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Long Sampler, c. 1650–70

England, 17th century

1942.506CCCC0

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

Headkerchief, 1700s

Algeria

1916.1237CCCC0

Pillow Cover, 1700s - 1800s

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

1916.1234CCCC0

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

Pillow Cover, 1800s

Greece, Ionian Islands, 19th century

1927.15CCCC0

Portion of a Bed Tent, 1600s - 1700s

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

1922.42CCCC0

Border, 1500s - 1600s

Greece, Ionian Islands, 16th-17th century

1927.13CCCC0

Fragment of a Skirt Border, 1700s

Greece, Crete, 18th century

1916.1267CCCC0

Fragment of a Skirt Border, 1700s

Greece, Crete, 18th century

1916.1271CCCC0

Portion of a Bedspread, 1700s

Greece, Epirus, Yaninna, 18th century

1916.1289CCCC0

Fragments from an Embroidered Border, 1500s

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Southern Group, 16th century

1916.1273CCCC0

Fragment of a Skirt Border, 1600s - 1700s

Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century

1926.222CCCC0

Chasuble, 1675–99

Germany, Bavaria, last quarter of 17th century

1971.235CCCC0

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

Border Strips of a Skirt, 1600s - 1700s

Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century

1926.217CCCC0

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

Side Panel of a Bedspread, 1700s

Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 18th century

1916.1272CCCC0

Four Borders from a Bedspread, 1700s

Greece, Epirus, Yaninna, 18th century

1916.1298CCCC0

Bed Curtain, 1700s

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 18th century

1916.1315CCCC0

Bedspread, 1800s

Greece, Epirus, Yaninna, 19th century

1916.1296CCCC0

Fragment of a Bed Curtain, 1700s

Greece, Crete, 18th century

1940.355CCCC0

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

Fragment of a Skirt Border, 1700s - 1800s

Greece, Crete, 18th-19th century

1918.35CCCC0

Fragment of a Bed Curtain, 1800s

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 19th century

1926.216CCCC0

Part of a Bedspread, 1700s

Greece, Ionian Islands, 18th century

1926.219CCCC0

Embroidered Cushion Cover, 17th-18th century

Morocco, Chechauen, 17th-18th century

1918.43CCCC0

Part of a Skirt Border, 1800s

Greece, Crete, 19th century

1934.187CCCC0

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

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

Fragment of a Pillow Cover, 1600s - 1700s

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

1926.214CCCC0

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

Morocco, Azemmur, 19th century

1929.843CCCC0

Long Sampler, 1659

England, 17th century

1942.510CCCC0

Long Sampler, 1600s

England, 17th century

1942.509CCCC0

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

Table Runner, c 1800s

Czechoslovakia, 19th century

1921.1133CCCC0

Two fragments of a scarf or headdress, 1300s

Egypt, Mamluk period, 1300s

1929.846CCCC0

Fragment of Embroidery, 1700s

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 18th century

1920.1283CCCC0

Bolster Cover, 19th century

Turkey, 19th century

1916.1242CCCC0

Embroidered Band for Curtain, 1800s

Morocco, Chechauen, 19th century

1916.1247CCCC0

Bedspread, 1700s

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 18th century

1940.357CCCC0

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

Complete Skirt Border, 1700s

Greece, Crete, 18th century

1940.359CCCC0

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

Sampler, 1600 – 1630

England, 17th century

1942.508CCCC0

Sampler, 1829

England, 19th century

1943.104CCCC0

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 Square, 19th century

Turkey, 19th century

1916.1252CCCC0

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 Square, 1800s

Algeria or Morocco ?, 19th century

1916.1225CCCC0

Sampler, 1810

England, early 19th century

1942.502CCCC0

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

Egypt, Mamluke period, 1200s-1300s

1950.532CCCC0

Fragment of a Tiraz, 922–923

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

1932.19CCCC0

Wall hanging (arid), 1600s–1700s

Morocco, Chechauen

1916.1226CCCC0

Embroidered Cover or Hanging, 1600s

India, Delhi

1916.1278CCCC0

Embroidered Sash (Uckur), 18th century

Turkey, 18th century

1956.677CCCC0

Scarf, 1800s

Turkey

1921.920CCCC0

Embroidered Towel, 19th century

Turkey, 19th century

1916.1250CCCC0

Embroidered Square, 19th century

Turkey, 19th century

1916.1240CCCC0

Embroidered Towel, 19th century

Turkey, 19th century

1923.509CCCC0

Embroidered Towel, 19th century

Turkey, 19th century

1916.1266CCCC0

Embroidered Sash (Uckur), 18th century

Turkey, 18th century

1956.679CCCC0

Embroidery, 19th century

Turkey ?, 19th century

1916.1304CCCC0

Embroidered Cover, 19th century

Turkey, 19th century

1916.1256CCCC0

Embroidered Square, 19th century

Turkey, 19th century

1916.1258CCCC0

Embroidered Towel, 19th century

Turkey, 19th century

1916.1255CCCC0

Sampler, 1778

The Netherlands, Friesland

1942.530CCCC0

Embroidered Towel (Peshkir), 19th century

Turkey, 19th century

1916.1257CCCC0

Part of a Cap (Benika), 1700s

Algeria

1916.1222CCCC0

Embroidered Sash ("Uckur"), 19th century

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

1956.317CCCC0

Embroidered Towel, 19th century

Turkey, 19th century

1956.683CCCC0

Title, Date	Artist / Culture	Accession number	Medium	Dimensions	Credit line	Rights
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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, 17th-18th century	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
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
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
Border Strips of a Skirt, 1600s - 1700s	Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century	1926.217	embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground		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
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
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
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
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
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
Fragment of a Skirt Border, 1700s - 1800s	Greece, Crete, 18th-19th century	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 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
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), 18th century	Turkey, 18th century	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
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 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 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 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
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
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
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 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 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

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