Popular searches:
Exhibitions:
Clear filters Help with search
Medium: Wool: tapestry weave (209)
Medium: Wool: tapestry weave (209)
Icon of the Virgin and Child
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1967.144CCCC0
Fragment with Satyr and Maenad
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th century
1975.6CCCC0
Story of Perseus and Andromeda
Netherlands, early 16th century
1927.487CCCC0
Roundel from a Curtain
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-5th century
1946.412CCCC0
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
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
Roundel from a Blanket or Cover
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th - 6th century
1926.141CCCC0
Ornamental Shoulder Bands from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1926.145CCCC0
Ornamental Shoulder Bands from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1926.145.aCCCC0
Ornamental Shoulder Bands from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1926.145.bCCCC0
Tunic with Profile Animal and Human Heads
Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century
1949.12CCCC0
Nereid (Sea-Nymph) from a Hanging
Egypt, Byzantine period, late 4th - 5th century
1953.18CCCC0
Ornament from a Garment
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th period
1919.21CCCC0
Hanging with Christian Images
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1982.73CCCC0
Virgin and Child with Four Saints
Germany or Switzerland, Upper Rhine
1939.162CCCC0
Month of May: Scene of May Day Festival
Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662) and 1 other
1944.133CCCC0
Fragmentary Icon Panel, Christ in Glory (?) and Evangelists
Egypt, Abbasid period, mid 8th - mid 9th centuries
1952.256CCCC0
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
Millefleurs Tapestry with Medici Coat of Arms
Netherlands, Hainault, early 16th century
1942.824CCCC0
Decorated Band from a Tunic or Curtain
Egypt, late Byzantine or early Islamic period, 7th Century
1960.275CCCC0
Woman’s Two-Piece Dress (Biil’éé)
Native North America, Southwest, Diné (Navajo)
1929.921CCCC0
Fragment of a Band or Border
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1982.110CCCC0
Ornamental Square from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th century
1982.80CCCC0
Fragment, Part of an Ornament from a Garment
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th century
1950.615CCCC0
Curtain Fragment with Galloping Horse
Egypt, Antinoë, Byzantine period, 6th century
1948.27CCCC0
Human Head from a Large Curtain
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th Century
1982.301CCCC0
Saltillo Sarape
Mexico, Coahuila state, Saltillo Region
1921.569CCCC0
Lions from a Tunic
Egypt, Islamic Abbasid period, 8th - 9th Century
1982.83CCCC0
Lions from a Tunic
Egypt, Islamic Abbasid period, 8th - 9th Century
1982.83.aCCCC0
No image available
Egypt, Islamic Abbasid period, 8th - 9th Century
1982.83.bCCCC0
Pillow cover with Arabic inscription
Egypt, al-Bahnasa
1959.48CCCC0
Three Figures from a Tunic
Egypt, Abbasid period, late 8th century
1926.158CCCC0
Three Figures from a Tunic
Egypt, Abbasid period, late 8th century
1926.158.aCCCC0
No image available
Egypt, Abbasid period, late 8th century
1926.158.bCCCC0
Saltillo Sarape
Mexico, Coahuila state, Saltillo Region
1973.1062CCCC0
Duck's Head from a Large Curtain
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th Century
1950.512CCCC0
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
Long Shawl
India, Kashmir, 19th century
2008.215CCCC0
Decorations and Sleeve from a Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1982.107CCCC0
Clavi (Decorative Band)
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1982.107.aCCCC0
Clavi (Decorative Band)
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1982.107.bCCCC0
Sleeve from a Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1982.107.cCCCC0
Chinese Fair
Beauvais (French) and 2 others
1944.134CCCC0
Two Confronted Animals from a Tunic
Egypt, Islamic period, Abbasid, 8th - 9th century
1983.256CCCC0
Hubbell Revival-style Rug with Moki (Moqui) Stripes
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, Post-Contact, Early Period
1917.62CCCC0
Fourth-Phase Chief Blanket Style Rug
Native North America, Southwest, Diné (Navajo)
1937.903CCCC0
Ornamental Shoulder Band from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, first half of the 7th century
1919.24CCCC0
Shepherds in a Round Dance
Netherlands, early 16th century
1939.158CCCC0
Curtain Panel with Scenes of Merrymaking
Egypt, Byzantine period
2000.5CCCC0
The Flute Player from Set Les Beaux Pastorales
Beauvais (French) and 1 other
1942.822CCCC0
Altar Frontal: Scenes from the Childhood of Christ
France and South Netherlands, 16th century
1942.826CCCC0
Saltillo Sarape
Mexico, Coahuila state, Saltillo Region
1921.568CCCC0
The Mystical Grapes
Flanders, possibly Bruges
1973.77CCCC0
Grape Leaves from a Curtain
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th-6th Century
1983.262CCCC0
Grape Leaf from a Curtain
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th-6th Century
1983.262.aCCCC0
No image available
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th-6th Century
1983.262.bCCCC0
Tunic
Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century
1956.84CCCC0
Four Segmenta from a Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)
1983.129CCCC0
Four Segmenta from a Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)
1983.129.aCCCC0
Four Segmenta from a Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)
1983.129.bCCCC0
Four Segmenta from a Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)
1983.129.cCCCC0
Four Segmenta from a Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)
1983.129.dCCCC0
Border of Heads and Palmettes from a Large Hanging
Egypt, Antinoë, Byzantine period, 6th century
1960.273CCCC0
Untitled
Desirée Scholten (Dutch, 1920–1987)
1996.192©
Elements: Air, Juno
Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662)
1942.495CCCC0
Curtain Fragment with Panthers
Egypt, Antinoë, Byzantine period, late 6th century
1980.31CCCC0
Neck and Shoulder Decoration from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, late 5th - 6th century
1926.148CCCC0
Lower Section of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th century
1993.177CCCC0
Fragment, probably from a large hanging
Iran or Iraq, 10th-11th century ?
1959.122CCCC0
Shard
Ramona Sakiestewa (American, 1948-)
1996.195©
Panel from a Large Curtain, Overlapping Leaves
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-5th century
1983.145CCCC0
No image available
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-5th century
1983.145.aCCCC0
No image available
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-5th century
1983.145.bCCCC0
Alexander the Great on Horseback
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1959.123CCCC0
Falling Man/Canto T
Ernest Trova (American, 1927–2009) and 1 other
1999.207©
Part of a Gammadion Border
Syria ?, 5th-6th century
1977.90CCCC0
Diamond Network Style Rug
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, Post-Contact, Transitional Period
1937.857CCCC0
Rug Banded with "diamond stripes"
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, Post-Contact, Transitional Period
1937.761CCCC0
Eyedazzler Style Rug
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, Post-Contact, Transitional Period
1937.855CCCC0
Banded Eyedazzler Style Rug
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, Post-Contact, Transitional Period
1937.900CCCC0
Fragment of an Ornament
Egypt, Byzantine period, 8th - 9th century
1983.132CCCC0
Ornamental Square from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period
1916.1980CCCC0
Segmentum with Musicians
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)?
1983.124CCCC0
Unfinished Cloth
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, Pachacamac, 12th-15th century
1925.660CCCC0
Fragment of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th-7th century
1946.413CCCC0
Fragmentary Ornament from a Tunic with Lozenges and Medallions
Egypt, Abbasid period, mid-8th to mid-9th century
1929.99CCCC0
Four Fragments from a Hanging: Athena Partheneon
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1983.136CCCC0
Fragment of a Large Hanging
Egypt, Antinoë, Byzantine period, 6th century
1961.201CCCC0
Carpet (Kilim)
Turkey, Anatolia, late 19th-early 20th century
1961.388CCCC0
Fragment of an Ornamental Border of a Tunic
Egypt, late Abbasid or Tulunic period, 9th century
1916.1678CCCC0
Segmentum
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)?
1983.125CCCC0
Tapestry with Birds and Greek Letters
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1983.127CCCC0
Busts and Animals Under Tree of Life
Egypt, Islamic period, Abbasid, 8th - 9th century
1982.272CCCC0
Romans Admiring the Sabine Women
Belgium, Brussels, 16th century
1942.820CCCC0
Segmentum
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1982.75CCCC0
Segmentum
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1982.75.aCCCC0
Segmentum
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1982.75.bCCCC0
Fragment
Egypt, Byzantine period, 7th century
1983.130CCCC0
Children Playing: The Bath
Charron (French) and 1 other
1942.819CCCC0
Seasons: Autumn, Bacchus
Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662)
1942.496CCCC0
Hunters on Horseback
Egypt, Islamic Abbasid period, late 8th to 9th century
1982.102CCCC0
Gideon Selecting his Army
Flanders, late 16th century
1949.230CCCC0
Bluebonnets
Helena Hernmarck (Swedish, 1941-)
2010.185©
Wearing Blanket with Moki (Moqui) Stripes
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo or Pueblo (Zuni), Post-Contact, Late Classic Period
1921.564CCCC0
Moses and Jethro's Daughter
Flanders, 17th century
1921.934CCCC0
Poppies
Helena Hernmarck (Swedish, 1941-)
2010.186©
Two Figures Framed by a Jeweled Border
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th-6th century
1979.58CCCC0
Sarape
America, Native North American, Southwest, Mexico, Saltillo, Post-Contact, Late Classic Period
1916.908CCCC0
Luxurious Woolen Tunic with Decorated Bands
and Roundels
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)
1972.46CCCC0
Fragment of a Clavus
Egypt, late Abbasid or Tulunid period, 9th century
1919.22CCCC0
Shawl with boteh
India, Kashmir
1952.190CCCC0
Blanket/ Sarape (banded style)
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, Post-Contact, Transitional Period
1921.948CCCC0
Germantown Eyedazzler Saddle Throw
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, Post-Contact, Late Classic Period
1929.922CCCC0
Sarape
America, Native North American, Southwest, Mexico, Saltillo, Post-Contact, Classic Period
1916.907CCCC0
Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, late Abbasid period, first half of the 9th century
1926.151CCCC0
Rug (Woman's Wearing Blanket Style)
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, Post-Contact, Early Period
1921.557CCCC0
Heraldic Tapestry
France, 18th century
1940.612CCCC0
Fragment of an Ornament
Egypt, Abbasid period (?), 8th - 9th century
1983.131CCCC0
Fragment of a Shawl
India, Kashmir, 19th century
1925.472CCCC0
Fragment of a Shawl
India, Kashmir, 19th century
1925.472.aCCCC0
Fragment of a Shawl
India, Kashmir, 19th century
1925.472.bCCCC0
Rug (banded pound blanket style)
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, post- Contact, Early Period
1921.561CCCC0
Fragment, Part of an Ornament from a Garment
Egypt, late Abbasid period, first half of 9th century
1914.548CCCC0
Music
Vera De Kosenko (American, 1890–1970)
1940.26©
Saltillo Style Blanket/Sarape
America, Native North American, Southwest, Rio Grande Hispanic, Post-Contact, Classic Period
1921.558CCCC0
Rare Silk Tunic Fragment with Ornamental Sleeve Band
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th century
1982.77CCCC0
Saltillo Style Blanket/ Sarape
America, Native North American, Southwest, Mexico or Rio Grande Hispanic, Post-Contact, Late Classic Period
1921.559CCCC0
Ornamental Square
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1926.566CCCC0
Five Round Segmenta
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)
1982.298CCCC0
Five Round Segmenta
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)
1982.298.aCCCC0
Five Round Segmenta
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)
1982.298.bCCCC0
Five Round Segmenta
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)
1982.298.cCCCC0
Five Round Segmenta
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)
1982.298.dCCCC0
Five Round Segmenta
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)
1982.298.eCCCC0
Ornament, Probably from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th century
1983.254CCCC0
Blanket/ Sarape
America, Native North American, Southwest, Rio Grande Hispanic, Post-Contact, Transitional Period
1921.562CCCC0
Fragment of a Large Hanging
Egypt, Tulunid period, 9th century
1982.266CCCC0
Fragmentary Ornament from a Tunic with Lozenges and Medallions
Egypt, Abbasid period, mid-8th to mid-9th century
1929.102CCCC0
White On White
Moik Schiele (Swiss, 1938–1993)
1996.190©
Rug
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, Post-Contact, Transitional Period
1921.563CCCC0
Sarape
America, Native North American, Southwest, Mexico, Saltillo, Post-Contact, Transitional Period
1921.567CCCC0
Square, Probably a Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Abbasid or Tulunid period, 9th century
1914.562CCCC0
Fragments with Gold Foil
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-5th century
1983.140CCCC0
Fragment with Gold Foil, from a Furnishing Fabric
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-5th century
1983.140.aCCCC0
Fragment with Gold Foil, from a Furnishing Fabric
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-5th century
1983.140.bCCCC0
Fragment with Gold Foil and Apotropaic Interlacing Knots
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-5th century
1983.140.cCCCC0
Neck Ornament of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th century
1982.81CCCC0
Fragment with Two Roundels and a Band
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1982.92CCCC0
Fragment, Probably Part of an Ornament of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1914.552CCCC0
Pendant of a Clavus (?)
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th - 6th century
1983.258CCCC0
Fragment with Two Animals (?)
Egypt, Byzantine period, late 6th century (?)
1983.260CCCC0
Fragment of a Band
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1982.297CCCC0
Tunic or Shawl Ornament
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1982.274CCCC0
White Reflections
Jagoda Buic (Yugoslavian, 1930-)
2011.191©
Rug or Saddle Blanket
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, Post-Contact, Early Period
1927.490CCCC0
Fragment of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1919.18CCCC0
Decorated ends of a shawl
Egypt, Fayyum, Tulunid or Ikshīdid period
1956.330CCCC0
Fragment of Two-Sectioned Tapestry Border
England ?, 16th century
1940.611CCCC0
Woman's Dress (one panel)
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, Post-Contact, Late Classic Period
1924.149CCCC0
Fragment of a Curtain
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1983.151CCCC0
Sarape
America, Native North American, Southwest, Mexico, Saltillo, Post-Contact, Early Period
1921.566CCCC0
Woman's Dress (One Panel)
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, Post-Contact, Late Classic Period
1921.947CCCC0
Long Shawl
India, Kashmir, 19th century
2008.216CCCC0
Banded Wearing Blanket (diyugi)
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo or Pueblo, Post-Contact, Transitional Period
1921.555CCCC0
Long Shawl Fragment
India, Kashmir, 19th century
2008.221CCCC0
Fragment
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th to mid-7th century
1914.553CCCC0
Four Fragments of the Clavi of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1926.149CCCC0
Fragments from a Hanging (?)
Egypt, late Abbasid - early Tulunid period, 9th - 10th century
1982.268CCCC0
Fragment of a Curtain
Egypt, Byzantine period, early 5th century
1982.74CCCC0
Fragments from a Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1983.143CCCC0
No image available
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1983.143.aCCCC0
No image available
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1983.143.bCCCC0
No image available
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1983.143.cCCCC0
Fragment of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, first half of 7th century
1926.144CCCC0
Tunic Ornament with Part of a Saint
Egypt, c. 7th - 8th century
1983.263CCCC0
Long Shawl
India, Kashmir, 19th century
2008.219CCCC0
Fragment
Iran or Iraq ?, Abbasid period ?, 9th-11th century AD ?
1930.88CCCC0
Fragment, Sleeve Ornament from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1926.162CCCC0
No image available
Egypt, 6th - 16th century
1982.283.aCCCC0
No image available
Egypt, 6th - 16th century
1982.283.eCCCC0
Fragments from a Tunic
Egypt, 6th - 16th century
1982.283CCCC0
No image available
Egypt, 6th - 16th century
1982.283.bCCCC0
No image available
Egypt, 6th - 16th century
1982.283.cCCCC0
No image available
Egypt, 6th - 16th century
1982.283.dCCCC0
No image available
Egypt, 6th - 16th century
1982.283.fCCCC0
No image available
Egypt, 6th - 16th century
1982.283.gCCCC0
No image available
Egypt, 6th - 16th century
1982.283.hCCCC0
Fragment of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th period
1914.800CCCC0
Four Fragments of the Gammadion Border of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1929.108CCCC0
Fragment from a Hanging (?) with Roundel and Border
Egypt, late Abbasid - early Tulunid period, 9th - 10th century
1982.269CCCC0
Fragment of a Border
Egypt, 9th century
1982.375CCCC0
Fragment with an Ornamental Band
Egypt, Abbasid period, mid-8th to mid-9th century
1929.101CCCC0
Fragment, Sleeve Ornament of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1929.104CCCC0
Fragment from a Curtain (?)
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th century
1983.266CCCC0
Study for Poppies Tapestry
Helena Hernmarck (Swedish, 1941-)
2009.266©
Fragment, with a Segmentum, from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1914.544CCCC0
Fragment with Roundel and Decorative Stripes
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1982.275CCCC0
Clavus with Linked Roundels
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th century
1982.381CCCC0
Fragment with Fish and Bird
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1983.252CCCC0
Tapestry with beheaded bird
Egypt, al-Bahnasa, Tulunid period
1982.265CCCC0
Tiraz with foliate band
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1982.95CCCC0
Fragment, with a Segmentum, from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1914.545CCCC0
Fragmentary Roundel, Ornament from a Large Cloth
Egypt, Al-Bahnasá, Late Tulunid or Second Abbasid period, 9th - 10th century
1950.517CCCC0
Fragment with Abstracted Leaves
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1983.253CCCC0
Sleeve Band from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th century
1983.261CCCC0
Fragmentary Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th - 7th century
1926.154CCCC0
Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1926.147CCCC0
Fragment from a Child's Tunic: Clavus
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1982.93CCCC0
Fragment, Probably Part of a Clavus
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th - 7th century
1919.20CCCC0
Fragment of a Large Cloth, Perhaps a Pallium
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th period
1919.23CCCC0
Wool Tapestry Fragment
Syria, Dura-Europos
1938.409CCCC0
Wool Fragment
Syria, Dura-Europos
1938.405CCCC0
Fragment, with Part of a Clavus, from a Tunic
Egypt, Early Islamic period, 8th - 9th century
1914.527CCCC0
Wool Fragment
Syria, Dura-Europos
1938.408CCCC0
Fragment of a Tunic with Segmentum and Part of a Gammadion Border
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1982.289CCCC0
Fragment, with Part of a Clavus, from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1914.530CCCC0
Fragment, Part of the Neck Ornament of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th period
1914.564CCCC0
Fragment, with Segmentum, from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1914.531CCCC0
Fragment, with Part of a Clavus
Egypt, Abbasid period, early 9th century
1929.103CCCC0
Fragment of a Curtain
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1982.295CCCC0
Fragments of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1926.152CCCC0
Shawl
India, Kashmir, early 19th century
1961.452CCCC0
Fragment of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1982.288CCCC0
Fragmentary Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1950.519CCCC0
Fragments from a Child's Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1983.152CCCC0
Fragment from a Child's Tunic: Neck Opening
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1983.152.aCCCC0
Fragment from a Child's Tunic: Sleeveband II
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1983.152.bCCCC0
Fragment from a Child's Tunic: Sleeveband I
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1983.152.cCCCC0
Fragment from a Child's Tunic: Clavus I
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1983.152.dCCCC0
Fragment from a Child's Tunic: Right Corner Band
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1983.152.eCCCC0
Fragment from a Child's Tunic: Clavus II
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1983.152.fCCCC0
Neckband and Clavus from a Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1982.96CCCC0
Tiraz with animated band
Egypt, Abbasid period
1982.90CCCC0
Rug (Third-phase Chief Blanket Style, Germantown Weaving)
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, Post-Contact, Early Period
1921.565CCCC0
Sleeve Bands and Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1982.94CCCC0
Sleeve Bands from a Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1982.94.aCCCC0
Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1982.94.bCCCC0
Woman's Wearing Blanket
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, Post-Contact, Late Classic Period
1921.556CCCC0
Blanket/ Sarape
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, Post-Contact, Late Classic Period
1921.560CCCC0
Hanging with birds in roundels
Egypt, al-Bahnasa, Tulunid period
1982.302CCCC0
Banded Rug
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, Post-Contact, Transitional Period
1937.901CCCC0
Textile Panel for Fire Screen
Unassigned, Unassigned
2003.253.b©
Hanging with niche design
India, late 18th - early 19th century
1915.667CCCC0
Title, DateArtist / CultureAccession numberMediumDimensionsCredit lineRights
Icon of the Virgin and Child
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1967.144slit-and dovetailed-tapestry weave; wool Overall: 178.7 x 110.5 cm (70 3/8 x 43 1/2 in.); Mounted: 197.4 x 128.2 x 6.4 cm (77 11/16 x 50 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. FundCCCC0
Fragment with Satyr and Maenad
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th century
1975.6undyed linen and dyed wool; plain weave ground with tapestry weaveOverall: 139 x 86.4 cm (54 3/4 x 34 in.); Mounted: 153.6 x 100.4 x 3.9 cm (60 1/2 x 39 1/2 x 1 9/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
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
Roundel from a Curtain
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-5th century
1946.412plain weave ground with tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed woolOverall: 45.2 x 47.7 cm (17 13/16 x 18 3/4 in.); Mounted: 64.1 x 64.1 x 2.5 cm (25 1/4 x 25 1/4 x 1 in.)Gift of Henry Hunt ClarkCCCC0
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
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
Roundel from a Blanket or Cover
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th - 6th century
1926.141tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed woolOverall: 49.5 x 55.3 cm (19 1/2 x 21 3/4 in.); Mounted: 59.7 x 65.4 cm (23 1/2 x 25 3/4 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Ornamental Shoulder Bands from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1926.145tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed woolAverage: 7 x 43.5 cm (2 3/4 x 17 1/8 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Tunic with Profile Animal and Human Heads
Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century
1949.12tapestry weave: woolAverage: 97.8 x 99.1 cm (38 1/2 x 39 in.)Gift of John WiseCCCC0
Nereid (Sea-Nymph) from a Hanging
Egypt, Byzantine period, late 4th - 5th century
1953.18slit-and dovetailed-tapestry weave probably woven in a linen plain-weave ground; dyed wool, undyed linenOverall: 66.7 x 65.4 cm (26 1/4 x 25 3/4 in.); Mounted: 76.8 x 75.6 x 2.9 cm (30 1/4 x 29 3/4 x 1 1/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Ornament from a Garment
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th period
1919.21tapestry weave with supplementary weftwrapping; undyed linen, dyed woolOverall: 25.4 x 24.8 cm (10 x 9 3/4 in.); Mounted: 38.1 x 38.1 cm (15 x 15 in.)Dudley P. Allen FundCCCC0
Hanging with Christian Images
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1982.73plain weave (tabby) with inwoven tapestry weave; dyed wool, undyed linenOverall: 110.5 x 76.8 cm (43 1/2 x 30 1/4 in.); Mounted: 120.9 x 87 x 3.9 cm (47 5/8 x 34 1/4 x 1 9/16 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
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
Fragmentary Icon Panel, Christ in Glory (?) and Evangelists
Egypt, Abbasid period, mid 8th - mid 9th centuries
1952.256slit-and dovetailed-tapestry weave; woolOverall: 53.3 x 80.7 cm (21 x 31 3/4 in.); Mounted: 63.5 x 90.2 cm (25 x 35 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
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
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
Decorated Band from a Tunic or Curtain
Egypt, late Byzantine or early Islamic period, 7th Century
1960.275tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed woolOverall: 8.2 x 24.7 cm (3 1/4 x 9 3/4 in.); Mounted: 14.6 x 30.5 cm (5 3/4 x 12 in.)Gift of The Textile Arts ClubCCCC0
Woman’s Two-Piece Dress (Biil’éé)
Native North America, Southwest, Diné (Navajo)
1929.921Wool: tapestry weaveOverall: 145 x 99 cm (57 1/16 x 39 in.)Educational Purchase FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Band or Border
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1982.110Wool and linen: tapestry weaveOverall: 12.7 x 21.8 cm (5 x 8 9/16 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Ornamental Square from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th century
1982.80tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed woolOverall: 16.5 x 16.2 cm (6 1/2 x 6 3/8 in.); Mounted: 24.1 x 23.8 cm (9 1/2 x 9 3/8 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Fragment, Part of an Ornament from a Garment
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th century
1950.615tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 47.6 x 6.2 cm (18 3/4 x 2 7/16 in.); Mounted: 53.3 x 12.1 cm (21 x 4 3/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Curtain Fragment with Galloping Horse
Egypt, Antinoë, Byzantine period, 6th century
1948.27plain weave (tabby) with inwoven slit-tapestry weave; wool Overall: 45.4 x 31.4 cm (17 7/8 x 12 3/8 in.); Mounted: 54 x 41.3 cm (21 1/4 x 16 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Human Head from a Large Curtain
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th Century
1982.301tapestry weave, woolOverall: 17 x 31 cm (6 11/16 x 12 3/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Saltillo Sarape
Mexico, Coahuila state, Saltillo Region
1921.569Wool, cotton; tapestry weaveOverall: 258 x 130.8 cm (101 9/16 x 51 1/2 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Lions from a Tunic
Egypt, Islamic Abbasid period, 8th - 9th Century
1982.83tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed woolOverall: 23 x 23 cm (9 1/16 x 9 1/16 in.); Mounted: 29.2 x 29.2 cm (11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Pillow cover with Arabic inscription
Egypt, al-Bahnasa
1959.48Wool and linen: tapestry weaveOverall: 80 x 83.2 cm (31 1/2 x 32 3/4 in.); Mounted: 93.3 x 95.9 cm (36 3/4 x 37 3/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Three Figures from a Tunic
Egypt, Abbasid period, late 8th century
1926.158tapestry weave; undyed linen and dyed woolMounted: 29.2 x 29.2 cm (11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Saltillo Sarape
Mexico, Coahuila state, Saltillo Region
1973.1062Wool, cotton; tapestry weaveOverall: 245.5 x 151.2 cm (96 5/8 x 59 1/2 in.)Gift of Mrs. John A. HaddenCCCC0
Duck's Head from a Large Curtain
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th Century
1950.512tapestry weave: woolOverall: 15.9 x 23.5 cm (6 1/4 x 9 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
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
Long Shawl
India, Kashmir, 19th century
2008.2152/2 twill tapestry weave, double interlocked; woolOverall: 325 x 104.1 cm (127 15/16 x 41 in.)Gift of Arlene C. CooperCCCC0
Decorations and Sleeve from a Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1982.107wool; plain weave with slit-tapestry weaveAndrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
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
Hanging fragment with boar head
Iran
1950.509Wool and linen: tapestry weaveOverall: 21 x 25.2 cm (8 1/4 x 9 15/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Two Confronted Animals from a Tunic
Egypt, Islamic period, Abbasid, 8th - 9th century
1983.256plain weave with slit-tapestry weave, applied; dyed wool, undyed linenOverall: 14 x 18.7 cm (5 1/2 x 7 3/8 in.); Mounted: 22.2 x 29.5 cm (8 3/4 x 11 5/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Hubbell Revival-style Rug with Moki (Moqui) Stripes
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, Post-Contact, Early Period
1917.62tapestry weave: wool (Germantown)Overall: 194.8 x 138.4 cm (76 11/16 x 54 1/2 in.)Gift of Mrs. L. E. HoldenCCCC0
Hanging with foliate roundel and rider
Iran or Iraq
1951.90tapestry weave: woolOverall: 22.3 x 17.2 cm (8 3/4 x 6 3/4 in.)Gift of The Textile Arts ClubCCCC0
Fourth-Phase Chief Blanket Style Rug
Native North America, Southwest, Diné (Navajo)
1937.903tapestry weave: wool (handspun, Germantown, and bayeta)Overall: 178.4 x 151.1 cm (70 1/4 x 59 1/2 in.)Gift of Amelia Elizabeth WhiteCCCC0
Ornamental Shoulder Band from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, first half of the 7th century
1919.24tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed woolOverall: 60.3 x 5.7 cm (23 3/4 x 2 1/4 in.); Mounted: 67.3 x 16.5 cm (26 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)Dudley P. Allen FundCCCC0
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
Curtain Panel with Scenes of Merrymaking
Egypt, Byzantine period
2000.5Linen, undyed; wool: dyed; tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrappingOverall: 144.2 x 57.1 cm (56 3/4 x 22 1/2 in.); Mounted: 153.7 x 66 x 3.2 cm (60 1/2 x 26 x 1 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund and Gift of the Textile Art Alliance in memory of Robert P. BergmanCCCC0
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
Altar Frontal: Scenes from the Childhood of Christ
France and South Netherlands, 16th century
1942.826Wool, silk, gold thread; tapestry weaveOverall: 107.3 x 240 cm (42 1/4 x 94 1/2 in.)Bequest of John L. SeveranceCCCC0
Saltillo Sarape
Mexico, Coahuila state, Saltillo Region
1921.568Wool, cotton; tapestry weave, macramé fringeOverall: 200.7 x 106.7 cm (79 x 42 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
The Mystical Grapes
Flanders, possibly Bruges
1973.77Wool, silk, silver thread; tapestry weaveOverall: 79 x 75.9 cm (31 1/8 x 29 7/8 in.); Framed: 102.2 x 99.7 cm (40 1/4 x 39 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Grape Leaves from a Curtain
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th-6th Century
1983.262weft-faced plain weave with tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed woolAverage: 19 x 31.5 cm (7 1/2 x 12 3/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Tunic
Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century
1956.84tapestry; interlocked wefts and areas of eccentric weaving: wool and cottonAverage: 109.2 x 115.6 cm (43 x 45 1/2 in.)Gift of William R. CarlisleCCCC0
Four Segmenta from a Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)
1983.129tapestry weave; wool and linenAverage: 8 x 8.3 cm (3 1/8 x 3 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Roundel Fragment: Speckled-Breasted Bird
Egypt ?, 8th century
1982.108tapestry weave: woolOverall: 14.5 x 15.7 cm (5 11/16 x 6 3/16 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Border of Heads and Palmettes from a Large Hanging
Egypt, Antinoë, Byzantine period, 6th century
1960.273Dyed wool, undyed linen; slit-tapestry weaveOverall: 76.2 x 26 cm (30 x 10 1/4 in.); Mounted: 89.2 x 34.3 cm (35 1/8 x 13 1/2 in.)Gift of The Textile Arts ClubCCCC0
Untitled
Desirée Scholten (Dutch, 1920–1987)
1996.192slit-tapestry weave: woolOverall: 22 x 21.8 cm (8 11/16 x 8 9/16 in.)Gift of Mildred Constantine©
Elements: Air, Juno
Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662)
1942.495tapestry weave; silk, wool, cottonOverall: 358 x 269.3 cm (140 15/16 x 106 in.)Gift of Flora Whitney Miller, Barbara Whitney Henry, and Major Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, in memory of their mother, Mrs. Harry Payne WhitneyCCCC0
Curtain Fragment with Panthers
Egypt, Antinoë, Byzantine period, late 6th century
1980.31Dyed wool, undyed linen: slit-tapestry weaveOverall: 76.2 x 54.9 cm (30 x 21 5/8 in.); Mounted: 87.6 x 66 x 2.5 cm (34 1/2 x 26 x 1 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Neck and Shoulder Decoration from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, late 5th - 6th century
1926.148plain weave with slit-tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping; dyed wool, undyed linenOverall: 14.3 x 35.6 cm (5 5/8 x 14 in.); Mounted: 22.9 x 43.2 cm (9 x 17 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Lower Section of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th century
1993.177Undyed linen and dyed wool: tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrappingOverall: 54.9 x 106.7 cm (21 5/8 x 42 in.); Mounted: 67.3 x 118.1 cm (26 1/2 x 46 1/2 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Fragment, probably from a large hanging
Iran or Iraq, 10th-11th century ?
1959.122tapestry weave: woolOverall: 17.5 x 16 cm (6 7/8 x 6 5/16 in.)Gift of The Textile Arts ClubCCCC0
Shard
Ramona Sakiestewa (American, 1948-)
1996.195slit-tapestry weave: woolOverall: 23.6 x 31.8 cm (9 5/16 x 12 1/2 in.)Gift of Mildred Constantine©
Panel from a Large Curtain, Overlapping Leaves
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-5th century
1983.145Undyed linen and dyed wool: tapestry weave sewn on plain weave groundOverall: 118.7 x 16 cm (46 3/4 x 6 5/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Alexander the Great on Horseback
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1959.123dyed wool, undyed linen; plain weave and slit-tapestry weaveOverall: 30.5 x 24.8 cm (12 x 9 3/4 in.); Mounted: 41.9 x 36.8 cm (16 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.)Gift of The Textile Arts ClubCCCC0
Falling Man/Canto T
Ernest Trova (American, 1927–2009) and 1 other
1999.207tapestry weave; wool warp, wool and metal foil weftOverall: 213.3 x 208.9 cm (84 x 82 1/4 in.)Gift from the Estate of Gloria F. Ross©
Part of a Gammadion Border
Syria ?, 5th-6th century
1977.90tapestry weave; wool and linenOverall: 34.3 x 59.5 cm (13 1/2 x 23 7/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Diamond Network Style Rug
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, Post-Contact, Transitional Period
1937.857tapestry weave: wool (handspun)Overall: 182.8 x 130.8 cm (71 15/16 x 51 1/2 in.)Gift of Amelia Elizabeth WhiteCCCC0
Rug Banded with "diamond stripes"
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, Post-Contact, Transitional Period
1937.761tapestry weave: wool (handspun)Overall: 211 x 142.5 cm (83 1/16 x 56 1/8 in.)Gift of Amelia Elizabeth WhiteCCCC0
Eyedazzler Style Rug
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, Post-Contact, Transitional Period
1937.855tapestry weave: wool (handspun)Overall: 184 x 138.5 cm (72 7/16 x 54 1/2 in.)Gift of Amelia Elizabeth WhiteCCCC0
Banded Eyedazzler Style Rug
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, Post-Contact, Transitional Period
1937.900tapestry weave: wool (handspun)Overall: 225 x 139.7 cm (88 9/16 x 55 in.)Gift of Amelia Elizabeth WhiteCCCC0
Fragment of an Ornament
Egypt, Byzantine period, 8th - 9th century
1983.132tapestry weave: woolOverall: 12 x 10.3 cm (4 3/4 x 4 1/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Ornamental Square from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period
1916.1980Undyed linen and dyed wool: tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrappingOverall: 21 x 20 cm (8 1/4 x 7 7/8 in.); Mounted: 28.6 x 27.6 cm (11 1/4 x 10 7/8 in.)Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCCCC0
Segmentum with Musicians
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)?
1983.124tapestry weave; wool and linenOverall: 9.8 x 9.3 cm (3 7/8 x 3 11/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Unfinished Cloth
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, Pachacamac, 12th-15th century
1925.660tapestry weave; cotton and woolAverage: 58.4 x 43.2 cm (23 x 17 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th-7th century
1946.413tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 64.1 x 38.7 cm (25 1/4 x 15 1/4 in.); Mounted: 71.1 x 45.7 cm (28 x 18 in.)Gift of Henry Hunt ClarkCCCC0
Fragmentary Ornament from a Tunic with Lozenges and Medallions
Egypt, Abbasid period, mid-8th to mid-9th century
1929.99tapestry weave; wool and linenOverall: 33 x 12.1 cm (13 x 4 3/4 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Four Fragments from a Hanging: Athena Partheneon
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1983.136tapestry weave: woolOverall: 26 x 42.5 cm (10 1/4 x 16 3/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Large Hanging
Egypt, Antinoë, Byzantine period, 6th century
1961.201tapestry weave (with plain tabby borders): wool and linenOverall: 122.6 x 158.1 cm (48 1/4 x 62 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Carpet (Kilim)
Turkey, Anatolia, late 19th-early 20th century
1961.388tapestry weave: wool and cottonAverage: 197 x 137.2 cm (77 9/16 x 54 in.)Florence and Charles Abel Oriental Rug CollectionCCCC0
Fragment of an Ornamental Border of a Tunic
Egypt, late Abbasid or Tulunic period, 9th century
1916.1678tapestry weave; wool and linenOverall: 21.3 x 12.4 cm (8 3/8 x 4 7/8 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Segmentum
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)?
1983.125tapestry weave; wool and linenOverall: 8.7 x 8.1 cm (3 7/16 x 3 3/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Tapestry with Birds and Greek Letters
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1983.127tapestry weave; wool and linenOverall: 10.8 x 21 cm (4 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Busts and Animals Under Tree of Life
Egypt, Islamic period, Abbasid, 8th - 9th century
1982.272Plain weave and slit-tapestry weave; undyed linen, dyed woolOverall: 20.3 x 20.3 cm (8 x 8 in.); Mounted: 28.6 x 28.6 cm (11 1/4 x 11 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
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
Tapestry with lattice of animals in medallions
Egypt
1951.89tapestry weave: wool and linenOverall: 14.6 x 14.3 cm (5 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.); Mounted: 21.3 x 20 cm (8 3/8 x 7 7/8 in.)Gift of The Textile Arts ClubCCCC0
Segmentum
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1982.75tapestry weave; wool and linenAverage: 12.1 x 11.6 cm (4 3/4 x 4 9/16 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Fragment
Egypt, Byzantine period, 7th century
1983.130tapestry weave: woolOverall: 11 x 12 cm (4 5/16 x 4 3/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
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
Seasons: Autumn, Bacchus
Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662)
1942.496tapestry weave; silk, wool, cottonOverall: 358 x 246.4 cm (140 15/16 x 97 in.)Gift of Flora Whitney Miller, Barbara Whitney Henry, and Major Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, in memory of their mother, Mrs. Harry Payne WhitneyCCCC0
Hunters on Horseback
Egypt, Islamic Abbasid period, late 8th to 9th century
1982.102Plain weave and tapestry weave; undyed linen, dyed woolOverall: 29.4 x 14 cm (11 9/16 x 5 1/2 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Gideon Selecting his Army
Flanders, late 16th century
1949.230tapestry weave: woolOverall: 340.4 x 386.8 cm (134 x 152 5/16 in.)Gift of the French Committee for the Train de la ReconnaissanceCCCC0
Bluebonnets
Helena Hernmarck (Swedish, 1941-)
2010.185tapestry weave with weft-bundle floats; wool, linen, cotton and novelty yarnsOverall: 345 x 585 cm (135 13/16 x 230 5/16 in.)Gift of the Trammell Crow Family©
Wearing Blanket with Moki (Moqui) Stripes
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo or Pueblo (Zuni), Post-Contact, Late Classic Period
1921.564tapestry weave: wool (handspun, Germantown, and bayeta)Overall: 181 x 131.5 cm (71 1/4 x 51 3/4 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Moses and Jethro's Daughter
Flanders, 17th century
1921.934tapestry weave: woolAverage: 209.8 x 106 cm (82 5/8 x 41 3/4 in.)Gift of the family of Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. HitchcockCCCC0
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©
Two Figures Framed by a Jeweled Border
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th-6th century
1979.58dyed wool, undyed linen; slit-tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping and plain weave headings Overall: 24.1 x 28.6 cm (9 1/2 x 11 1/4 in.); Mounted: 33 x 37.5 cm (13 x 14 3/4 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Sarape
America, Native North American, Southwest, Mexico, Saltillo, Post-Contact, Late Classic Period
1916.908tapestry weave: cotton and woolOverall: 243.9 x 133.3 cm (96 x 52 1/2 in.)Gift of Mrs. Andrew SquireCCCC0
Luxurious Woolen Tunic with Decorated Bands
and Roundels
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)
1972.46weft-faced plain weave with slit-and dovetailed-tapestry weave, supplementary weft wrapping, embroidery; undyed linen, dyed woolOverall: 205 x 170.2 cm (80 11/16 x 67 in.)The A. W. Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Clavus
Egypt, late Abbasid or Tulunid period, 9th century
1919.22tapestry weave; wool and linenOverall: 5.8 x 21.3 cm (2 5/16 x 8 3/8 in.)Dudley P. Allen FundCCCC0
Shawl with boteh
India, Kashmir
1952.1902/2 twill tapestry weave, double interlocked: wool, possibly pashminaOverall: 325 x 136.5 cm (127 15/16 x 53 3/4 in.)Gift of Mrs. Arthur LoesserCCCC0
Blanket/ Sarape (banded style)
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, Post-Contact, Transitional Period
1921.948tapestry weave: wool (handspun)Overall: 193 x 145 cm (76 x 57 1/16 in.)Gift of Mrs. Harriet E. McBrideCCCC0
Germantown Eyedazzler Saddle Throw
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, Post-Contact, Late Classic Period
1929.922tapestry weave: cotton and wool (handspun and bayeta)Overall: 68.6 x 86.4 cm (27 x 34 in.)Gift of Mrs. Stephen A. BaileyCCCC0
Sarape
America, Native North American, Southwest, Mexico, Saltillo, Post-Contact, Classic Period
1916.907tapestry weave: cotton and woolOverall: 210.9 x 124.5 cm (83 1/16 x 49 in.)Gift of Mrs. Andrew SquireCCCC0
Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, late Abbasid period, first half of the 9th century
1926.151tapestry weave; wool and linenOverall: 18.3 x 19.1 cm (7 3/16 x 7 1/2 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Three Fragments from a Border
Egypt
1982.273tapestry weave; wool and linenOverall: 18.5 x 4.1 cm (7 5/16 x 1 5/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund©
Rug (Woman's Wearing Blanket Style)
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, Post-Contact, Early Period
1921.557tapestry weave: wool (handspun)Overall: 125 x 146.5 cm (49 3/16 x 57 11/16 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
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
Fragment of an Ornament
Egypt, Abbasid period (?), 8th - 9th century
1983.131tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 24.2 x 11.7 cm (9 1/2 x 4 5/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Shawl
India, Kashmir, 19th century
1925.472tapestry weave: woolOverall: 19 x 55.2 cm (7 1/2 x 21 3/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Rug (banded pound blanket style)
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, post- Contact, Early Period
1921.561tapestry weave: woolOverall: 220 x 138.8 cm (86 5/8 x 54 5/8 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Fragment, Part of an Ornament from a Garment
Egypt, late Abbasid period, first half of 9th century
1914.548tapestry weave; wool and linenOverall: 10.5 x 10.7 cm (4 1/8 x 4 3/16 in.)Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCCCC0
Music
Vera De Kosenko (American, 1890–1970)
1940.26tapestry weave: woolAverage: 231.1 x 178.4 cm (91 x 70 1/4 in.)Anonymous Gift©
Saltillo Style Blanket/Sarape
America, Native North American, Southwest, Rio Grande Hispanic, Post-Contact, Classic Period
1921.558tapestry weave: woolOverall: 207 x 119.5 cm (81 1/2 x 47 1/16 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Rare Silk Tunic Fragment with Ornamental Sleeve Band
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th century
1982.77plain weave: silk; tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen, dyed wool, silkOverall: 27 x 7 cm (10 5/8 x 2 3/4 in.); Mounted: 33 x 12.1 cm (13 x 4 3/4 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Saltillo Style Blanket/ Sarape
America, Native North American, Southwest, Mexico or Rio Grande Hispanic, Post-Contact, Late Classic Period
1921.559tapestry weave: woolOverall: 221 x 127.5 cm (87 x 50 3/16 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Ornamental Square
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1926.566tapestry weave: woolOverall: 10.2 x 12.1 cm (4 x 4 3/4 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Five Round Segmenta
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)
1982.298tapestry weave: woolAverage: 12.5 x 9.4 cm (4 15/16 x 3 11/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Ornament, Probably from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th century
1983.254tapestry weave: woolOverall: 6.5 x 12.7 cm (2 9/16 x 5 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Blanket/ Sarape
America, Native North American, Southwest, Rio Grande Hispanic, Post-Contact, Transitional Period
1921.562tapestry weave: cotton and woolOverall: 198 x 114.5 cm (77 15/16 x 45 1/16 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Fragment of a Large Hanging
Egypt, Tulunid period, 9th century
1982.266tapestry weave: woolOverall: 29.2 x 29.5 cm (11 1/2 x 11 5/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragmentary Ornament from a Tunic with Lozenges and Medallions
Egypt, Abbasid period, mid-8th to mid-9th century
1929.102tapestry weave; wool and linenOverall: 16.5 x 12.7 cm (6 1/2 x 5 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
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©
Rug
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, Post-Contact, Transitional Period
1921.563tapestry weave: wool (handspun)Overall: 231.1 x 153.7 cm (91 x 60 1/2 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Sarape
America, Native North American, Southwest, Mexico, Saltillo, Post-Contact, Transitional Period
1921.567tapestry weave: cotton and woolOverall: 207 x 105.4 cm (81 1/2 x 41 1/2 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Square, Probably a Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Abbasid or Tulunid period, 9th century
1914.562tapestry weave; wool and linenOverall: 16.5 x 18.8 cm (6 1/2 x 7 3/8 in.)Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCCCC0
Fragments with Gold Foil
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-5th century
1983.140undyed linen, dyed wool, and gold foil; plain weave with supplementary weft-loops, slit-tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrappingAverage: 40.8 x 48.4 cm (16 1/16 x 19 1/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Neck Ornament of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th century
1982.81Undyed linen and dyed wool: tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrappingOverall: 18.4 x 28.9 cm (7 1/4 x 11 3/8 in.); Mounted: 26.7 x 37.1 cm (10 1/2 x 14 5/8 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Fragment with Two Roundels and a Band
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1982.92tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 10 x 41 cm (3 15/16 x 16 1/8 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Fragment, Probably Part of an Ornament of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1914.552tapestry weave: woolOverall: 5.6 x 13.1 cm (2 3/16 x 5 3/16 in.)Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCCCC0
Pendant of a Clavus (?)
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th - 6th century
1983.258tapestry weave: woolOverall: 5.5 x 3.3 cm (2 3/16 x 1 5/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment with Two Animals (?)
Egypt, Byzantine period, late 6th century (?)
1983.260tapestry weave: woolOverall: 7.8 x 7 cm (3 1/16 x 2 3/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Band
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1982.297tapestry weave: woolOverall: 15.7 x 25.2 cm (6 3/16 x 9 15/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Tunic or Shawl Ornament
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1982.274dyed wool, undyed linen; plain weave, slit-tapestry weaveOverall: 24.5 x 22.9 cm (9 5/8 x 9 in.); Mounted: 32.1 x 29.5 x 2.5 cm (12 5/8 x 11 5/8 x 1 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
White Reflections
Jagoda Buic (Yugoslavian, 1930-)
2011.191tapestry weave, three dimensional; wool, cotton, silkOverall: 249.6 x 228.6 cm (98 1/4 x 90 in.)Gift of Alan Kennedy©
Rug or Saddle Blanket
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, Post-Contact, Early Period
1927.490tapestry weave: cotton and wool (handspun)Overall: 127 x 92 cm (50 x 36 1/4 in.)Educational Purchase FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1919.18tabby weave with interwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 21.3 x 15 cm (8 3/8 x 5 7/8 in.)Dudley P. Allen FundCCCC0
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
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
Long shawl with woven figures and animals
India, Kashmir
2006.2002/2 twill tapestry weave, double interlocked and pieced: wool (possibly pashmina)Overall: 354.3 x 141.6 cm (139 1/2 x 55 3/4 in.)Gift of Arlene C. CooperCCCC0
Woman's Dress (one panel)
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, Post-Contact, Late Classic Period
1924.149tapestry weave: wool (handspun and bayeta)Overall: 135 x 94 cm (53 1/8 x 37 in.)Gift of Mrs. Lyman H. TreadwayCCCC0
Fragment of a Curtain
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1983.151tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linenOverall: 11.5 x 39.8 cm (4 1/2 x 15 11/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Sarape
America, Native North American, Southwest, Mexico, Saltillo, Post-Contact, Early Period
1921.566tapestry weave: cotton and wool and metal threadOverall: 228 x 111.8 cm (89 3/4 x 44 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Woman's Dress (One Panel)
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, Post-Contact, Late Classic Period
1921.947tapestry weave: wool (handspun and bayeta)Overall: 133 x 91 cm (52 3/8 x 35 13/16 in.)Gift of Mrs. Harriet E. McBrideCCCC0
Long Shawl
India, Kashmir, 19th century
2008.2162/2 twill tapestry weave, double interlocked; woolOverall: 311.2 x 135.9 cm (122 1/2 x 53 1/2 in.)Gift of Arlene C. CooperCCCC0
Banded Wearing Blanket (diyugi)
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo or Pueblo, Post-Contact, Transitional Period
1921.555tapestry weave: wool (handspun and bayeta)Overall: 172.7 x 127 cm (68 x 50 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Long Shawl Fragment
India, Kashmir, 19th century
2008.2212/2 twill tapestry weave, double interlocked; woolOverall: 33 x 28.5 cm (13 x 11 1/4 in.)Gift of Arlene C. CooperCCCC0
Fragment
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th to mid-7th century
1914.553tabby weave with interwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 7 x 17.2 cm (2 3/4 x 6 3/4 in.)Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCCCC0
Four Fragments of the Clavi of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1926.149tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 22.9 x 35.9 cm (9 x 14 1/8 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Fragments from a Hanging (?)
Egypt, late Abbasid - early Tulunid period, 9th - 10th century
1982.268tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 25.7 x 18 cm (10 1/8 x 7 1/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Curtain
Egypt, Byzantine period, early 5th century
1982.74tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linenOverall: 23.2 x 22.9 cm (9 1/8 x 9 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Fragments from a Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1983.143tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linenOverall: 53.9 x 11 cm (21 1/4 x 4 5/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, first half of 7th century
1926.144tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 26.1 x 74.3 cm (10 1/4 x 29 1/4 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Tunic Ornament with Part of a Saint
Egypt, c. 7th - 8th century
1983.263tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 13.8 x 25.1 cm (5 7/16 x 9 7/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Long Shawl
India, Kashmir, 19th century
2008.2192/2 twill tapestry weave, double interlocked; embroidery; woolOverall: 312.4 x 131.5 cm (123 x 51 3/4 in.)Gift of Arlene C. CooperCCCC0
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
Fragment, Sleeve Ornament from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1926.162tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 10.8 x 26.7 cm (4 1/4 x 10 1/2 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Fragments from a Tunic
Egypt, 6th - 16th century
1982.283tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 45 x 53 cm (17 11/16 x 20 7/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th period
1914.800tabby weave with interwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 62.6 x 61 cm (24 5/8 x 24 in.)Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCCCC0
Four Fragments of the Gammadion Border of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1929.108tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 13.7 x 21.3 cm (5 3/8 x 8 3/8 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Fragment from a Hanging (?) with Roundel and Border
Egypt, late Abbasid - early Tulunid period, 9th - 10th century
1982.269tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 33.5 x 21 cm (13 3/16 x 8 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Border
Egypt, 9th century
1982.375tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 12.3 x 25.5 cm (4 13/16 x 10 1/16 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Fragment with an Ornamental Band
Egypt, Abbasid period, mid-8th to mid-9th century
1929.101tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 6.1 x 24.5 cm (2 3/8 x 9 5/8 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Fragment, Sleeve Ornament of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1929.104tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 15.6 x 20 cm (6 1/8 x 7 7/8 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Fragment from a Curtain (?)
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th century
1983.266tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 13.3 x 20.5 cm (5 1/4 x 8 1/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Study for Poppies Tapestry
Helena Hernmarck (Swedish, 1941-)
2009.266tapestry weave with weft floats; wool, silk(?), metal threadOverall: 50.8 x 85.1 cm (20 x 33 1/2 in.)Gift of Vicki S. McDaniel in honor of her mother, Mildred Constantine©
Fragment, with a Segmentum, from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1914.544tabby weave with interwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 12.8 x 12.1 cm (5 1/16 x 4 3/4 in.)Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCCCC0
Fragment with Roundel and Decorative Stripes
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1982.275tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 17.3 x 29.3 cm (6 13/16 x 11 9/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Clavus with Linked Roundels
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th century
1982.381tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 6 x 11.6 cm (2 3/8 x 4 9/16 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Fragment with Fish and Bird
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1983.252tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 6 x 12.5 cm (2 3/8 x 4 15/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Tapestry with beheaded bird
Egypt, al-Bahnasa, Tulunid period
1982.265tapestry weave: linen and woolOverall: 38.5 x 35.3 cm (15 3/16 x 13 7/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Tiraz with foliate band
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1982.95tapestry weave: linen and woolOverall: 12.5 x 37.6 cm (4 15/16 x 14 13/16 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Fragment, with a Segmentum, from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1914.545tabby weave with interwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 9.6 x 9.6 cm (3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.)Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCCCC0
Fragmentary Roundel, Ornament from a Large Cloth
Egypt, Al-Bahnasá, Late Tulunid or Second Abbasid period, 9th - 10th century
1950.517tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 21.6 x 17.8 cm (8 1/2 x 7 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Fragment with Abstracted Leaves
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1983.253tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 22.3 x 10.2 cm (8 3/4 x 4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Sleeve Band from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th century
1983.261tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 10 x 26.5 cm (3 15/16 x 10 7/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragmentary Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th - 7th century
1926.154tapestry weave (originally inwoven in a tabby ground ?): wool and linenOverall: 15 x 18.5 cm (5 7/8 x 7 5/16 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1926.147tapestry weave (originally inwoven in a tabby ground ?): wool and linenOverall: 12.1 x 12.1 cm (4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Fragment from a Child's Tunic: Clavus
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1982.93Wool and linen: tapestry weaveOverall: 28.7 x 4 cm (11 5/16 x 1 9/16 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Fragment, Probably Part of a Clavus
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th - 7th century
1919.20tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linenOverall: 20 x 12.7 cm (7 7/8 x 5 in.)Dudley P. Allen FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Large Cloth, Perhaps a Pallium
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th period
1919.23tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linenOverall: 16 x 15.6 cm (6 5/16 x 6 1/8 in.)Dudley P. Allen FundCCCC0
Wool Tapestry Fragment
Syria, Dura-Europos
1938.409wool: tapestry weaveAverage: 21.7 x 14 cm (8 9/16 x 5 1/2 in.)Gift of Yale University, Gallery of Fine ArtsCCCC0
Wool Fragment
Syria, Dura-Europos
1938.405wool: tapestry weaveAverage: 7.7 x 2.6 cm (3 1/16 x 1 in.)Gift of Yale University, Gallery of Fine ArtsCCCC0
Fragment, with Part of a Clavus, from a Tunic
Egypt, Early Islamic period, 8th - 9th century
1914.527tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linenOverall: 12.8 x 15 cm (5 1/16 x 5 7/8 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Wool Fragment
Syria, Dura-Europos
1938.408wool: tapestry weaveAverage: 9.6 x 7.4 cm (3 3/4 x 2 15/16 in.)Gift of Yale University, Gallery of Fine ArtsCCCC0
Fragment of a Tunic with Segmentum and Part of a Gammadion Border
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1982.289tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linenOverall: 41.5 x 30 cm (16 5/16 x 11 13/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment, with Part of a Clavus, from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1914.530tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linenOverall: 19.1 x 9.6 cm (7 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Fragment, Part of the Neck Ornament of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th period
1914.564tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linenOverall: 39.4 x 30.5 cm (15 1/2 x 12 in.)Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCCCC0
Fragment, with Segmentum, from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1914.531tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linenOverall: 23.5 x 22.3 cm (9 1/4 x 8 3/4 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Fragment, with Part of a Clavus
Egypt, Abbasid period, early 9th century
1929.103tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linenOverall: 7.7 x 12.1 cm (3 1/16 x 4 3/4 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Fragment of a Curtain
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1982.295tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linenOverall: 38 x 52.3 cm (14 15/16 x 20 9/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragments of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1926.152tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linenOverall: 44.2 x 29.1 cm (17 3/8 x 11 7/16 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Shawl
India, Kashmir, early 19th century
1961.4522/2 twill tapestry weave [S], double interlocking; woolOverall: 318.7 x 137.2 cm (125 1/2 x 54 in.)Museum AppropriationCCCC0
Fragment of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1982.288Wool and linen: tapestry weaveOverall: 25.5 x 39.2 cm (10 1/16 x 15 7/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragmentary Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1950.519Wool and linen: tapestry weaveOverall: 17.8 x 29.9 cm (7 x 11 3/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Fragments from a Child's Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1983.152Wool and linen: tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornamentPurchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Neckband and Clavus from a Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1982.96Wool and linen: tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornamentOverall: 29 x 27.5 cm (11 7/16 x 10 13/16 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Tiraz with animated band
Egypt, Abbasid period
1982.90plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave and supplementary weft: wool and linenOverall: 15 x 15.5 cm (5 7/8 x 6 1/8 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Rug (Third-phase Chief Blanket Style, Germantown Weaving)
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, Post-Contact, Early Period
1921.565tapestry weave: cotton and wool (Germantown)Overall: 162 x 211 cm (63 3/4 x 83 1/16 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Sleeve Bands and Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1982.94Wool and linen: tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornamentOverall: 10.7 x 11.7 cm (4 3/16 x 4 5/8 in.); Sleeves: 10.2 x 21.2 cm (4 x 8 3/8 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Woman's Wearing Blanket
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, Post-Contact, Late Classic Period
1921.556tapestry weave: wool (handspun, Germantown, and bayeta)Overall: 117.5 x 152.5 cm (46 1/4 x 60 1/16 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Blanket/ Sarape
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, Post-Contact, Late Classic Period
1921.560tapestry weave: wool (handspun, Germantown, and bayeta)Overall: 208 x 120 cm (81 7/8 x 47 1/4 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Hanging with birds in roundels
Egypt, al-Bahnasa, Tulunid period
1982.302plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave and supplementary wefts: linen and woolOverall: 17 x 31 cm (6 11/16 x 12 3/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Banded Rug
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, Post-Contact, Transitional Period
1937.901tapestry weave: cotton and wool: (handspun and Germantown)Overall: 159 x 119 cm (62 5/8 x 46 7/8 in.)Gift of Amelia Elizabeth WhiteCCCC0
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©
Hanging with niche design
India, late 18th - early 19th century
1915.6672 1/2 twill tapestry weave [S] with double interlock, pieced:woolOverall: 146 x 85.4 cm (57 1/2 x 33 5/8 in.)Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCCCC0