1936.717embroidery; linenOverall: 15.6 x 20.7 cm (6 1/8 x 8 1/8 in.)Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. HarveyCCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Italy, 19th century
1936.730embroidery: linenOverall: 39.4 x 40 cm (15 1/2 x 15 3/4 in.)Gift of Robert Livingston Ireland, Jr. in memory of his mother, Mrs. P. W. HarveyCCCC0
Handkerchief
France, 19th century
1936.745embroidery: linenOverall: 37.5 x 37.5 cm (14 3/4 x 14 3/4 in.)Gift of Robert Livingston Ireland, Jr. in memory of his mother, Mrs. P. W. HarveyCCCC0
Portion of a Flounce
Italy, 19th century
1950.143embroidery; cottonOverall: 50.2 x 193.1 cm (19 3/4 x 76 in.)Gift of Henry Hunt ClarkCCCC0
Square Shawl
India, Kashmir, late 19th century
1917.40twill tapestry and embroidery; large pieced areas: woolOverall: 189.9 x 189.9 cm (74 3/4 x 74 3/4 in.)Gift of Mrs. James J. TracyCCCC0
Embroidered Fragment
Germany, Lower Saxony, mid to 3rd quarter of 14th century
1985.6embroidery; silk and gold on silk over linenOverall: 13.9 x 30.5 cm (5 1/2 x 12 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Untitled
Dorothy Ruddick (American, 1925–2010)
1996.203needle weaving, couched embroidery, painting, and drawing: cotton thread, india ink, and gesso on linenOverall: 28 x 35.3 x 2.3 cm (11 x 13 7/8 x 7/8 in.)Gift of Mildred Constantine©
Embroidered Fragment of a Mattress or Curtain Trimming
Morocco, Azemmur, 19th century
1929.843embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 21.3 x 41.6 cm (8 3/8 x 16 3/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Shoe
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
1918.828embroidery, silkOverall: 9 x 5.5 x 13 cm (3 9/16 x 2 3/16 x 5 1/8 in.)Gift of Mrs. Charles William WasonCCCC0
Cushion Cover
Dagestan, 18th century
1920.530embroidery, silkOverall: 93.1 x 66 cm (36 5/8 x 26 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Handkerchief
France, 19th century
1936.48embroidery: linenOverall: 46.3 x 46.3 cm (18 1/4 x 18 1/4 in.)The Frances McIntosh Sherwin CollectionCCCC0
Sampler
Italy ?, late 19th century
1942.531embroidery, silkOverall: 51.5 x 43.8 cm (20 1/4 x 17 1/4 in.)The Mary Pack McNairy Collection, Gift of Gladys McNairy White and Elisabeth McNairy Monroe in memory of their motherCCCC0
Fragment
China, 20th century
1954.67embroidery, silkOverall: 7.7 x 56.2 cm (3 1/16 x 22 1/8 in.)Gift of Emma G. BrassingtonCCCC0
Embroidered Cap
America, 19th century
1917.361embroidery: linenOverall: 11 x 12 x 12 cm (4 5/16 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)Gift of Miss Clara A. UrannCCCC0
Collar
France or Switzerland, 19th century
1936.263embroidery; cottonOverall: 55.9 x 6.7 cm (22 x 2 5/8 in.)The Frances McIntosh Sherwin CollectionCCCC0
Handkerchief
France, early 19th century
1936.43embroidery: linenOverall: 34.2 x 34.2 cm (13 7/16 x 13 7/16 in.)The Frances McIntosh Sherwin CollectionCCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, 19th century
1936.66embroidery: linenAverage: 38.8 x 38.8 cm (15 1/4 x 15 1/4 in.)The Frances McIntosh Sherwin CollectionCCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
France or Switzerland, 19th century
1940.9embroidery: linenAverage: 29.6 x 29.6 cm (11 5/8 x 11 5/8 in.)Gift of Mrs. Louis RorimerCCCC0
Skirt
China, 19th century
1956.307embroidery, silkAverage: 95.9 x 133.3 cm (37 3/4 x 52 1/2 in.)Gift of Emma G. BrassingtonCCCC0
Han Woman's Jacket
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
1956.311embroidery, silkOverall: 117.2 x 168.8 cm (46 1/8 x 66 7/16 in.)Anonymous gift in memory of William Wentworth StevensCCCC0
Hanging
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
1916.1245silk, embroideryOverall: 132 x 127.7 cm (51 15/16 x 50 1/4 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Embroidery for Fire Screen
England, early 19th century
1932.136embroidery, silkOverall: 49.9 x 48.3 cm (19 5/8 x 19 in.)Gift of Mrs. Isabel Rogers BurtonCCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, 18th century
1936.40embroidery: linenAverage: 41.3 x 42 cm (16 1/4 x 16 9/16 in.)The Frances McIntosh Sherwin CollectionCCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, second half of 19th century
1936.52embroidery: linenAverage: 47 x 47 cm (18 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.)The Frances McIntosh Sherwin CollectionCCCC0
Handkerchief
France, 19th century
1936.56embroidery: linenOverall: 40.6 x 40.6 cm (16 x 16 in.)The Frances McIntosh Sherwin CollectionCCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, 19th century
1937.11embroidery: linenAverage: 31.1 x 31.1 cm (12 1/4 x 12 1/4 in.)Gift of Mrs. Charles W. Wason in memory of Ione Bevier BreckinridgeCCCC0
Sleeve Bands
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) or Republican period (1912-49)
1943.92embroidery, silkAverage: 82.3 x 9.5 cm (32 3/8 x 3 3/4 in.)Gift of Mrs. Fred R. WhiteCCCC0
Embroidery
Morocco, Moghrebin, 17th-18th century
1916.1236embroidery, silkAverage: 97.8 x 42.6 cm (38 1/2 x 16 3/4 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Handkerchief
Switzerland, 19th century
1930.659embroidery: linenAverage: 43.8 x 43.8 cm (17 1/4 x 17 1/4 in.)Gift of John L. SeveranceCCCC0
Handkerchief
France, early 19th century
1936.42embroidery: linenOverall: 48.2 x 48.2 cm (19 x 19 in.)The Frances McIntosh Sherwin CollectionCCCC0
Fragment of Embroidered Cloth
England or Ireland, 18th century
1936.91embroidery; cottonOverall: 86.4 x 113 cm (34 x 44 1/2 in.)The Frances McIntosh Sherwin CollectionCCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, early 19th century
1940.451embroidery: linenAverage: 45.7 x 45.7 cm (18 x 18 in.)Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., for the Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial CollectionCCCC0
Silk Embroidery
Austria ?, 19th century
1983.245embroidery, silkOverall: 40.7 x 33.8 cm (16 x 13 5/16 in.)Gift of Ruth BlumkaCCCC0
Dress (Choli)
Western India, Gujarat, Kachchh
1917.1070embroidery with mirror insertsOverall: 119.5 x 102.9 cm (47 1/16 x 40 1/2 in.)Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCCCC0
Fragment
Western India, Gujarat, Kachchh
1917.999embroidery with mirror insertsOverall: 54.6 x 256.5 cm (21 1/2 x 101 in.)Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCCCC0
Sampler
England, 19th century
1943.113embroidery; cotton on cottonOverall: 30.5 x 26.1 cm (12 x 10 1/4 in.)Gift of George W. BierceCCCC0
Shawl
China, early 20th century
1918.29embroidery, silkOverall: 569 x 116.1 cm (224 x 45 11/16 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Sampler
Celia Kestenbaum Grossman (Austrian)
1918.333embroidery: linenOverall: 31.8 x 65.4 cm (12 1/2 x 25 3/4 in.)Gift of Mrs. Jacob KleinCCCC0
Square
France, 19th century
1936.15embroidery: linenOverall: 35.5 x 36.8 cm (14 x 14 1/2 in.)Gift of Mrs. Henry White CannonCCCC0
Band
France ?, 18th century
1936.281embroidery: linenOverall: 208.3 x 12.7 cm (82 x 5 in.)The Frances McIntosh Sherwin CollectionCCCC0
Handkerchief
France, 19th century
1936.57embroidery: linenOverall: 34.9 x 34.9 cm (13 3/4 x 13 3/4 in.)The Frances McIntosh Sherwin CollectionCCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Italy, 19th century
1936.697embroidery: linenOverall: 45.7 x 45.7 cm (18 x 18 in.)Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. HarveyCCCC0
Handkerchief
France or Switzerland, 19th century
1936.742embroidery: linenOverall: 38.8 x 36.8 cm (15 1/4 x 14 1/2 in.)Gift of Robert Livingston Ireland, Jr. in memory of his mother, Mrs. P. W. HarveyCCCC0
Handkerchief
Austria, 19th century
1940.8embroidery: linenOverall: 29.8 x 29.8 cm (11 3/4 x 11 3/4 in.)Gift of Mrs. Louis RorimerCCCC0
Embroidered Collar
America, 19th century
1917.359embroidery: linenAverage: 122 x 21.6 cm (48 1/16 x 8 1/2 in.)Gift of Miss Clara A. UrannCCCC0
Cushion Cover
Dagestan, 18th century
1920.529embroidery, silkOverall: 104.5 x 63.2 cm (41 1/8 x 24 7/8 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, 18th century
1936.41embroidery: linenAverage: 45.7 x 47 cm (18 x 18 1/2 in.)The Frances McIntosh Sherwin CollectionCCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, 18th century
1936.45embroidery: linenAverage: 33.3 x 33.3 cm (13 1/8 x 13 1/8 in.)The Frances McIntosh Sherwin CollectionCCCC0
Handkerchief
France, early 19th century
1936.51embroidery: linenOverall: 38.7 x 38.7 cm (15 1/4 x 15 1/4 in.)The Frances McIntosh Sherwin CollectionCCCC0
Handkerchief
England or America, late 19th century
1936.728embroidery; linenOverall: 38.1 x 38.1 cm (15 x 15 in.)Gift of Robert Livingston Ireland, Jr. in memory of his mother, Mrs. P. W. HarveyCCCC0
Sampler
France, 19th century
1942.532embroidery, silkOverall: 41.3 x 52 cm (16 1/4 x 20 1/2 in.)The Mary Pack McNairy Collection, Gift of Gladys McNairy White and Elisabeth McNairy Monroe in memory of their motherCCCC0
Cover (or Hanging)
India, late 19th century
1916.1362embroidery, silkOverall: 223.5 x 165.1 cm (88 x 65 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Embroidered Square
Italy, 17th-18th century
1920.1470embroidery, silkOverall: 55.9 x 53.3 cm (22 x 21 in.)General Income FundCCCC0
Front Half of a Vest
England, late 18th century
1929.836embroidery, silkOverall: 58.4 x 25.4 cm (23 x 10 in.)Gift of A. L. B. AshtonCCCC0
Handkerchief
France, 19th century
1936.64embroidery: linenOverall: 39.3 x 39.3 cm (15 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.)The Frances McIntosh Sherwin CollectionCCCC0
Embroidered Flounce
Unassigned, 18th century
1936.67embroidery: linenAverage: 270.5 x 91.5 cm (106 1/2 x 36 in.)The Frances McIntosh Sherwin CollectionCCCC0
Flounce
France, early 19th century
1936.69embroidery; cottonOverall: 43.2 x 326.4 cm (17 x 128 1/2 in.)The Frances McIntosh Sherwin CollectionCCCC0
Handkerchief
France ?, 19th century
1936.699embroidery: linenOverall: 45.7 x 45.7 cm (18 x 18 in.)Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. HarveyCCCC0
Shawl
China, 19th century
1940.593embroidery, silkAverage: 215.9 x 138.5 cm (85 x 54 1/2 in.)Bequest of James ParmeleeCCCC0
Embroidered Panel
Italy, 19th century
1940.606embroidery, silkOverall: 62.9 x 93.4 cm (24 3/4 x 36 3/4 in.)Bequest of James ParmeleeCCCC0
Rank Badge (buzi)
China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95)
1948.69silk, satin weave; silk embroideryOverall: 31.8 x 30.5 cm (12 1/2 x 12 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Man (To Be Embroidered)
Liliana Porter (Argentinian, b. 1941)
2019.173etching, aquatint, and softground etching with yarn embroideryImage: 25 x 18 cm (9 13/16 x 7 1/16 in.); Plate: 63.5 x 45.5 cm (25 x 17 15/16 in.); Sheet: 77 x 57.7 cm (30 5/16 x 22 11/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund©
Fragment of a "Nakshe" (Woman's Trousering)
Iran, 18th century
1916.1308embroidery, silkOverall: 50.8 x 51.2 cm (20 x 20 3/16 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Embroidered Square
Morocco, Berber ?, 19th century
1916.1316embroidery, silkAverage: 137.2 x 137.2 cm (54 x 54 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Cushion Cover
Dagestan, 18th century
1920.528embroidery, silkOverall: 92.1 x 69.9 cm (36 1/4 x 27 1/2 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Embroidered Bag
America, first half 19th Century
1922.47embroidery, silkAverage: 19.1 x 17.2 cm (7 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.)Gift of Mrs. C. H. KochCCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, 19th century
1936.714embroidery: linenAverage: 39.4 x 39.4 cm (15 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.)Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. HarveyCCCC0
Han Woman's Jacket
China, 19th century
1956.306embroidery, silkOverall: 111 x 167.6 cm (43 11/16 x 66 in.)Gift of Emma G. BrassingtonCCCC0
Embroidered Fragments Mounted as One
China or Japan, 8th century
1954.70.zzembroidery, silk and gold threadOverall: 24.2 x 15.9 cm (9 1/2 x 6 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Kesi Panel: Rocks and Narcissus
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
1915.654silk, embroideredOverall: 101 x 59.4 cm (39 3/4 x 23 3/8 in.)Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCCCC0
Embroidered Border
China, 14th century
1989.51needle-looped embroidery, silk, gold thread, silver paperOverall: 14.6 x 88.3 cm (5 3/4 x 34 3/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment of "Aleuj" Embroidery
Morocco, Fez, early 20th century
1930.139embroidery: silk on cotton tabby groundOverall: 36.2 x 45.7 cm (14 1/4 x 18 in.)Gift of Mrs. John W. SeaverCCCC0
Fragment of "Aleuj" Embroidery
Morocco, Fez, 19th century
1933.422embroidery: silk on cotton tabby groundOverall: 22.2 x 45.1 cm (8 3/4 x 17 3/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Long Sampler
England, 17th century
1942.510embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 49.5 x 16.5 cm (19 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)The Mary Pack McNairy CollectionCCCC0
Embroidered Back and Seat for Chair
France, back: late 17th century; seat: 18th century
1944.112petit-point embroidery; wool and silkBack: 61 x 55.9 cm (24 x 22 in.); Seat: 71.1 x 71.1 cm (28 x 28 in.)The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss CollectionCCCC0
Bonnet
Germany, Frankfurt, Early 20th Century
1953.706net with embroideryOverall: 29.8 x 15.2 x 22.9 cm (11 3/4 x 6 x 9 in.)Gift of Walter LittwitzCCCC0
Rampant Lions Mola Panel
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people, Gardi Coiba community
1971.197cotton: reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroideryOverall: 37.2 x 46 cm (14 5/8 x 18 1/8 in.)Gift of Dr. and Mrs. F. Louis Hoover©
Embroidered Pillow Case
Morocco, Salé, 19th century
1939.452embroidery: silk on cotton tabby groundOverall: 39.5 x 54.6 cm (15 9/16 x 21 1/2 in.)Gift of Mrs. Morris A. BlackCCCC0
Iguana Mola Panel
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Wissubwala, Guna people
1971.217cotton: reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroideryOverall: 43.8 x 55.3 cm (17 1/4 x 21 3/4 in.)Gift of Dr. and Mrs. F. Louis Hoover©
Monster with Double-Headed Serpent Mola Panel
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people, Usdub community
1971.198cotton: reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroideryOverall: 46.4 x 58.4 cm (18 1/4 x 23 in.)Gift of Dr. and Mrs. F. Louis Hoover©
Embroidered Bedspread
Portugal, 17th-18th century
1916.1367embroidery; silk on linenOverall: 254 x 193.1 cm (100 x 76 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Embroidered Band
Italy, 17th century
1920.1281embroidery; silk on linenOverall: 4.8 x 108.6 cm (1 7/8 x 42 3/4 in.)Gift of Myrta Leonora JonesCCCC0
Altar Frontal (?)
Italy, 17th century
1916.1450embroidery; silk on linenOverall: 160.8 x 36 cm (63 5/16 x 14 3/16 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Valence
Portugal, 18th-19th century
1936.312embroidery; silk on linenOverall: 28.6 x 161.3 cm (11 1/4 x 63 1/2 in.)The Frances McIntosh Sherwin CollectionCCCC0
Sampler Fragment
Netherlands, early 19th century
1942.529embroidery; silk on linenOverall: 38.5 x 45.8 cm (15 3/16 x 18 1/16 in.)The Mary Pack McNairy Collection, Gift of Gladys McNairy White and Elisabeth McNairy Monroe in memory of their motherCCCC0
Sampler
America, Pennsylvania Dutch, 19th century
1943.105embroidery; cotton on linenAverage: 32.7 x 24.2 cm (12 7/8 x 9 1/2 in.)Gift of George W. BierceCCCC0
Sampler
Spain, 19th century
1943.108embroidery; silk on linenAverage: 57.2 x 57.2 cm (22 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.)Gift of George W. BierceCCCC0
Collar
France or Switzerland, 19th century
1944.281embroidery; cotton on linenOverall: 87.6 x 8.9 cm (34 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)Gift of Mrs. Martha H. JenningsCCCC0
Embroidered Table Cover
Italy, 17th century (or later copy)
1916.1285embroidery; silk on linenOverall: 207 x 147.3 cm (81 1/2 x 58 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Sampler
Germany, Mid 18th century
1923.897silk embroidery on linen Overall: 52.1 x 27.9 cm (20 1/2 x 11 in.)Educational Purchase FundCCCC0
Embroidered Strip
Italy, 16th century
1929.838embroidery; silk on linenOverall: 7.6 x 35.6 cm (3 x 14 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Embroidered Blouse Front
Palestine, 19th century
1937.582embroidery; silk on linenAverage: 36.2 x 35.6 cm (14 1/4 x 14 in.)Gift of Marion A. ParsonsCCCC0
Double Collar
America, 19th century
1939.58embroidery; cotton mullOverall: 54 x 81.3 cm (21 1/4 x 32 in.)Gift of Mrs. Charles B. GleasonCCCC0
Part of a Curtain (Two Widths)
Uzbekistan, Bukhara, 19th century
1918.20silk embroidery on cottonAverage: 231.1 x 73.7 cm (91 x 29 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Sampler Fragment
Netherlands, early 19th century
1942.513embroidery; silk on linenOverall: 43.5 x 26.4 cm (17 1/8 x 10 3/8 in.)The Mary Pack McNairy Collection, Gift of Gladys McNairy White and Elisabeth McNairy Monroe in memory of their motherCCCC0
Sampler
Germany, 19th century
1942.525embroidery; cotton on cottonOverall: 59.1 x 55.3 cm (23 1/4 x 21 3/4 in.)The Mary Pack McNairy Collection, Gift of Gladys McNairy White and Elisabeth McNairy Monroe in memory of their motherCCCC0
Woman's cloak (chyrpy)
Uzbekistan, Bukhara
1916.1468Cotton; silk: embroideryOverall: 112.4 x 58.4 cm (44 1/4 x 23 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Embroidered Pillow Case
Morocco, Salé, 19th century
1939.451embroidery: silk on cotton tabby groundOverall: 46.7 x 88.9 cm (18 3/8 x 35 in.)Gift of Selma V. SullivanCCCC0
Long Sampler
England, 17th century
1942.509embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 60.1 x 18.1 cm (23 11/16 x 7 1/8 in.)The Mary Pack McNairy CollectionCCCC0
Basket Mola Panel (Garba Mor)
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people, Urgandi community
1971.211cotton: reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroideryOverall: 32.5 x 39 cm (12 13/16 x 15 3/8 in.)Gift of Dr. and Mrs. F. Louis Hoover©
Two Birds Mola Panel
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Wissubwala, Guna people
1971.213cotton: reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroideryOverall: 39.5 x 47.5 cm (15 9/16 x 18 11/16 in.)Gift of Dr. and Mrs. F. Louis Hoover©
Sampler
England, 19th century
1943.107embroidery; silk on woolen canvasOverall: 48.3 x 48 cm (19 x 18 7/8 in.)Gift of George W. BierceCCCC0
Sampler
England, early 19th century
1943.111embroidery; silk on woolen canvasOverall: 42.3 x 34 cm (16 5/8 x 13 3/8 in.)Gift of George W. BierceCCCC0
Embroidered Towel
Italy, 17th century or later
1916.1269embroidery; silk on linenOverall: 133 x 93.5 cm (52 3/8 x 36 13/16 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Shawl (?)
India, 18th-19th century
1925.495embroidery on wool groundOverall: 189.9 x 111.8 cm (74 3/4 x 44 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Strip
Denmark, late 19th century
1928.191embroidery; cotton on linenOverall: 25.4 x 36.2 cm (10 x 14 1/4 in.)Gift of Katherine KingCCCC0
Sampler
Netherlands, late 18th century
1942.526embroidery; silk on cottonOverall: 49.5 x 49 cm (19 1/2 x 19 5/16 in.)The Mary Pack McNairy Collection, Gift of Gladys McNairy White and Elisabeth McNairy Monroe in memory of their motherCCCC0
Wedding Veil
Tajikistan, Tajik tribe, 19th century
1916.1235silk, cotton, embroideryAverage: 76.2 x 75.6 cm (30 x 29 3/4 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Embroidered Fragment
India, 18th or 19th century
1916.1369embroidery; gold on velvetOverall: 111.8 x 94 cm (44 x 37 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Saddle Cloth
Italy, Abruzzi, 17th-18th century
1924.483embroidery; silk on linenOverall: 288.3 x 26.7 cm (113 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Sampler
England, early 19th century
1942.507embroidery on wool groundOverall: 54 x 33.4 cm (21 1/4 x 13 1/8 in.)The Mary Pack McNairy CollectionCCCC0
Sampler
Spain, 19th century
1942.535embroidery; silk on linenAverage: 68.6 x 71.1 cm (27 x 28 in.)The Mary Pack McNairy Collection, Gift of Gladys McNairy White and Elisabeth McNairy Monroe in memory of their motherCCCC0
Stand Cover
France, 20th century
1968.155cotton, linen, embroidery, laceOverall: 64.8 x 55.3 cm (25 1/2 x 21 3/4 in.)Gift of Mrs. F. E. Norris©
Embroidery Picture
America, 19th century
1926.237embroidery: wool and silkAverage: 28 x 34.3 cm (11 x 13 1/2 in.)Gift of E. F. BrownCCCC0
Woven Chest or Bed Cover
Italy, Terra di Lavoro, 18th century
1926.56embroidery; wool on linenOverall: 294.6 x 99.1 cm (116 x 39 in.)Gift from J. H. WadeCCCC0
Sampler
America, 19th century
1943.101embroidery; silk on linenAverage: 12.4 x 12.7 cm (4 7/8 x 5 in.)Gift of George W. BierceCCCC0
Bag
Turkey
1957.7silk embroidery on cottonOverall: 19.7 x 32.1 cm (7 3/4 x 12 5/8 in.)The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension FundCCCC0
Embroidered Band
Italy, 16th-17th century
1916.1241embroidery; silk on linenOverall: 11.5 x 34.3 cm (4 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Embroidered Bedspread
Portugal, 18th century
1916.1365embroidery; silk on linenOverall: 287 x 203.2 cm (113 x 80 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Fragment
India, Jaipur ?, 18th century
1925.502embroidery; silk on linenOverall: 50.2 x 52.7 cm (19 3/4 x 20 3/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Woven Bed or Chest Cover
Italy, Terra di Lavoro, 18th century
1926.55embroidery; wool on linenOverall: 317.2 x 99.1 cm (124 7/8 x 39 in.)Gift from J. H. WadeCCCC0
Embroidered Strip
Italy, 16th century
1929.840embroidery; silk on linenOverall: 12.7 x 53.3 cm (5 x 21 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Sampler Fragment
Netherlands, early 19th century
1942.515embroidery; silk on linenOverall: 44.5 x 66 cm (17 1/2 x 26 in.)The Mary Pack McNairy Collection, Gift of Gladys McNairy White and Elisabeth McNairy Monroe in memory of their motherCCCC0
Sampler
Italy, 18th century
1943.109embroidery; silk on linenOverall: 21 x 51.8 cm (8 1/4 x 20 3/8 in.)Gift of George W. BierceCCCC0
Table Cloth
Turkey, Late 18th- Early 19th century
1951.184metallic embroidery on cottonOverall: 103.5 x 104.8 cm (40 3/4 x 41 1/4 in.)Gift of Dr. and Mrs. J. MartinCCCC0
Embroidered Machine Lace Bonnet Veil
America, 19th century
1919.915embroidery on machine netAverage: 99.1 x 83.8 cm (39 x 33 in.)Gift of Mrs. George McIntoshCCCC0
Head Shawl (Phulkari)
India, Punjab, 19th century
1925.475embroidery; silk on cottonOverall: 116.8 x 264.2 cm (46 x 104 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Sampler
America, 19th century
1934.331embroidery; silk on linenAverage: 24.2 x 44.8 cm (9 1/2 x 17 5/8 in.)Gift of Mrs. Laverne D. Baxter and A. C. DustinCCCC0
Sampler
Italy, 19th century
1943.103embroidery; silk on linenOverall: 38.1 x 38.4 cm (15 x 15 1/8 in.)Gift of George W. BierceCCCC0
Baby's Long Dress
France, 19th century
1943.447embroidery; cotton on cottonOverall: 95.3 x 20.2 cm (37 1/2 x 7 15/16 in.)Gift of Mrs. John Sherwin, Jr.CCCC0
Embroidered Floral Panel
Queen Mary (British, 1867–1953)
1949.162embroidery; wool on cottonOverall: 45.8 x 40.7 cm (18 1/16 x 16 in.)Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Harkness in memory of Mrs. Stephen V. Harkness©
Sampler
Italy, 19th century
1942.533embroidery; silk on cottonOverall: 73.7 x 73.7 cm (29 x 29 in.)The Mary Pack McNairy Collection, Gift of Gladys McNairy White and Elisabeth McNairy Monroe in memory of their motherCCCC0
Embroidered Floral Panel
Queen Mary (British, 1867–1953)
1949.163embroidery; wool on cottonOverall: 58.5 x 58.5 cm (23 1/16 x 23 1/16 in.)Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Harkness in memory of Mrs. Stephen V. Harkness©
Embroidered Robe
Turkey, 19th century
1920.742embroidery; silk on woolOverall: 142.3 x 236.3 cm (56 x 93 1/16 in.)Gift of Dr. Guthrie McConnell and Christie McConnell in memory of their motherCCCC0
Embroidered Strip
Italy, late 16th century
1929.844embroidery; silk on linenOverall: 29.2 x 175.2 cm (11 1/2 x 69 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Embroidery
Switzerland, 17th century
1940.361embroidery; silk on linenAverage: 255.3 x 63.5 cm (100 1/2 x 25 in.)Gift of Mrs. Chester C. BoltonCCCC0
Sampler
America, 19th century
1943.118embroidery, silk on homespunAverage: 46.1 x 27.3 cm (18 1/8 x 10 3/4 in.)Gift of George W. BierceCCCC0
Kantha
India, Bengal, 19th century
1996.350embroidery and quilting, cottonOverall: 224.2 x 134.6 cm (88 1/4 x 53 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Sampler
England, 19th century
1943.117embroidery; silk on woolen canvasOverall: 39.4 x 33.4 cm (15 1/2 x 13 1/8 in.)Gift of George W. BierceCCCC0
Sampler
England, 19th century
1943.102embroidery; wool on woolen canvasOverall: 6.7 x 6.4 cm (2 5/8 x 2 1/2 in.)Gift of George W. BierceCCCC0
Fragment of a Shirt Front
Turkey, 19th century
1977.189metal thread embroidery on cotton(?)Overall: 54 x 38.5 cm (21 1/4 x 15 3/16 in.)Gift of Mrs. Henry S. RobinsonCCCC0
Sampler
England, early 19th century
1943.124embroidery; silk on woolen canvasOverall: 44.2 x 33.7 cm (17 3/8 x 13 1/4 in.)Gift of George W. BierceCCCC0
Sampler
England, early 19th century
1943.97embroidery; silk on woolen canvasOverall: 43.2 x 30.8 cm (17 x 12 1/8 in.)Gift of George W. BierceCCCC0
"Fishing Lady"
America, Massachusetts, Boston, 18th century, 1st half
1996.1003plain weave linen? with embroideryOverall: 52.7 x 41.9 cm (20 3/4 x 16 1/2 in.)Anonymous GiftCCCC0
Blouse
Spain, 17th century
1919.729plain weave cotton? or linen? wtih embroideryOverall: 50 x 178 cm (19 11/16 x 70 1/16 in.)Gift of Myrta Leonora JonesCCCC0
Embroidered Peasant Headdress
Germany, Nüremberg, 18th century
1919.853embroidery, gold thread; edged with gold laceOverall: 28 x 33 cm (11 x 13 in.)Gift of Max LittwitzCCCC0
Christ Gathering Roses, Centerpiece of an Altar Cloth(?)
Germany
2021.238Linen: plain weave; silk: embroidery (split stitch)Overall: 85.1 x 92.1 cm (33 1/2 x 36 1/4 in.)Gift of Elizabeth and Martin David in memory of the Heidenhain familyCCCC0
Embroidered Velvet
India, 18th century
1916.1375embroidery; velvet decorated with silverOverall: 57.2 x 41.3 cm (22 1/2 x 16 1/4 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Ecclesiastical Embroidery (Epigonation)
Armenia and Greece, 17th-18th century
1916.1422embroidery; silk and metallic threadsOverall: 48.2 x 49 cm (19 x 19 5/16 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Embroidered Band
Italy, 18th century
1916.1454embroidery; silk and metallic threadsOverall: 89.6 x 221.2 cm (35 1/4 x 87 1/16 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Peasant Blouse
Norway, Hardanger, 19th century
1924.629plain weave linen? with embroideryAverage: 34 x 149.9 cm (13 3/8 x 59 in.)Gift of Mrs. E. H. WeidemannCCCC0
Mandala or Iconographic Panel
Tibet, 18th century
1940.610embroidery; silk and metallic threadsAverage: 52.4 x 46.4 cm (20 5/8 x 18 1/4 in.)Bequest of James ParmeleeCCCC0
Sampler
England, late 18th century
1943.112embroidery; silk on woolen canvasOverall: 32.2 x 30.5 cm (12 11/16 x 12 in.)Gift of George W. BierceCCCC0
Embroidered Panel
India, 18th-19th century
1916.1302embroidery; silk and metallic threadsOverall: 127 x 94 cm (50 x 37 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Embroidery
Spain, 18th century
1930.334embroidery; wool and silk threadAverage: 44.5 x 75 cm (17 1/2 x 29 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Sampler
England, 19th century
1943.120embroidery; silk on woolen canvasOverall: 44.5 x 32.8 cm (17 1/2 x 12 15/16 in.)Gift of George W. BierceCCCC0
Shawl
India, Punjab, 19th century
1917.34embroidery (phulkari); cottonOverall: 265.4 x 152.4 cm (104 1/2 x 60 in.)Gift of Mrs. James J. TracyCCCC0
Sampler
England, early 19th century
1924.1035embroidery on wool groundOverall: 32.4 x 34.3 cm (12 3/4 x 13 1/2 in.)Gift of Alexander BartaCCCC0
Fragment
India, 18th-19th century
1925.470embroidery; silk on linenOverall: 48.9 x 19.7 cm (19 1/4 x 7 3/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Embroidered Strip
Italy, 16th century
1929.839embroidery; silk on linenOverall: 14 x 39.4 cm (5 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Sampler
Netherlands, mid 18th century
1942.514embroidery; silk on woolOverall: 48.9 x 47 cm (19 1/4 x 18 1/2 in.)The Mary Pack McNairy Collection, Gift of Gladys McNairy White and Elisabeth McNairy Monroe in memory of their motherCCCC0
Handkerchief
France, 19th century
1944.322embroidery; cotton on linenOverall: 45.7 x 43.2 cm (18 x 17 in.)Gift of Adaline R. BarstowCCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Switzerland, 19th century
1945.79embroidery; cotton on linenAverage: 41.3 x 41.3 cm (16 1/4 x 16 1/4 in.)Gift of Mary C. MathewsCCCC0
Bag
Turkey, 20th century
1957.6silk embroidery on cottonOverall: 28.3 x 18.4 cm (11 1/8 x 7 1/4 in.)The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund©
Blanket
America, early 19th century
1938.400hand weave and embroidery: woolAverage: 236.2 x 188 cm (93 x 74 in.)Gift of Selma V. SullivanCCCC0
Apron
England, 18th century
1942.164embroidery, silk and gold threadOverall: 62.2 x 89.5 cm (24 1/2 x 35 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Sampler
Scotland
1943.106embroidery; silk on woolen canvasAverage: 38.8 x 31.8 cm (15 1/4 x 12 1/2 in.)Gift of George W. BierceCCCC0
Sampler
Italy, 17th century
1943.119embroidery: linen thread on linenOverall: 51.5 x 57.5 cm (20 1/4 x 22 5/8 in.)Gift of George W. BierceCCCC0
Medicine Men Curing the Sick Mola Panel
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people, Urgandi community
1971.212cotton: reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroideryOverall: 37 x 45.7 cm (14 9/16 x 18 in.)Gift of Dr. and Mrs. F. Louis Hoover©
Embroidered Cover (?)
India, 18th-19th century
1916.1363embroidery; silk and metallic threadsOverall: 157.5 x 88.3 cm (62 x 34 3/4 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Circular Piece
India, 18th century
1916.1373embroidery; velvet decorated with silverOverall: 81.5 x 82.6 cm (32 1/16 x 32 1/2 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Sampler
Netherlands, early 19th century
1942.527embroidery; silk on woolen canvasOverall: 55.3 x 67.3 cm (21 3/4 x 26 1/2 in.)The Mary Pack McNairy Collection, Gift of Gladys McNairy White and Elisabeth McNairy Monroe in memory of their motherCCCC0
Prayer Mat
India, 18th-19th century
1916.1275embroidery, silk and gold threadOverall: 47.6 x 32.7 cm (18 3/4 x 12 7/8 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Embroidered Strip
Italy, 18th century
1916.1451embroidery, silk and gold threadOverall: 288.3 x 26.7 cm (113 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Wedding Cap
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) or Republican period (1912-49)
1950.347embroidery, silk and gold threadOverall: 28 x 40.6 cm (11 x 16 in.)Gift of Mrs. Sara Mattsson AnliotCCCC0
Sampler
Germany, 19th century
1984.1129embroidery; wool on woolen canvasOverall: 83.2 x 71.1 cm (32 3/4 x 28 in.)Gift of Mrs. Lawrence E. ConnellyCCCC0
Shawl
India, Kashmir, late 19th century
1956.329embroidery, large pieced areas: woolOverall: 179.7 x 193 cm (70 3/4 x 76 in.)Gift of Mrs. Charles J. PowellCCCC0
Embroidered Shawl (?)
Turkey, 18th-19th century
1916.1263embroidery: silk on silk nettingOverall: 127 x 75.5 cm (50 x 29 3/4 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Sampler
England, early 19th century
1943.115embroidery; silk on woolen canvasOverall: 29.2 x 29.5 cm (11 1/2 x 11 5/8 in.)Gift of George W. BierceCCCC0
Sampler
England, early 19th century
1943.123embroidery; silk on woolen canvasOverall: 34.3 x 33.4 cm (13 1/2 x 13 1/8 in.)Gift of George W. BierceCCCC0
Ecclesiastical Embroidery (Epigonation)
Armenia and Greece, 17th century
1916.1421embroidery; silk and metallic threadsOverall: 57 x 49 cm (22 7/16 x 19 5/16 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Lobed Square Table Cover
China, 19th century
1939.144embroidery, silk and gold threadOverall: 112.4 x 117.5 cm (44 1/4 x 46 1/4 in.)Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., for the Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial CollectionCCCC0
Embroidered Panel
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
1960.276Silk and gold thread; embroideryOverall: 118.7 x 76.2 cm (46 3/4 x 30 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. MillikinCCCC0
Rooster and Hen Mola Panel
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people, Gardi Muladub community
1971.207cotton: reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroideryOverall: 37.6 x 46.5 cm (14 13/16 x 18 5/16 in.)Gift of Dr. and Mrs. F. Louis Hoover©
Incense Braziers Mola Panel
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people, Mammidub community
1971.215cotton: reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroideryOverall: 38.7 x 55.9 cm (15 1/4 x 22 in.)Gift of Dr. and Mrs. F. Louis Hoover©
Fragment of Embroidery
Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 18th century
1920.1283embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 15.6 x 15.9 cm (6 1/8 x 6 1/4 in.)Gift of Myrta Leonora JonesCCCC0
Handekrchief
France or Flanders, early 19th century
1936.266embroidery on linen ground; lace edgingOverall: 64.7 x 64.7 cm (25 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.)The Frances McIntosh Sherwin CollectionCCCC0
Blouse Front
Philippines, Late 19th century
1955.419plain weave piña cloth with embroideryOverall: 43.2 x 47 cm (17 x 18 1/2 in.)Gift of Marian H. StoneCCCC0
Rumal Decorated with Scenes of Krishna's Life
India, Himachal Pradesh, 18th century
1996.349embroidery, silk, and silver wire on cottonOverall: 64.5 x 114 cm (25 3/8 x 44 7/8 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Sampler
Germany, late 19th century
1943.116embroidery; silk and cotton on cottonOverall: 31.5 x 34.6 cm (12 3/8 x 13 5/8 in.)Gift of George W. BierceCCCC0
Embroidered Panel
India, 18th-19th century
1916.1292embroidery; silk and metallic threadsOverall: 81.9 x 78.7 cm (32 1/4 x 31 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Fragment of a Mandarin Robe
China, 18th century
1916.1336embroidery, silk and gold threadOverall: 114.5 x 84.2 cm (45 1/16 x 33 1/8 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Embroidered Collar
Madeira ?, late 19th century
1928.224linen embroidery on cotton groundOverall: 17 x 32 cm (6 11/16 x 12 5/8 in.)Gift of Mrs. Charlotte C. ClarkCCCC0
Sampler
England, 19th century
1943.99embroidery; silk on woolen canvasOverall: 7.4 x 4.8 cm (2 15/16 x 1 7/8 in.)Gift of George W. BierceCCCC0
Sampler
England, early 19th century
1942.504embroidery; silk and wool on linenOverall: 43.2 x 28 cm (17 x 11 in.)The Mary Pack McNairy CollectionCCCC0
Stomacher (Devant de Corsage)
Italy, 18th century
1916.1430embroidery; silk and metal on satinOverall: 41.5 x 25.8 cm (16 5/16 x 10 3/16 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Embroidered Towel
Turkey, early 20th century
1916.1473embroidery: silk on cotton tabby groundAverage: 178.4 x 44.5 cm (70 1/4 x 17 1/2 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Coverlet
India, 19th century
1916.1474embroidery; silk and gold filé on linenOverall: 289.6 x 182.3 cm (114 x 71 3/4 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Skirt Border and Sleeve
Greece, Dodecanese Islands, 18th century
1927.11embroidery: silk on cotton tabby groundPurchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Embroidered Strip of Edging
Philippines, 19th century
1928.10embroidery in ecru thread on pina clothOverall: 80 x 77.8 cm (31 1/2 x 30 5/8 in.)Gift of Mrs. O. E. KelseyCCCC0
Two fragments of a scarf or headdress
Egypt, Mamluk period, 1300s
1929.846silk embroidery on linen tabby groundOverall: 10.5 x 27.4 cm (4 1/8 x 10 13/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Embroidered Linen Textile
Tunisia, early 20th century
1916.1223embroidery; silk and metallic threads on linenAverage: 132.7 x 54 cm (52 1/4 x 21 1/4 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Cushion or Divan Cover
Azerbaijan, 17th-18th century
1916.1310embroidery: silk on cotton tabby groundOverall: 113.4 x 63.6 cm (44 5/8 x 25 1/16 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Table Runner
Czechoslovakia, 19th century
1921.1133silk embroidery on linen tabby groundOverall: 185.4 x 39.7 cm (73 x 15 5/8 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Collar
Madeira ?, 19th century
1928.223plain weave linen? or cotton? with embroideryOverall: 30 x 49.5 cm (11 13/16 x 19 1/2 in.)Gift of Mrs. Charlotte C. ClarkCCCC0
Sampler
England, 19th century
1942.503embroidery; cotton and silk on linenOverall: 40 x 38.8 cm (15 3/4 x 15 1/4 in.)The Mary Pack McNairy CollectionCCCC0
Coverlet
Ireland, early 19th century
1916.1360embroidery; silk thread on linen groundOverall: 152.4 x 152.4 cm (60 x 60 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Sampler
England, 18th century
1929.572silk embroidery on wool, cross stitchOverall: 45.7 x 33 cm (18 x 13 in.)Educational Purchase FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Tiraz
Egypt, Ikhshidid period, Caliphate of al-Muti, AH 334-358 (A.D. 946-969)
1932.30silk embroidery on linen tabby groundOverall: 13.7 x 25.4 cm (5 3/8 x 10 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Sampler
England, 19th century
1943.100embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 13.1 x 12.4 cm (5 3/16 x 4 7/8 in.)Gift of George W. BierceCCCC0
Blouse in Four Pieces
Philippines, 19th century
1943.380embroidery in white cotton on piña clothOverall: 93 x 52.1 cm (36 5/8 x 20 1/2 in.)Gift of Mrs. O. E. KelseyCCCC0
Sampler
England, 17th century
1942.511embroidery; linen and silk on linenOverall: 31.1 x 21.3 cm (12 1/4 x 8 3/8 in.)The Mary Pack McNairy CollectionCCCC0
LGP
Luis González Palma (Guatemalan, 1957-)
2019.159gelatin silver print painted with tusche with fabric and embroideryOverall: 116.7 x 53.2 cm (45 15/16 x 20 15/16 in.)Gift of the Artist©
Chasuble
Italy, 18th century
1916.1453Silk and metallic threads; embroideryOverall: 114.6 x 70.5 cm (45 1/8 x 27 3/4 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Embroidered Cushion Cover
Turkey, 18th century
1916.1228embroidery, silk thread on silk groundAverage: 108.6 x 48.3 cm (42 3/4 x 19 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Bolster Cover
Turkey, 19th century
1916.1242embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundAverage: 154.9 x 50.8 cm (61 x 20 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Embroidered Band for Curtain
Morocco, Chechauen, 19th century
1916.1247embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 109.2 x 30.2 cm (43 x 11 7/8 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Embroidered Strip
Italy, 17th century (copy of)
1916.1417embroidery; silk and gold filé on linenOverall: 327.7 x 28 cm (129 x 11 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade©
Shawl
India, Kathiawar, 19th century
1916.1458embroidery: silk on cotton tabby groundOverall: 104.1 x 76.2 cm (41 x 30 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Panel, Probably from a Curtain
Uzbekistan, Bukhara, 19th century
1918.19embroidery: silk on cotton tabby groundAverage: 181.6 x 50.2 cm (71 1/2 x 19 3/4 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Sleeve
Greece, Dodecanese Islands, 18th century
1927.19embroidery: silk on cotton tabby groundOverall: 51.5 x 27.3 cm (20 1/4 x 10 3/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Handkerchief
France, 19th century
1936.59embroidery on linen ground; lace edgingOverall: 47.6 x 47.6 cm (18 3/4 x 18 3/4 in.)The Frances McIntosh Sherwin CollectionCCCC0
Bedspread
Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 18th century
1940.357embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 179.7 x 144.8 cm (70 3/4 x 57 in.)Gift of Mrs. Chester C. BoltonCCCC0
Orphrey Band: The Tree of Jesse
England, 14th century
1949.503Silk, gold and silver thread, linen; embroidery: split and couching stitchesOverall: 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 FundCCCC0
Embroidered Cap
Germany, Mecklenburg
1919.849embroidery; satin ground embroidered with gold thread and decorated with gold laceOverall: 25.4 x 36.9 cm (10 x 14 1/2 in.)Gift of Max LittwitzCCCC0
Embroidered Panel
India, 18th century
1916.1274embroidery; silk and gold and silver filéOverall: 28 x 18.4 cm (11 x 7 1/4 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Panel, Probably from a Curtain
Uzbekistan, Bukhara, 19th century
1918.27embroidery: silk on cotton tabby groundAverage: 51.1 x 176.5 cm (20 1/8 x 69 1/2 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Machine Lace Bed Canopy and Pillow Slips
France, early 19th century (Empire Period, 1804-1815)
1941.21cotton embroidery on cotton hexagonal meshAverage: 209.6 x 241.3 cm (82 1/2 x 95 in.)Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Harkness, Twenty-fifth Anniversary GiftCCCC0
Parasol Top
France, 18th century
1941.574embroidery; silver metallic thread and silkOverall: 152.4 x 152.4 cm (60 x 60 in.)Gift of Mrs. Otto MillerCCCC0
Embroidered Cover
Uzbekistan, Bukhara, 19th century
1916.1277embroidery: silk on cotton tabby groundAverage: 257.9 x 157.5 cm (101 9/16 x 62 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Embroidered Square
Philippines, 19th century
1928.11embroidery in ecru thread on pina clothOverall: 44 x 89 cm (17 5/16 x 35 1/16 in.)Gift of Mrs. O. E. KelseyCCCC0
Handkerchief
France, early 19th century
1936.14embroidery on linen ground; lace edgingOverall: 63.5 x 63.5 cm (25 x 25 in.)Gift of Mrs. Henry White CannonCCCC0
Handkerchief
France ?, 18th century
1936.696embroidery on linen ground; lace edgingOverall: 54 x 52.1 cm (21 1/4 x 20 1/2 in.)Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. HarveyCCCC0
Embroidered Square
Algeria ?, 19th century
1940.356embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 91.4 x 70.5 cm (36 x 27 3/4 in.)Gift of Mrs. Chester C. BoltonCCCC0
Sampler
England, early 19th century
1942.505embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 44.5 x 33 cm (17 1/2 x 13 in.)The Mary Pack McNairy CollectionCCCC0
Sampler
France, early 18th century
1943.122embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 63.5 x 21.9 cm (25 x 8 5/8 in.)Gift of George W. BierceCCCC0
Sleeve
Philippines, late 19th century
1955.417plain weave piña cloth with embroideryOverall: 48.3 x 101.6 cm (19 x 40 in.)Gift of Marian A. ParsonsCCCC0
Embroidered Tondo from an Altar Frontal: The Coronation of the Virgin
Italy, Florence
1953.129Embroidery 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 FundCCCC0
Embroidered Towel (Peshkir)
Turkey, 19th century
1916.1262embroidery: silk on cotton tabby groundOverall: 121 x 63.5 cm (47 5/8 x 25 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Fragment
India, Jaipur, 18th-19th century
1925.496embroidery: silk on cotton tabby groundOverall: 14.6 x 3.8 cm (5 3/4 x 1 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Skirt Border
Greece, Dodecanese Islands, Karpathos Island, 17th-18th century
1927.10embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 53.4 x 42.6 cm (21 x 16 3/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Tiraz
Egypt, Ikhshidid period, Caliphate of al-Radi, AH 323-328 (A.D. 934-940)
1932.20silk embroidery on linen tabby groundOverall: 12.7 x 31.5 cm (5 x 12 3/8 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Fragment of a Tiraz
Egypt, Second Abbasid period, Caliphate of al-Muqtadir, AH 295-320 (A.D. 908-932)
1932.29silk embroidery on linen tabby groundOverall: 23.9 x 39.7 cm (9 7/16 x 15 5/8 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Embroidered Bed Spread
Turkey, 18th century
1933.415embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 269.3 x 153.7 cm (106 x 60 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Handkerchief
France, 19th century
1936.49embroidery on linen ground; lace edgingOverall: 57.7 x 57.2 cm (22 11/16 x 22 1/2 in.)The Frances McIntosh Sherwin CollectionCCCC0
Complete Skirt Border
Greece, Crete, 18th century
1940.359embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 42.2 x 205.8 cm (16 5/8 x 81 in.)Gift of Mrs. Chester C. BoltonCCCC0
Orphrey Band
Netherlands, 19th century
1955.306embroidery; silk and gold and silver filéOverall: 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. SwetlandCCCC0
Fichu
Philippines, late 19th century
1955.420plain weave piña cloth with embroideryOverall: 69.9 x 68 cm (27 1/2 x 26 3/4 in.)Gift of Marian H. StoneCCCC0
Telescoping Basket
Northwest Coast, Tlingit, 19th century
1917.488.btwined spruce root with grass false embroideryOverall: 7.5 x 9.5 cm (2 15/16 x 3 3/4 in.)Presented by William Albert Price in memory of Mrs. William Albert PriceCCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief
Philippines, late 19th century
1936.739embroidery in silk on pineapple clothAverage: 32.4 x 33 cm (12 3/4 x 13 in.)Gift of Robert Livingston Ireland, Jr. in memory of his mother, Mrs. P. W. HarveyCCCC0
Sampler
England, 18th century
1942.512embroidery; silk and wool on linenOverall: 33 x 20.4 cm (13 x 8 1/16 in.)The Mary Pack McNairy CollectionCCCC0
Embroidered Square
Algeria or Morocco ?, 19th century
1916.1225embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 100.3 x 83.2 cm (39 1/2 x 32 3/4 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Embroidered Fragments
Spain, 16th century
1916.1455appliqué embroidery, couched gold on velvetOverall: 111.8 x 82.6 cm (44 x 32 1/2 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Bed Cover (?)
India, Delhi ?, 19th century
1916.1475embroidery; silk and gold filé on linenOverall: 306.7 x 245.8 cm (120 3/4 x 96 3/4 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Blouse Front with Collar
Dalmatia, 19th century
1924.1037cottonand metal thread embroidery on linenAverage: 24.8 x 21.6 cm (9 3/4 x 8 1/2 in.)Gift of Miss Caroline E. CoitCCCC0
Embroidered Strip
Philippines, 19th century
1928.9embroidery in ecru thread on pina clothOverall: 43.5 x 88.5 cm (17 1/8 x 34 13/16 in.)Gift of Mrs. O. E. KelseyCCCC0
Woman's Costume (Chemisette)
Italy, Sicily, 19th century
1931.445.lplain weave cotton (white) with embroideryOverall: 25.4 x 34.3 cm (10 x 13 1/2 in.)Presented by Mrs. Grace Studebaker FishCCCC0
Fragment of a Tiraz
Iran or Iraq, Eastern Caliphate, Baghdad or Bishapur, Abbasid period during the caliphate of al-Muqtadir, AH 306-311 (AD 918-924)
1932.21embroidery: silk on cotton tabby groundOverall: 20.8 x 48.2 cm (8 3/16 x 19 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Handkerchief
France or Flanders, 19th century
1936.725embroidery on linen ground; lace edgingOverall: 58.4 x 59.7 cm (23 x 23 1/2 in.)Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. HarveyCCCC0
Sampler
England, early 19th century
1942.502embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 47 x 44.2 cm (18 1/2 x 17 3/8 in.)The Mary Pack McNairy CollectionCCCC0
Fragment of a Tiraz-Style Textile
Egypt, Mamluke period, 1200s-1300s
1950.532silk embroidery on linen tabby groundOverall: 9 x 13.4 cm (3 9/16 x 5 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Bedspread
Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 19th century
1916.1312embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 170.2 x 115.6 cm (67 x 45 1/2 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Fragment of a Tiraz
Egypt, Abbasid period, during Caliphate of al-Muqtadir, AH 295-320 (A.D. 908-932)
1932.26silk embroidery on linen tabby groundOverall: 16 x 40.9 cm (6 5/16 x 16 1/8 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Handkerchief
France, 18th century
1936.62embroidery on linen ground; lace edgingOverall: 46.3 x 46.3 cm (18 1/4 x 18 1/4 in.)The Frances McIntosh Sherwin CollectionCCCC0
Sampler
England, 17th century
1942.508embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 24.1 x 50.8 cm (9 1/2 x 20 in.)The Mary Pack McNairy CollectionCCCC0
Sampler
England, 19th century
1943.104embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundOverall: 45.4 x 37.2 cm (17 7/8 x 14 5/8 in.)Gift of George W. BierceCCCC0
Border Fragment
Peru, South Coast, Nasca style (100 BC-AD 700)
1948.478embroidery in polychrome wools on cotton foundationAverage: 6.4 x 6.4 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)Gift of John WiseCCCC0
Shawl
India, Punjab, 19th century
1956.594embroidery (phulkari); silk on cotton groundOverall: 231 x 118.8 cm (90 15/16 x 46 3/4 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Walter UpsonCCCC0
Embroidered Square
Turkey, 19th century
1916.1252embroidery: silk on linen tabby groundAverage: 112.4 x 101.6 cm (44 1/4 x 40 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Embroidered Velvet Rectangle
India, 19th century
1916.1374embroidery; silk and gold filé on linenOverall: 57.2 x 41.3 cm (22 1/2 x 16 1/4 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Fragment of a Tiraz
Egypt, Misr, Second Abbasid period, Caliphate of al-Muqtadir, AH 306-311 (A.D. 918-923)
1932.18silk embroidery on linen tabby groundOverall: 17.2 x 34.6 cm (6 3/4 x 13 5/8 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0