Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people, Urgandi community
1971.211©
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Wissubwala, Guna people
1971.213©
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people, Gardi Coiba community
1971.197©
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people, Usdub community
1971.198©
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people, Gardi Muladub community
1971.207©
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people, Mammidub community
1971.215©
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people, Urgandi community
1971.212©
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people
2010.802©
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people
2010.801©
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people
2021.155CCCC0
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people
2021.154CCCC0
India, Kathiawar, 19th century
1916.1460CCCC0
Peru, South Coast, Nasca style (100 BC-AD 700)
1948.481CCCC0
France, early 19th century (Empire Period, 1804-1815)
1941.21CCCC0
India, Himachal Pradesh, 18th century
1996.349CCCC0
Iran or Iraq, Eastern Caliphate, Baghdad or Bishapur, Abbasid period during the caliphate of al-Muqtadir, AH 306-311 (AD 918-924)
1932.21CCCC0
Iraq, probably Baghdad, Seljuq period
1938.300CCCC0
America, Native North American, Southwest, Pueblo (Hopi or Rio Grande), Post-Contact, Early Period
1928.232CCCC0
America, 19th-early 20th century
1920.247CCCC0
Iraq, Baghdad, Abbasid period, reign of al-Qadir 991–1031
1974.188CCCC0
Cyprus ?, 18th century
1933.311CCCC0
Iraq, probably Baghdad, Seljuk period
1952.257CCCC0
America, Native North American, Southwest, Pueblo, Post-Contact, Late Classic Period
1921.554CCCC0
America, Native North American, Southwest, Pueblo (Jemez?), Post-Contact, Early Period
1937.713©
America, Native North American, Southwest, Pueblo (Jemez?), Post-Contact, Early Period
1937.769©
America, Native North American, Southwest, Pueblo (Jemez?), Post-Contact, Modern Period
1937.905©
| Title, Date | Artist / Culture | Accession number | Medium | Dimensions | Credit line | Rights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Anna Wakker (Dutch, 1871–1917) | 1943.98 | embroidery; silk on cotton | Overall: 48.6 x 41.3 cm (19 1/8 x 16 1/4 in.) | Gift of George W. Bierce | CCCC0 | |
 | Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Wissubwala, Guna people | 1971.217 | cotton: reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroidery | Overall: 43.8 x 55.3 cm (17 1/4 x 21 3/4 in.) | Gift of Dr. and Mrs. F. Louis Hoover | © | |
| Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people, Urgandi community | 1971.211 | cotton: reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroidery | Overall: 32.5 x 39 cm (12 13/16 x 15 3/8 in.) | Gift of Dr. and Mrs. F. Louis Hoover | © | |
| Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Wissubwala, Guna people | 1971.213 | cotton: reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroidery | Overall: 39.5 x 47.5 cm (15 9/16 x 18 11/16 in.) | Gift of Dr. and Mrs. F. Louis Hoover | © | |
| Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people, Gardi Coiba community | 1971.197 | cotton: reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroidery | Overall: 37.2 x 46 cm (14 5/8 x 18 1/8 in.) | Gift of Dr. and Mrs. F. Louis Hoover | © | |
| Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people, Usdub community | 1971.198 | cotton: reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroidery | Overall: 46.4 x 58.4 cm (18 1/4 x 23 in.) | Gift of Dr. and Mrs. F. Louis Hoover | © | |
| Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people, Gardi Muladub community | 1971.207 | cotton: reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroidery | Overall: 37.6 x 46.5 cm (14 13/16 x 18 5/16 in.) | Gift of Dr. and Mrs. F. Louis Hoover | © | |
| Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people, Mammidub community | 1971.215 | cotton: reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroidery | Overall: 38.7 x 55.9 cm (15 1/4 x 22 in.) | Gift of Dr. and Mrs. F. Louis Hoover | © | |
 | Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people | 1971.1033 | cotton: reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroidery | Overall: 57.2 x 68.6 cm (22 1/2 x 27 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Altmann | © | |
| Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people, Urgandi community | 1971.212 | cotton: reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroidery | Overall: 37 x 45.7 cm (14 9/16 x 18 in.) | Gift of Dr. and Mrs. F. Louis Hoover | © | |
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people | 2010.802 | cotton: reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroidery | Overall: 72.4 x 47.4 cm (28 1/2 x 18 11/16 in.) | Gift of Jeanne Marie Stumpf, Ph.D. | © | ||
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people | 2010.801 | cotton: reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroidery | Overall: 67.3 x 44.5 cm (26 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.) | Gift of Jeanne Marie Stumpf, Ph.D. | © | ||
 | Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people | 2010.799 | cotton, synthetic fiber: reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroidery | Overall: 64.2 x 89.5 cm (25 1/4 x 35 1/4 in.) | Gift of Jeanne Marie Stumpf, Ph.D. | © | |
 | Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people | 2010.800 | cotton, synthetic fiber: reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroidery. | Overall: 62.2 x 92.7 cm (24 1/2 x 36 1/2 in.) | Gift of Jeanne Marie Stumpf, Ph.D. | © | |
| Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people | 2021.155 | Cotton; reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroidery | Overall: 46.4 x 34.3 cm (18 1/4 x 13 1/2 in.) | Gift of Cathy Lincoln | CCCC0 | |
| Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people | 2021.154 | Cotton; reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroidery | Overall: 34.3 x 43.2 cm (13 1/2 x 17 in.) | Gift of Cathy Lincoln | CCCC0 | |
| India, Kathiawar, 19th century | 1916.1460 | embroidery; cotton | Overall: 76.2 x 75.6 cm (30 x 29 3/4 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Tajikistan, Tajik tribe, 19th century | 1916.1235 | silk, cotton, embroidery | Average: 76.2 x 75.6 cm (30 x 29 3/4 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Uzbekistan, Bukhara | 1916.1468 | Cotton; silk: embroidery | Overall: 112.4 x 58.4 cm (44 1/4 x 23 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Southern India, Deccan | 1916.1359 | Cotton: plain weave, quilted; silk and gilt-metal thread: embroidery, couched laid work | Overall: 251.5 x 330.2 cm (99 x 130 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Tajikistan, Ura Tube | 1916.1311 | plain weave: cotton; embroidery: silk | Average: 216.5 x 188.6 cm (85 1/4 x 74 1/4 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) | 1916.1354 | Silk, cotton: embroidery | Overall: 197 x 104.2 cm (77 9/16 x 41 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Indonesia, Sumatra, Lampung, 19th century | 1983.215 | tabby weave, warp ikat; cotton / embroidery; silk | Overall: 130.2 x 117.8 cm (51 1/4 x 46 3/8 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | America, 19th century | 1914.1 | embroidery and drawn work: cotton | Average: 54.6 x 41.9 cm (21 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Olin Freeman Tower | CCCC0 | |
 | Evelyn Svec Ward (American, 1921–1989) | 1967.201 | embroidery and appliqué: cotton, cotton chenille, synthetic threads, istle and sisal twine, istle netting, onion bag fragments, wool cloth and burlap on wool ground | Overall: 81.3 x 94 cm (32 x 37 in.) | Wishing Well Fund | © | |
 | Greece, Dodecanese Islands, Tilos ?, 18th century | 1933.439 | embroidery; silk and gold filé on cotton tabby | Overall: 117 x 133 cm (46 1/16 x 52 3/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, Florence, 14th century | 1929.904 | Silk, gold and cotton thread, linen; raised work, embroidery: split, stem, and couching stitches | Overall: 29.2 x 41.9 cm (11 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.); Mounted: 38.7 x 51.4 cm (15 1/4 x 20 1/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | England, 19th century | 1943.113 | embroidery; cotton on cotton | Overall: 30.5 x 26.1 cm (12 x 10 1/4 in.) | Gift of George W. Bierce | CCCC0 | |
| Peru, South Coast, Nasca style (100 BC-AD 700) | 1948.481 | embroidery of polychrome wools on cotton foundation | Overall: 5.7 x 8.3 cm (2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | Central Asia | 1987.145 | silk and gold thread over two layers of cotton, embroidery | Overall: 66.5 x 45 cm (26 3/16 x 17 11/16 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people | 1988.1066 | cotton: reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroidery | Overall: 43.8 x 45.7 cm (17 1/4 x 18 in.) | Bequest of Helen Weiss | © | |
 | 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 | © | |
 | India, Lucknow, late 19th century | 1952.189 | embroidery (chikan) and drawnwork; cotton | Overall: 232.4 x 41.9 cm (91 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Lewis H. Cowles | CCCC0 | |
 | India, East Bengal, 19th century | 1960.274 | embroidery: cotton thread on cotton tabby ground | Overall: 184.8 x 118.7 cm (72 3/4 x 46 3/4 in.) | Gift of The Textile Arts Club | CCCC0 | |
 | Africa, Zanzibar, 20th century | 1940.18 | cotton on cotton; tabby weave, machine quilting, and eyelet embroidery | Overall: 11.4 x 16.5 x 16.5 cm (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Lyman H. Treadway | CCCC0 | |
 | Central Asia, South West Uzbekistan, Shakhrisyabz | 2016.89 | Cotton: plain weave, 6 strips; silk: embroidery; filling stitch: kanda xajol, occasionally bosma; outlining stitch: ilmoq | Overall: 227.3 x 177.8 cm (89 1/2 x 70 in.) | Gift of John and Fausta Eskenazi in honor of Louise W. Mackie and in celebration of the museum’s centennial | CCCC0 | |
 | France, 19th century | 1943.447 | embroidery; cotton on cotton | Overall: 95.3 x 20.2 cm (37 1/2 x 7 15/16 in.) | Gift of Mrs. John Sherwin, Jr. | CCCC0 | |
 | England or Ireland, 18th century | 1936.91 | embroidery; cotton | Overall: 86.4 x 113 cm (34 x 44 1/2 in.) | The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 19th century | 1950.143 | embroidery; cotton | Overall: 50.2 x 193.1 cm (19 3/4 x 76 in.) | Gift of Henry Hunt Clark | CCCC0 | |
 | France or Switzerland, 19th century | 1936.263 | embroidery; cotton | Overall: 55.9 x 6.7 cm (22 x 2 5/8 in.) | The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | Morocco, Salé, 19th century | 1929.842 | embroidery: silk on cotton tabby ground | Overall: 104.1 x 81.3 cm (41 x 32 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Germany, 19th century | 1942.525 | embroidery; cotton on cotton | Overall: 59.1 x 55.3 cm (23 1/4 x 21 3/4 in.) | The Mary Pack McNairy Collection, Gift of Gladys McNairy White and Elisabeth McNairy Monroe in memory of their mother | CCCC0 | |
 | Mexico, early 19th century | 1945.81 | embroidery; cotton | Overall: 47.2 x 42.9 cm (18 9/16 x 16 7/8 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Nadine S. Pope | CCCC0 | |
 | France, early 19th century | 1936.69 | embroidery; cotton | Overall: 43.2 x 326.4 cm (17 x 128 1/2 in.) | The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | Greece, Thrace, Sarakatsani People, 19th century | 1937.18 | embroidery: silk on cotton tabby ground | Overall: 35.3 x 54 cm (13 7/8 x 21 1/4 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Charles William Wason | CCCC0 | |
 | Greece, Dodecanese Islands, 18th century | 1927.18 | embroidery: silk on cotton tabby ground | Overall: 53.4 x 49 cm (21 x 19 5/16 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Uzbekistan, Bukhara or Shahr-i Sabz, 19th century | 1940.602 | Silk, cotton; plain weave, embroidery, tambour chain stitch | Average: 248.5 x 161.3 cm (97 13/16 x 63 1/2 in.) | Bequest of James Parmelee | CCCC0 | |
Iran, Rasht, Qajar period (1779-1925) | 2014.388 | Interior: wool: plain weave, inlaid work; silk: embroidery, chain stitch; tape, leather Exterior: cotton, wool: plain weave; rope, iron ring | 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 | ||
 | 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 | © | |
 | Germany, late 19th century | 1943.116 | embroidery; silk and cotton on cotton | Overall: 31.5 x 34.6 cm (12 3/8 x 13 5/8 in.) | Gift of George W. Bierce | CCCC0 | |
 | 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 | |
 | 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 | |
 | India, Punjab, 19th century | 1925.475 | embroidery; silk on cotton | Overall: 116.8 x 264.2 cm (46 x 104 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Queen Mary (British, 1867–1953) | 1949.162 | embroidery; wool on cotton | Overall: 45.8 x 40.7 cm (18 1/16 x 16 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Harkness in memory of Mrs. Stephen V. Harkness | © | |
 | Turkey, Late 18th- Early 19th century | 1951.184 | metallic embroidery on cotton | Overall: 103.5 x 104.8 cm (40 3/4 x 41 1/4 in.) | Gift of Dr. and Mrs. J. Martin | CCCC0 | |
 | America, 19th century | 1939.58 | embroidery; cotton mull | Overall: 54 x 81.3 cm (21 1/4 x 32 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Charles B. Gleason | CCCC0 | |
 | 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 | |
 | Netherlands, late 18th century | 1942.526 | embroidery; silk on cotton | Overall: 49.5 x 49 cm (19 1/2 x 19 5/16 in.) | The Mary Pack McNairy Collection, Gift of Gladys McNairy White and Elisabeth McNairy Monroe in memory of their mother | CCCC0 | |
 | 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 | © | |
France, early 19th century (Empire Period, 1804-1815) | 1941.21 | cotton embroidery on cotton hexagonal mesh | Average: 209.6 x 241.3 cm (82 1/2 x 95 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Harkness, Twenty-fifth Anniversary Gift | CCCC0 | ||
 | Turkey | 1957.7 | silk embroidery on cotton | Overall: 19.7 x 32.1 cm (7 3/4 x 12 5/8 in.) | The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Uzbekistan, Bukhara, 19th century | 1918.20 | silk embroidery on cotton | Average: 231.1 x 73.7 cm (91 x 29 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 19th century | 1942.533 | embroidery; silk on cotton | Overall: 73.7 x 73.7 cm (29 x 29 in.) | The Mary Pack McNairy Collection, Gift of Gladys McNairy White and Elisabeth McNairy Monroe in memory of their mother | CCCC0 | |
 | Queen Mary (British, 1867–1953) | 1949.163 | embroidery; wool on cotton | Overall: 58.5 x 58.5 cm (23 1/16 x 23 1/16 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Harkness in memory of Mrs. Stephen V. Harkness | © | |
 | Morocco, Fez, early 20th century | 1930.139 | embroidery: silk on cotton tabby ground | Overall: 36.2 x 45.7 cm (14 1/4 x 18 in.) | Gift of Mrs. John W. Seaver | CCCC0 | |
 | Morocco, Fez, 19th century | 1933.422 | embroidery: silk on cotton tabby ground | Overall: 22.2 x 45.1 cm (8 3/4 x 17 3/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | India, Bengal, 19th century | 1996.350 | embroidery and quilting, cotton | Overall: 224.2 x 134.6 cm (88 1/4 x 53 in.) | Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward | CCCC0 | |
 | Greece, 18th century | 1972.223 | embroidery; silk and gold filé on cotton tabby | Overall: 20.5 x 43.8 cm (8 1/16 x 17 1/4 in.) | The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Collection, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken | CCCC0 | |
 | India, Punjab, 19th century | 1917.34 | embroidery (phulkari); cotton | Overall: 265.4 x 152.4 cm (104 1/2 x 60 in.) | Gift of Mrs. James J. Tracy | CCCC0 | |
 | 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 | |
 | Turkey, 20th century | 1957.6 | silk embroidery on cotton | Overall: 28.3 x 18.4 cm (11 1/8 x 7 1/4 in.) | The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund | © | |
 | Turkey, 19th century | 1977.189 | metal thread embroidery on cotton(?) | Overall: 54 x 38.5 cm (21 1/4 x 15 3/16 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Henry S. Robinson | CCCC0 | |
 | Morocco, Salé, 19th century | 1939.452 | embroidery: silk on cotton tabby ground | Overall: 39.5 x 54.6 cm (15 9/16 x 21 1/2 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Morris A. Black | CCCC0 | |
 | Morocco, Salé, 19th century | 1939.451 | embroidery: silk on cotton tabby ground | Overall: 46.7 x 88.9 cm (18 3/8 x 35 in.) | Gift of Selma V. Sullivan | CCCC0 | |
 | Morocco, 18th century | 1929.831 | embroidered cotton | Overall: 58.4 x 59.1 cm (23 x 23 1/4 in.) | Educational Purchase Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | 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 | |
Wen Lihua (Chinese, b. 1974) | 2012.81 | Embroidery; mercerized cotton; four panels | Each panel: 119.9 x 88.9 cm (47 3/16 x 35 in.) | Gift of The Textile Art Alliance | © | ||
 | 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 | |
 | Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people | 1971.1011 | cotton: appliqué, embroidery | Overall: 34.3 x 45.7 cm (13 1/2 x 18 in.) | The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund | © | |
| India, Himachal Pradesh, 18th century | 1996.349 | embroidery, silk, and silver wire on cotton | Overall: 64.5 x 114 cm (25 3/8 x 44 7/8 in.) | Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward | CCCC0 | |
 | 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 | |
 | Azerbaijan, 17th-18th century | 1916.1310 | embroidery: silk on cotton tabby ground | Overall: 113.4 x 63.6 cm (44 5/8 x 25 1/16 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | 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 | |
 | Peru, South Coast, Nasca style (100 BC-AD 700) | 1948.478 | embroidery in polychrome wools on cotton foundation | Average: 6.4 x 6.4 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | India, Punjab, 19th century | 1956.594 | embroidery (phulkari); silk on cotton ground | Overall: 231 x 118.8 cm (90 15/16 x 46 3/4 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Upson | CCCC0 | |
 | Turkey, 19th century | 1916.1262 | embroidery: silk on cotton tabby ground | Overall: 121 x 63.5 cm (47 5/8 x 25 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | India, Jaipur, 18th-19th century | 1925.496 | embroidery: silk on cotton tabby ground | Overall: 14.6 x 3.8 cm (5 3/4 x 1 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Turkey, early 20th century | 1916.1473 | embroidery: silk on cotton tabby ground | Average: 178.4 x 44.5 cm (70 1/4 x 17 1/2 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | India, Kathiawar, 19th century | 1916.1458 | embroidery: silk on cotton tabby ground | Overall: 104.1 x 76.2 cm (41 x 30 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Uzbekistan, Bukhara, 19th century | 1918.19 | embroidery: silk on cotton tabby ground | Average: 181.6 x 50.2 cm (71 1/2 x 19 3/4 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Greece, Dodecanese Islands, 18th century | 1927.19 | embroidery: silk on cotton tabby ground | Overall: 51.5 x 27.3 cm (20 1/4 x 10 3/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Uzbekistan, Bukhara, 19th century | 1916.1277 | embroidery: silk on cotton tabby ground | Average: 257.9 x 157.5 cm (101 9/16 x 62 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Uzbekistan, Bukhara | 1918.27 | embroidery: silk on cotton tabby ground | Average: 51.1 x 176.5 cm (20 1/8 x 69 1/2 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
Philippines, 19th century | 1943.380 | embroidery in white cotton on piña cloth | Overall: 93 x 52.1 cm (36 5/8 x 20 1/2 in.) | Gift of Mrs. O. E. Kelsey | CCCC0 | ||
Greece, Dodecanese Islands, 18th century | 1927.11 | embroidery: silk on cotton tabby ground | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |||
Italy, Sicily, 19th century | 1931.445.l | plain weave cotton (white) with embroidery | Overall: 25.4 x 34.3 cm (10 x 13 1/2 in.) | Presented by Mrs. Grace Studebaker Fish | CCCC0 | ||
| Iran or Iraq, Eastern Caliphate, Baghdad or Bishapur, Abbasid period during the caliphate of al-Muqtadir, AH 306-311 (AD 918-924) | 1932.21 | embroidery: silk on cotton tabby ground | Overall: 20.8 x 48.2 cm (8 3/16 x 19 in.) | Gift of George D. Pratt | CCCC0 | |
 | Morocco, Fez, 18th-19th century | 1920.1282 | embroidery: silk on cotton tabby ground | Overall: 12.7 x 28.6 cm (5 x 11 1/4 in.) | Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones | CCCC0 | |
 | India, Punjab, 19th century | 1940.595 | embroidery: silk on cotton tabby ground | Overall: 273.7 x 136.5 cm (107 3/4 x 53 3/4 in.) | Bequest of James Parmelee | CCCC0 | |
 | 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 | © | |
 | India, early 20th century | 1916.1210 | embroidery; cotton, metal and silk thread, sequins | Overall: 79.4 x 29.2 cm (31 1/4 x 11 1/2 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | India, 20th century | 1916.1211 | embroidery; cotton, metal and silk thread, sequins | Overall: 83.8 x 25.4 cm (33 x 10 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Turkey, 19th century | 1956.682 | embroidery; silk and gold filé on cotton tabby | Average: 81.2 x 43.5 cm (31 15/16 x 17 1/8 in.) | Harold North Fowler Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | Spain, Period of Isabella II (1833-1868), 19th Century | 1919.791 | embroidered cotton | Average: 11.5 x 21 cm (4 1/2 x 8 1/4 in.) | Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones | CCCC0 | |
 | India, Goa | 1969.295 | Silk on cotton; embroidery | Overall: 271.7 x 223.5 cm (106 15/16 x 88 in.) | The Norweb Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | Turkey ?, 19th century | 1956.686 | embroidery; silk and gold filé on cotton tabby | Average: 35.6 x 77.8 cm (14 x 30 5/8 in.) | Harold North Fowler Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | Turkey, 19th century | 1916.1239 | embroidery: silk and metallic threads on cotton tabby ground | Average: 151.1 x 86.4 cm (59 1/2 x 34 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Turkey, 19th century | 1956.676 | embroidery: silk and metal strips on cotton tabby ground | Average: 78.8 x 43.5 cm (31 x 17 1/8 in.) | Harold North Fowler Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | Turkey, 18th century | 1916.1261 | embroidery: silk on cotton and silk net ground | Overall: 170 x 85 cm (66 15/16 x 33 7/16 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Turkey | 1916.1249 | embroidery: silk and metal on cotton tabby ground | Average: 116.2 x 68.6 cm (45 3/4 x 27 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Spain, 18th-19th century | 1919.788 | embroidered cotton | Average: 12.8 x 14.6 cm (5 1/16 x 5 3/4 in.) | Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones | CCCC0 | |
 | Uzbekistan, Bukhara | 1918.22 | Cotton: plain weave; silk: embroidery | Average: 237.5 x 163.2 cm (93 1/2 x 64 1/4 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Spain, 18th-19th century | 1919.792 | embroidered cotton | Average: 23.5 x 21.3 cm (9 1/4 x 8 3/8 in.) | Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones | CCCC0 | |
 | Turkey, mid 18th century | 1956.681 | embroidery; silk and gold filé on cotton tabby | Average: 104.8 x 54.2 cm (41 1/4 x 21 5/16 in.) | Harold North Fowler Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | Turkey, 19th century | 1956.685 | embroidery; silk and gold filé on cotton tabby | Average: 102.9 x 54 cm (40 1/2 x 21 1/4 in.) | Harold North Fowler Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | Turkey, Ottoman period | 1916.1288 | silk, gilt-metal, silver-metal, paper, cotton padding; satin weave, embroidery | Average: 194.3 x 157.5 cm (76 1/2 x 62 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Ireland, Limerick, 19th century | 1943.379 | cotton embroidery in tambour stitch on white machine-made net | Overall: 75 x 127 cm (29 1/2 x 50 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Martha H. Jennings | CCCC0 | |
 | Russia or France, Early 19th century | 1936.732 | embroidered cotton | Overall: 66 x 71.8 cm (26 x 28 1/4 in.) | Gift of R. Livingston Ireland, Jr. in memory of his mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey | CCCC0 | |
 | Ireland, Limerick, 19th century | 1938.264 | cotton embroidery in tambour stitch on white machine-made net | Average: 53.4 x 182.9 cm (21 x 72 in.) | Gift of George W. Bierce | CCCC0 | |
 | India, 19th century | 1916.1364 | embroidery: silk, metal, and cotton thread on cotton ground; silk edging and velvet appliqué | Overall: 125 x 88 cm (49 3/16 x 34 5/8 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Turkey | 1916.1246 | embroidery: silk and metallic threads on wool ground, cotton backing | Average: 124.5 x 93 cm (49 x 36 5/8 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
| Iraq, probably Baghdad, Seljuq period | 1938.300 | plain weave: silk warp and cotton weft (mulham); embroidery, couched and split stitches: silk, gilt and silver thread | Overall: 31.5 x 40.5 cm (12 3/8 x 15 15/16 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | India, Punjab, Chamba, 18th century | 1916.1208 | embroidery: silk on cotton tabby ground | Overall: 62.2 x 63.5 cm (24 1/2 x 25 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
| America, Native North American, Southwest, Pueblo (Hopi or Rio Grande), Post-Contact, Early Period | 1928.232 | warp face plain weave handspun cotton with embroidery: wool (handspun) | Overall: 56 x 123 cm (22 1/16 x 48 7/16 in.) | Educational Purchase Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Turkey, 18th-19th century | 1916.1290 | embroidery: gold filé laid over cotton thread, couched at edges by cotton, on silk ground | Average: 94.6 x 98.5 cm (37 1/4 x 38 3/4 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Germany, Early 19th century | 1923.901 | embroidered cotton | Overall: 34 x 36.5 cm (13 3/8 x 14 3/8 in.) | Educational Purchase Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Madeira, 19th century | 1934.197 | Plain weave cotton? with cotton? embroidery | Average: 45.8 x 41.3 cm (18 1/16 x 16 1/4 in.) | Gift of Isabel Jane Crawford | CCCC0 | |
 | Iran, Qajar period (1779-1925) | 1916.1313 | cotton: plain weave; silk: embroidery | Overall: 175.2 x 118.1 cm (69 x 46 1/2 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy ?, 19th century | 1936.77 | embroidered cotton | Overall: 35.6 x 291.7 cm (14 x 114 13/16 in.) | The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | Madeira, 19th century | 1927.24 | Plain weave cotton? with cotton? embroidery | Average: 34.9 x 34.9 cm (13 3/4 x 13 3/4 in.) | Gift of Mrs. James A. King | CCCC0 | |
 | 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 | |
 | Uzbekistan, Bukhara | 1940.598 | Cotton: plain weave; silk: embroidery | Average: 166.4 x 101.6 cm (65 1/2 x 40 in.) | Bequest of James Parmelee | CCCC0 | |
 | Turkey ?, 18th century | 1916.1306 | embroidery: silk, and gold and silver filé on silk ground; cotton backing | Average: 113.7 x 89.5 cm (44 3/4 x 35 1/4 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Central Asia, Turkmenistan, Tekke tribe | 2010.192 | Exterior: silk; plain weave; embroidery: chain stitch Trim: silk; tablet-woven with fringe Lining: cotton; plain weave, block printed | Overall: 119.4 x 75 cm (47 x 29 1/2 in.) | Gift of E.B. and Joan C. Long | CCCC0 | |
 | 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 | |
 | Spain, Ronda, late 19th century | 1920.1286 | embroidered cotton net | Average: 56.2 x 19.1 cm (22 1/8 x 7 1/2 in.) | Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones | CCCC0 | |
 | Turkey, 19th century | 1916.1265 | embroidery: silk and gold and silver filé on cotton tabby ground | Overall: 127 x 71 cm (50 x 27 15/16 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Turkey, 19th century | 1940.590 | embroidery: silk and metal filé on silk velvet ground; cotton backing | Average: 26.1 x 25.7 cm (10 1/4 x 10 1/8 in.) | Bequest of James Parmelee | CCCC0 | |
 | France, 19th century | 1940.354 | embroidered cotton, bobbin lace | Overall: 47 x 48.6 cm (18 1/2 x 19 1/8 in.) | Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. | CCCC0 | |
 | India, Patna, 19th - early 20th century | 1916.1215 | embroidery; silk and metal thread and sequins on cotton tabby ground | Overall: 197.5 x 122 cm (77 3/4 x 48 1/16 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
| 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 | |
 | 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 | |
 | India, Punjab, Late 19th century | 1942.367 | embroidered silk on cotton | Overall: 254 x 147.3 cm (100 x 58 in.) | Gift of Mrs. J. Livingstone Taylor | CCCC0 | |
| Iraq, Baghdad, Abbasid period, reign of al-Qadir 991–1031 | 1974.188 | plain weave: cotton; embroidery, chain and self-couching stitches: silk | Overall: 17 x 53 cm (6 11/16 x 20 7/8 in.) | Gift of Ruth Blumka in memory of Leopold Blumka | CCCC0 | |
 | Iran | 1916.1307 | embroidery, outline stitch: silk on cotton | Overall: 65.1 x 50.5 cm (25 5/8 x 19 7/8 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Turkey, 19th century | 1956.675 | embroidery: silk threads and metal strip pushed through fabric, bend and pressed on cotton tabby ground | Average: 86.7 x 43.2 cm (34 1/8 x 17 in.) | Harold North Fowler Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | Turkey, 19th century | 1916.1305 | embroidery: silk, and metal filé twisted around silk core, couched with silk, on velvet ground; cotton backing | Average: 163.8 x 108.6 cm (64 1/2 x 42 3/4 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Turkey, 18th-19th century | 1916.1293 | embroidery: gold filé around silk core laid over cotton, couched at edges in silk, and sequins on silk ground | Average: 47.6 x 55.3 cm (18 3/4 x 21 3/4 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Iran | 1916.1314 | Silk on cotton tabby ground, embroidery | Overall: 122.6 x 85.1 cm (48 1/4 x 33 1/2 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Turkey, 18th-19th century | 1916.1260 | embroidery: silver filé and gold strips over cotton thread, couched at edges by silk, on silk ground | Average: 128.9 x 74.3 cm (50 3/4 x 29 1/4 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Western India, Gujarat, Kachchh | 1925.510 | silk on cotton tabby ground, embroidery | Overall: 72.4 x 85.1 cm (28 1/2 x 33 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Morocco, Salé | 1929.841 | plain weave: cotton; embroidery, reversible cross-stitch: silk | Average: 81.9 x 79.4 cm (32 1/4 x 31 1/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Turkey, 19th century | 1956.678 | embroidery: silk, gold and silver filé, and gold strip pushed through silk, bent and pressed into place, on cotton tabby ground | Average: 150.9 x 68.6 cm (59 7/16 x 27 in.) | Harold North Fowler Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | Spain, 19th century | 1935.58 | embroidered design darned in cotton on machine-made net | Overall: 60 x 77 cm (23 5/8 x 30 5/16 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Henry Hunt Clark in memory of her mother, Mrs. Isabelle Hackett | CCCC0 | |
 | Uzbekistan, Karakapak Republic, Khorezm | 2016.50 | Plain weave: cotton (hand-spun, indigo dyed), embroidery: silk, cotton; tablet-woven (edges) | neck edge to hem: 119.4 cm (47 in.); width across shoulders: 158.1 cm (62 1/4 in.) | Gift of Arlene C. Cooper | CCCC0 | |
 | Iran, Qajar period (1779-1925) | 1916.1303 | plain weave: cotton; embroidery, surface darning and running stitch: silk | Overall: 100.6 x 101.9 cm (39 5/8 x 40 1/8 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
| 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 | |
| Iraq, probably Baghdad, Seljuk period | 1952.257 | plain weave: silk warp and cotton weft (mulham); embroidery, couched, split, running, and outline stitches: silk and gold thread | Overall: 40 x 26 cm (15 3/4 x 10 1/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Western India, Gujarat, Kachchh | 1950.144 | silk and metal on silk ground, embroidery, cotton backing | Overall: 84.5 x 108.5 cm (33 1/4 x 42 11/16 in.) | Gift of Elsa Vick Shaw | CCCC0 | |
| America, Native North American, Southwest, Pueblo, Post-Contact, Late Classic Period | 1921.554 | plain weave with embroidery: cotton and wool (handspun, Gernamtown, and bayeta) | Overall: 124 x 165 cm (48 13/16 x 64 15/16 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
| America, Native North American, Southwest, Pueblo (Jemez?), Post-Contact, Early Period | 1937.713 | commercial plain weave cotton sack cloth with wool embroidery: wool (Germantown) | Overall: 66 x 152.4 cm (26 x 60 in.) | Gift of Amelia Elizabeth White | © | |
| America, Native North American, Southwest, Pueblo (Jemez?), Post-Contact, Early Period | 1937.769 | commercial plain weave cotton sack cloth with embroidery: wool (Germantown) | Overall: 81 x 142.2 cm (31 7/8 x 56 in.) | Gift of Amelia Elizabeth White | © | |
| America, Native North American, Southwest, Pueblo (Jemez?), Post-Contact, Modern Period | 1937.905 | weft face plain weave cotton (handwoven) wtih embroidery: wool (Germantown) | Overall: 74 x 162 cm (29 1/8 x 63 3/4 in.) | Gift of Amelia Elizabeth White | © | |
 | Turkey | 1916.1294 | satin weave: silk; embroidery, couched stitches: gilt-metal thread and cotton | Average: 91.5 x 95.9 cm (36 x 37 3/4 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Iraq, Baghdad, Seljuq period | 1950.533 | plain weave: silk warp and cotton weft (mulham); embroidery, couched and split stitches: silk and metallic thread | Overall: 7.3 x 21.6 cm (2 7/8 x 8 1/2 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | France or Switzerland ?, 19th century | 1936.288 | embroidery; cotton | Overall: 11.4 x 52.1 cm (4 1/2 x 20 1/2 in.) | The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | Turkey, 19th century | 1940.358 | embroidery: gold filé, twisted around silk core, on cotton tabby ground | Overall: 114 x 111 cm (44 7/8 x 43 11/16 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Chester C. Bolton | CCCC0 | |
 | America, mid 19th century | 1926.164 | lace: embroidery on machine-made cotton net, edged with bobbin lace and silk ribbons | Average: 363.3 x 31.2 cm (143 1/16 x 12 5/16 in.) | Gift of Florence M. Kimberly | CCCC0 | |
 | Sheila Hicks (American, b. 1934) | 1999.166 | Green yarn and blue, pink, and turquoise embroidery threads, wrapped over twill weave pink cloth (likely cotton) fragment with one pink button | Overall: 14.3 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm (5 5/8 x 12 x 12 in.) | Gift of Mildred Constantine | © |