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Altar Cloth, c. 1350

Germany, Altenberg on the Lahn, Premonstratensian Convent, 14th century

1948.352CCCC0

Embroidered Panel: Holy Kinship, 1500s

Germany or Switzerland, 16th century

1979.1CCCC0

Long Sampler, 1780

Germany, late 18th century

1942.500CCCC0

Kerchief (Tensifa), 1700–1899

Algeria, 18th-19th century

1916.1238CCCC0

Long Sampler, c. 1650–70

England, 17th century

1942.506CCCC0

Panel for a Headdress, 1700–1900

Russia, Tambov province

1931.75CCCC0

Panel, c. 1780–1840

Russia, Tambov province

1931.72CCCC0

Panel, c. 1780–1840

Russia, Tambov province

1931.71CCCC0

Christ Gathering Roses, Centerpiece of an Altar Cloth(?), early to mid-1400s

Germany

2021.238CCCC0

Darning Sampler, c. 1880

Willemijntje Elisabeth Wakker (Dutch, b. 1875)

1943.110CCCC0

Embroidered Cover or Curtain, 17th-18th century

Turkey, 17th-18th century

1916.1301CCCC0

Fragment of a Tiraz, 932–40

Egypt, Tunah, Ikhshidid period, Caliphate of al-Qahir or al-Radi, AH 320-329 (A.D. 932-940)

1932.31CCCC0

Fragment of a Clavus, late 700s - early 800s

Egypt, late 8th - early 9th centuries (Abbasid period)

1948.115CCCC0

Pillow Cover, 1700s - 1800s

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 18th-19th century

1916.1234CCCC0

Band, 1600s

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Southern Group, Melos ?, 17th century

1929.257CCCC0

Two Parts of a Curtain, 1700s

Algeria

1916.1229CCCC0

Pillow Cover, 1800s

Greece, Ionian Islands, 19th century

1927.15CCCC0

Portion of a Bedspread, 1700s

Greece, Epirus, Yaninna, 18th century

1916.1289CCCC0

Border, 1500s - 1600s

Greece, Ionian Islands, 16th-17th century

1927.13CCCC0

Pillow Cover, 1600s - 1700s

Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century

1926.221CCCC0

Fragment of a Bed Curtain, 1600s - 1700s

Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century

1926.223CCCC0

Portion of a Bed Sheet or Valance, 1500s - 1600s

Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 16th-17th century

1927.373CCCC0

Portion of a Bed Tent, 1700s

Greece, Dodecanese Islands, Rhodes, 18th century

1933.414CCCC0

Headkerchief, 1700s

Algeria

1916.1237CCCC0

Portion of a Bed Tent, 1600s - 1700s

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Pholegandros, 17th-18th century

1922.42CCCC0

Fragment of a Skirt Border, 1700s

Greece, Crete, 18th century

1916.1267CCCC0

Fragment of a Skirt Border, 1700s

Greece, Crete, 18th century

1916.1271CCCC0

Fragments from an Embroidered Border, 1500s

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Southern Group, 16th century

1916.1273CCCC0

Fragment of a Skirt Border, 1600s–1700s

Greece, Crete

1926.222CCCC0

Orphrey Band: The Tree of Jesse, c. 1350

England, 14th century

1949.503CCCC0

Handkerchief, 1800s

Flanders, 19th century

1936.712CCCC0

Front and Back of a Bolster Case, 1700s

Greece, Epirus, Yaninna, 18th century

1916.1287CCCC0

Part of a Bed Curtain or Pillow Case, 1700s

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 18th century

1926.220CCCC0

Panel, Probably from a Skirt, 1800s

Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 19th century

1916.1268CCCC0

Fragment of a Bed Curtain, 1600s - 1700s

Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century

1926.218CCCC0

Floral Panel, Probably from a Curtain, early 1600s

England, James I Period, early 17th century

1933.421CCCC0

Embroidered Border, 1500s-1600s

Italy, 16th-17th century

1939.357CCCC0

Embroidered Border, 1500s-1600s

Italy, 16th-17th century

1939.356CCCC0

Side Panel of a Bedspread, 1700s

Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 18th century

1916.1272CCCC0

Bed Curtain, 1700s

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 18th century

1916.1315CCCC0

Pillow Cover, 1700s

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Amorgos, 18th century

1927.16CCCC0

Embroidered quilt with pomegranates and tulips, 1600s-1700s

Turkey

1916.1300CCCC0

Four Borders from a Bedspread, 1700s

Greece, Epirus, Yaninna, 18th century

1916.1298CCCC0

Bedspread, 1800s

Greece, Epirus, Yaninna, 19th century

1916.1296CCCC0

Fragment of a Bed Curtain, 1700s

Greece, Crete, 18th century

1940.355CCCC0

Coif, late 1500s

England, Elizabethan Period, late 16th century

1934.206CCCC0

The Resurrection, from an Altar Frontal, 1375–1400

Italy, Florence, 14th century

1929.904CCCC0

Forehead Cloth, late 1500s

England, Elizabethan Period, late 16th century

1934.231CCCC0

All Whites, 1954

Mariska Karasz (American, 1898–1960)

1954.287©

#17, 1978

Dorothy Ruddick (American, 1925–2010)

1992.364©

Five Embroidered Fragments, 18th-19th century

Morocco, Azemmur, 18th-19th century

1918.41CCCC0

"Tensifa" (Ceremonial Scarf used to Decorate the Mirror of Bride's Chamber), 1700s

Morocco, Tétouan, 18th century

1916.830CCCC0

Towel End, c. 1800–1825

Russia, Nizhny-Novgorod province, early 19th century

1931.133CCCC0

Infant's Cap, first half 19th century

America, first half 19th century

1922.46CCCC0

Handkerchief, 1800s

France, 19th century

1936.727CCCC0

Handkerchief, early 1800s

France, early 19th century

1936.55CCCC0

Embroidered Linen Handkerchief, 19th century

Spain, Teneriffe, 19th century

1936.65CCCC0

Handkerchief, 1800s

France, 19th century

1939.57CCCC0

Handkerchief, 1800s

France, 19th century

1936.56CCCC0

Handkerchief, 1800s

France, 19th century

1936.48CCCC0

Band from Towel, 1500s

Italy, Perugia, 16th century

1919.728CCCC0

Part of a Bedspread, 1700s

Greece, Ionian Islands, 18th century

1926.219CCCC0

Fragment of a Clavus, late 700s - early 800s

Egypt, Abbasid period, late 8th - early 9th centuries

1948.114CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, second half of 1800s

Switzerland

1936.61CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, 19th century

Spain, Teneriffe, 19th century

1936.63CCCC0

Altar Frontal, 1600s-1700s

Italy, 17th-18th century

1951.84CCCC0

Cap, 1800s

Germany, Hesse, 19th century

1953.328CCCC0

Handkerchief, 1800s

France, 19th century

1936.64CCCC0

Embroidered Flounce, 18th century

Unassigned, 18th century

1936.67CCCC0

Handkerchief, 1800s

France ?, 19th century

1936.699CCCC0

Fragment of Pillow Cover or Panel of Bedspread, 1800s

Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 19th century

1927.14CCCC0

Panel, Fragment of Bedsheet, 1700s

Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 18th century

1927.372CCCC0

Embroidered Cushion Cover, 17th-18th century

Morocco, Chechauen, 17th-18th century

1918.43CCCC0

Handkerchief, 1800s

England ?, 19th century

1936.717CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, 1800s

Italy, 19th century

1936.730CCCC0

Handkerchief, 1800s

France, 19th century

1936.745CCCC0

Fragment of a Clavus, late 700s - early 800s

Egypt, late 8th - early 9th centuries (Abbasid period)

1948.113CCCC0

Embroidered Collar, c. 1836

America, 19th century

1917.359CCCC0

Handkerchief, early 1800s

France, early 19th century

1936.51CCCC0

Handkerchief, late 1800s

England or America, late 19th century

1936.728CCCC0

Fragment of a Skirt Border, 1700s–1800s

Greece, Crete

1918.35CCCC0

Fragment of a Bed Curtain, 1800s

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 19th century

1926.216CCCC0

Embroidered Border: The Death of the First Born and the Israelites Sent..., 1500s-1600s

Italy, 16th-17th century

1939.355CCCC0

Embroidered Cap, c. 1836

America, 19th century

1917.361CCCC0

Handkerchief, early 1800s

France, early 19th century

1936.43CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, 19th century

France or Switzerland, 19th century

1940.9CCCC0

Handkerchief, early 1800s

France, early 19th century

1936.42CCCC0

Sampler, 1858

Celia Kestenbaum Grossman (Austrian)

1918.333CCCC0

Square, 1800s

France, 19th century

1936.15CCCC0

Band, 1700s

France ?, 18th century

1936.281CCCC0

Handkerchief, early 1800s

France, 19th century

1936.57CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, 1800s

Italy, 19th century

1936.697CCCC0

Handkerchief, 1800s

France or Switzerland, 19th century

1936.742CCCC0

Handkerchief, 1800s

Austria, 19th century

1940.8CCCC0

Fragment of a Clavus, late 700s - early 800s

Egypt, Abbasid period, late 8th - early 9th centuries

1948.112CCCC0

Part of a Skirt Border, 1800s

Greece, Crete, 19th century

1934.187CCCC0

Handkerchief, 1800s

France or Flanders, 19th century

1936.719CCCC0

Handkerchief, 1800s

France or Italy, 19th century

1936.726CCCC0

Embroidered Border: The Baking of Unleavened Bread, 1500s-1600s

Italy, 16th-17th century

1939.354CCCC0

Sampler, 1672

Italy, 17th century

1943.119CCCC0

Fragment of a Skirt Border, 1700s

Greece, Crete, 18th century

1926.213CCCC0

Fragment of a Bed Curtain, 1700s

Greece, Crete, 18th century

1926.215CCCC0

Pillow Cover, 1700s

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Amorgos, 18th century

1927.12CCCC0

Pillow Cover, 1700s

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Amorgos, 18th century

1927.17CCCC0

Embroidered Border: The Pharaoh Being Submerged in the Sea, 1500s-1600s

Italy, 16th-17th century

1939.352CCCC0

Bedspread, late 1800s

Hungary, Kalotaszeg

1923.513CCCC0

Towel, 1700s

Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 18th century

1956.684CCCC0

Fragment of a Pillow Cover, 1600s - 1700s

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 17th-18th century

1926.214CCCC0

Handkerchief, 1700s

Flanders, 18th century, Louis XVI Period

1936.693CCCC0

Embroidered Border: The Making of Unleavened Bread and the Israelites..., 1500s-1600s

Italy, 16th-17th century

1939.353CCCC0

Scenes of the Life of the Virgin, from an Altar Frontal, 1330s or 1340s

Italy, Florence, 14th century

1978.36CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, second half of 19th century

Switzerland

1936.736CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, 19th century

Switzerland

1936.738CCCC0

Purse, early 1600s

England, early 17th century

1946.416CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, late 19th century

Switzerland

1936.734CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, late 19th century

Switzerland

1936.746CCCC0

Altar Frontal (?), 1600s

Italy, 17th century

1916.1450CCCC0

Valence, 18th-19th century

Portugal, 18th-19th century

1936.312CCCC0

Sampler Fragment, 1813

Netherlands, early 19th century

1942.529CCCC0

Sampler, 1848

America, Pennsylvania Dutch, 19th century

1943.105CCCC0

Sampler, 1846

Spain, 19th century

1943.108CCCC0

Collar, 1800s

France or Switzerland, 19th century

1944.281CCCC0

Embroidered Bedspread, 17th-18th century

Portugal, 17th-18th century

1916.1367CCCC0

Embroidered Band, 1600s

Italy, 17th century

1920.1281CCCC0

Embroidered Fragment of a Mattress or Curtain Trimming, 19th century

Morocco, Azemmur, 19th century

1929.843CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, 19th century

Switzerland

1936.698CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, early 19th century

Switzerland

1936.707CCCC0

Sampler, 1837

America, 19th century

1934.331CCCC0

Sampler, 1827

Italy, 19th century

1943.103CCCC0

Embroidered Towel, 1600s

Italy, 17th century or later

1916.1269CCCC0

Strip, late 1800s

Denmark, late 19th century

1928.191CCCC0

Purse, early 1600s

England, early 17th century

1944.283CCCC0

Sampler Fragment, 1817

Netherlands, early 19th century

1942.513CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, early 19th century

Switzerland

1936.729CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, 18th century

Switzerland

1936.735CCCC0

Embroidered Fragment, 1350–1375

Germany, Lower Saxony, mid to 3rd quarter of 14th century

1985.6CCCC0

Sampler, 1600s

England, 17th century

1942.511CCCC0

Embroidered Strip, late 1500s

Italy, late 16th century

1929.844CCCC0

Embroidered Table Cover, 1600s

Italy, 17th century (or later copy)

1916.1285CCCC0

Sampler, 1742

Germany, Mid 18th century

1923.897CCCC0

Embroidered Strip, 1500s

Italy, 16th century

1929.838CCCC0

Embroidered Blouse Front, 19th century

Palestine, 19th century

1937.582CCCC0

Woven Chest or Bed Cover, 1700s

Italy, Terra di Lavoro, 18th century

1926.56CCCC0

Sampler, 1806

America, 19th century

1943.101CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, 1857

Switzerland

1936.722CCCC0

Long Sampler, 1659

England, 17th century

1942.510CCCC0

Embroidered Band, 1500s - 1600s

Italy, 16th-17th century

1916.1241CCCC0

Embroidered Bedspread, 18th century

Portugal, 18th century

1916.1365CCCC0

Fragment, 1700s

India, Jaipur ?, 18th century

1925.502CCCC0

Woven Bed or Chest Cover, 1700s

Italy, Terra di Lavoro, 18th century

1926.55CCCC0

Embroidered Strip, 1500s

Italy, 16th century

1929.840CCCC0

Sampler Fragment, 1819

Netherlands, early 19th century

1942.515CCCC0

Sampler, 1775

Italy, 18th century

1943.109CCCC0

Saddle Cloth, 1700s

Italy, Abruzzi, 17th-18th century

1924.483CCCC0

Sampler, 1819

Spain, 19th century

1942.535CCCC0

Stand Cover, c. 1916

France, 20th century

1968.155©

Peasant Blouse, 19th century

Norway, Hardanger, 19th century

1924.629CCCC0

"Fishing Lady", 1700s

America, Massachusetts, Boston, 18th century, 1st half

1996.1003CCCC0

Man's Nightcap, late 1500s

England, Elizabethan Period, late 16th century

1950.352CCCC0

Fragment, 1700s - 1800s

India, 18th-19th century

1925.470CCCC0

Embroidered Strip, 1500s

Italy, 16th century

1929.839CCCC0

Handkerchief, 1800s

France, 19th century

1944.322CCCC0

Long Sampler, 1600s

England, 17th century

1942.509CCCC0

Tiraz of Caliph ‘Abd al-Rahman III, from the reliquary of Santa Librada,..., 941–42

Spain, Cordoba, Spanish Umayyad period (756–1031)

1977.188CCCC0

Luxurious Woolen Tunic with Decorated Bands and Roundels, 600s-700s

Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)

1972.46CCCC0

Embroidered tiraz with fringe, 847–861

Egypt, Tunah, Abbasid period, Caliphate of al-Wathiqu, 847-861

1932.25CCCC0

Embroidered Collar, late 19th century

Madeira ?, late 19th century

1928.224CCCC0

Embroidery and Bobbin Lace (Valenciennes) Handkerchief, 19th century

France, 19th century

1936.44CCCC0

Royal Round Tent made for Muhammad Shah (Roof), 1834–48

Iran, Rasht, Qajar period (1779-1925)

2014.388.1CCCC0

Chasuble, 1675–99

Germany, Bavaria, last quarter of 17th century

1971.235CCCC0

Sampler, 1810

England, 19th century

1942.503CCCC0

Blouse, 17th century

Spain, 17th century

1919.729CCCC0

Fragment of Embroidery, 1700s

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 18th century

1920.1283CCCC0

Handekrchief, early 1800s

France or Flanders, early 19th century

1936.266CCCC0

Embroidered Linen Textile, early 20th century

Tunisia, early 20th century

1916.1223CCCC0

Table Runner, c 1800s

Czechoslovakia, 19th century

1921.1133CCCC0

Collar, 1800s

Madeira ?, 19th century

1928.223CCCC0

Embroidered tray cover, 1800s

Turkey

1916.1276CCCC0

Sampler, 1824

England, early 19th century

1942.504CCCC0

Bedspread, 1800s

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 19th century

1916.1312CCCC0

Fragment of a Tiraz, 908 – 932

Egypt, Abbasid period, during Caliphate of al-Muqtadir, AH 295-320 (A.D. 908-932)

1932.26CCCC0

Handkerchief, 1700s

France, 18th century

1936.62CCCC0

Sampler, 1600 – 1630

England, 17th century

1942.508CCCC0

Sampler, 1829

England, 19th century

1943.104CCCC0

Bolster Cover, 19th century

Turkey, 19th century

1916.1242CCCC0

Embroidered Band for Curtain, 1800s

Morocco, Chechauen, 19th century

1916.1247CCCC0

Handkerchief, 1800s

France, 19th century

1936.59CCCC0

Bedspread, 1700s

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 18th century

1940.357CCCC0

Coverlet, early 1800s

Ireland, early 19th century

1916.1360CCCC0

Fragment of a Tiraz, 946–69

Egypt, Ikhshidid period, Caliphate of al-Muti, AH 334-358 (A.D. 946-969)

1932.30CCCC0

Sampler, 1800s

England, 19th century

1943.100CCCC0

Border with Peacock Motif, 18th-19th century

Russia, 18th-19th century

1921.1141CCCC0

Sampler, 1752

England, 18th century

1942.512CCCC0

Embroidered Square, 1800s

Algeria or Morocco ?, 19th century

1916.1225CCCC0

Bed Cover (?), 1800s

India, Delhi ?, 19th century

1916.1475CCCC0

Blouse Front with Collar, 19th century

Dalmatia, 19th century

1924.1037CCCC0

Handkerchief, 1800s

France or Flanders, 19th century

1936.725CCCC0

Sampler, 1810

England, early 19th century

1942.502CCCC0

Fragment of a Tiraz-Style Textile, 1200s - 1300s

Egypt, Mamluke period, 1200s-1300s

1950.532CCCC0

Coverlet, 1800s

India, 19th century

1916.1474CCCC0

Two fragments of a scarf or headdress, 1300s

Egypt, Mamluk period, 1300s

1929.846CCCC0

Skirt Border, 1600s - 1700s

Greece, Dodecanese Islands, Karpathos Island, 17th-18th century

1927.10CCCC0

Fragment of a Tiraz, 934 – 940

Egypt, Ikhshidid period, Caliphate of al-Radi, AH 323-328 (A.D. 934-940)

1932.20CCCC0

Fragment of a Tiraz, 908–32

Egypt, Second Abbasid period, Caliphate of al-Muqtadir, AH 295-320 (A.D. 908-932)

1932.29CCCC0

Embroidered Bed Spread, 18th century

Turkey, 18th century

1933.415CCCC0

Handkerchief, 1800s

France, 19th century

1936.49CCCC0

Complete Skirt Border, 1700s

Greece, Crete, 18th century

1940.359CCCC0

Towel End, c 1700s- 1800s

Russia, Nizhny-Novgorod province, 18th-19th century

1931.132CCCC0

Handkerchief, early 1800s

France, early 19th century

1936.14CCCC0

Handkerchief, 1700s

France ?, 18th century

1936.696CCCC0

Embroidered Square, 1800s

Algeria ?, 19th century

1940.356CCCC0

Sampler, early 1800s

England, early 19th century

1942.505CCCC0

Sampler, 1717

France, early 18th century

1943.122CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, 1800s

Italy, 19th century

1936.737CCCC0

Embroidered Square, 19th century

Turkey, 19th century

1916.1252CCCC0

Embroidered Velvet Rectangle, 1800s

India, 19th century

1916.1374CCCC0

Fragment of a Tiraz, 918 – 923

Egypt, Misr, Second Abbasid period, Caliphate of al-Muqtadir, AH 306-311 (A.D. 918-923)

1932.18CCCC0

Embroidered Towel (Havlu), 19th century

Turkey, 19th century

1956.680CCCC0

Untitled, 1984

Dorothy Ruddick (American, 1925–2010)

1996.203©

Fragment of a Tiraz, 922–923

Egypt, Misr, Second Abbasid period, Caliphate of al-Muqtadir, AH 310 (A.D. 922-923)

1932.19CCCC0

Handkerchief, 1700s

France, 18th century, Period of Louis XV (1723-1774)

1936.54CCCC0

Embroidered Mat or a Paños de Ofrenda, 19th century

Spain, 19th century

1938.256CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, 1860

Switzerland

1936.50CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, 18th century

Switzerland

1936.40CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, second half of 19th century

Switzerland

1936.52CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, 19th century

Switzerland

1937.11CCCC0

Sampler, 1891

Czechoslovakia, late 19th century

1943.96CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, second half of 19th century

Switzerland

1936.703CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, late 19th century

Switzerland

1936.741CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, late 18th century

Switzerland

1940.450CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, second half of 19th century

Switzerland

1936.60CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, 1800s

Switzerland

1936.700CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, early 20th century

Switzerland

1936.720CCCC0

Sampler, 1886

Czechoslovakia, late 19th century

1943.114CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, 18th century

Switzerland

1936.41CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, 18th century

Switzerland

1936.45CCCC0

Embroidered Towel (Peshkir), 19th century

Turkey, 19th century

1916.1253CCCC0

Man's Cap, late 1500s

England, Elizabethan Period, late 16th century

1942.165CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, 19th century

Switzerland

1936.66CCCC0

Handkerchief, 19th century

Switzerland

1930.659CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, early 19th century

Switzerland

1940.451CCCC0

Embroidered Towel, 19th century

Turkey, 19th century

1916.1250CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, 1876

Switzerland

1936.714CCCC0

Embroidery, 19th century

Turkey ?, 19th century

1916.1304CCCC0

Embroidered Sash (Uckur), 18th century

Turkey, 18th century

1956.677CCCC0

Embroidered Square, 19th century

Turkey, 19th century

1916.1240CCCC0

Two Fragments of Embroidery, 18th century

Spain, Southern, 18th century

1916.1396CCCC0

Embroidered towel, 1800s

Turkey

1916.1251CCCC0

Embroidered Towel, 19th century

Turkey, 19th century

1923.509CCCC0

Embroidered Towel, 19th century

Turkey, 19th century

1916.1266CCCC0

Embroidered Sash (Uckur), 1700s

Turkey

1956.679CCCC0

Embroidered Square, 19th century

Turkey, 19th century

1916.1258CCCC0

Embroidered Cover, 19th century

Turkey, 19th century

1916.1256CCCC0

Embroidered Sleeves, 18th-19th century

Yugoslavia, Kosovo, 18th-19th century

1926.224CCCC0

Embroidered Towel, 19th century

Turkey, 19th century

1916.1255CCCC0

Embroidered Towel (Peshkir), 19th century

Turkey, 19th century

1916.1257CCCC0

Band, 1800s

France, 19th century

1920.1284CCCC0

Bobbin and Embroidery Lace Handkerchief, 1800s

Belgium, Mechelen, 19th century

1936.689CCCC0

Wall hanging (arid), 1600s–1700s

Morocco, Chechauen

1916.1226CCCC0

Cuff, 1800s

France, 19th century, Period of Louis Phillipe

1920.1278CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, 1800s

Italy, 19th century

1936.723CCCC0

Fragment, before 1928

Italy

1928.845CCCC0

Bedspread, c. 1840

Belinda Ellen Orr

1974.1048CCCC0

Towel, early 20th century

Spain ?, early 20th century

1956.320CCCC0

Border Strips of a Skirt, 1600s–1700s

Greece, Crete

1926.217CCCC0

Chalice Cover (?), 1587

Italy, 16th century

1951.86CCCC0

Embroidered Cover or Hanging, 1600s

India, Delhi

1916.1278CCCC0

Handkerchief, 1800s

Flanders, 19th century

1936.694CCCC0

Embroidery, 17th century

Switzerland

1940.361CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, 1700s

Italy, 18th century

1936.733CCCC0

Handkerchief, 1800s

France, 19th century

1921.1136CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, 1800s

Italy ?, 19th century

1939.56CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, 19th century

Switzerland

1945.79CCCC0

Needlepoint (Drawnwork) and Embroidery Lace Flounce for Alb, 18th century

Unassigned, 18th century

1923.996CCCC0

Blouse Front with Collar, 19th century

Dalmatia, 19th century

1927.2CCCC0

Sampler, 1810

Norway

1943.95CCCC0

Runner, c 1800s

Russia, 19th century

1919.553CCCC0

Needlepoint (Drawnwork) and Embroidery Lace Flounce, 18th-19th century

Unassigned, 18th century

1936.78CCCC0

Scarf, 1800s

Turkey

1921.920CCCC0

Embroidered Stole, 1800s

Italy, 19th century

1940.1191CCCC0

Sampler with Hebraic Inscription, 19th-early 20th century

America, 19th-early 20th century

1920.247CCCC0

Sampler, 1800s

Italy, 19th century

1939.525CCCC0

Embroidered Panel or Altar Front, 1600s

Italy, 17th century

1930.84CCCC0

Embroidered Sash ("Uckur"), 19th century

Turkey or Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros ?, 19th century

1956.317CCCC0

Embroidered tiraz, 889–890

Egypt, Tinnis, Tulunid period, Emir Khumarawayh b. Ahmad under Caliph al’Mu’tamid, dated 889–90

1932.17CCCC0

End of Needlepoint (Drawnwork) Lace Towel, late 18th-early 19th century

Italy, Sicily, late 18th-early 19th century

1936.13CCCC0

Sampler, 1778

The Netherlands, Friesland

1942.530CCCC0

Fringed Panel, 19th century

Morocco, Berber ?, 19th century

1918.42CCCC0

Embroidered Towel, 19th century

Turkey, 19th century

1956.683CCCC0

Fragmentary embroidered tiraz, 918 – 920

Egypt, probably Tinnis, Abbasid period, reign of Caliph al- Muqtadir

1932.28CCCC0

Needlepoint Lace Strip, early 18th century

Netherlands or Flanders, early 18th century

1933.340CCCC0

Embroidered Strip, before 1916

Italy, 17th century (copy of)

1916.1417CCCC0

Part of a Cap (Benika), 1700s

Algeria

1916.1222CCCC0

Embroidered cushion cover, 1700s

Turkey

1918.37CCCC0

Cloth with Border of Vegetal Motifs and Insertion with Bird Motifs, 18th century

Cyprus ?, 18th century

1933.311CCCC0

Apparel from a Dalmatic, 1500–1550

Italy, first half of the 16th century

1931.442CCCC0

Embroidered head scarf, 1800s

Turkey

1916.1254CCCC0

Apparel from a Dalmatic, 1500–1550

Italy, first half of the 16th century

1931.443CCCC0

Headdress?, 1800s

Morocco, Berber?

1916.1457CCCC0

Title, Date	Artist / Culture	Accession number	Medium	Dimensions	Credit line	Rights
Altar Cloth, c. 1350	Germany, Altenberg on the Lahn, Premonstratensian Convent, 14th century	1948.352	embroidery: linen	Overall: 154.3 x 374.5 cm (60 3/4 x 147 7/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Embroidered Panel: Holy Kinship, 1500s	Germany or Switzerland, 16th century	1979.1	embroidery: silk and linen on linen ground; contours of design applied with ink	Overall: 147.3 x 152.4 cm (58 x 60 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Long Sampler, 1780	Germany, late 18th century	1942.500	embroidery; silk on linen	Overall: 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 mother	CCCC0
Kerchief (Tensifa), 1700–1899	Algeria, 18th-19th century	1916.1238	embroidery: silk, gold, and silver on linen	Overall: 241.9 x 39.4 cm (95 1/4 x 15 1/2 in.)	Gift of J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Long Sampler, c. 1650–70	England, 17th century	1942.506	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 59.4 x 17.5 cm (23 3/8 x 6 7/8 in.)	The Mary Pack McNairy Collection	CCCC0
Panel for a Headdress, 1700–1900	Russia, Tambov province	1931.75	Linen: plain weave; silk: embroidery	Overall: 10.5 x 16.2 cm (4 1/8 x 6 3/8 in.)	Gift of Charla Coatoam	CCCC0
Panel, c. 1780–1840	Russia, Tambov province	1931.72	Linen: plain weave; silk; embroidery	Overall: 14.6 x 46 cm (5 3/4 x 18 1/8 in.)	Gift of Kathleen Van Meter	CCCC0
Panel, c. 1780–1840	Russia, Tambov province	1931.71	Linen: plain weave; silk: embroidery	Overall: 13.3 x 41.2 cm (5 1/4 x 16 1/4 in.)	Gift of Jane Hammond	CCCC0
Christ Gathering Roses, Centerpiece of an Altar Cloth(?), early to mid-1400s	Germany	2021.238	Linen: 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 family	CCCC0
Darning Sampler, c. 1880	Willemijntje Elisabeth Wakker (Dutch, b. 1875)	1943.110	Silk on linen, embroidery	Overall: 47.3 x 47.3 cm (18 5/8 x 18 5/8 in.)	Gift of George W. Bierce	CCCC0
Embroidered Cover or Curtain, 17th-18th century	Turkey, 17th-18th century	1916.1301	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Average: 201.3 x 140.3 cm (79 1/4 x 55 1/4 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Fragment of a Tiraz, 932–40	Egypt, Tunah, Ikhshidid period, Caliphate of al-Qahir or al-Radi, AH 320-329 (A.D. 932-940)	1932.31	silk embroidery on linen tabby ground	Overall: 33 x 46.4 cm (13 x 18 1/4 in.)	Gift of George D. Pratt	CCCC0
Fragment of a Clavus, late 700s - early 800s	Egypt, late 8th - early 9th centuries (Abbasid period)	1948.115	embroidery on tabby weave: silk and linen	Overall: 10 x 8.2 cm (3 15/16 x 3 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Pillow Cover, 1700s - 1800s	Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 18th-19th century	1916.1234	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 105.4 x 48.3 cm (41 1/2 x 19 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Band, 1600s	Greece, Cyclades Islands, Southern Group, Melos ?, 17th century	1929.257	embroidery; silk and gold filé on linen	Overall: 11.5 x 78.8 cm (4 1/2 x 31 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Two Parts of a Curtain, 1700s	Algeria	1916.1229	Silk, gold, and silver on linen; embroidery	Overall: 295.3 x 135.9 cm (116 1/4 x 53 1/2 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Pillow Cover, 1800s	Greece, Ionian Islands, 19th century	1927.15	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 54.6 x 42 cm (21 1/2 x 16 9/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Portion of a Bedspread, 1700s	Greece, Epirus, Yaninna, 18th century	1916.1289	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 102.9 x 33 cm (40 1/2 x 13 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Border, 1500s - 1600s	Greece, Ionian Islands, 16th-17th century	1927.13	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 191.8 x 22.9 cm (75 1/2 x 9 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Pillow Cover, 1600s - 1700s	Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century	1926.221	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 49 x 35 cm (19 5/16 x 13 3/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Fragment of a Bed Curtain, 1600s - 1700s	Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century	1926.223	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 47 x 36.2 cm (18 1/2 x 14 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Portion of a Bed Sheet or Valance, 1500s - 1600s	Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 16th-17th century	1927.373	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 54.6 x 42 cm (21 1/2 x 16 9/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Portion of a Bed Tent, 1700s	Greece, Dodecanese Islands, Rhodes, 18th century	1933.414	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 212.4 x 38.8 cm (83 5/8 x 15 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Headkerchief, 1700s	Algeria	1916.1237	Silk on linen tabby ground; embroidery	Overall: 260.4 x 40.6 cm (102 1/2 x 16 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Portion of a Bed Tent, 1600s - 1700s	Greece, Cyclades Islands, Pholegandros, 17th-18th century	1922.42	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 97.8 x 32.1 cm (38 1/2 x 12 5/8 in.)	Gift of Ellen Luck	CCCC0
Fragment of a Skirt Border, 1700s	Greece, Crete, 18th century	1916.1267	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 48.9 x 40 cm (19 1/4 x 15 3/4 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Fragment of a Skirt Border, 1700s	Greece, Crete, 18th century	1916.1271	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 43.9 x 68.9 cm (17 5/16 x 27 1/8 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Fragments from an Embroidered Border, 1500s	Greece, Cyclades Islands, Southern Group, 16th century	1916.1273	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 18.5 x 120.5 cm (7 5/16 x 47 7/16 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Fragment of a Skirt Border, 1600s–1700s	Greece, Crete	1926.222	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 90.2 x 61.6 cm (35 1/2 x 24 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Orphrey Band: The Tree of Jesse, c. 1350	England, 14th century	1949.503	Silk, gold and silver thread, linen; embroidery: split and couching stitches	Overall: 85.7 x 18.1 cm (33 3/4 x 7 1/8 in.); Mounted: 109.2 x 28.6 cm (43 x 11 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Handkerchief, 1800s	Flanders, 19th century	1936.712	embroidery: linen	Overall: 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. Harvey	CCCC0
Front and Back of a Bolster Case, 1700s	Greece, Epirus, Yaninna, 18th century	1916.1287	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 109.2 x 87.7 cm (43 x 34 1/2 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Part of a Bed Curtain or Pillow Case, 1700s	Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 18th century	1926.220	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 42 x 39.7 cm (16 9/16 x 15 5/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Panel, Probably from a Skirt, 1800s	Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 19th century	1916.1268	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 91.5 x 42 cm (36 x 16 9/16 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Fragment of a Bed Curtain, 1600s - 1700s	Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century	1926.218	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 78.7 x 69.3 cm (31 x 27 5/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Floral Panel, Probably from a Curtain, early 1600s	England, James I Period, early 17th century	1933.421	Silk, linen; plain weave, embroidery: couch and stem stitches	Overall: 67.3 x 79.1 cm (26 1/2 x 31 1/8 in.); Mounted: 78.7 x 90.8 cm (31 x 35 3/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Embroidered Border, 1500s-1600s	Italy, 16th-17th century	1939.357	embroidery; silk on linen	Overall: 11.8 x 29.2 cm (4 5/8 x 11 1/2 in.)	Gift of The Textile Arts Club	CCCC0
Embroidered Border, 1500s-1600s	Italy, 16th-17th century	1939.356	embroidery; silk on linen	Overall: 13.7 x 69.8 cm (5 3/8 x 27 1/2 in.)	Gift of The Textile Arts Club	CCCC0
Side Panel of a Bedspread, 1700s	Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 18th century	1916.1272	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 241.3 x 57.1 cm (95 x 22 1/2 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Bed Curtain, 1700s	Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 18th century	1916.1315	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 227.3 x 118.2 cm (89 1/2 x 46 9/16 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Pillow Cover, 1700s	Greece, Cyclades Islands, Amorgos, 18th century	1927.16	embroidery; silk and gold filé on linen	Overall: 38.8 x 52.1 cm (15 1/4 x 20 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Embroidered quilt with pomegranates and tulips, 1600s-1700s	Turkey	1916.1300	plain weave: linen; embroidery, running stitch: silk	Average: 194.3 x 137.2 cm (76 1/2 x 54 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Four Borders from a Bedspread, 1700s	Greece, Epirus, Yaninna, 18th century	1916.1298	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 210.2 x 119.4 cm (82 3/4 x 47 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Bedspread, 1800s	Greece, Epirus, Yaninna, 19th century	1916.1296	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 226.7 x 176.5 cm (89 1/4 x 69 1/2 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Fragment of a Bed Curtain, 1700s	Greece, Crete, 18th century	1940.355	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 49.2 x 51.5 cm (19 3/8 x 20 1/4 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Chester C. Bolton	CCCC0
Coif, late 1500s	England, Elizabethan Period, late 16th century	1934.206	Silk, gold and silver thread, sequins, padding, linen; embroidery	Overall: 21 x 42.2 cm (8 1/4 x 16 5/8 in.)	Dudley P. Allen Fund	CCCC0
The Resurrection, from an Altar Frontal, 1375–1400	Italy, Florence, 14th century	1929.904	Silk, gold and cotton thread, linen; raised work, embroidery: split, stem, and couching stitches	Overall: 29.2 x 41.9 cm (11 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.); Mounted: 38.7 x 51.4 cm (15 1/4 x 20 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Forehead Cloth, late 1500s	England, Elizabethan Period, late 16th century	1934.231	Silk, gold and silver thread, sequins, padding, linen; embroidery	Overall: 16.8 x 38.7 cm (6 5/8 x 15 1/4 in.)	Dudley P. Allen Fund	CCCC0
All Whites, 1954	Mariska Karasz (American, 1898–1960)	1954.287	embroidery: mohair, horsehair, wool, linen, and cotton on a natural ground	Average: 170.8 x 39.1 cm (67 1/4 x 15 3/8 in.)	Gift of The Textile Arts Club	©
#17, 1978	Dorothy Ruddick (American, 1925–2010)	1992.364	embroidery: cotton, linen, silk and wool on linen	Overall: 33 x 35.6 x 4.5 cm (13 x 14 x 1 3/4 in.)	Gift of Mildred Constantine	©
Five Embroidered Fragments, 18th-19th century	Morocco, Azemmur, 18th-19th century	1918.41	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 21.3 x 74.5 cm (8 3/8 x 29 5/16 in.)	Gift of J. H. Wade	CCCC0
"Tensifa" (Ceremonial Scarf used to Decorate the Mirror of Bride's Chamber), 1700s	Morocco, Tétouan, 18th century	1916.830	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 333.9 x 56.6 cm (131 7/16 x 22 5/16 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Towel End, c. 1800–1825	Russia, Nizhny-Novgorod province, early 19th century	1931.133	Linen: plain weave ground; wool; metal thread: embroidery, chain stitch; silk: ribbon	Overall: 37 x 43 cm (14 9/16 x 16 15/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Infant's Cap, first half 19th century	America, first half 19th century	1922.46	embroidery: linen	Average: 62.2 x 21.6 cm (24 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.)	Gift of Mrs. C. H. Koch	CCCC0
Handkerchief, 1800s	France, 19th century	1936.727	embroidery: linen	Overall: 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. Harvey	CCCC0
Handkerchief, early 1800s	France, early 19th century	1936.55	embroidery: linen	Overall: 48.2 x 48.8 cm (19 x 19 3/16 in.)	The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection	CCCC0
Embroidered Linen Handkerchief, 19th century	Spain, Teneriffe, 19th century	1936.65	embroidery: linen	Average: 37.5 x 36.2 cm (14 3/4 x 14 1/4 in.)	The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection	CCCC0
Handkerchief, 1800s	France, 19th century	1939.57	embroidery: linen	Overall: 20.3 x 20.3 cm (8 x 8 in.)	Gift of Selma V. Sullivan	CCCC0
Handkerchief, 1800s	France, 19th century	1936.56	embroidery: linen	Overall: 40.6 x 40.6 cm (16 x 16 in.)	The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection	CCCC0
Handkerchief, 1800s	France, 19th century	1936.48	embroidery: linen	Overall: 46.3 x 46.3 cm (18 1/4 x 18 1/4 in.)	The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection	CCCC0
Band from Towel, 1500s	Italy, Perugia, 16th century	1919.728	embroidery; silk on linen	Overall: 8.9 x 57.8 cm (3 1/2 x 22 3/4 in.)	Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones	CCCC0
Part of a Bedspread, 1700s	Greece, Ionian Islands, 18th century	1926.219	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 181.6 x 148.6 cm (71 1/2 x 58 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Fragment of a Clavus, late 700s - early 800s	Egypt, Abbasid period, late 8th - early 9th centuries	1948.114	embroidery on tabby weave: silk and linen	Overall: 10.2 x 7.4 cm (4 x 2 15/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, second half of 1800s	Switzerland	1936.61	embroidery: linen	Average: 34 x 34 cm (13 3/8 x 13 3/8 in.)	The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, 19th century	Spain, Teneriffe, 19th century	1936.63	embroidery: linen	Average: 48.9 x 47.4 cm (19 1/4 x 18 11/16 in.)	The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection	CCCC0
Altar Frontal, 1600s-1700s	Italy, 17th-18th century	1951.84	embroidery: linen	Overall: 47 x 165.4 cm (18 1/2 x 65 1/8 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Herbert D. King	CCCC0
Cap, 1800s	Germany, Hesse, 19th century	1953.328	embroidery: linen	Overall: 20 x 14 x 14 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)	Gift of Walter Littwitz	CCCC0
Handkerchief, 1800s	France, 19th century	1936.64	embroidery: linen	Overall: 39.3 x 39.3 cm (15 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.)	The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection	CCCC0
Embroidered Flounce, 18th century	Unassigned, 18th century	1936.67	embroidery: linen	Average: 270.5 x 91.5 cm (106 1/2 x 36 in.)	The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection	CCCC0
Handkerchief, 1800s	France ?, 19th century	1936.699	embroidery: linen	Overall: 45.7 x 45.7 cm (18 x 18 in.)	Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey	CCCC0
Fragment of Pillow Cover or Panel of Bedspread, 1800s	Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 19th century	1927.14	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 47 x 40.4 cm (18 1/2 x 15 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Panel, Fragment of Bedsheet, 1700s	Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 18th century	1927.372	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 31.8 x 82.5 cm (12 1/2 x 32 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Embroidered Cushion Cover, 17th-18th century	Morocco, Chechauen, 17th-18th century	1918.43	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 48.9 x 33 cm (19 1/4 x 13 in.)	Gift of J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Handkerchief, 1800s	England ?, 19th century	1936.717	embroidery; linen	Overall: 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. Harvey	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, 1800s	Italy, 19th century	1936.730	embroidery: linen	Overall: 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. Harvey	CCCC0
Handkerchief, 1800s	France, 19th century	1936.745	embroidery: linen	Overall: 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. Harvey	CCCC0
Fragment of a Clavus, late 700s - early 800s	Egypt, late 8th - early 9th centuries (Abbasid period)	1948.113	embroidery on tabby weave: silk and linen	Overall: 10.2 x 7.4 cm (4 x 2 15/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Embroidered Collar, c. 1836	America, 19th century	1917.359	embroidery: linen	Average: 122 x 21.6 cm (48 1/16 x 8 1/2 in.)	Gift of Miss Clara A. Urann	CCCC0
Handkerchief, early 1800s	France, early 19th century	1936.51	embroidery: linen	Overall: 38.7 x 38.7 cm (15 1/4 x 15 1/4 in.)	The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection	CCCC0
Handkerchief, late 1800s	England or America, late 19th century	1936.728	embroidery; linen	Overall: 38.1 x 38.1 cm (15 x 15 in.)	Gift of Robert Livingston Ireland, Jr. in memory of his mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey	CCCC0
Fragment of a Skirt Border, 1700s–1800s	Greece, Crete	1918.35	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 48.3 x 69.3 cm (19 x 27 5/16 in.)	Gift of J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Fragment of a Bed Curtain, 1800s	Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 19th century	1926.216	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 111.8 x 45.1 cm (44 x 17 3/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Embroidered Border: The Death of the First Born and the Israelites Sent..., 1500s-1600s	Italy, 16th-17th century	1939.355	Plain weave linen; embroidery in silk; attached border of needle lace	Overall: 18.1 x 50.2 cm (7 1/8 x 19 3/4 in.)	Gift of The Textile Arts Club	CCCC0
Embroidered Cap, c. 1836	America, 19th century	1917.361	embroidery: linen	Overall: 11 x 12 x 12 cm (4 5/16 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)	Gift of Miss Clara A. Urann	CCCC0
Handkerchief, early 1800s	France, early 19th century	1936.43	embroidery: linen	Overall: 34.2 x 34.2 cm (13 7/16 x 13 7/16 in.)	The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, 19th century	France or Switzerland, 19th century	1940.9	embroidery: linen	Average: 29.6 x 29.6 cm (11 5/8 x 11 5/8 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Louis Rorimer	CCCC0
Handkerchief, early 1800s	France, early 19th century	1936.42	embroidery: linen	Overall: 48.2 x 48.2 cm (19 x 19 in.)	The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection	CCCC0
Sampler, 1858	Celia Kestenbaum Grossman (Austrian)	1918.333	embroidery: linen	Overall: 31.8 x 65.4 cm (12 1/2 x 25 3/4 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Jacob Klein	CCCC0
Square, 1800s	France, 19th century	1936.15	embroidery: linen	Overall: 35.5 x 36.8 cm (14 x 14 1/2 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon	CCCC0
Band, 1700s	France ?, 18th century	1936.281	embroidery: linen	Overall: 208.3 x 12.7 cm (82 x 5 in.)	The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection	CCCC0
Handkerchief, early 1800s	France, 19th century	1936.57	embroidery: linen	Overall: 34.9 x 34.9 cm (13 3/4 x 13 3/4 in.)	The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, 1800s	Italy, 19th century	1936.697	embroidery: linen	Overall: 45.7 x 45.7 cm (18 x 18 in.)	Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey	CCCC0
Handkerchief, 1800s	France or Switzerland, 19th century	1936.742	embroidery: linen	Overall: 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. Harvey	CCCC0
Handkerchief, 1800s	Austria, 19th century	1940.8	embroidery: linen	Overall: 29.8 x 29.8 cm (11 3/4 x 11 3/4 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Louis Rorimer	CCCC0
Fragment of a Clavus, late 700s - early 800s	Egypt, Abbasid period, late 8th - early 9th centuries	1948.112	embroidery on tabby weave: silk and linen	Overall: 8.5 x 6.6 cm (3 3/8 x 2 5/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Part of a Skirt Border, 1800s	Greece, Crete, 19th century	1934.187	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 16.2 x 62.2 cm (6 3/8 x 24 1/2 in.)	Gift of Charles F. Ikle	CCCC0
Handkerchief, 1800s	France or Flanders, 19th century	1936.719	embroidery on linen ground; lace edging	Overall: 45.1 x 45.7 cm (17 3/4 x 18 in.)	Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey	CCCC0
Handkerchief, 1800s	France or Italy, 19th century	1936.726	embroidery on linen ground; lace edging	Overall: 57.2 x 55.9 cm (22 1/2 x 22 in.)	Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey	CCCC0
Embroidered Border: The Baking of Unleavened Bread, 1500s-1600s	Italy, 16th-17th century	1939.354	Plain weave linen; embroidery in silk; attached border of needle lace	Overall: 18.1 x 45.4 cm (7 1/8 x 17 7/8 in.)	Gift of The Textile Arts Club	CCCC0
Sampler, 1672	Italy, 17th century	1943.119	embroidery: linen thread on linen	Overall: 51.5 x 57.5 cm (20 1/4 x 22 5/8 in.)	Gift of George W. Bierce	CCCC0
Fragment of a Skirt Border, 1700s	Greece, Crete, 18th century	1926.213	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 31.8 x 26.1 cm (12 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Fragment of a Bed Curtain, 1700s	Greece, Crete, 18th century	1926.215	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 36.5 x 40 cm (14 3/8 x 15 3/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Pillow Cover, 1700s	Greece, Cyclades Islands, Amorgos, 18th century	1927.12	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 110.5 x 42 cm (43 1/2 x 16 9/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Pillow Cover, 1700s	Greece, Cyclades Islands, Amorgos, 18th century	1927.17	embroidery; silk and gold filé on linen	Overall: 105.8 x 46.4 cm (41 5/8 x 18 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Embroidered Border: The Pharaoh Being Submerged in the Sea, 1500s-1600s	Italy, 16th-17th century	1939.352	Plain weave linen; embroidery in silk; attached border of needle lace	Overall: 18.1 x 43.2 cm (7 1/8 x 17 in.)	Gift of The Textile Arts Club	CCCC0
Bedspread, late 1800s	Hungary, Kalotaszeg	1923.513	linen, embroidery, crochet	Overall: 180.3 x 213.3 cm (71 x 84 in.)	Gift of J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Towel, 1700s	Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 18th century	1956.684	embroidery in silk, gold and silver threads on natural linen ground	Overall: 214.6 x 49.5 cm (84 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.)	Harold North Fowler Collection	CCCC0
Fragment of a Pillow Cover, 1600s - 1700s	Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 17th-18th century	1926.214	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 47 x 46.4 cm (18 1/2 x 18 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Handkerchief, 1700s	Flanders, 18th century, Louis XVI Period	1936.693	embroidery on linen ground; lace edging	Overall: 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. Harvey	CCCC0
Embroidered Border: The Making of Unleavened Bread and the Israelites..., 1500s-1600s	Italy, 16th-17th century	1939.353	Plain weave linen; embroidery in silk; attached border of needle lace	Overall: 18.1 x 45.4 cm (7 1/8 x 17 7/8 in.)	Gift of The Textile Arts Club	CCCC0
Scenes of the Life of the Virgin, from an Altar Frontal, 1330s or 1340s	Italy, Florence, 14th century	1978.36	Silk, gold thread, linen; raised work, embroidery: split, stem, running, fishbone, and couching stitches	Overall: 16.8 x 127 cm (6 5/8 x 50 in.); Mounted: 27.9 x 137.2 cm (11 x 54 in.)	Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, second half of 19th century	Switzerland	1936.736	embroidery: linen	Average: 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. Harvey	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, 19th century	Switzerland	1936.738	embroidery: linen	Average: 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. Harvey	CCCC0
Purse, early 1600s	England, early 17th century	1946.416	embroidery; silk and silver filé on linen ground	Overall: 29.5 x 22 cm (11 5/8 x 8 11/16 in.)	Gift of The Textile Arts Club	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, late 19th century	Switzerland	1936.734	embroidery: linen	Average: 35.6 x 35.6 cm (14 x 14 in.)	Gift of Robert Livingston Ireland, Jr. in memory of his mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, late 19th century	Switzerland	1936.746	embroidery: linen	Average: 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. Harvey	CCCC0
Altar Frontal (?), 1600s	Italy, 17th century	1916.1450	embroidery; silk on linen	Overall: 160.8 x 36 cm (63 5/16 x 14 3/16 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Valence, 18th-19th century	Portugal, 18th-19th century	1936.312	embroidery; silk on linen	Overall: 28.6 x 161.3 cm (11 1/4 x 63 1/2 in.)	The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection	CCCC0
Sampler Fragment, 1813	Netherlands, early 19th century	1942.529	embroidery; silk on linen	Overall: 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 mother	CCCC0
Sampler, 1848	America, Pennsylvania Dutch, 19th century	1943.105	embroidery; cotton on linen	Average: 32.7 x 24.2 cm (12 7/8 x 9 1/2 in.)	Gift of George W. Bierce	CCCC0
Sampler, 1846	Spain, 19th century	1943.108	embroidery; silk on linen	Average: 57.2 x 57.2 cm (22 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.)	Gift of George W. Bierce	CCCC0
Collar, 1800s	France or Switzerland, 19th century	1944.281	embroidery; cotton on linen	Overall: 87.6 x 8.9 cm (34 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Martha H. Jennings	CCCC0
Embroidered Bedspread, 17th-18th century	Portugal, 17th-18th century	1916.1367	embroidery; silk on linen	Overall: 254 x 193.1 cm (100 x 76 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Embroidered Band, 1600s	Italy, 17th century	1920.1281	embroidery; silk on linen	Overall: 4.8 x 108.6 cm (1 7/8 x 42 3/4 in.)	Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones	CCCC0
Embroidered Fragment of a Mattress or Curtain Trimming, 19th century	Morocco, Azemmur, 19th century	1929.843	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 21.3 x 41.6 cm (8 3/8 x 16 3/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, 19th century	Switzerland	1936.698	embroidery: linen	Average: 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. Harvey	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, early 19th century	Switzerland	1936.707	embroidery: linen	Average: 38.1 x 38.1 cm (15 x 15 in.)	Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey	CCCC0
Sampler, 1837	America, 19th century	1934.331	embroidery; silk on linen	Average: 24.2 x 44.8 cm (9 1/2 x 17 5/8 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Laverne D. Baxter and A. C. Dustin	CCCC0
Sampler, 1827	Italy, 19th century	1943.103	embroidery; silk on linen	Overall: 38.1 x 38.4 cm (15 x 15 1/8 in.)	Gift of George W. Bierce	CCCC0
Embroidered Towel, 1600s	Italy, 17th century or later	1916.1269	embroidery; silk on linen	Overall: 133 x 93.5 cm (52 3/8 x 36 13/16 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Strip, late 1800s	Denmark, late 19th century	1928.191	embroidery; cotton on linen	Overall: 25.4 x 36.2 cm (10 x 14 1/4 in.)	Gift of Katherine King	CCCC0
Purse, early 1600s	England, early 17th century	1944.283	embroidery; silk and silver filé on linen ground	Overall: 11.4 x 10.2 x 7 cm (4 1/2 x 4 x 2 3/4 in.)	Gift of The Textile Arts Club	CCCC0
Sampler Fragment, 1817	Netherlands, early 19th century	1942.513	embroidery; silk on linen	Overall: 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 mother	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, early 19th century	Switzerland	1936.729	embroidery: linen	Average: 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. Harvey	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, 18th century	Switzerland	1936.735	embroidery: linen	Average: 45.7 x 45.7 cm (18 x 18 in.)	Gift of Robert Livingston Ireland, Jr. in memory of his mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey	CCCC0
Embroidered Fragment, 1350–1375	Germany, Lower Saxony, mid to 3rd quarter of 14th century	1985.6	embroidery; silk and gold on silk over linen	Overall: 13.9 x 30.5 cm (5 1/2 x 12 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Sampler, 1600s	England, 17th century	1942.511	embroidery; linen and silk on linen	Overall: 31.1 x 21.3 cm (12 1/4 x 8 3/8 in.)	The Mary Pack McNairy Collection	CCCC0
Embroidered Strip, late 1500s	Italy, late 16th century	1929.844	embroidery; silk on linen	Overall: 29.2 x 175.2 cm (11 1/2 x 69 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Embroidered Table Cover, 1600s	Italy, 17th century (or later copy)	1916.1285	embroidery; silk on linen	Overall: 207 x 147.3 cm (81 1/2 x 58 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Sampler, 1742	Germany, Mid 18th century	1923.897	silk embroidery on linen	Overall: 52.1 x 27.9 cm (20 1/2 x 11 in.)	Educational Purchase Fund	CCCC0
Embroidered Strip, 1500s	Italy, 16th century	1929.838	embroidery; silk on linen	Overall: 7.6 x 35.6 cm (3 x 14 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Embroidered Blouse Front, 19th century	Palestine, 19th century	1937.582	embroidery; silk on linen	Average: 36.2 x 35.6 cm (14 1/4 x 14 in.)	Gift of Marion A. Parsons	CCCC0
Woven Chest or Bed Cover, 1700s	Italy, Terra di Lavoro, 18th century	1926.56	embroidery; wool on linen	Overall: 294.6 x 99.1 cm (116 x 39 in.)	Gift from J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Sampler, 1806	America, 19th century	1943.101	embroidery; silk on linen	Average: 12.4 x 12.7 cm (4 7/8 x 5 in.)	Gift of George W. Bierce	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, 1857	Switzerland	1936.722	embroidery: linen	Average: 48.3 x 48.3 cm (19 x 19 in.)	Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey	CCCC0
Long Sampler, 1659	England, 17th century	1942.510	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 49.5 x 16.5 cm (19 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)	The Mary Pack McNairy Collection	CCCC0
Embroidered Band, 1500s - 1600s	Italy, 16th-17th century	1916.1241	embroidery; silk on linen	Overall: 11.5 x 34.3 cm (4 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Embroidered Bedspread, 18th century	Portugal, 18th century	1916.1365	embroidery; silk on linen	Overall: 287 x 203.2 cm (113 x 80 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Fragment, 1700s	India, Jaipur ?, 18th century	1925.502	embroidery; silk on linen	Overall: 50.2 x 52.7 cm (19 3/4 x 20 3/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Woven Bed or Chest Cover, 1700s	Italy, Terra di Lavoro, 18th century	1926.55	embroidery; wool on linen	Overall: 317.2 x 99.1 cm (124 7/8 x 39 in.)	Gift from J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Embroidered Strip, 1500s	Italy, 16th century	1929.840	embroidery; silk on linen	Overall: 12.7 x 53.3 cm (5 x 21 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Sampler Fragment, 1819	Netherlands, early 19th century	1942.515	embroidery; silk on linen	Overall: 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 mother	CCCC0
Sampler, 1775	Italy, 18th century	1943.109	embroidery; silk on linen	Overall: 21 x 51.8 cm (8 1/4 x 20 3/8 in.)	Gift of George W. Bierce	CCCC0
Saddle Cloth, 1700s	Italy, Abruzzi, 17th-18th century	1924.483	embroidery; silk on linen	Overall: 288.3 x 26.7 cm (113 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.)	Gift of J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Sampler, 1819	Spain, 19th century	1942.535	embroidery; silk on linen	Average: 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 mother	CCCC0
Stand Cover, c. 1916	France, 20th century	1968.155	cotton, linen, embroidery, lace	Overall: 64.8 x 55.3 cm (25 1/2 x 21 3/4 in.)	Gift of Mrs. F. E. Norris	©
Peasant Blouse, 19th century	Norway, Hardanger, 19th century	1924.629	plain weave linen? with embroidery	Average: 34 x 149.9 cm (13 3/8 x 59 in.)	Gift of Mrs. E. H. Weidemann	CCCC0
"Fishing Lady", 1700s	America, Massachusetts, Boston, 18th century, 1st half	1996.1003	plain weave linen? with embroidery	Overall: 52.7 x 41.9 cm (20 3/4 x 16 1/2 in.)	Anonymous Gift	CCCC0
Man's Nightcap, late 1500s	England, Elizabethan Period, late 16th century	1950.352	Silk, silver thread, plaited braiding, linen; embroidery: chain and buttonhole stitches	Overall: 16.9 x 18 x 18 cm (6 5/8 x 7 1/16 x 7 1/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Fragment, 1700s - 1800s	India, 18th-19th century	1925.470	embroidery; silk on linen	Overall: 48.9 x 19.7 cm (19 1/4 x 7 3/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Embroidered Strip, 1500s	Italy, 16th century	1929.839	embroidery; silk on linen	Overall: 14 x 39.4 cm (5 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Handkerchief, 1800s	France, 19th century	1944.322	embroidery; cotton on linen	Overall: 45.7 x 43.2 cm (18 x 17 in.)	Gift of Adaline R. Barstow	CCCC0
Long Sampler, 1600s	England, 17th century	1942.509	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 60.1 x 18.1 cm (23 11/16 x 7 1/8 in.)	The Mary Pack McNairy Collection	CCCC0
Tiraz of Caliph ‘Abd al-Rahman III, from the reliquary of Santa Librada,..., 941–42	Spain, Cordoba, Spanish Umayyad period (756–1031)	1977.188	Linen; silk: embroidery	Overall: 18.2 x 117.1 cm (7 3/16 x 46 1/8 in.)	Anonymous Gift	CCCC0
Luxurious Woolen Tunic with Decorated Bands and Roundels, 600s-700s	Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)	1972.46	weft-faced plain weave with slit-and dovetailed-tapestry weave, supplementary weft wrapping, embroidery; undyed linen, dyed wool	Overall: 205 x 170.2 cm (80 11/16 x 67 in.)	The A. W. Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment Fund	CCCC0
Embroidered tiraz with fringe, 847–861	Egypt, Tunah, Abbasid period, Caliphate of al-Wathiqu, 847-861	1932.25	plain weave with embroidery: linen and silk	Overall: 41.6 x 44.5 cm (16 3/8 x 17 1/2 in.); Mounted: 57.1 x 57.1 cm (22 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.)	Gift of George D. Pratt	CCCC0
Embroidered Collar, late 19th century	Madeira ?, late 19th century	1928.224	linen embroidery on cotton ground	Overall: 17 x 32 cm (6 11/16 x 12 5/8 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Charlotte C. Clark	CCCC0
Embroidery and Bobbin Lace (Valenciennes) Handkerchief, 19th century	France, 19th century	1936.44	linen ground with linen embroidery, bobbin lace edging	Average: 39.4 x 39.4 cm (15 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.)	The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection	CCCC0
Royal Round Tent made for Muhammad Shah (Roof), 1834–48	Iran, Rasht, Qajar period (1779-1925)	2014.388.1	Rasht work; wool with silk embroidery (chain stitch), cotton, linen, rope, leather	Overall: 360 x 400 x 400.1 cm (141 3/4 x 157 1/2 x 157 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Chasuble, 1675–99	Germany, Bavaria, last quarter of 17th century	1971.235	Silk and metallic threads on silk tabby sewn down on a linen tabby ground; embroidery	Overall: 116.9 x 78.1 cm (46 x 30 3/4 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Sampler, 1810	England, 19th century	1942.503	embroidery; cotton and silk on linen	Overall: 40 x 38.8 cm (15 3/4 x 15 1/4 in.)	The Mary Pack McNairy Collection	CCCC0
Blouse, 17th century	Spain, 17th century	1919.729	plain weave cotton? or linen? wtih embroidery	Overall: 50 x 178 cm (19 11/16 x 70 1/16 in.)	Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones	CCCC0
Fragment of Embroidery, 1700s	Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 18th century	1920.1283	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 15.6 x 15.9 cm (6 1/8 x 6 1/4 in.)	Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones	CCCC0
Handekrchief, early 1800s	France or Flanders, early 19th century	1936.266	embroidery on linen ground; lace edging	Overall: 64.7 x 64.7 cm (25 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.)	The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection	CCCC0
Embroidered Linen Textile, early 20th century	Tunisia, early 20th century	1916.1223	embroidery; silk and metallic threads on linen	Average: 132.7 x 54 cm (52 1/4 x 21 1/4 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Table Runner, c 1800s	Czechoslovakia, 19th century	1921.1133	silk embroidery on linen tabby ground	Overall: 185.4 x 39.7 cm (73 x 15 5/8 in.)	Gift of J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Collar, 1800s	Madeira ?, 19th century	1928.223	plain weave linen? or cotton? with embroidery	Overall: 30 x 49.5 cm (11 13/16 x 19 1/2 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Charlotte C. Clark	CCCC0
Embroidered tray cover, 1800s	Turkey	1916.1276	plain weave: linen; embroidery, chain stitch: silk and gilt-metal thread	Overall: 148.5 x 157 cm (58 7/16 x 61 13/16 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Sampler, 1824	England, early 19th century	1942.504	embroidery; silk and wool on linen	Overall: 43.2 x 28 cm (17 x 11 in.)	The Mary Pack McNairy Collection	CCCC0
Bedspread, 1800s	Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 19th century	1916.1312	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 170.2 x 115.6 cm (67 x 45 1/2 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Fragment of a Tiraz, 908 – 932	Egypt, Abbasid period, during Caliphate of al-Muqtadir, AH 295-320 (A.D. 908-932)	1932.26	silk embroidery on linen tabby ground	Overall: 16 x 40.9 cm (6 5/16 x 16 1/8 in.)	Gift of George D. Pratt	CCCC0
Handkerchief, 1700s	France, 18th century	1936.62	embroidery on linen ground; lace edging	Overall: 46.3 x 46.3 cm (18 1/4 x 18 1/4 in.)	The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection	CCCC0
Sampler, 1600 – 1630	England, 17th century	1942.508	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 24.1 x 50.8 cm (9 1/2 x 20 in.)	The Mary Pack McNairy Collection	CCCC0
Sampler, 1829	England, 19th century	1943.104	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 45.4 x 37.2 cm (17 7/8 x 14 5/8 in.)	Gift of George W. Bierce	CCCC0
Bolster Cover, 19th century	Turkey, 19th century	1916.1242	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Average: 154.9 x 50.8 cm (61 x 20 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Embroidered Band for Curtain, 1800s	Morocco, Chechauen, 19th century	1916.1247	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 109.2 x 30.2 cm (43 x 11 7/8 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Handkerchief, 1800s	France, 19th century	1936.59	embroidery on linen ground; lace edging	Overall: 47.6 x 47.6 cm (18 3/4 x 18 3/4 in.)	The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection	CCCC0
Bedspread, 1700s	Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 18th century	1940.357	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 179.7 x 144.8 cm (70 3/4 x 57 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Chester C. Bolton	CCCC0
Coverlet, early 1800s	Ireland, early 19th century	1916.1360	embroidery; silk thread on linen ground	Overall: 152.4 x 152.4 cm (60 x 60 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Fragment of a Tiraz, 946–69	Egypt, Ikhshidid period, Caliphate of al-Muti, AH 334-358 (A.D. 946-969)	1932.30	silk embroidery on linen tabby ground	Overall: 13.7 x 25.4 cm (5 3/8 x 10 in.)	Gift of George D. Pratt	CCCC0
Sampler, 1800s	England, 19th century	1943.100	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 13.1 x 12.4 cm (5 3/16 x 4 7/8 in.)	Gift of George W. Bierce	CCCC0
Border with Peacock Motif, 18th-19th century	Russia, 18th-19th century	1921.1141	cutwork and drawnwork: linen; straight (continuous) bobbin lace (tape lace) edging; applied silk (est.) ribbon and embroidery	Overall: 52.1 x 145.4 cm (20 1/2 x 57 1/4 in.)	Gift of J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Sampler, 1752	England, 18th century	1942.512	embroidery; silk and wool on linen	Overall: 33 x 20.4 cm (13 x 8 1/16 in.)	The Mary Pack McNairy Collection	CCCC0
Embroidered Square, 1800s	Algeria or Morocco ?, 19th century	1916.1225	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 100.3 x 83.2 cm (39 1/2 x 32 3/4 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Bed Cover (?), 1800s	India, Delhi ?, 19th century	1916.1475	embroidery; silk and gold filé on linen	Overall: 306.7 x 245.8 cm (120 3/4 x 96 3/4 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Blouse Front with Collar, 19th century	Dalmatia, 19th century	1924.1037	cottonand metal thread embroidery on linen	Average: 24.8 x 21.6 cm (9 3/4 x 8 1/2 in.)	Gift of Miss Caroline E. Coit	CCCC0
Handkerchief, 1800s	France or Flanders, 19th century	1936.725	embroidery on linen ground; lace edging	Overall: 58.4 x 59.7 cm (23 x 23 1/2 in.)	Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey	CCCC0
Sampler, 1810	England, early 19th century	1942.502	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 47 x 44.2 cm (18 1/2 x 17 3/8 in.)	The Mary Pack McNairy Collection	CCCC0
Fragment of a Tiraz-Style Textile, 1200s - 1300s	Egypt, Mamluke period, 1200s-1300s	1950.532	silk embroidery on linen tabby ground	Overall: 9 x 13.4 cm (3 9/16 x 5 1/4 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Coverlet, 1800s	India, 19th century	1916.1474	embroidery; silk and gold filé on linen	Overall: 289.6 x 182.3 cm (114 x 71 3/4 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Two fragments of a scarf or headdress, 1300s	Egypt, Mamluk period, 1300s	1929.846	silk embroidery on linen tabby ground	Overall: 10.5 x 27.4 cm (4 1/8 x 10 13/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Skirt Border, 1600s - 1700s	Greece, Dodecanese Islands, Karpathos Island, 17th-18th century	1927.10	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 53.4 x 42.6 cm (21 x 16 3/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Fragment of a Tiraz, 934 – 940	Egypt, Ikhshidid period, Caliphate of al-Radi, AH 323-328 (A.D. 934-940)	1932.20	silk embroidery on linen tabby ground	Overall: 12.7 x 31.5 cm (5 x 12 3/8 in.)	Gift of George D. Pratt	CCCC0
Fragment of a Tiraz, 908–32	Egypt, Second Abbasid period, Caliphate of al-Muqtadir, AH 295-320 (A.D. 908-932)	1932.29	silk embroidery on linen tabby ground	Overall: 23.9 x 39.7 cm (9 7/16 x 15 5/8 in.)	Gift of George D. Pratt	CCCC0
Embroidered Bed Spread, 18th century	Turkey, 18th century	1933.415	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 269.3 x 153.7 cm (106 x 60 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Handkerchief, 1800s	France, 19th century	1936.49	embroidery on linen ground; lace edging	Overall: 57.7 x 57.2 cm (22 11/16 x 22 1/2 in.)	The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection	CCCC0
Complete Skirt Border, 1700s	Greece, Crete, 18th century	1940.359	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 42.2 x 205.8 cm (16 5/8 x 81 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Chester C. Bolton	CCCC0
Towel End, c 1700s- 1800s	Russia, Nizhny-Novgorod province, 18th-19th century	1931.132	plain weave linen (est.) with polychrome wool (est.) and metal thread chain stitch embroidery; applied silk (est.) ribbon and metal thread trim	Overall: 38 x 43 cm (14 15/16 x 16 15/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Handkerchief, early 1800s	France, early 19th century	1936.14	embroidery on linen ground; lace edging	Overall: 63.5 x 63.5 cm (25 x 25 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon	CCCC0
Handkerchief, 1700s	France ?, 18th century	1936.696	embroidery on linen ground; lace edging	Overall: 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. Harvey	CCCC0
Embroidered Square, 1800s	Algeria ?, 19th century	1940.356	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 91.4 x 70.5 cm (36 x 27 3/4 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Chester C. Bolton	CCCC0
Sampler, early 1800s	England, early 19th century	1942.505	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 44.5 x 33 cm (17 1/2 x 13 in.)	The Mary Pack McNairy Collection	CCCC0
Sampler, 1717	France, early 18th century	1943.122	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 63.5 x 21.9 cm (25 x 8 5/8 in.)	Gift of George W. Bierce	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, 1800s	Italy, 19th century	1936.737	embroidered linen	Overall: 39.7 x 39.7 cm (15 5/8 x 15 5/8 in.)	Gift of Robert Livingston Ireland, Jr. in memory of his mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey	CCCC0
Embroidered Square, 19th century	Turkey, 19th century	1916.1252	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Average: 112.4 x 101.6 cm (44 1/4 x 40 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Embroidered Velvet Rectangle, 1800s	India, 19th century	1916.1374	embroidery; silk and gold filé on linen	Overall: 57.2 x 41.3 cm (22 1/2 x 16 1/4 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Fragment of a Tiraz, 918 – 923	Egypt, Misr, Second Abbasid period, Caliphate of al-Muqtadir, AH 306-311 (A.D. 918-923)	1932.18	silk embroidery on linen tabby ground	Overall: 17.2 x 34.6 cm (6 3/4 x 13 5/8 in.)	Gift of George D. Pratt	CCCC0
Embroidered Towel (Havlu), 19th century	Turkey, 19th century	1956.680	embroidery; silk and gold filé on linen	Average: 155.6 x 78.8 cm (61 1/4 x 31 in.)	Harold North Fowler Collection	CCCC0
Untitled, 1984	Dorothy Ruddick (American, 1925–2010)	1996.203	needle weaving, couched embroidery, painting, and drawing: cotton thread, india ink, and gesso on linen	Overall: 28 x 35.3 x 2.3 cm (11 x 13 7/8 x 7/8 in.)	Gift of Mildred Constantine	©
Fragment of a Tiraz, 922–923	Egypt, Misr, Second Abbasid period, Caliphate of al-Muqtadir, AH 310 (A.D. 922-923)	1932.19	silk embroidery on linen tabby ground	Overall: 9.6 x 25.2 cm (3 3/4 x 9 15/16 in.)	Gift of George D. Pratt	CCCC0
Handkerchief, 1700s	France, 18th century, Period of Louis XV (1723-1774)	1936.54	embroidery on linen ground; lace edging	Overall: 57.2 x 57.2 cm (22 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.)	The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection	CCCC0
Embroidered Mat or a Paños de Ofrenda, 19th century	Spain, 19th century	1938.256	embroidery; wool on linen, wool fringe	Overall: 81.3 x 172.7 cm (32 x 68 in.)	Gift of George W. Bierce	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, 1860	Switzerland	1936.50	embroidery: linen	Average: 47 x 47 cm (18 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.)	The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, 18th century	Switzerland	1936.40	embroidery: linen	Average: 41.3 x 42 cm (16 1/4 x 16 9/16 in.)	The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, second half of 19th century	Switzerland	1936.52	embroidery: linen	Average: 47 x 47 cm (18 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.)	The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, 19th century	Switzerland	1937.11	embroidery: linen	Average: 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 Breckinridge	CCCC0
Sampler, 1891	Czechoslovakia, late 19th century	1943.96	embroidery; coarse linen ground, wool cross stitch	Overall: 33 x 29.6 cm (13 x 11 5/8 in.)	Gift of George W. Bierce	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, second half of 19th century	Switzerland	1936.703	embroidery: linen	Average: 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. Harvey	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, late 19th century	Switzerland	1936.741	embroidery: linen	Average: 38.1 x 38.1 cm (15 x 15 in.)	Gift of Robert Livingston Ireland, Jr. in memory of his mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, late 18th century	Switzerland	1940.450	embroidery: linen	Average: 43.8 x 43.2 cm (17 1/4 x 17 in.)	Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., for the Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial Collection	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, second half of 19th century	Switzerland	1936.60	embroidery: linen	Average: 41.9 x 41.9 cm (16 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.)	The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, 1800s	Switzerland	1936.700	linen, embroidery	Average: 46.4 x 46.4 cm (18 1/4 x 18 1/4 in.)	Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, early 20th century	Switzerland	1936.720	embroidery: linen	Average: 30.5 x 31.1 cm (12 x 12 1/4 in.)	Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey	CCCC0
Sampler, 1886	Czechoslovakia, late 19th century	1943.114	embroidery; coarse linen ground, wool cross stitch	Overall: 28.6 x 25.4 cm (11 1/4 x 10 in.)	Gift of George W. Bierce	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, 18th century	Switzerland	1936.41	embroidery: linen	Average: 45.7 x 47 cm (18 x 18 1/2 in.)	The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, 18th century	Switzerland	1936.45	embroidery: linen	Average: 33.3 x 33.3 cm (13 1/8 x 13 1/8 in.)	The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection	CCCC0
Embroidered Towel (Peshkir), 19th century	Turkey, 19th century	1916.1253	embroidery; silk and silver filé on linen ground	Average: 80.7 x 41.9 cm (31 3/4 x 16 1/2 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Man's Cap, late 1500s	England, Elizabethan Period, late 16th century	1942.165	embroidery; silk and silver gilt thread on linen	Overall: 16 x 18 x 18 cm (6 5/16 x 7 1/16 x 7 1/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, 19th century	Switzerland	1936.66	embroidery: linen	Average: 38.8 x 38.8 cm (15 1/4 x 15 1/4 in.)	The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection	CCCC0
Handkerchief, 19th century	Switzerland	1930.659	embroidery: linen	Average: 43.8 x 43.8 cm (17 1/4 x 17 1/4 in.)	Gift of John L. Severance	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, early 19th century	Switzerland	1940.451	embroidery: linen	Average: 45.7 x 45.7 cm (18 x 18 in.)	Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., for the Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial Collection	CCCC0
Embroidered Towel, 19th century	Turkey, 19th century	1916.1250	embroidery: silk and metal threads on linen tabby ground	Average: 147.3 x 54.6 cm (58 x 21 1/2 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, 1876	Switzerland	1936.714	embroidery: linen	Average: 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. Harvey	CCCC0
Embroidery, 19th century	Turkey ?, 19th century	1916.1304	embroidery: silk and metal strips on linen tabby ground	Average: 168.2 x 91.5 cm (66 1/4 x 36 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Embroidered Sash (Uckur), 18th century	Turkey, 18th century	1956.677	embroidery: silk and silver filé on linen tabby ground	Average: 113.3 x 23.7 cm (44 5/8 x 9 5/16 in.)	Harold North Fowler Collection	CCCC0
Embroidered Square, 19th century	Turkey, 19th century	1916.1240	embroidery: silk and metallic threads on linen tabby ground	Average: 41.9 x 44.2 cm (16 1/2 x 17 3/8 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Two Fragments of Embroidery, 18th century	Spain, Southern, 18th century	1916.1396	embroidery, silk threads on silk ground, linen appliqué	Average: 28 x 43.2 cm (11 x 17 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Embroidered towel, 1800s	Turkey	1916.1251	plain weave: linen; embroidery, double-running stitch: silk, gilt-metal strips and thread	Average: 129.5 x 55.9 cm (51 x 22 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Embroidered Towel, 19th century	Turkey, 19th century	1923.509	embroidery: silk and metal strips on linen tabby ground	Average: 76.2 x 36.2 cm (30 x 14 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Embroidered Towel, 19th century	Turkey, 19th century	1916.1266	embroidery; silk and gold filé on linen tabby ground	Average: 90.2 x 48.3 cm (35 1/2 x 19 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Embroidered Sash (Uckur), 1700s	Turkey	1956.679	embroidery: silk and silver filé on linen tabby ground	Average: 200 x 26.2 cm (78 3/4 x 10 5/16 in.)	Harold North Fowler Collection	CCCC0
Embroidered Square, 19th century	Turkey, 19th century	1916.1258	embroidery: silk, gold and silver filé on linen tabby ground	Average: 83.9 x 81.3 cm (33 1/16 x 32 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Embroidered Cover, 19th century	Turkey, 19th century	1916.1256	embroidery: silk and gold filé on linen tabby ground	Average: 101.6 x 50.8 cm (40 x 20 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Embroidered Sleeves, 18th-19th century	Yugoslavia, Kosovo, 18th-19th century	1926.224	embroidery: wool, silver thread and sequins on plain weave linen	Average: 47.7 x 50.9 cm (18 3/4 x 20 1/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Embroidered Towel, 19th century	Turkey, 19th century	1916.1255	embroidery: silk, gold and silver filé on linen tabby ground	Average: 109.2 x 54.7 cm (43 x 21 9/16 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Embroidered Towel (Peshkir), 19th century	Turkey, 19th century	1916.1257	embroidery: silk, gold and silver filé on linen tabby ground	Overall: 79.4 x 46.5 cm (31 1/4 x 18 5/16 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Band, 1800s	France, 19th century	1920.1284	embroidered linen	Overall: 207.3 x 15.2 cm (81 5/8 x 6 in.)	Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones	CCCC0
Bobbin and Embroidery Lace Handkerchief, 1800s	Belgium, Mechelen, 19th century	1936.689	linen center with linen embroidery border and lace edging	Average: 33 x 33 cm (13 x 13 in.)	Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey	CCCC0
Wall hanging (arid), 1600s–1700s	Morocco, Chechauen	1916.1226	silk on linen tabby ground, embroidery	Overall: 181.3 x 32.1 cm (71 3/8 x 12 5/8 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Cuff, 1800s	France, 19th century, Period of Louis Phillipe	1920.1278	embroidered linen	Overall: 5.1 x 18.7 cm (2 x 7 3/8 in.)	Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, 1800s	Italy, 19th century	1936.723	embroidered linen	Overall: 47 x 47 cm (18 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.)	Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey	CCCC0
Fragment, before 1928	Italy	1928.845	embroidered linen	Overall: 9.5 x 13.3 cm (3 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.)	Gift of Joseph F. Sindelar	CCCC0
Bedspread, c. 1840	Belinda Ellen Orr	1974.1048	embroidered linen	Overall: 254 x 243.8 cm (100 x 96 in.)	Gift of Irene Foster Kapp	CCCC0
Towel, early 20th century	Spain ?, early 20th century	1956.320	embroidered linen	Average: 103.9 x 46.4 cm (40 7/8 x 18 1/4 in.)	Anonymous gift in memory of Mrs. Henry G. Keller	CCCC0
Border Strips of a Skirt, 1600s–1700s	Greece, Crete	1926.217	Silk on linen tabby ground; embroidery		Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Chalice Cover (?), 1587	Italy, 16th century	1951.86	embroidery; silk and gold filé on linen	Overall: 55 x 77.5 cm (21 5/8 x 30 1/2 in.)	Gift of Dr. Emil Delmar	CCCC0
Embroidered Cover or Hanging, 1600s	India, Delhi	1916.1278	Silk on linen tabby ground; embroidery	Overall: 121.9 x 85.7 cm (48 x 33 3/4 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Handkerchief, 1800s	Flanders, 19th century	1936.694	embroidery and drawn work on linen ground; machine made lace edging	Overall: 61 x 61 cm (24 x 24 in.)	Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey	CCCC0
Embroidery, 17th century	Switzerland	1940.361	embroidery; silk on linen	Average: 255.3 x 63.5 cm (100 1/2 x 25 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Chester C. Bolton	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, 1700s	Italy, 18th century	1936.733	embroidered linen	Overall: 48.3 x 50.8 cm (19 x 20 in.)	Gift of Robert Livingston Ireland, Jr. in memory of his mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey	CCCC0
Handkerchief, 1800s	France, 19th century	1921.1136	embroidered linen	Overall: 47 x 47 cm (18 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.)	Gift of J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, 1800s	Italy ?, 19th century	1939.56	embroidered linen	Overall: 53.3 x 53.3 cm (21 x 21 in.)	Gift of Martha Lueke	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, 19th century	Switzerland	1945.79	embroidery; cotton on linen	Average: 41.3 x 41.3 cm (16 1/4 x 16 1/4 in.)	Gift of Mary C. Mathews	CCCC0
Needlepoint (Drawnwork) and Embroidery Lace Flounce for Alb, 18th century	Unassigned, 18th century	1923.996	lace, needlepoint and embroidery: linen	Average: 17.8 x 193.3 cm (7 x 76 1/8 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Edward B. Greene, G. G. Wade and J. H. Wade, Jr. for the Ellen Garretson Wade Memorial Collection	CCCC0
Blouse Front with Collar, 19th century	Dalmatia, 19th century	1927.2	cottonembroidery on linen	Average: 24.2 x 23.5 cm (9 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.)	Gift of Miss Caroline E. Coit	CCCC0
Sampler, 1810	Norway	1943.95	Linen, silk, and cotton; embroidery	Average: 24.1 x 22.3 cm (9 1/2 x 8 3/4 in.)	Gift of George W. Bierce	CCCC0
Runner, c 1800s	Russia, 19th century	1919.553	embroidered linen, ribbon applique	Overall: 54.6 x 188 cm (21 1/2 x 74 in.)	Gift of J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Needlepoint (Drawnwork) and Embroidery Lace Flounce, 18th-19th century	Unassigned, 18th century	1936.78	lace, needlepoint and embroidery: linen	Average: 285.7 x 54.7 cm (112 1/2 x 21 9/16 in.)	The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection	CCCC0
Scarf, 1800s	Turkey	1921.920	Silk on linen tabby ground, embroidery	Overall: 173.4 x 46 cm (68 1/4 x 18 1/8 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Charles William Wason	CCCC0
Embroidered Stole, 1800s	Italy, 19th century	1940.1191	bargello, silk on linen	Overall: 242.6 x 9.6 cm (95 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.)	Gift of Mrs. S. Prentiss Baldwin	CCCC0
Sampler with Hebraic Inscription, 19th-early 20th century	America, 19th-early 20th century	1920.247	embroidered linen or cotton	Average: 36.2 x 36.9 cm (14 1/4 x 14 1/2 in.)	Gift of Robert Moses	CCCC0
Sampler, 1800s	Italy, 19th century	1939.525	embroidered linen or cotton	Overall: 44.5 x 45.8 cm (17 1/2 x 18 1/16 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Ezra Brudno	CCCC0
Embroidered Panel or Altar Front, 1600s	Italy, 17th century	1930.84	embroidered silk on linen	Overall: 208.3 x 86.4 cm (82 x 34 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Josephine J. Rogers	CCCC0
Embroidered Sash ("Uckur"), 19th century	Turkey or Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros ?, 19th century	1956.317	embroidery: silk thread and brass strip hooked through and pressed flat on linen tabby ground	Average: 158.8 x 20.4 cm (62 1/2 x 8 1/16 in.)	Anonymous gift in memory of Sarah Ann Morrison	CCCC0
Embroidered tiraz, 889–890	Egypt, Tinnis, Tulunid period, Emir Khumarawayh b. Ahmad under Caliph al’Mu’tamid, dated 889–90	1932.17	plain weave with embroidery: linen and silk	Overall: 21 x 30.2 cm (8 1/4 x 11 7/8 in.)	Gift of George D. Pratt	CCCC0
End of Needlepoint (Drawnwork) Lace Towel, late 18th-early 19th century	Italy, Sicily, late 18th-early 19th century	1936.13	lace, needlepoint and embroidery: linen	Average: 16.6 x 74.9 cm (6 9/16 x 29 1/2 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon	CCCC0
Sampler, 1778	The Netherlands, Friesland	1942.530	Silk on linen tabby ground; embroidery	Overall: 31.8 x 46.4 cm (12 1/2 x 18 1/4 in.)	The Mary Pack McNairy Collection	CCCC0
Fringed Panel, 19th century	Morocco, Berber ?, 19th century	1918.42	plain weave linen? with silk and metal thread embroidery, shells and glass and metal beads	Average: 76.2 x 25.4 cm (30 x 10 in.)	Gift of J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Embroidered Towel, 19th century	Turkey, 19th century	1956.683	embroidery: silk thread and tinsel pushed through fabric, bent and pressed into place, on linen tabby ground	Average: 129 x 49.9 cm (50 13/16 x 19 5/8 in.)	Harold North Fowler Collection	CCCC0
Fragmentary embroidered tiraz, 918 – 920	Egypt, probably Tinnis, Abbasid period, reign of Caliph al- Muqtadir	1932.28	plain weave with embroidery: linen and silk	Overall: 20.7 x 26.7 cm (8 1/8 x 10 1/2 in.)	Gift of George D. Pratt	CCCC0
Needlepoint Lace Strip, early 18th century	Netherlands or Flanders, early 18th century	1933.340	lace, needlepoint: drawn work and embroidery on linen	Average: 29.9 x 57.8 cm (11 3/4 x 22 3/4 in.)	Bequest of Louise Tifft Brown	CCCC0
Embroidered Strip, before 1916	Italy, 17th century (copy of)	1916.1417	Linen: silk and gold filé, embroidery	Overall: 327.7 x 28 cm (129 x 11 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Part of a Cap (Benika), 1700s	Algeria	1916.1222	Silk, metal strips on linen tabby ground; embroidery	Overall: 19.7 x 81.3 cm (7 3/4 x 32 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Embroidered cushion cover, 1700s	Turkey	1918.37	plain weave: linen; embroidery, self-couching and herringbone stitches: silk	Average: 127 x 59.7 cm (50 x 23 1/2 in.)	Gift of J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Cloth with Border of Vegetal Motifs and Insertion with Bird Motifs, 18th century	Cyprus ?, 18th century	1933.311	Plain weave wool with needle lace, burato insertion (twined ground and darned in two directions), filet/lacis border and edging (knotted ground and darned in one direction), drawn work, and embroidery; bleached linen (est.), wool (est.), and cotton (est.)	Overall: 72.6 x 233.6 cm (28 9/16 x 91 15/16 in.)	Bequest of Louise Tifft Brown	CCCC0
Apparel from a Dalmatic, 1500–1550	Italy, first half of the 16th century	1931.442	Plain-weave linen with silk and metal thread embroidery; or nué (shaded gold)	Overall: 24.6 x 60.6 cm (9 11/16 x 23 7/8 in.)	Gift of Max Littwitz in memory of Mrs. John L. Severance	CCCC0
Embroidered head scarf, 1800s	Turkey	1916.1254	plain weave: linen; embroidery, double-running stitch: silk, gilt-metal strips and thread	Overall: 92 x 92.5 cm (36 1/4 x 36 7/16 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Apparel from a Dalmatic, 1500–1550	Italy, first half of the 16th century	1931.443	Plain-weave linen with silk and metal thread embroidery; or nué (shaded gold)	Overall: 24.7 x 62 cm (9 3/4 x 24 7/16 in.)	Gift of Max Littwitz in memory of Mrs. John L. Severance	CCCC0
Headdress?, 1800s	Morocco, Berber?	1916.1457	linen: plain weave? with embroidery, shells, glass beads, and metal paillettes	Average: 142.2 x 33 cm (56 x 13 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0

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