Egypt or Syria, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1947.192CCCC0
Egypt or Syria, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1953.332CCCC0
Italy, last third of 14th century
1919.17CCCC0
Italy, last third of 14th century
1919.17.aCCCC0
Italy, last third of 14th century
1919.17.bCCCC0
Probably Sogdia (present-day Uzbekistan)
1996.2.1CCCC0
Egypt or Syria, Byzantine or Islamic periods, 6th-7th Century
1951.535CCCC0
Iraq, Basrah, in the style of the Abbasid period (750–1258)
1978.173CCCC0
Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055)
1968.234CCCC0
Syria, Akhmim, late 8th - early 9th centuries
1951.87CCCC0
Byzantium, 7th - 8th century
1974.97CCCC0
Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722)
1926.22CCCC0
Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722)
1949.467CCCC0
Turkey, Constantinople/Istanbul, Ottoman period
2014.13CCCC0
France, early 20th century
1974.189CCCC0
| Title, Date | Artist / Culture | Accession number | Medium | Dimensions | Credit line | Rights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Iran or Iraq | 1968.225 | Silk: compound twill weave | Average: 71 x 77 cm (27 15/16 x 30 5/16 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
 | Maison Henry Bertrand (French) | 2003.42 | silk, artificial gold thread; twill-based jacquard weave | Overall: 310.1 x 108 cm (122 1/16 x 42 1/2 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | © | |
 | Eastern Iran or Central Asia | 1974.98 | compound twill, silk | Overall: 22 x 41.8 cm (8 11/16 x 16 7/16 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Egypt or Syria, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258) | 1947.192 | Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite) | Overall: 23.5 x 24.2 cm (9 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.); Mounted: 31.1 x 31.8 cm (12 1/4 x 12 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, second half of 14th century | 1977.14 | silk, gold thread; a combination of two weaves, 2/1 twill and plain weave (lampas) | Overall: 21 x 34.9 cm (8 1/4 x 13 3/4 in.); Mounted: 29.2 x 43.2 cm (11 1/2 x 17 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, Venice, last third of 14th century | 1954.69 | silk, gold thread; a combination of two weaves, 2/1 twill and 1/3 twill (lampas) | Overall: 21.6 x 31.1 cm (8 1/2 x 12 1/4 in.); Mounted: 30.5 x 39.4 cm (12 x 15 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Egypt or possibly Syria | 1952.102 | Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite) | Overall: 20.6 x 19 cm (8 1/8 x 7 1/2 in.); Mounted: 27.9 x 26.7 cm (11 x 10 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Spain, Mudejar, 13th century | 1974.101 | compound twill weave: silk | Overall: 34 x 35.9 cm (13 3/8 x 14 1/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Egypt or Syria, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258) | 1953.332 | Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite) | Overall: 15.5 x 14 cm (6 1/8 x 5 1/2 in.); Mounted: 21.6 x 14 cm (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Egypt or possibly Syria | 1952.101 | Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite) | Overall: 18.3 x 17.8 cm (7 3/16 x 7 in.); Mounted: 27.9 x 26.7 cm (11 x 10 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
Italy, last third of 14th century | 1919.17 | silk and silver thread; a combination of two weaves, 2/1 twill and 1/5 twill (lampas) | Mounted: 46.4 x 69.2 cm (18 1/4 x 27 1/4 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | ||
 | Iran or Iraq | 1968.226 | Silk: compound twill weave | Overall: 29.2 x 35.5 cm (11 1/2 x 14 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Egypt or Syria, 8th-9th century | 1982.296 | Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite) | Overall: 18.1 x 18.4 cm (7 1/8 x 7 1/4 in.); Mounted: 27.9 x 26.7 cm (11 x 10 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
Probably Sogdia (present-day Uzbekistan) | 1996.2.1 | Silk: weft-faced compound twill weave (samite) | width across shoulders: 84.5 cm (33 1/4 in.); length back of neck to hem: 51.4 cm (20 1/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
 | Iraq or Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055) | 1968.224 | Silk: twill weave | Overall: 72.5 x 68.5 cm (28 9/16 x 26 15/16 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Egypt or Syria, Byzantine or Islamic periods, 6th-7th Century | 1951.535 | Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite) | Overall: 31.1 x 14 cm (12 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.); Mounted: 36.2 x 20.3 cm (14 1/4 x 8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Iraq, Basrah, in the style of the Abbasid period (750–1258) | 1978.173 | Silk: compound twill weave | Overall: 64.7 x 27.5 cm (25 1/2 x 10 13/16 in.) | Anonymous Gift | CCCC0 | |
 | Byzantium, Byzantine period, 12th century | 1974.99 | compound twill weave, silk | Overall: 34.6 x 26.4 cm (13 5/8 x 10 3/8 in.); Mounted: 44.5 x 35.6 cm (17 1/2 x 14 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
China, Northern, Liao dynasty (907-1125) | 1992.349 | compound twill, silk; tapestry, silk and gold; tabby, silk; gauze, silk; silk batting; leather | Overall: 34.9 x 25 cm (13 3/4 x 9 13/16 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | ||
| Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055) | 1968.234 | Silk: compound tabby and broken twill weave | Overall: 55.2 x 64.7 cm (21 3/4 x 25 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) | 1916.13 | silk, twill weave; metal thread | Overall: 142.2 x 193 cm (56 x 76 in.) | The Worcester R. Warner Collection | CCCC0 | |
| Syria, Akhmim, late 8th - early 9th centuries | 1951.87 | compound twill, silk | Overall: 13.3 x 12.4 cm (5 1/4 x 4 7/8 in.); Mounted: 21.6 x 19.7 cm (8 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.) | Gift of Heeramaneck Galleries | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy or Spain, 13th century | 1974.102 | compound twill weave, silk | Overall: 11.5 x 10.5 cm (4 1/2 x 4 1/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Byzantium, 7th - 8th century | 1974.97 | compound twill weave, silk | Overall: 8.6 x 4.8 cm (3 3/8 x 1 7/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
China, 18th century | 1920.1489 | twill ground; silk diasper weave | Overall: 19 x 23 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/16 in.) | General Income Fund | CCCC0 | ||
| Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 1926.22 | silk and gilt-metal thread: twill weave with supplementary weft, stamped | Overall: 85.7 x 71.1 cm (33 3/4 x 28 in.); Mounted: 92.7 x 78.7 cm (36 1/2 x 31 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Byzantium, 10th-11th century | 1950.2 | compound twill, brocaded; silk and gold | Overall: 46.4 x 54.6 cm (18 1/4 x 21 1/2 in.); Mounted: 61.9 x 67 x 2.5 cm (24 3/8 x 26 3/8 x 1 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
China or Japan, 8th century | 1954.70.c | compound twill weave, silk | Overall: 5.2 x 18.3 cm (2 1/16 x 7 3/16 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
China, 8th century | 1954.70.h | compound twill, silk | Overall: 8.9 x 12.1 cm (3 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
China or Japan, 8th century | 1954.70.n | compound twill, silk | Overall: 8 x 6.7 cm (3 1/8 x 2 5/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
China, 7th - 8th century | 1954.70.r | compound twill, silk | Overall: 9 x 27.7 cm (3 9/16 x 10 7/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
China or Japan, 8th century | 1954.70.s | compound twill, silk | Overall: 30.5 x 21 cm (12 x 8 1/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
China or Japan, 8th century | 1954.70.v | compound twill, silk | Overall: 10.5 x 10.7 cm (4 1/8 x 4 3/16 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
China, 8th century | 1954.70.y | compound twill, silk | Overall: 7.3 x 5.1 cm (2 7/8 x 2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
China or Japan, 8th century | 1954.70.aa | compound twill, silk | Overall: 2.6 x 5.5 cm (1 x 2 3/16 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
China or Japan, 8th century | 1954.70.ee | compound twill, silk | Overall: 3.9 x 15.3 cm (1 9/16 x 6 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
China or Japan, 8th century | 1954.70.gg | compound twill, silk | Overall: 5.5 x 7.7 cm (2 3/16 x 3 1/16 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
China or Japan, 8th century | 1954.70.vv | compound twill, silk | Overall: 6.7 x 13.4 cm (2 5/8 x 5 1/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
 | Syria, 8th-9th century | 1983.139 | compound twill, silk | Overall: 33 x 28 cm (13 x 11 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
Spain, Mudejar, 13th century | 1950.4 | compound twill: silk, gold and linen | Average: 26.5 x 60.7 cm (10 7/16 x 23 7/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
| Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 1949.467 | Silk and silver-metal thread: twill weave with complementary and discontinuous weft | Overall: 47.7 x 48.3 cm (18 3/4 x 19 in.); Mounted: 58.4 x 58.4 cm (23 x 23 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
Iran, Isfahan | 1978.76 | Silk: lampas weave; lining: twill tapestry, double locked | Overall: 101.6 x 38.1 cm (40 x 15 in.); Mounted: 113.7 x 49.5 cm (44 3/4 x 19 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
 | Syria, 8th century | 1959.121 | compound twill, silk | Overall: 9.5 x 7.8 cm (3 3/4 x 3 1/16 in.) | Gift of The Textile Arts Club | CCCC0 | |
| Turkey, Constantinople/Istanbul, Ottoman period | 2014.13 | twill weave: wool; embroidery, chain stitch: silk, gilt- and silver-metal thread | Overall: 183 x 119.4 cm (72 1/16 x 47 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Glen Kaufman (American, b. 1932) | 1996.185 | twill weaving and burnishing: silk thread and silver | Overall: 36 x 28 x 2.3 cm (14 3/16 x 11 x 7/8 in.) | Gift of Mildred Constantine | © | |
 | China, 18th century | 1920.1548 | twill ground; silk diasper weave | Overall: 37.5 x 52.1 cm (14 3/4 x 20 1/2 in.) | General Income Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | A & F Silk Company, Inc. (American) | 1967.298 | twill weave silk, screen printed | Overall: 113 x 162.5 cm (44 1/2 x 64 in.) | The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund | © | |
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) | 1920.1950.4 | twill ground; silk diasper weave | Overall: 14.2 x 14 cm (5 9/16 x 5 1/2 in.) | General Income Fund | CCCC0 | ||
Syria | 1983.264 | compound twill weave, silk | Overall: 8 x 10.3 cm (3 1/8 x 4 1/16 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
 | Spain, Mudejar, 13th century | 1948.498 | compound twill weave: silk and gold | Overall: 11.5 x 48.6 cm (4 1/2 x 19 1/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Syria | 1983.248 | silk: compound twill weave | Overall: 20.6 x 19.1 cm (8 1/8 x 7 1/2 in.); Mounted: 27.9 x 26.7 cm (11 x 10 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | China, 18th century | 1920.1560 | twill ground; silk diasper weave | Overall: 50.2 x 21 cm (19 3/4 x 8 1/4 in.) | General Income Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | A & F Silk Company, Inc. (American) | 1967.299 | twill weave silk, screen printed | Overall: 162.5 cm (64 in.) | The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund | © | |
 | Syria | 1981.21 | silk: compound twill weave | Overall: 3.5 x 21 cm (1 3/8 x 8 1/4 in.) | Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., for the Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial Collection by exchange | CCCC0 | |
 | China, Liao dynasty (907-1125) | 1995.108 | compound twill weave, silk | Overall: 24.3 x 197.5 cm (9 9/16 x 77 3/4 in.) | Gift of Lisbet Holmes | CCCC0 | |
 | France, Lyon, 20th century | 1937.585 | compound twill, silk | Average: 15.3 x 28 cm (6 x 11 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | © | |
 | Iran, early 17th century (period of Shah Abbas) | 1925.993 | compound twill; silk on silver metallic ground | Overall: 22.3 x 17.8 cm (8 3/4 x 7 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 13th century | 1948.500 | compound twill weave, silk and gold thread | Mounted: 19 x 23.5 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Spain, Mudejar, 13th century | 1919.16 | compound twill, silk and gold | Average: 22.9 x 23.5 cm (9 x 9 1/4 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Syria, 7th-8th century | 1983.249 | compound twill, silk | Overall: 11.3 x 6.7 cm (4 7/16 x 2 5/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | China, Liao dynasty (907-1125) | 1995.107 | damask; compound twill; silk | Overall: 53 x 25.7 cm (20 7/8 x 10 1/8 in.) | Gift of Lisbet Holmes | CCCC0 | |
 | France, Lyon, early 20th century | 1974.190 | compound twill weave woven on Jacquard loom; silk | Overall: 40.7 x 57.7 cm (16 x 22 11/16 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Robertson | CCCC0 | |
 | Turkey, 18th century | 1916.1227 | embroidered twill weave silk | Average: 100.6 x 49 cm (39 5/8 x 19 5/16 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Syria | 1950.520 | silk: compound twill weave | Overall: 16.2 x 13 cm (6 3/8 x 5 1/8 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Germany, Cologne, 14th-15th century | 1918.922 | Linen, silk, metal-wrapped thread: compound twill weave | Overall: 45.7 x 8 cm (18 x 3 1/8 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Cambodia, 20th century | 1931.319 | silk, Ikat, twill weave | Overall: 177.2 x 99.8 cm (69 3/4 x 39 5/16 in.) | Educational Purchase Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Germany, Cologne, 14th-15th century | 1918.921 | Linen, silk, metal-wrapped thread: compound twill weave | Overall: 46.4 x 8 cm (18 1/4 x 3 1/8 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Germany, Cologne, 14th-15th century | 1918.925 | Linen, silk, metal-wrapped thread: compound twill weave | Overall: 47 x 8 cm (18 1/2 x 3 1/8 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Germany, Cologne, 14th-15th century | 1918.306 | Linen, silk, metal-wrapped thread: compound twill weave | Overall: 11.4 x 40.6 cm (4 1/2 x 16 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) | 1920.1480 | Silk, diaper weave; twill ground | Overall: 17.2 x 14.6 cm (6 3/4 x 5 3/4 in.) | General Income Fund | CCCC0 | |
| France, early 20th century | 1974.189 | compound twill weave woven on Jacquard loom; silk | Overall: 30.5 x 19.5 cm (12 x 7 11/16 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Robertson | CCCC0 | |
 | Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) | 1916.4 | twill weave with supplementary weft, brocaded; silk and gold thread | Overall: 160.1 x 139.7 cm (63 1/16 x 55 in.) | Worcester R. Warner Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) | 1920.1553 | Silk, diaper weave; twill ground | Overall: 31.8 x 50.8 cm (12 1/2 x 20 in.) | General Income Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) | 1916.6 | Silk: twill weave with supplementary weft, brocaded; metal thread | Overall: 142.3 x 139.7 cm (56 x 55 in.) | Worcester R. Warner Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 15th century | 1918.305 | lampas weave, silk and metal; compound twill in narrow bands across top and bottom | Overall: 22.9 x 50.8 cm (9 x 20 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) | 1916.5 | silk, twill weave with supplementary weft, brocaded; metal thread | Overall: 151.2 x 137.2 cm (59 1/2 x 54 in.) | Worcester R. Warner Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 1953.478 | silk and metal: twill weave with areas of double cloth | Overall: 27 x 31.8 cm (10 5/8 x 12 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | England or France, 19th century | 2008.220 | Twill (Z) weave ground with supplementary weft pattern twill (S) weave; silk; wefts interlaced on back | Overall: 262.3 x 83.8 cm (103 1/4 x 33 in.) | Gift of Arlene C. Cooper | CCCC0 | |
 | France?, 19th century | 2008.222 | 2/2 twill weave ground with supplementary weft pattern in 3/1 (Z) weave twill; silk | Overall: 292.1 x 126.4 cm (115 x 49 3/4 in.) | Gift of Arlene C. Cooper | CCCC0 | |
 | Europe (England, Scotland or France), 19th century | 2008.218 | Twill weave ground with supplementary weft pattern in 2/1 (Z) weave twill; silk, cotton; clipped pattern wefts on back | Overall: 289.6 x 138.1 cm (114 x 54 3/8 in.) | Gift of Arlene C. Cooper | CCCC0 | |
 | Europe (England, Scotland or France), 19th century | 2008.217 | 2/2 twill (S) weave ground with supplementary weft pattern in 3/1 (S) weave twill; silk; attached vertical border | Overall: 261.6 x 127 cm (103 x 50 in.) | Gift of Arlene C. Cooper | CCCC0 | |
Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 2007.13.2 | Silk, silver-metal thread: plain weave with inner warps and with continuous and discontinuous supplementary wefts bound in plain and 1/3 Z twill order | Overall: 139.7 x 22.9 cm (55 x 9 in.) | Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund | CCCC0 | ||
Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 2007.13.3 | silk, silver-metal thread: plain weave with inner warps and with continuous and discontinuous supplementary wefts bound in plain and 1/3 Z twill order | Overall: 140.3 x 21 cm (55 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.) | Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund | CCCC0 | ||
Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 2007.13.4 | silk, silver-metal thread: plain weave with inner warps and with continuous and discontinuous supplementary wefts bound in plain and 1/3 Z twill order | Overall: 110.2 x 23.7 cm (43 3/8 x 9 5/16 in.) | Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund | CCCC0 | ||
Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 2007.13.5 | Silk, silver-metal thread: plain weave with inner warps and with continuous and discontinuous supplementary wefts bound in plain and 1/3 Z twill order | Overall: 109 x 23.3 cm (42 15/16 x 9 3/16 in.) | Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund | CCCC0 |