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Story of Perseus and Andromeda
Netherlands, early 16th century
1927.487CCCC0
Chateau de Chaumont Set
France, Lyon(?), early 16th century
1960.176CCCC0
The Triumph of Eternity (From Chateau de Chaumont Set)
France, Lyon(?), early 16th century
1960.176.1CCCC0
Youth (From Chateau de Chaumont Set)
France, Lyon(?), early 16th century
1960.176.2CCCC0
Time (From Chateau de Chaumont Set)
France, Lyon(?), early 16th century
1960.176.3CCCC0
Venus tells Aeneas and his friend Achates to go to Carthage
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662) and 1 other
1915.79.1CCCC0
Cupid disguised as Aeneas's son, presents gifts to Dido
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662) and 1 other
1915.79.2CCCC0
Dido Sacrifices to Juno, the Goddess of Marriage
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662) and 1 other
1915.79.3CCCC0
Dido shows Aeneas the plans for the fortifications of Carthage
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662) and 1 other
1915.79.4CCCC0
Dido and Aeneas seek shelter from a storm
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662) and 1 other
1915.79.5CCCC0
Mercury tells Aeneas to Leave Carthage
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662) and 1 other
1915.79.6CCCC0
Aeneas says Farewell to Dido
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662) and 1 other
1915.79.7CCCC0
The Death of Dido
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662) and 1 other
1915.79.8CCCC0
Millefleurs Tapestry with Medici Coat of Arms
Netherlands, Hainault, early 16th century
1942.824CCCC0
Chinese Fair
Beauvais (French) and 2 others
1944.134CCCC0
Fire Screen Panel and Frame
Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662) and 2 others
1942.821CCCC0
Fire Screen Panel
Jacques Neilson and 3 others
1942.821.aCCCC0
Family Gathering on New Year's Morning
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
1942.825CCCC0
Shepherds in a Round Dance
Netherlands, early 16th century
1939.158CCCC0
The Flute Player from Set Les Beaux Pastorales
Beauvais (French) and 1 other
1942.822CCCC0
Four Seasons
Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662)
1952.544CCCC0
Spring: Fishing Scene
Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662)
1952.544.1CCCC0
Summer: Harvest Scene
Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662)
1952.544.2CCCC0
Autumn: Vintage Scene
Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662)
1952.544.3CCCC0
Winter: Skating Scene
Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662)
1952.544.4CCCC0
Altar Frontal with the Lamentation
Cosimo Tura (Italian, c. 1430–1495) and 1 other
1950.145CCCC0
Romans Admiring the Sabine Women
Belgium, Brussels, 16th century
1942.820CCCC0
Children Playing: The Bath
Charron (French) and 1 other
1942.819CCCC0
Savonnerie Panel: Autumn
Royal Savonnerie Manufactory, Chaillot Workshops (French, est. 1627)
1946.247CCCC0
Virgin and Child with Four Saints
Germany or Switzerland, Upper Rhine
1939.162CCCC0
Heraldic Tapestry
France, 18th century
1940.612CCCC0
Firefighter's Suit (Kaji shōzoku)
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
2020.423CCCC0
Firefighter's Suit (Kaji shōzoku)
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
2020.423.aCCCC0
Sash for a Firefighter's Suit (Kaji shōzoku)
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
2020.423.cCCCC0
Untitled
Chihaya Nakagawa (Japanese)
1996.174©
Month of May: Scene of May Day Festival
Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662) and 1 other
1944.133CCCC0
Mask
Lenore Tawney (American, 1907–2007)
1991.327©
Fragment, Probably a Scarf
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-5th century
1982.79CCCC0
Fragment
Iran or Iraq ?, Abbasid period ?, 9th-11th century AD ?
1930.88CCCC0
Square Shawl
India, Kashmir
1940.600CCCC0
Fragments of a Carpet
Imperial Manufactory (Indian)
1928.205CCCC0
Fragments of a Carpet
Imperial Manufactory (Indian)
1928.205.aCCCC0
Fragments of a Carpet
Imperial Manufactory (Indian)
1928.205.bCCCC0
Towel End
Russia, Nizhny-Novgorod province, 18th-19th century
1931.132CCCC0
Huipil
Guatemala, Quetzaltenango, late 19th or early 20th century
1945.230CCCC0
Sampler
Alles Corbett
1964.84CCCC0
Embroidered Armenian liturgical curtain
Turkey, Constantinople/Istanbul, Ottoman period
2014.13CCCC0
Sections of an Embroidered Frieze
England, Period of Charles I (1625-1649), 17th century
1919.585CCCC0
Section of an Embroidered Frieze: Ahasuerus and Esther, The Pope Chiding...
England, Period of Charles I (1625-1649), 17th century
1919.585.aCCCC0
Section of an Embroidered Frieze: Rebecca Meeting Isaac, Abigail Meeting...
England, Period of Charles I (1625-1649), 17th century
1919.585.bCCCC0
Decorated ends of a shawl
Egypt, Fayyum, Tulunid or Ikshīdid period
1956.330CCCC0
Pair of Needlework Bed Hangings
France, late 17th century
1990.24CCCC0
Needlework Bed Hanging (1 of 2)
France, late 17th century
1990.24.1CCCC0
Needlework Bed Hanging (2 of 2)
France, late 17th century
1990.24.2CCCC0
Embroidery Picture
America, 19th century
1926.237CCCC0
#17
Dorothy Ruddick (American, 1925–2010)
1992.364©
Embroidery
Spain, 18th century
1930.334CCCC0
Fragment of a Carpet
Turkey, Bursa or Istanbul, 16th century (?)
1927.375CCCC0
Embroidered Back and Seat for Chair
France, back: late 17th century; seat: 18th century
1944.112CCCC0
Sampler
England, early 19th century
1942.504CCCC0
Sampler
England, 18th century
1942.512CCCC0
Poppies
Helena Hernmarck (Swedish, 1941-)
2010.186©
Fragment of Two-Sectioned Tapestry Border
England ?, 16th century
1940.611CCCC0
White On White
Moik Schiele (Swiss, 1938–1993)
1996.190©
Embroidered Square
Turkey, 18th-19th century
1916.1243CCCC0
Textile Panel for Fire Screen
Unassigned, Unassigned
2003.253.b©
Embroidered Textile
Turkey, 18th-19th century
1916.1246CCCC0
Round Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th - 5th century
1982.105CCCC0
Round Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th - 5th century
1982.106CCCC0
No image available
Iran, 19th-20th century
1961.386CCCC0
Title, DateArtist / CultureAccession numberMediumDimensionsCredit lineRights
Story of Perseus and Andromeda
Netherlands, early 16th century
1927.487tapestry weave: wool and silkOverall: 320.5 x 446.8 cm (126 3/16 x 175 7/8 in.)Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCCCC0
Chateau de Chaumont Set
France, Lyon(?), early 16th century
1960.176silk and wool; tapestry weaveAverage: 321.8 x 452 cm (126 11/16 x 177 15/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Venus tells Aeneas and his friend Achates to go to Carthage
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662) and 1 other
1915.79.1tapestry weave: silk and woolOverall: 411.3 x 294.5 cm (161 15/16 x 115 15/16 in.)Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. AllenCCCC0
Cupid disguised as Aeneas's son, presents gifts to Dido
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662) and 1 other
1915.79.2tapestry weave: silk and woolOverall: 418.8 x 634.6 cm (164 7/8 x 249 13/16 in.)Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. AllenCCCC0
Dido Sacrifices to Juno, the Goddess of Marriage
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662) and 1 other
1915.79.3tapestry weave: silk and woolOverall: 411 x 464.5 cm (161 13/16 x 182 7/8 in.)Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. AllenCCCC0
Dido shows Aeneas the plans for the fortifications of Carthage
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662) and 1 other
1915.79.4tapestry weave: silk and woolOverall: 416.4 x 563.6 cm (163 15/16 x 221 7/8 in.)Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. AllenCCCC0
Dido and Aeneas seek shelter from a storm
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662) and 1 other
1915.79.5tapestry weave: silk and woolOverall: 416.4 x 418.8 cm (163 15/16 x 164 7/8 in.)Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. AllenCCCC0
Mercury tells Aeneas to Leave Carthage
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662) and 1 other
1915.79.6tapestry weave: silk and woolOverall: 411 x 337 cm (161 13/16 x 132 11/16 in.)Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. AllenCCCC0
Aeneas says Farewell to Dido
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662) and 1 other
1915.79.7tapestry weave: silk and woolOverall: 403 x 394 cm (158 11/16 x 155 1/8 in.)Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. AllenCCCC0
The Death of Dido
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662) and 1 other
1915.79.8tapestry weave: silk and woolOverall: 414 x 466.5 cm (163 x 183 11/16 in.)Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. AllenCCCC0
Millefleurs Tapestry with Medici Coat of Arms
Netherlands, Hainault, early 16th century
1942.824tapestry weave: wool and silkOverall: 274.2 x 639.7 cm (107 15/16 x 251 7/8 in.)Bequest of John L. SeveranceCCCC0
Chinese Fair
Beauvais (French) and 2 others
1944.134tapestry weave: silk and woolOverall: 308 x 293.1 cm (121 1/4 x 115 3/8 in.)The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss CollectionCCCC0
Fire Screen Panel and Frame
Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662) and 2 others
1942.821tapestry weave: silk and woolOverall: 79.1 cm (31 1/8 in.)Bequest of John L. SeveranceCCCC0
Family Gathering on New Year's Morning
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
1942.825tapestry weave: silk and woolOverall: 257.8 x 377.8 cm (101 1/2 x 148 3/4 in.)Bequest of John L. SeveranceCCCC0
Shepherds in a Round Dance
Netherlands, early 16th century
1939.158tapestry weave: wool and silkOverall: 360.5 x 401.1 cm (141 15/16 x 157 15/16 in.)Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., for the Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial CollectionCCCC0
The Flute Player from Set Les Beaux Pastorales
Beauvais (French) and 1 other
1942.822tapestry weave: silk and woolOverall: 363.1 x 375.7 cm (142 15/16 x 147 15/16 in.)Bequest of John L. SeveranceCCCC0
Four Seasons
Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662)
1952.544Wool, silk, and gold filé; tapestry weaveAverage: 256.5 x 264.2 cm (101 x 104 in.)Gift of Francis Ginn, Marian Ginn Jones, Barbara Ginn Griesinger, and Alexander Ginn in memory of Frank Hadley Ginn and Cornelia Root GinnCCCC0
Altar Frontal with the Lamentation
Cosimo Tura (Italian, c. 1430–1495) and 1 other
1950.145Wool, silk, gold and silver threadsOverall: 104.2 x 199.4 cm (41 x 78 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Shawl Border
India, Kashmir
1934.330tapestry twill; wool and silkOverall: 35.9 x 40.3 cm (14 1/8 x 15 7/8 in.); Mounted: 54 x 58.4 cm (21 1/4 x 23 in.)Gift of Dr. E. RosencrantzCCCC0
Romans Admiring the Sabine Women
Belgium, Brussels, 16th century
1942.820tapestry weave: silk and woolOverall: 205 x 485 cm (80 11/16 x 190 15/16 in.)Bequest of John L. SeveranceCCCC0
Children Playing: The Bath
Charron (French) and 1 other
1942.819tapestry weave: silk and woolOverall: 101 x 114.3 cm (39 3/4 x 45 in.)Bequest of John L. SeveranceCCCC0
Savonnerie Panel: Autumn
Royal Savonnerie Manufactory, Chaillot Workshops (French, est. 1627)
1946.247knotted pile, silk and woolOverall: 297.2 x 218.5 cm (117 x 86 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Virgin and Child with Four Saints
Germany or Switzerland, Upper Rhine
1939.162tapestry weave: linen warp, wool and silk weftsOverall: 79.7 x 155.8 cm (31 3/8 x 61 5/16 in.)Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., for the Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial CollectionCCCC0
Heraldic Tapestry
France, 18th century
1940.612tapestry weave: silk and woolOverall: 114.3 x 130.8 cm (45 x 51 1/2 in.)Bequest of James ParmeleeCCCC0
Firefighter's Suit (Kaji shōzoku)
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
2020.423Wool (rasha); applique and silk and gold thread cord129.9 x 120 cm (51 1/8 x 47 1/4 in.)Gift of John C. WeberCCCC0
Untitled
Chihaya Nakagawa (Japanese)
1996.174wrapping: wool, lurex, and silkOverall: 20.4 x 20.4 x 6.8 cm (8 1/16 x 8 1/16 x 2 11/16 in.)Gift of Mildred Constantine©
Month of May: Scene of May Day Festival
Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662) and 1 other
1944.133tapestry weave: linen warp, wool and silk weftsOverall: 312.4 x 452 cm (123 x 177 15/16 in.)The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss CollectionCCCC0
 Pair of Needlework Bed Hangings in the Bizarre style
France, 18th century
2006.2needlework, tent and cross stitch embroidery on canvas; silk, woolOverall: 82.5 cm (32 1/2 in.)Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. FundCCCC0
Mask
Lenore Tawney (American, 1907–2007)
1991.327weaving (warp-faced tabby), knotting, plaiting and wrapping: linen, silk and woolOverall: 97 x 37 cm (38 3/16 x 14 9/16 in.)Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Toshiko Takaezu in honor of Lenore Tawney©
Fragment, Probably a Scarf
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-5th century
1982.79tabby ground with inwoven tapestry ornament; linen, wool, and gold foil around gummed silkOverall: 11.5 x 21.9 cm (4 1/2 x 8 5/8 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Fragment
Iran or Iraq ?, Abbasid period ?, 9th-11th century AD ?
1930.88tapestry weave: silk and woolOverall: 14.6 x 13 cm (5 3/4 x 5 1/8 in.)Gift of Dorothea RussellCCCC0
Square Shawl
India, Kashmir
1940.600Silk and silver filé, wool: chain stitch embroideryOverall including fringe: 212.1 x 212.1 cm (83 1/2 x 83 1/2 in.)Bequest of James ParmeleeCCCC0
Fragments of a Carpet
Imperial Manufactory (Indian)
1928.205silk and woolAverage: 85.1 x 21.6 cm (33 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Towel End
Russia, Nizhny-Novgorod province, 18th-19th century
1931.132plain weave linen (est.) with polychrome wool (est.) and metal thread chain stitch embroidery; applied silk (est.) ribbon and metal thread trimOverall: 38 x 43 cm (14 15/16 x 16 15/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Huipil
Guatemala, Quetzaltenango, late 19th or early 20th century
1945.230woven wool and embroidered wool and silk on cottonOverall: 109.9 x 50.8 cm (43 1/4 x 20 in.)Gift of Natacha RambovaCCCC0
Sampler
Alles Corbett
1964.84wool scrim, silk cross and satin stitches, eyelet and petite pointOverall: 40 x 30.2 cm (15 3/4 x 11 7/8 in.)Gift of Miss Mabel EastmanCCCC0
Embroidered Armenian liturgical curtain
Turkey, Constantinople/Istanbul, Ottoman period
2014.13twill weave: wool; embroidery, chain stitch: silk, gilt- and silver-metal threadOverall: 183 x 119.4 cm (72 1/16 x 47 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Sections of an Embroidered Frieze
England, Period of Charles I (1625-1649), 17th century
1919.585petit-point embroidery; wool and silkOverall: 43.7 x 164.4 cm (17 3/16 x 64 3/4 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Decorated ends of a shawl
Egypt, Fayyum, Tulunid or Ikshīdid period
1956.330Wool, linen, and silk: plain weave with inwoven tapestry weaveOverall: 41.9 x 68.6 cm (16 1/2 x 27 in.)Gift of The Textile Arts ClubCCCC0
Pair of Needlework Bed Hangings
France, late 17th century
1990.24petit point embroidery; silk and woolOverall: 344.2 x 89.7 cm (135 1/2 x 35 5/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Embroidery Picture
America, 19th century
1926.237embroidery: wool and silkAverage: 28 x 34.3 cm (11 x 13 1/2 in.)Gift of E. F. BrownCCCC0
#17
Dorothy Ruddick (American, 1925–2010)
1992.364embroidery: cotton, linen, silk and wool on linenOverall: 33 x 35.6 x 4.5 cm (13 x 14 x 1 3/4 in.)Gift of Mildred Constantine©
Embroidery
Spain, 18th century
1930.334embroidery; wool and silk threadAverage: 44.5 x 75 cm (17 1/2 x 29 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Carpet
Turkey, Bursa or Istanbul, 16th century (?)
1927.375senna knot: wool and silkAverage: 28.6 x 30.5 cm (11 1/4 x 12 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Embroidered Back and Seat for Chair
France, back: late 17th century; seat: 18th century
1944.112petit-point embroidery; wool and silkBack: 61 x 55.9 cm (24 x 22 in.); Seat: 71.1 x 71.1 cm (28 x 28 in.)The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss CollectionCCCC0
Sampler
England, early 19th century
1942.504embroidery; silk and wool on linenOverall: 43.2 x 28 cm (17 x 11 in.)The Mary Pack McNairy CollectionCCCC0
Sampler
England, 18th century
1942.512embroidery; silk and wool on linenOverall: 33 x 20.4 cm (13 x 8 1/16 in.)The Mary Pack McNairy CollectionCCCC0
Poppies
Helena Hernmarck (Swedish, 1941-)
2010.186tapestry weave with weft-bundle floats; wool, silk and metal threadOverall: 343 x 598 cm (135 1/16 x 235 7/16 in.)Gift of the Trammell Crow Family©
Fragment of Two-Sectioned Tapestry Border
England ?, 16th century
1940.611tapestry weave: wool, silk, and gold filéOverall: 31.8 x 61 cm (12 1/2 x 24 in.)Bequest of James ParmeleeCCCC0
White On White
Moik Schiele (Swiss, 1938–1993)
1996.190tapestry weave: wool, linen, silk, cotton, mercerized cotton, synthetic and silver threadOverall: 39 x 18.7 cm (15 3/8 x 7 3/8 in.)Gift of Mildred Constantine©
Embroidered Square
Turkey, 18th-19th century
1916.1243embroidery: silk and metallic thread on wool groundAverage: 93.1 x 79.4 cm (36 5/8 x 31 1/4 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Textile Panel for Fire Screen
Unassigned, Unassigned
2003.253.btapestry weave, wool warp (gold and beige), silk weft (polychrome)Overall: 81.3 x 62.9 cm (32 x 24 3/4 in.)Bequest of Nicholas J. Velloney©
Embroidered Textile
Turkey, 18th-19th century
1916.1246embroidery: silk and metallic threads on wool ground, cotton backingAverage: 124.5 x 93 cm (49 x 36 5/8 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Round Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th - 5th century
1982.105tapestry (probably inwoven in tabby ground); wool, linen, and gold foil around silk coreOverall: 4 x 4.5 cm (1 9/16 x 1 3/4 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Round Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th - 5th century
1982.106tapestry (probably inwoven in tabby ground); wool, linen, and gold foil around silk coreOverall: 4.5 x 4.7 cm (1 3/4 x 1 7/8 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
No image available
Iran, 19th-20th century
1961.386Ghiordez knot: wool, silk and cottonAverage: 193.7 x 134 cm (76 1/4 x 52 3/4 in.)Florence and Charles Abel Oriental Rug CollectionCCCC0