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The Family (In Memory of a Summer in the White Mountains), 1917

Marguerite Zorach (American, 1887–1968)

2020.261CCCC0

The Resurrection, from an Altar Frontal, 1375–1400

Italy, Florence, 14th century

1929.904CCCC0

Thangka with the Seventh Bodhisattva, 1368–1424

China, Ming dynasty

1991.2CCCC0

Altar Cloth, c. 1350

Germany, Altenberg on the Lahn, Premonstratensian Convent, 14th century

1948.352CCCC0

Embroidered Tondo from an Altar Frontal: The Coronation of the Virgin, 1459

Italy, Florence

1953.129CCCC0

Orphrey Band: The Tree of Jesse, c. 1350

England, 14th century

1949.503CCCC0

Embroidery from a Cloud Collar: Ocean, Rocks, and Peonies, 1300s

China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) - early Ming dynasty

1993.10CCCC0

Chasuble Back with Embroidered Orphrey Band, 1415–25

Italy (chasuble ground); Austria, Graz

1950.85CCCC0

Towel End, c 1700s- 1800s

Russia, Nizhny-Novgorod province, 18th-19th century

1931.110CCCC0

Panel, c. 1780–1840

Russia, Tambov province

1931.72CCCC0

Towel End, c 1700s- 1800s

Russia, Nizhny-Novgorod province, 18th-19th century

1931.132CCCC0

Panel for a Headdress, 1700–1900

Russia, Tambov province

1931.75CCCC0

Cover for a Jain Manuscript, c. 1800

Western India, Gujarat

1925.494CCCC0

Embroidered Welcoming Descent of Amida Triad, 1400s

Japan, Muromachi period

1966.513CCCC0

Decorative Band, possibly 1700s or 1800s

Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Azemmour, Moroccan embroiderer

1916.1244CCCC0

Tent Wall Panel(?), 1800s

Iran, Rasht, Qajar period

1916.1297CCCC0

Suzani with floral sprays, 1800–1850

Central Asia, South West Uzbekistan, Shakhrisyabz

2016.89CCCC0

Towel End, c. 1800–1825

Russia, Nizhny-Novgorod province, early 19th century

1931.133CCCC0

Panel, c. 1780–1840

Russia, Tambov province

1931.71CCCC0

Border, c 1800– 1825

Russia, Nizhny-Novgorod province, early 19th century

1931.137CCCC0

Part of a Skirt (Ghaghara), early 1800s

Western India, Gujarat, possibly Kutch

1925.794CCCC0

Curtain, 1600s–1700s

Africa, North Africa, Tunisia, Djerba, Tunisian weaver(s) and embroiderer

1916.1361CCCC0

Headdress (beniqa), 1800s

Africa, North Africa, Algeria, Algerian embroiderer

1916.1221CCCC0

Part of a Chasuble, c. 1500

England, London (embroidery) and Italy, Florence (velvet), early 16th century

1970.124CCCC0

Scenes of the Life of the Virgin, from an Altar Frontal, 1330s or 1340s

Italy, Florence, 14th century

1978.36CCCC0

Pair of Needlework Bed Hangings in the Bizarre style, 1710–20

France, 18th century

2006.2CCCC0

Christ Gathering Roses, Centerpiece of an Altar Cloth(?), early to mid-1400s

German, Unassigned

2021.238CCCC0

Floral Panel, Probably from a Curtain, early 1600s

England, James I Period, early 17th century

1933.421CCCC0

Chasuble with Orphrey Band, 1500–1520

England, London (embroidery) and Italy, Florence (velvet), early 16th century

1947.2CCCC0

Rank Badge (buzi), 1736–95

China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong reign

1948.72CCCC0

Rank Badge (buzi), 1736–95

China, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong reign

1948.71CCCC0

Rank Badge (buzi), 1736–95

China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong reign

1948.70CCCC0

Embroidered Border: The Making of Unleavened Bread and the Israelites..., 1500s-1600s

Italy, 16th-17th century

1939.353CCCC0

Embroidered Panel: Holy Kinship, 1500s

Germany or Switzerland, 16th century

1979.1CCCC0

Embroidered Border: The Pharaoh Being Submerged in the Sea, 1500s-1600s

Italy, 16th-17th century

1939.352CCCC0

Coif, late 1500s

England, Elizabethan Period, late 16th century

1934.206CCCC0

Embroidered Border: The Baking of Unleavened Bread, 1500s-1600s

Italy, 16th-17th century

1939.354CCCC0

Embroidered Border: The Death of the First Born and the Israelites Sent..., 1500s-1600s

Italy, 16th-17th century

1939.355CCCC0

Chasuble, 1675–99

Germany, Bavaria, last quarter of 17th century

1971.235CCCC0

Celestial Musician, 1300s

Central Asia, 14th century

1987.145CCCC0

Forehead Cloth, late 1500s

England, Elizabethan Period, late 16th century

1934.231CCCC0

Pair of Headpieces, 907–1125

China, Liao dynasty

1995.109CCCC0

Rank Badge (buzi), 1736–95

China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong reign

1948.69CCCC0

Vajrapani Embroidered Mount with Garuda, painting 1600s, embroidery c. 1300

Chöying Dorjé, the Tenth Black Hat Karmapa (Tibetan, 1604–1674)

1989.11CCCC0

Man's Nightcap, late 1500s

England, Elizabethan Period, late 16th century

1950.352CCCC0

Embroidered Miter, 1700s

Italy, 18th century

1942.834CCCC0

Bed cover with floral medallion pattern, late 1600s to early 1700s

India, Deccan

1916.1359CCCC0

Apparel from a Dalmatic, 1500s

Italy, Florence, 16th century

1919.857CCCC0

Embroidery with Birds, 700s-800s

China, Tang dynasty

1994.96CCCC0

Panel, Probably from a Christening Mantle, late 1500s

Italy, late 16th century

1994.155CCCC0

Square Shawl, c. 1850–70

India, Kashmir

1940.600CCCC0

Apparel from a Dalmatic, early 1500s

Italy, early 16th century

1977.169CCCC0

Mantle Border Fragment with Oculate Being, 200 BC-AD 200

Peru, South Coast, Paracas (Cavernas) style

1985.193CCCC0

Silk hanging with embroidered tree of life, 1800s

Turkey, Ottoman period

1916.1358CCCC0

Two Parts of a Curtain, 1700s

Algeria

1916.1229CCCC0

Pendant, 1300s

China, 14th century

1994.20CCCC0

Fragment with peacocks and inscription, 1000–1100s

Iraq, probably Baghdad, Seljuq period

1938.300CCCC0

Curtain or bedcover, early 1800s

Tajikistan, Ura Tube

1916.1311CCCC0

Headkerchief, 1700s

Algeria

1916.1237CCCC0

Embroidered quilt with pomegranates and tulips, 1600s-1700s

Turkey

1916.1300CCCC0

Gift Cover (Fukusa) with Tale of Genji Shell-Matching Game, 1868–1912

Japan, Meiji period

1916.1319CCCC0

Embroidered Front of an Altar, 1600s - 1700s

Italy or Spain, 17th-18th century

1916.901CCCC0

Phoenix and Tree Peony, 1300s

China, 14th century

1992.95CCCC0

Embroidered Panel, 1700s–1800s

China, Qing dynasty

1960.276CCCC0

Kerchief (Tensifa), 1700–1899

Algeria, 18th-19th century

1916.1238CCCC0

Turban cover, 1700s-early 1800s

Turkey

1916.1481CCCC0

Wall Hanging, 1850–1899

Uzbekistan, Bukhara or Shahr-i Sabz, 19th century

1940.602CCCC0

Embroidered towel, 1800s

Turkey

1916.1251CCCC0

Embroidered tray cover, 1800s

Turkey

1916.1276CCCC0

Embroidered Stola, 1700s

Italy or Spain, 18th century

1916.1432CCCC0

Gold-Thread Embroidered Cover, 1800s

Turkey, Ottoman period

1916.1288CCCC0

Embroidered Stola, 1700s

Italy, 18th century

1916.1431CCCC0

Chasuble, 1700s

Italy, 18th century

1916.1441CCCC0

Embroidered Cover or Curtain, 17th-18th century

Turkey, 17th-18th century

1916.1301CCCC0

Gift Cover (Fukusa) with Carp in Waves, 1868–1912

Japan, Meiji period

1916.1324CCCC0

Chasuble, 1700s

Italy, 18th century

1916.1440CCCC0

Chasuble, 1700s

Italy or Spain, 18th century

1916.1442CCCC0

Gray Morning, 1967

Evelyn Svec Ward (American, 1921–1989)

1967.201©

Fragment of a Tiraz, 932–40

Egypt, Tunah, Ikhshidid period, Caliphate of al-Qahir or al-Radi, AH 320-329

1932.31CCCC0

Fragment of a Clavus, late 700s - early 800s

Egypt, late 8th - early 9th centuries

1948.115CCCC0

Mirror Frame, 1600s

England, 17th century

1942.833CCCC0

Stumpwork Panel: Story of David and Bathsheba, 1658

England, 17th century

1973.186CCCC0

All Whites, 1954

Mariska Karasz (American, 1898–1960)

1954.287©

Band, 1600s

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Southern Group, Melos ?, 17th century

1929.257CCCC0

Kantha (Ceremonial Quilt), 1800s

India, East Bengal, 19th century

1960.274CCCC0

Embroidered tiraz with fringe, 847–861

Egypt, Tunah, Abbasid period, Caliphate of al-Wathiqu, 847-861

1932.25CCCC0

Fragment of a Skirt Border, 1600s - 1700s

Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century

1926.222CCCC0

Fragments from an Embroidered Border, 1500s

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Southern Group, 16th century

1916.1273CCCC0

Portion of a Bedspread, 1700s

Greece, Epirus, Yaninna, 18th century

1916.1289CCCC0

Border, 1500s - 1600s

Greece, Ionian Islands, 16th-17th century

1927.13CCCC0

Kerchief, late 1800s

Greece, Northern Islands, Chios ?, late 19th century

1916.832CCCC0

Chakla: Cloth used to Wrap Articles of Bride's Dowry, or as a Hanging, 1800s

India, Kathiawar, 19th century

1916.1460CCCC0

Fragment of a Bed Curtain, 1600s - 1700s

Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century

1926.223CCCC0

Pillow Cover, 1600s - 1700s

Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century

1926.221CCCC0

Portion of a Bed Sheet or Valance, 1500s - 1600s

Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 16th-17th century

1927.373CCCC0

Portion of a Bed Tent, 1700s

Greece, Dodecanese Islands, Rhodes, 18th century

1933.414CCCC0

Fragment of a Skirt Border, 1700s

Greece, Crete, 18th century

1916.1271CCCC0

Border Strips of a Skirt, 1600s - 1700s

Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century

1926.217CCCC0

Pillow Cover, 1700s - 1800s

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

1916.1234CCCC0

Panel, Probably from a Skirt, 1800s

Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 19th century

1916.1268CCCC0

Fragment of a Bed Curtain, 1600s - 1700s

Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century

1926.218CCCC0

Fragment of a Skirt Border, 1700s

Greece, Crete, 18th century

1916.1267CCCC0

Portion of a Bed Tent, 1600s - 1700s

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

1922.42CCCC0

Pillow Cover, 1800s

Greece, Ionian Islands, 19th century

1927.15CCCC0

Woman's Dress, 1700s

Greece, Dodecanese Islands, Tilos ?, 18th century

1933.439CCCC0

Front and Back of a Bolster Case, 1700s

Greece, Epirus, Yaninna, 18th century

1916.1287CCCC0

Kerchief, late 1800s

Greece, Northern Islands, Chios ?, late 19th century

1916.833CCCC0

Part of a Bed Curtain or Pillow Case, 1700s

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 18th century

1926.220CCCC0

Towel, 1700s

Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 18th century

1956.684CCCC0

Sections of an Embroidered Frieze, 1625–1649

England, Period of Charles I (1625-1649), 17th century

1919.585CCCC0

Fragment of a Garment, 1700s

India, Gujarat, 19th century

1943.50CCCC0

Embroidered Raffia Pile Cloth, 1900s

Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kuba peoples, 20th century

1992.102CCCC0

Part of a Skirt (Ghagra), 1800s–early 1900s

Western India, Gujarat, Kachchh

1925.516CCCC0

Embroidered cotton tiraz, 991–1031

Iraq, Baghdad, Abbasid period, reign of al-Qadir 991–1031

1974.188CCCC0

Embroidery au Petit Point, 1625 – 1649

England, 17th century, Charles I Period

1916.1393CCCC0

Bedspread, 1800s

Greece, Epirus, Yaninna, 19th century

1916.1296CCCC0

Fragment of a Bed Curtain, 1700s

Greece, Crete, 18th century

1940.355CCCC0

Bed Curtain, 1700s

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 18th century

1916.1315CCCC0

Pillow Cover, 1700s

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Amorgos, 18th century

1927.16CCCC0

Side Panel of a Bedspread, 1700s

Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 18th century

1916.1272CCCC0

Border Fragment with Birds and Flowers, 100 BC-700

Peru, South Coast, Nasca style

1948.482CCCC0

Embroidered Collar, 1810–1840

America, 19th century

1914.1CCCC0

Four Borders from a Bedspread, 1700s

Greece, Epirus, Yaninna, 18th century

1916.1298CCCC0

Border Fragment with Birds and Flowers, 100 BC-700

Peru, South Coast, Nasca style

1948.479CCCC0

Embroidered Bed Rug, c. 1799

America, late 18th Century

1954.778CCCC0

Border Fragment with Birds and Flowers, 100 BC-700

Peru, South Coast, Nasca style

1948.481CCCC0

Embroidered Border, 1500s-1600s

Italy, 16th-17th century

1939.356CCCC0

Purse, early 1600s

England, early 17th century

1946.416CCCC0

Embroidered Border, 1500s-1600s

Italy, 16th-17th century

1939.357CCCC0

Tiraz of Caliph ‘Abd al-Rahman III, from the reliquary of Santa Librada,..., 941–42

Spain, Cordoba, Spanish Umayyad period

1977.188CCCC0

Embroidered Taffeta Apron, 1700s

England, 18th century

1942.494CCCC0

Purse, early 1600s

England, early 17th century

1944.283CCCC0

Embroidered head scarf, 1800s

Turkey

1916.1254CCCC0

Pair of Needlework Bed Hangings, c. 1690

France, late 17th century

1990.24CCCC0

#17, 1978

Dorothy Ruddick (American, 1925–2010)

1992.364©

Five Embroidered Fragments, 18th-19th century

Morocco, Azemmur, 18th-19th century

1918.41CCCC0

"Tensifa" (Ceremonial Scarf used to Decorate the Mirror of Bride's Chamber), 1700s

Morocco, Tétouan, 18th century

1916.830CCCC0

Handkerchief, 1800s

Flanders, 19th century

1936.712CCCC0

Embroidered Fragment, 1600s - 1700s

Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century

1923.467CCCC0

Fragment of Pillow Cover or Panel of Bedspread, 1800s

Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 19th century

1927.14CCCC0

Square Shawl ( "amli"), 1800s

India, Kashmir, 19th century

1926.239CCCC0

Panel, Fragment of Bedsheet, 1700s

Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 18th century

1927.372CCCC0

Handkerchief, early 1800s

Flanders, early 19th century

1936.695CCCC0

Canopy (?), 1800s

France, 19th century

1976.50CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, second half of 19th century

Switzerland, second half of 19th century

1936.736CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, 19th century

Switzerland, 19th century

1936.738CCCC0

Fragment of a Clavus, late 700s - early 800s

Egypt, late 8th - early 9th centuries

1948.113CCCC0

Fragment of a Skirt Border, 1700s - 1800s

Greece, Crete, 18th-19th century

1918.35CCCC0

Fragment of a Bed Curtain, 1800s

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 19th century

1926.216CCCC0

Sleeve, 1700s

Greece, Dodecanese Islands, 18th century

1927.18CCCC0

Embroidered Skirt Panel, 1800s

France, 19th century

1956.577CCCC0

Handkerchief, 1800s

France or Italy, 19th century

1936.726CCCC0

Chalice Cover (?), 1587

Italy, 16th century

1951.86CCCC0

Mola Panel, mid 1900s

Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people

1971.1011©

Suzani: Curtain or Bed Cover, c. 1800

Uzbekistan, Bukhara

1918.22CCCC0

Head Veil, late 1800s

India, Lucknow, late 19th century

1952.189CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, 1800s

Italy, 19th century

1936.737CCCC0

Chalice Veil, 1700s

Italy, 18th century

1916.1449CCCC0

Fragment of a Cap Band, late 1800s

India, Lucknow, late 19th century

1925.797CCCC0

Fragment of a Pillow Cover, 1600s - 1700s

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

1926.214CCCC0

Handkerchief, 1700s

Flanders, 18th century, Louis XVI Period

1936.693CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, 1857

Switzerland, 19th century

1936.722CCCC0

Embroidered Square, late 1800s

China, late 19th century

1956.312CCCC0

Handkerchief, 1800s

France or Flanders, 19th century

1936.719CCCC0

Border Fragment with Birds and Flowers, 100 BC-700

Peru, South Coast, Nasca style

1948.480CCCC0

Part of a Skirt Border, 1800s

Greece, Crete, 19th century

1934.187CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, early 19th century

Switzerland, early 19th century

1936.707CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, 19th century

Switzerland, 19th century

1936.698CCCC0

Fragment of a Clavus, late 700s - early 800s

Egypt, Abbasid period, late 8th - early 9th centuries

1948.112CCCC0

Embroidered Fragment, 1700s

Greece, 18th century

1972.223CCCC0

Sleeve (?), 1800s

Greece, Thrace, Sarakatsani People, 19th century

1937.18CCCC0

Part of a Bedspread, 1700s

Greece, Ionian Islands, 18th century

1926.219CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, late 19th century

Switzerland, late 19th century

1936.734CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, late 19th century

Switzerland, late 19th century

1936.746CCCC0

Table Cover, late 1800s

China, late 19th century

1939.146CCCC0

Embroidered Fragment, c. 650–100 B.C.

Peru, South Coast, Paracas, 7th-1st Century BC

1962.240CCCC0

Fragment of a Clavus, late 700s - early 800s

Egypt, Abbasid period, late 8th - early 9th centuries

1948.114CCCC0

Embroidered Fragment, 1350–1375

Germany, Lower Saxony, mid to 3rd quarter of 14th century

1985.6CCCC0

Rumal (Handkerchief), 1700s

India, Punjab, Chamba, 18th century

1916.1208CCCC0

Embroidered Cover or Hanging, 1600s

India, Delhi

1916.1278CCCC0

Panel for a Skirt (Ghagra), late 1800s or early 1900s

Western India, Gujarat, Kachchh

1925.682CCCC0

Fragment of a Skirt Border, 1700s

Greece, Crete, 18th century

1926.213CCCC0

Fragment of a Bed Curtain, 1700s

Greece, Crete, 18th century

1926.215CCCC0

Pillow Cover, 1700s

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Amorgos, 18th century

1927.12CCCC0

Pillow Cover, 1700s

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Amorgos, 18th century

1927.17CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, 18th century

Switzerland, 18th century

1936.735CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, early 19th century

Switzerland, early 19th century

1936.729CCCC0

Embroidered Border, 1300s

China, 14th century

1989.51CCCC0

"Arid" (Band to Decorate Edge of Mattress), 1600s-1700s

Morocco, Chechauen, 17th-18th century

1916.1226CCCC0

Embroidered Cushion Cover, 17th-18th century

Morocco, Chechauen, 17th-18th century

1918.43CCCC0

Apparel from a Dalmatic, 1500–1550

Italy, first half of the 16th century

1931.442CCCC0

Apparel from a Dalmatic, 1500–1550

Italy, first half of the 16th century

1931.443CCCC0

Part of a Cap (Benika), 1700s

Algeria

1916.1222CCCC0

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

Morocco, Azemmur, 19th century

1929.843CCCC0

Embroidered Woman's Garment, 1800s

Mexico, Yucatan, 19th century

1918.587CCCC0

Ceremonial or summer floor cover, 1800s

Iran, Qajar period

1916.1313CCCC0

Cover with geometric design, 1800s

Iran, Qajar period

1916.1303CCCC0

Bedspread, 1600s–1700s

India, Goa

1969.295CCCC0

Hanging, mid-1700s

Japan, mid-18th century

1921.918CCCC0

Embroidered Fragment, 1833–1868

Spain, Period of Isabella II (1833-1868), 19th Century

1919.791CCCC0

Suzani: Divan Cover, 1700s

Uzbekistan, Bukhara

1940.598CCCC0

Embroidered cushion cover, 1700s

Turkey

1918.37CCCC0

Woman's trouser fabric, early 1800s

Iran

1916.1307CCCC0

Embroidered Fragment, 18th-19th century

Spain, 18th-19th century

1919.792CCCC0

Embroidered Pillow Case, 19th century

Morocco, Salé, 19th century

1939.452CCCC0

Embroidered Fragment, 18th-19th century

Spain, 18th-19th century

1919.789CCCC0

Scarf, 1800s

Algeria or Morocco, 19th century

1921.920CCCC0

Fragment, 1800s

Western India, Gujarat, Kachchh

1917.999CCCC0

Embroidered Fragment, 18th-19th century

Spain, 18th-19th century

1919.788CCCC0

Skirt (?), 1800

Western India, Gujarat, Kachchh

1917.1073CCCC0

Embroidered Pillow Case, 19th century

Morocco, Salé, 19th century

1939.451CCCC0

Embroidered envelope with closures, late 1700s to early 1800s

Turkey

1916.1294CCCC0

Embroidered Fukusa, late 1800s-early 1900s

Japan, late 19th-early 20th century

1916.1322CCCC0

Embroidered Fragment, 18th-19th century

Spain, 18th-19th century

1919.790CCCC0

Fragmentary embroidered tiraz, 918 – 920

Egypt, probably Tinnis, Abbasid period, reign of Caliph al- Muqtadir

1932.28CCCC0

Armchair seat cover, 1685–1690

England, period of James II, 17th Century

1942.574.bCCCC0

Embroidered Back and Seat for Chair, late 1600s

France, back: late 17th century; seat: 18th century

1944.112CCCC0

Abigail Parkman Embroidery, early 18th century

America, 18th century

1920.1293CCCC0

Fragment of "Aleuj" Embroidery, early 20th century

Morocco, Fez, early 20th century

1930.139CCCC0

Fragment of "Aleuj" Embroidery, 19th century

Morocco, Fez, 19th century

1933.422CCCC0

Band from Towel, 1500s

Italy, Perugia, 16th century

1919.728CCCC0

Embroidered tiraz, 889–890

Egypt, Tinnis, Tulunid period, Emir Khumarawayh b. Ahmad under Caliph al’Mu’tamid, dated 889–90

1932.17CCCC0

Embroidered Silk Square, 1680–1720

Japan, Genroku Style

1916.1173CCCC0

Handkerchief, 1857

Madeira, 19th century

1934.197CCCC0

Embroidered Sleeve, 19th century

America, 19th century

1946.442.bCCCC0

Embroidered Towel (Peshkir), 19th century

Turkey, 19th century

1916.1257CCCC0

Embroidered Towel (Peshkir), 18th-19th century

Turkey, 18th-19th century

1916.1249CCCC0

Embroidered Fragment, 1700s or 1800s

India, 18th or 19th century

1916.1369CCCC0

Embroidered Panel, 18th-19th century

India, 18th-19th century

1916.1302CCCC0

Embroidered Fukusa, late 1800s-early 1900s

Japan, late 19th-early 20th century

1916.1344CCCC0

Embroidered Cap, c. 1836

America, 19th century

1917.361CCCC0

Piece of a Skirt (Ghagra), late 1800s–early 1900s

Western India, Gujarat, Kachchh

1925.795CCCC0

Embroidered Square, 19th century

Philippines, 19th century

1928.11CCCC0

Handkerchief, early 1800s

France, early 19th century

1936.14CCCC0

Collar, 1800s

France or Switzerland, 19th century

1936.263CCCC0

Handkerchief, early 1800s

France, early 19th century

1936.43CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, 19th century

Switzerland, 19th century

1936.66CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, 1700s

Italy, 18th century

1936.733CCCC0

Handkerchief, 1700s

France ?, 18th century

1936.696CCCC0

Embroidered Square, 1800s

Algeria ?, 19th century

1940.356CCCC0

Embroidered Handkerchief, 19th century

France or Switzerland, 19th century

1940.9CCCC0

Blouse in Four Pieces (Sleeve), 19th century

Philippines, 19th century

1943.380.cCCCC0

Fragment of an Embroidery, 1100s

Iran or Iraq, Seljuk period, 12 century A.D.

1950.560CCCC0

Sleeve, c. 1875– 1900

Philippines, late 19th century

1955.417CCCC0

Title, Date	Artist / Culture	Accession number	Medium	Dimensions	Credit line	Rights
The Family (In Memory of a Summer in the White Mountains), 1917	Marguerite Zorach (American, 1887–1968)	2020.261	Plain weave silk; wool embroidery	Object: 86.4 x 72.4 cm (34 x 28 1/2 in.); Framed: 90.2 x 77.5 cm (35 1/2 x 30 1/2 in.)	Edwin R. and Harriet Pelton Perkins Memorial Fund	CCCC0
The Resurrection, from an Altar Frontal, 1375–1400	Italy, Florence, 14th century	1929.904	Silk, gold and cotton thread, linen; raised work, embroidery: split, stem, and couching stitches	Overall: 29.2 x 41.9 cm (11 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.); Mounted: 38.7 x 51.4 cm (15 1/4 x 20 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Thangka with the Seventh Bodhisattva, 1368–1424	China, Ming dynasty	1991.2	Silk and gold thread on silk satin ground, embroidery	Overall: 43.8 x 19.5 cm (17 1/4 x 7 11/16 in.); Mounted: 56.8 x 31.8 cm (22 3/8 x 12 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Altar Cloth, c. 1350	Germany, Altenberg on the Lahn, Premonstratensian Convent, 14th century	1948.352	Embroidery: linen	Overall: 154.3 x 374.5 cm (60 3/4 x 147 7/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Embroidered Tondo from an Altar Frontal: The Coronation of the Virgin, 1459	Italy, Florence	1953.129	Embroidery with gold, silver, and silk thread; split, satin, and couching stitches, or nué (shaded gold)	Overall: 57.8 x 57.8 cm (22 3/4 x 22 3/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Orphrey Band: The Tree of Jesse, c. 1350	England, 14th century	1949.503	Silk, gold and silver thread, linen; embroidery: split and couching stitches	Overall: 85.7 x 18.1 cm (33 3/4 x 7 1/8 in.); Mounted: 109.2 x 28.6 cm (43 x 11 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Embroidery from a Cloud Collar: Ocean, Rocks, and Peonies, 1300s	China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) - early Ming dynasty	1993.10	Silk and silver thread, silvered paper; needleloop embroidery	Overall: 63.8 x 60 cm (25 1/8 x 23 5/8 in.); Mounted: 69.8 x 67.3 cm (27 1/2 x 26 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Chasuble Back with Embroidered Orphrey Band, 1415–25	Italy (chasuble ground); Austria, Graz	1950.85	Velvet: cut pile and voided; silk, gold and silver thread: embroidery; split and couching stitches	Overall: 122.2 x 73.7 cm (48 1/8 x 29 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Towel End, c 1700s- 1800s	Russia, Nizhny-Novgorod province, 18th-19th century	1931.110	Cotton or linen (est.); straight (continuous) bobbin lace (Vologda tape lace). The tape forms figural or plants motifs outlined with gimp (heavy cord) with a polychrome plaited ground linking the tape; applied silk (est.) ribbon and metal thread trim	Overall: 45.7 x 42.9 cm (18 x 16 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Panel, c. 1780–1840	Russia, Tambov province	1931.72	Linen: plain weave; silk; embroidery	Overall: 14.6 x 46 cm (5 3/4 x 18 1/8 in.)	Gift of Kathleen Van Meter	CCCC0
Towel End, c 1700s- 1800s	Russia, Nizhny-Novgorod province, 18th-19th century	1931.132	Plain weave linen (est.) with polychrome wool (est.) and metal thread chain stitch embroidery; applied silk (est.) ribbon and metal thread trim	Overall: 38 x 43 cm (14 15/16 x 16 15/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Panel for a Headdress, 1700–1900	Russia, Tambov province	1931.75	Linen: plain weave; silk: embroidery	Overall: 10.5 x 16.2 cm (4 1/8 x 6 3/8 in.)	Gift of Charla Coatoam	CCCC0
Cover for a Jain Manuscript, c. 1800	Western India, Gujarat	1925.494	Silk: satin weave; embroidery, polychrome silk, gold filé, flat metal strip	Overall: 26.4 x 13.7 cm (10 3/8 x 5 3/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Embroidered Welcoming Descent of Amida Triad, 1400s	Japan, Muromachi period	1966.513	Hanging scroll; silk and plant fiber embroidery	Embroidery: 109.1 x 37.2 cm (42 15/16 x 14 5/8 in.); Mounted: 173.1 x 49.4 cm (68 1/8 x 19 7/16 in.)	Gift of the American Foundation for the Maud E. and Warren H. Corning Botanical Collection	CCCC0
Decorative Band, possibly 1700s or 1800s	Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Azemmour, Moroccan embroiderer	1916.1244	Linen, silk, and dye	Overall: 27.9 x 80.6 cm (11 x 31 3/4 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Tent Wall Panel(?), 1800s	Iran, Rasht, Qajar period	1916.1297	Wool: inlaid work; silk: embroidery, chain stitch	Overall: 194.9 x 132.7 cm (76 3/4 x 52 1/4 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Suzani with floral sprays, 1800–1850	Central Asia, South West Uzbekistan, Shakhrisyabz	2016.89	Cotton: plain weave, 6 strips; silk: embroidery; filling stitch: kanda xajol, occasionally bosma; outlining stitch: ilmoq	Overall: 227.3 x 177.8 cm (89 1/2 x 70 in.)	Gift of John and Fausta Eskenazi in honor of Louise W. Mackie and in celebration of the museum’s centennial	CCCC0
Towel End, c. 1800–1825	Russia, Nizhny-Novgorod province, early 19th century	1931.133	Linen: plain weave ground; wool; metal thread: embroidery, chain stitch; silk: ribbon	Overall: 37 x 43 cm (14 9/16 x 16 15/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Panel, c. 1780–1840	Russia, Tambov province	1931.71	Linen: plain weave; silk: embroidery	Overall: 13.3 x 41.2 cm (5 1/4 x 16 1/4 in.)	Gift of Jane Hammond	CCCC0
Border, c 1800– 1825	Russia, Nizhny-Novgorod province, early 19th century	1931.137	Plain weave silk (est.) ground with polychrome silk (est.) and metal thread chain stitch embroidery; applied silk (est.) ribbon and metal thread trims	Overall: 28 x 93 cm (11 x 36 5/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Part of a Skirt (Ghaghara), early 1800s	Western India, Gujarat, possibly Kutch	1925.794	Silk satin embroidered with silk in "ari" chain stitch	Overall: 83.8 x 35.9 cm (33 x 14 1/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Curtain, 1600s–1700s	Africa, North Africa, Tunisia, Djerba, Tunisian weaver(s) and embroiderer	1916.1361	Silk, linen, metal, and dye	Overall: 281 x 157.7 cm (110 5/8 x 62 1/16 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Headdress (beniqa), 1800s	Africa, North Africa, Algeria, Algerian embroiderer	1916.1221	Linen, silk, and metal	Overall: 210.8 x 17.1 cm (83 x 6 3/4 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Part of a Chasuble, c. 1500	England, London (embroidery) and Italy, Florence (velvet), early 16th century	1970.124	Silk, gold filé; appliqué, embroidery: couching stitches Velvet: solid pile, silk	Overall: 101 x 52.8 cm (39 3/4 x 20 13/16 in.)	Gift of The Textile Arts Club	CCCC0
Scenes of the Life of the Virgin, from an Altar Frontal, 1330s or 1340s	Italy, Florence, 14th century	1978.36	Silk, gold thread, linen; raised work, embroidery: split, stem, running, fishbone, and couching stitches	Overall: 16.8 x 127 cm (6 5/8 x 50 in.); Mounted: 27.9 x 137.2 cm (11 x 54 in.)	Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund	CCCC0
Pair of Needlework Bed Hangings in the Bizarre style, 1710–20	France, 18th century	2006.2	Needlework, tent and cross stitch embroidery on canvas; silk, wool	Overall: 82.5 cm (32 1/2 in.)	Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund	CCCC0
Christ Gathering Roses, Centerpiece of an Altar Cloth(?), early to mid-1400s	German, Unassigned	2021.238	Linen: plain weave; silk: embroidery (split stitch)	Overall: 85.1 x 92.1 cm (33 1/2 x 36 1/4 in.)	Gift of Elizabeth and Martin David in memory of the Heidenhain family	CCCC0
Floral Panel, Probably from a Curtain, early 1600s	England, James I Period, early 17th century	1933.421	Silk, linen; plain weave, embroidery: couch and stem stitches	Overall: 67.3 x 79.1 cm (26 1/2 x 31 1/8 in.); Mounted: 78.7 x 90.8 cm (31 x 35 3/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Chasuble with Orphrey Band, 1500–1520	England, London (embroidery) and Italy, Florence (velvet), early 16th century	1947.2	Silk, gold thread, sequins; appliqué, embroidery: couching stitches Velvet: solid pile, silk; embroidery: or nué (shaded gold)	Overall: 122.5 x 74 cm (48 1/4 x 29 1/8 in.)	Gift of Walter C. and Alvin W. Littwitz in memory of their father, Max Littwitz	CCCC0
Rank Badge (buzi), 1736–95	China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong reign	1948.72	Silk, satin weave; silk and metal thread embroidery	Overall: 27.3 x 26 cm (10 3/4 x 10 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Rank Badge (buzi), 1736–95	China, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong reign	1948.71	Silk: satin weave; silk and metal thread: embroidery	Overall: 25.4 x 25.1 cm (10 x 9 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Rank Badge (buzi), 1736–95	China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong reign	1948.70	Silk, satin weave; silk, gold metal thread, and peacock feather embroidery	Overall: 31.1 x 31.1 cm (12 1/4 x 12 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Embroidered Border: The Making of Unleavened Bread and the Israelites..., 1500s-1600s	Italy, 16th-17th century	1939.353	Plain weave linen; embroidery in silk; attached border of needle lace	Overall: 18.1 x 45.4 cm (7 1/8 x 17 7/8 in.)	Gift of The Textile Arts Club	CCCC0
Embroidered Panel: Holy Kinship, 1500s	Germany or Switzerland, 16th century	1979.1	Embroidery: silk and linen on linen ground; contours of design applied with ink	Overall: 143.6 x 152.4 cm (56 9/16 x 60 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Embroidered Border: The Pharaoh Being Submerged in the Sea, 1500s-1600s	Italy, 16th-17th century	1939.352	Plain weave linen; embroidery in silk; attached border of needle lace	Overall: 18.1 x 43.2 cm (7 1/8 x 17 in.)	Gift of The Textile Arts Club	CCCC0
Coif, late 1500s	England, Elizabethan Period, late 16th century	1934.206	Silk, gold and silver thread, sequins, padding, linen; embroidery	Overall: 21 x 42.2 cm (8 1/4 x 16 5/8 in.)	Dudley P. Allen Fund	CCCC0
Embroidered Border: The Baking of Unleavened Bread, 1500s-1600s	Italy, 16th-17th century	1939.354	Plain weave linen; embroidery in silk; attached border of needle lace	Overall: 18.1 x 45.4 cm (7 1/8 x 17 7/8 in.)	Gift of The Textile Arts Club	CCCC0
Embroidered Border: The Death of the First Born and the Israelites Sent..., 1500s-1600s	Italy, 16th-17th century	1939.355	Plain weave linen; embroidery in silk; attached border of needle lace	Overall: 18.1 x 50.2 cm (7 1/8 x 19 3/4 in.)	Gift of The Textile Arts Club	CCCC0
Chasuble, 1675–99	Germany, Bavaria, last quarter of 17th century	1971.235	Silk and metallic threads on silk tabby sewn down on a linen tabby ground; embroidery	Overall: 116.9 x 78.1 cm (46 x 30 3/4 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Celestial Musician, 1300s	Central Asia, 14th century	1987.145	Embroidery; silk and gold thread over two layers of cotton	Overall: 66.5 x 45 cm (26 3/16 x 17 11/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Forehead Cloth, late 1500s	England, Elizabethan Period, late 16th century	1934.231	Silk, gold and silver thread, sequins, padding, linen; embroidery	Overall: 16.8 x 38.7 cm (6 5/8 x 15 1/4 in.)	Dudley P. Allen Fund	CCCC0
Pair of Headpieces, 907–1125	China, Liao dynasty	1995.109	Embroidery, silk	Overall: 22.3 x 53.8 cm (8 3/4 x 21 3/16 in.)	Gift of Lisbet Holmes	CCCC0
Rank Badge (buzi), 1736–95	China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong reign	1948.69	Silk, satin weave; silk embroidery	Overall: 31.8 x 30.5 cm (12 1/2 x 12 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Vajrapani Embroidered Mount with Garuda, painting 1600s, embroidery c. 1300	Chöying Dorjé, the Tenth Black Hat Karmapa (Tibetan, 1604–1674)	1989.11	Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on silk	Overall: 114.6 x 44.5 cm (45 1/8 x 17 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Man's Nightcap, late 1500s	England, Elizabethan Period, late 16th century	1950.352	Silk, silver thread, plaited braiding, linen; embroidery: chain and buttonhole stitches	Overall: 16.9 x 18 x 18 cm (6 5/8 x 7 1/16 x 7 1/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Embroidered Miter, 1700s	Italy, 18th century	1942.834	Silk; metal thread embroidery on silk	Overall: 92.5 x 30.8 cm (36 7/16 x 12 1/8 in.)	Bequest of John L. Severance	CCCC0
Bed cover with floral medallion pattern, late 1600s to early 1700s	India, Deccan	1916.1359	Plain weave, quilted: cotton; embroidery, couched laid work: silk and gilt-metal thread	Overall: 251.5 x 330.2 cm (99 x 130 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Apparel from a Dalmatic, 1500s	Italy, Florence, 16th century	1919.857	Silk, gold thread; embroidery: or nué (shaded gold)	Overall: 25.4 x 33 cm (10 x 13 in.); Mounted: 35.9 x 44.5 cm (14 1/8 x 17 1/2 in.)	Gift of J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Embroidery with Birds, 700s-800s	China, Tang dynasty	1994.96	Embroidery, silk thread on silk ground	Overall: 157.5 x 25.7 cm (62 x 10 1/8 in.)	Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund	CCCC0
Panel, Probably from a Christening Mantle, late 1500s	Italy, late 16th century	1994.155	Silk, gold thread; embroidery: couching, stem, long, and short stitches	Overall: 50 x 204.6 cm (19 11/16 x 80 9/16 in.); Mounted: 62.2 x 216.5 cm (24 1/2 x 85 1/4 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Square Shawl, c. 1850–70	India, Kashmir	1940.600	Silk and silver filé, wool: chain stitch embroidery	Overall including fringe: 212.1 x 212.1 cm (83 1/2 x 83 1/2 in.)	Bequest of James Parmelee	CCCC0
Apparel from a Dalmatic, early 1500s	Italy, early 16th century	1977.169	Embroidery; silk and metallic threads	Average: 42.3 x 55 cm (16 5/8 x 21 5/8 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Robertson	CCCC0
Mantle Border Fragment with Oculate Being, 200 BC-AD 200	Peru, South Coast, Paracas (Cavernas) style	1985.193	Camelid fiber, embroidery over foundation cloth	Overall: 116.2 x 16.5 cm (45 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Mounted: 127 x 25.4 cm (50 x 10 in.)	Gift of The Textile Art Alliance	CCCC0
Silk hanging with embroidered tree of life, 1800s	Turkey, Ottoman period	1916.1358	Plain weave: silk; embroidery, chain stitch: silk	Average: 228.6 x 172.7 cm (90 x 68 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Two Parts of a Curtain, 1700s	Algeria	1916.1229	Silk, gold, and silver on linen; embroidery	Overall: 295.3 x 135.9 cm (116 1/4 x 53 1/2 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Pendant, 1300s	China, 14th century	1994.20	Needleloop embroidery and knotting; silk, silvered paper, gilded paper and gold thread	Overall: 84.5 x 21.7 cm (33 1/4 x 8 9/16 in.)	Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Fragment with peacocks and inscription, 1000–1100s	Iraq, probably Baghdad, Seljuq period	1938.300	Plain weave: silk warp and cotton weft (mulham); embroidery, couched and split stitches: silk, gilt and silver thread	Overall: 31.5 x 40.5 cm (12 3/8 x 15 15/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Curtain or bedcover, early 1800s	Tajikistan, Ura Tube	1916.1311	Plain weave: cotton; embroidery: silk	Average: 216.5 x 188.6 cm (85 1/4 x 74 1/4 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Headkerchief, 1700s	Algeria	1916.1237	Silk on linen tabby ground; embroidery	Overall: 260.4 x 40.6 cm (102 1/2 x 16 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Embroidered quilt with pomegranates and tulips, 1600s-1700s	Turkey	1916.1300	Plain weave: linen; embroidery, running stitch: silk	Average: 194.3 x 137.2 cm (76 1/2 x 54 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Gift Cover (Fukusa) with Tale of Genji Shell-Matching Game, 1868–1912	Japan, Meiji period	1916.1319	Silk: embroidered; metallic thread	Overall: 85.1 x 72.4 cm (33 1/2 x 28 1/2 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Embroidered Front of an Altar, 1600s - 1700s	Italy or Spain, 17th-18th century	1916.901	Embroidered satin and silk	Overall: 108 x 209.5 cm (42 1/2 x 82 1/2 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Phoenix and Tree Peony, 1300s	China, 14th century	1992.95	Silk and silver thread: needle-loop embroidery, silvered paper	Overall: 24.4 x 17.6 cm (9 5/8 x 6 15/16 in.)	Gift of David Tremayne	CCCC0
Embroidered Panel, 1700s–1800s	China, Qing dynasty	1960.276	Silk and gold thread; embroidery	Overall: 118.7 x 76.2 cm (46 3/4 x 30 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin	CCCC0
Kerchief (Tensifa), 1700–1899	Algeria, 18th-19th century	1916.1238	Embroidery: silk, gold, and silver on linen	Overall: 241.9 x 39.4 cm (95 1/4 x 15 1/2 in.)	Gift of J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Turban cover, 1700s-early 1800s	Turkey	1916.1481	Plain weave: silk; embroidery, double-running stitch: silk, gilt- and silver-metal thread	Average: 109.3 x 109.3 cm (43 1/16 x 43 1/16 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Wall Hanging, 1850–1899	Uzbekistan, Bukhara or Shahr-i Sabz, 19th century	1940.602	Silk, cotton; plain weave, embroidery, tambour chain stitch	Average: 248.5 x 161.3 cm (97 13/16 x 63 1/2 in.)	Bequest of James Parmelee	CCCC0
Embroidered towel, 1800s	Turkey	1916.1251	Plain weave: linen; embroidery, double-running stitch: silk, gilt-metal strips and thread	Average: 129.5 x 55.9 cm (51 x 22 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Embroidered tray cover, 1800s	Turkey	1916.1276	Plain weave: linen; embroidery, chain stitch: silk and gilt-metal thread	Overall: 148.5 x 157 cm (58 7/16 x 61 13/16 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Embroidered Stola, 1700s	Italy or Spain, 18th century	1916.1432	Embroidery; silk and metal on satin	Overall: 254 x 21.6 cm (100 x 8 1/2 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Gold-Thread Embroidered Cover, 1800s	Turkey, Ottoman period	1916.1288	Silk, gilt-metal, silver-metal, paper, cotton padding; satin weave, embroidery	Average: 194.3 x 157.5 cm (76 1/2 x 62 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Embroidered Stola, 1700s	Italy, 18th century	1916.1431	Silk and silver thread on silk damask ground; embroidery	Overall: 213.3 x 24.8 cm (84 x 9 3/4 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Chasuble, 1700s	Italy, 18th century	1916.1441	Embroidery, silk	Overall: 114 x 69.7 cm (44 7/8 x 27 7/16 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Embroidered Cover or Curtain, 17th-18th century	Turkey, 17th-18th century	1916.1301	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Average: 201.3 x 140.3 cm (79 1/4 x 55 1/4 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Gift Cover (Fukusa) with Carp in Waves, 1868–1912	Japan, Meiji period	1916.1324	Silk: embroidered; metallic thread	Overall: 87.3 x 71.8 cm (34 3/8 x 28 1/4 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Chasuble, 1700s	Italy, 18th century	1916.1440	Embroidery; silk and metallic threads	Overall: 104.8 x 66.6 cm (41 1/4 x 26 1/4 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Chasuble, 1700s	Italy or Spain, 18th century	1916.1442	Embroidery; silk and metallic threads	Overall: 113.6 x 75.7 cm (44 3/4 x 29 13/16 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Gray Morning, 1967	Evelyn Svec Ward (American, 1921–1989)	1967.201	Embroidery and appliqué: cotton, cotton chenille, synthetic threads, istle and sisal twine, istle netting, onion bag fragments, wool cloth and burlap on wool ground	Overall: 81.3 x 94 cm (32 x 37 in.)	Wishing Well Fund	©
Fragment of a Tiraz, 932–40	Egypt, Tunah, Ikhshidid period, Caliphate of al-Qahir or al-Radi, AH 320-329	1932.31	Silk embroidery on linen tabby ground	Overall: 33 x 46.4 cm (13 x 18 1/4 in.)	Gift of George D. Pratt	CCCC0
Fragment of a Clavus, late 700s - early 800s	Egypt, late 8th - early 9th centuries	1948.115	Embroidery on tabby weave: silk and linen	Overall: 10 x 8.2 cm (3 15/16 x 3 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Mirror Frame, 1600s	England, 17th century	1942.833	Stumpwork embroidery on satin ground	Overall: 61 x 55.9 cm (24 x 22 in.)	Bequest of John L. Severance	CCCC0
Stumpwork Panel: Story of David and Bathsheba, 1658	England, 17th century	1973.186	Stumpwork embroidery with silk and metallic threads, pearls and wooden appendages	Overall: 43.2 x 53.3 cm (17 x 21 in.)	Bequest of Florence LaGanke Harris	CCCC0
All Whites, 1954	Mariska Karasz (American, 1898–1960)	1954.287	Embroidery: mohair, horsehair, wool, linen, and cotton on a natural ground	Average: 170.8 x 39.1 cm (67 1/4 x 15 3/8 in.)	Gift of The Textile Arts Club	©
Band, 1600s	Greece, Cyclades Islands, Southern Group, Melos ?, 17th century	1929.257	Embroidery; silk and gold filé on linen	Overall: 11.5 x 78.8 cm (4 1/2 x 31 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Kantha (Ceremonial Quilt), 1800s	India, East Bengal, 19th century	1960.274	Embroidery: cotton thread on cotton tabby ground	Overall: 184.8 x 118.7 cm (72 3/4 x 46 3/4 in.)	Gift of The Textile Arts Club	CCCC0
Embroidered tiraz with fringe, 847–861	Egypt, Tunah, Abbasid period, Caliphate of al-Wathiqu, 847-861	1932.25	Plain weave with embroidery: linen and silk	Overall: 41.6 x 44.5 cm (16 3/8 x 17 1/2 in.); Mounted: 57.1 x 57.1 cm (22 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.)	Gift of George D. Pratt	CCCC0
Fragment of a Skirt Border, 1600s - 1700s	Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century	1926.222	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 90.2 x 61.6 cm (35 1/2 x 24 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Fragments from an Embroidered Border, 1500s	Greece, Cyclades Islands, Southern Group, 16th century	1916.1273	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 18.5 x 120.5 cm (7 5/16 x 47 7/16 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Portion of a Bedspread, 1700s	Greece, Epirus, Yaninna, 18th century	1916.1289	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 102.9 x 33 cm (40 1/2 x 13 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Border, 1500s - 1600s	Greece, Ionian Islands, 16th-17th century	1927.13	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 191.8 x 22.9 cm (75 1/2 x 9 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Kerchief, late 1800s	Greece, Northern Islands, Chios ?, late 19th century	1916.832	Embroidery, silk and metallic threads, on silk tabby ground	Overall: 43.8 x 35.9 cm (17 1/4 x 14 1/8 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Chakla: Cloth used to Wrap Articles of Bride's Dowry, or as a Hanging, 1800s	India, Kathiawar, 19th century	1916.1460	Embroidery; cotton	Overall: 76.2 x 75.6 cm (30 x 29 3/4 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Fragment of a Bed Curtain, 1600s - 1700s	Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century	1926.223	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 47 x 36.2 cm (18 1/2 x 14 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Pillow Cover, 1600s - 1700s	Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century	1926.221	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 49 x 35 cm (19 5/16 x 13 3/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Portion of a Bed Sheet or Valance, 1500s - 1600s	Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 16th-17th century	1927.373	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 54.6 x 42 cm (21 1/2 x 16 9/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Portion of a Bed Tent, 1700s	Greece, Dodecanese Islands, Rhodes, 18th century	1933.414	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 212.4 x 38.8 cm (83 5/8 x 15 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Fragment of a Skirt Border, 1700s	Greece, Crete, 18th century	1916.1271	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 43.9 x 68.9 cm (17 5/16 x 27 1/8 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Border Strips of a Skirt, 1600s - 1700s	Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century	1926.217	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground		Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Pillow Cover, 1700s - 1800s	Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 18th-19th century	1916.1234	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 105.4 x 48.3 cm (41 1/2 x 19 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Panel, Probably from a Skirt, 1800s	Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 19th century	1916.1268	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 91.5 x 42 cm (36 x 16 9/16 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Fragment of a Bed Curtain, 1600s - 1700s	Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century	1926.218	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 78.7 x 69.3 cm (31 x 27 5/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Fragment of a Skirt Border, 1700s	Greece, Crete, 18th century	1916.1267	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 48.9 x 40 cm (19 1/4 x 15 3/4 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Portion of a Bed Tent, 1600s - 1700s	Greece, Cyclades Islands, Pholegandros, 17th-18th century	1922.42	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 97.8 x 32.1 cm (38 1/2 x 12 5/8 in.)	Gift of Ellen Luck	CCCC0
Pillow Cover, 1800s	Greece, Ionian Islands, 19th century	1927.15	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 54.6 x 42 cm (21 1/2 x 16 9/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Woman's Dress, 1700s	Greece, Dodecanese Islands, Tilos ?, 18th century	1933.439	Embroidery; silk and gold filé on cotton tabby	Overall: 117 x 133 cm (46 1/16 x 52 3/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Front and Back of a Bolster Case, 1700s	Greece, Epirus, Yaninna, 18th century	1916.1287	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 109.2 x 87.7 cm (43 x 34 1/2 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Kerchief, late 1800s	Greece, Northern Islands, Chios ?, late 19th century	1916.833	Embroidery, silk and metallic threads, on silk tabby ground	Overall: 43.2 x 37.5 cm (17 x 14 3/4 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Part of a Bed Curtain or Pillow Case, 1700s	Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 18th century	1926.220	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 42 x 39.7 cm (16 9/16 x 15 5/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Towel, 1700s	Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 18th century	1956.684	Embroidery in silk, gold and silver threads on natural linen ground	Overall: 214.6 x 49.5 cm (84 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.)	Harold North Fowler Collection	CCCC0
Sections of an Embroidered Frieze, 1625–1649	England, Period of Charles I (1625-1649), 17th century	1919.585	Petit-point embroidery; wool and silk	Overall: 43.7 x 164.4 cm (17 3/16 x 64 3/4 in.)	Gift of J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Fragment of a Garment, 1700s	India, Gujarat, 19th century	1943.50	Embroidery, silk thread on silk ground	Overall: 50.8 x 50.8 cm (20 x 20 in.)	Gift of The Textile Arts Club	CCCC0
Embroidered Raffia Pile Cloth, 1900s	Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kuba peoples, 20th century	1992.102	Raffia and dye	Overall: 57.5 x 50.8 cm (22 5/8 x 20 in.); Mounted: 64.5 x 56.5 cm (25 3/8 x 22 1/4 in.)	Anonymous gift in honor of the Museum's seventy-fifth anniversary	CCCC0
Part of a Skirt (Ghagra), 1800s–early 1900s	Western India, Gujarat, Kachchh	1925.516	Silk thread on silk ground, embroidery	Overall: 75.6 x 46.4 cm (29 3/4 x 18 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Embroidered cotton tiraz, 991–1031	Iraq, Baghdad, Abbasid period, reign of al-Qadir 991–1031	1974.188	Plain weave: cotton; embroidery, chain and self-couching stitches: silk	Overall: 17 x 53 cm (6 11/16 x 20 7/8 in.)	Gift of Ruth Blumka in memory of Leopold Blumka	CCCC0
Embroidery au Petit Point, 1625 – 1649	England, 17th century, Charles I Period	1916.1393	Petit-point embroidery	Overall: 53.7 x 40.7 cm (21 1/8 x 16 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Bedspread, 1800s	Greece, Epirus, Yaninna, 19th century	1916.1296	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 226.7 x 176.5 cm (89 1/4 x 69 1/2 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Fragment of a Bed Curtain, 1700s	Greece, Crete, 18th century	1940.355	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 49.2 x 51.5 cm (19 3/8 x 20 1/4 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Chester C. Bolton	CCCC0
Bed Curtain, 1700s	Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 18th century	1916.1315	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 227.3 x 118.2 cm (89 1/2 x 46 9/16 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Pillow Cover, 1700s	Greece, Cyclades Islands, Amorgos, 18th century	1927.16	Embroidery; silk and gold filé on linen	Overall: 38.8 x 52.1 cm (15 1/4 x 20 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Side Panel of a Bedspread, 1700s	Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 18th century	1916.1272	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 241.3 x 57.1 cm (95 x 22 1/2 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Border Fragment with Birds and Flowers, 100 BC-700	Peru, South Coast, Nasca style	1948.482	Camelid fiber, cross-knit looping (reversible)	Overall: 5.4 x 8.9 cm (2 1/8 x 3 1/2 in.)	Gift of John Wise	CCCC0
Embroidered Collar, 1810–1840	America, 19th century	1914.1	Embroidery and drawn work: cotton	Average: 54.6 x 41.9 cm (21 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Olin Freeman Tower	CCCC0
Four Borders from a Bedspread, 1700s	Greece, Epirus, Yaninna, 18th century	1916.1298	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 210.2 x 119.4 cm (82 3/4 x 47 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Border Fragment with Birds and Flowers, 100 BC-700	Peru, South Coast, Nasca style	1948.479	Camelid fiber, cross-knit looping (reversible)	Overall: 6.3 x 14.6 cm (2 1/2 x 5 3/4 in.)	Gift of John Wise	CCCC0
Embroidered Bed Rug, c. 1799	America, late 18th Century	1954.778	Embroidery: wool on wool	Average: 235.6 x 207.6 cm (92 3/4 x 81 3/4 in.)	Gift of Gardner Abbott, Jr., Luther Allen Abbott, Willard Abbott and Julian Bingham Abbott	CCCC0
Border Fragment with Birds and Flowers, 100 BC-700	Peru, South Coast, Nasca style	1948.481	Embroidery of polychrome wools on cotton foundation	Overall: 5.7 x 8.3 cm (2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)	Gift of John Wise	CCCC0
Embroidered Border, 1500s-1600s	Italy, 16th-17th century	1939.356	Embroidery; silk on linen	Overall: 13.7 x 69.8 cm (5 3/8 x 27 1/2 in.)	Gift of The Textile Arts Club	CCCC0
Purse, early 1600s	England, early 17th century	1946.416	Embroidery; silk and silver filé on linen ground	Overall: 29.5 x 22 cm (11 5/8 x 8 11/16 in.)	Gift of The Textile Arts Club	CCCC0
Embroidered Border, 1500s-1600s	Italy, 16th-17th century	1939.357	Embroidery; silk on linen	Overall: 11.8 x 29.2 cm (4 5/8 x 11 1/2 in.)	Gift of The Textile Arts Club	CCCC0
Tiraz of Caliph ‘Abd al-Rahman III, from the reliquary of Santa Librada,..., 941–42	Spain, Cordoba, Spanish Umayyad period	1977.188	Linen; silk: embroidery	Overall: 18.2 x 117.1 cm (7 3/16 x 46 1/8 in.)	Anonymous Gift	CCCC0
Embroidered Taffeta Apron, 1700s	England, 18th century	1942.494	Embroidery, silk	Overall: 42.6 x 102.2 cm (16 3/4 x 40 1/4 in.)	Gift of The Textile Arts Club	CCCC0
Purse, early 1600s	England, early 17th century	1944.283	Embroidery; silk and silver filé on linen ground	Overall: 11.4 x 10.2 x 7 cm (4 1/2 x 4 x 2 3/4 in.)	Gift of The Textile Arts Club	CCCC0
Embroidered head scarf, 1800s	Turkey	1916.1254	Plain weave: linen; embroidery, double-running stitch: silk, gilt-metal strips and thread	Overall: 92 x 92.5 cm (36 1/4 x 36 7/16 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Pair of Needlework Bed Hangings, c. 1690	France, late 17th century	1990.24	Petit point embroidery; silk and wool	Overall: 344.2 x 89.7 cm (135 1/2 x 35 5/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
#17, 1978	Dorothy Ruddick (American, 1925–2010)	1992.364	Embroidery: cotton, linen, silk and wool on linen	Overall: 33 x 35.6 x 4.5 cm (13 x 14 x 1 3/4 in.)	Gift of Mildred Constantine	©
Five Embroidered Fragments, 18th-19th century	Morocco, Azemmur, 18th-19th century	1918.41	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 21.3 x 74.5 cm (8 3/8 x 29 5/16 in.)	Gift of J. H. Wade	CCCC0
"Tensifa" (Ceremonial Scarf used to Decorate the Mirror of Bride's Chamber), 1700s	Morocco, Tétouan, 18th century	1916.830	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 333.9 x 56.6 cm (131 7/16 x 22 5/16 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Handkerchief, 1800s	Flanders, 19th century	1936.712	Embroidery: linen	Overall: 31.2 x 31.2 cm (12 5/16 x 12 5/16 in.)	Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey	CCCC0
Embroidered Fragment, 1600s - 1700s	Greece, Crete, 17th-18th century	1923.467	Embroidery; silk on silk tabby ground	Overall: 18.5 x 13.1 cm (7 5/16 x 5 3/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Fragment of Pillow Cover or Panel of Bedspread, 1800s	Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 19th century	1927.14	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 47 x 40.4 cm (18 1/2 x 15 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Square Shawl ( "amli"), 1800s	India, Kashmir, 19th century	1926.239	Embroidery, large pieced areas: wool	Overall: 182.9 x 177.8 cm (72 x 70 in.)	Gift of the Burridge Family	CCCC0
Panel, Fragment of Bedsheet, 1700s	Greece, Sporades Islands, Skyros, 18th century	1927.372	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 31.8 x 82.5 cm (12 1/2 x 32 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Handkerchief, early 1800s	Flanders, early 19th century	1936.695	Embroidery on linen ground; lace edging	Overall: 52.8 x 54.6 cm (20 13/16 x 21 1/2 in.)	Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey	CCCC0
Canopy (?), 1800s	France, 19th century	1976.50	Embroidery, silk and gold thread	Overall: 207.7 x 177.8 cm (81 3/4 x 70 in.)	Gift of Phyllis Peckham in memory of Elizabeth and George G. G. Peckham	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, second half of 19th century	Switzerland, second half of 19th century	1936.736	Embroidery: linen	Average: 41.9 x 43.2 cm (16 1/2 x 17 in.)	Gift of Robert Livingston Ireland, Jr. in memory of his mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, 19th century	Switzerland, 19th century	1936.738	Embroidery: linen	Average: 41.3 x 41.9 cm (16 1/4 x 16 1/2 in.)	Gift of Robert Livingston Ireland, Jr. in memory of his mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey	CCCC0
Fragment of a Clavus, late 700s - early 800s	Egypt, late 8th - early 9th centuries	1948.113	Embroidery on tabby weave: silk and linen	Overall: 10.2 x 7.4 cm (4 x 2 15/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Fragment of a Skirt Border, 1700s - 1800s	Greece, Crete, 18th-19th century	1918.35	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 48.3 x 69.3 cm (19 x 27 5/16 in.)	Gift of J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Fragment of a Bed Curtain, 1800s	Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 19th century	1926.216	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 111.8 x 45.1 cm (44 x 17 3/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Sleeve, 1700s	Greece, Dodecanese Islands, 18th century	1927.18	Embroidery: silk on cotton tabby ground	Overall: 53.4 x 49 cm (21 x 19 5/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Embroidered Skirt Panel, 1800s	France, 19th century	1956.577	Embroidery on satin; silk and beads	Overall: 96.2 x 156.2 cm (37 7/8 x 61 1/2 in.)	Gift of Frederick Sheffield in memory of Edith Tod Sheffield	CCCC0
Handkerchief, 1800s	France or Italy, 19th century	1936.726	Embroidery on linen ground; lace edging	Overall: 57.2 x 55.9 cm (22 1/2 x 22 in.)	Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey	CCCC0
Chalice Cover (?), 1587	Italy, 16th century	1951.86	Embroidery; silk and gold filé on linen	Overall: 55 x 77.5 cm (21 5/8 x 30 1/2 in.)	Gift of Dr. Emil Delmar	CCCC0
Mola Panel, mid 1900s	Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people	1971.1011	Cotton: appliqué, embroidery	Overall: 34.3 x 45.7 cm (13 1/2 x 18 in.)	The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund	©
Suzani: Curtain or Bed Cover, c. 1800	Uzbekistan, Bukhara	1918.22	Cotton: plain weave; silk: embroidery	Average: 237.5 x 163.2 cm (93 1/2 x 64 1/4 in.)	Gift of J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Head Veil, late 1800s	India, Lucknow, late 19th century	1952.189	Embroidery (chikan) and drawnwork; cotton	Overall: 232.4 x 41.9 cm (91 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Lewis H. Cowles	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, 1800s	Italy, 19th century	1936.737	Embroidered linen	Overall: 39.7 x 39.7 cm (15 5/8 x 15 5/8 in.)	Gift of Robert Livingston Ireland, Jr. in memory of his mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey	CCCC0
Chalice Veil, 1700s	Italy, 18th century	1916.1449	Embroidery, silk and gold thread	Overall: 64.8 x 64.8 cm (25 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.)	Gift of J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Fragment of a Cap Band, late 1800s	India, Lucknow, late 19th century	1925.797	Embroidery ("chikan" type)	Overall: 7.6 x 19.1 cm (3 x 7 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Fragment of a Pillow Cover, 1600s - 1700s	Greece, Cyclades Islands, Naxos, 17th-18th century	1926.214	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 47 x 46.4 cm (18 1/2 x 18 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Handkerchief, 1700s	Flanders, 18th century, Louis XVI Period	1936.693	Embroidery on linen ground; lace edging	Overall: 52.1 x 52.1 cm (20 1/2 x 20 1/2 in.)	Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, 1857	Switzerland, 19th century	1936.722	Embroidery: linen	Average: 48.3 x 48.3 cm (19 x 19 in.)	Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey	CCCC0
Embroidered Square, late 1800s	China, late 19th century	1956.312	Embroidery, silk	Overall: 75 x 105.4 cm (29 1/2 x 41 1/2 in.)	Anonymous gift in memory of William Wentworth Stevens	CCCC0
Handkerchief, 1800s	France or Flanders, 19th century	1936.719	Embroidery on linen ground; lace edging	Overall: 45.1 x 45.7 cm (17 3/4 x 18 in.)	Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey	CCCC0
Border Fragment with Birds and Flowers, 100 BC-700	Peru, South Coast, Nasca style	1948.480	Camelid fiber, cross-knit looping (reversible)	Overall: 5.8 x 14 cm (2 5/16 x 5 1/2 in.)	Gift of John Wise	CCCC0
Part of a Skirt Border, 1800s	Greece, Crete, 19th century	1934.187	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 16.2 x 62.2 cm (6 3/8 x 24 1/2 in.)	Gift of Charles F. Ikle	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, early 19th century	Switzerland, early 19th century	1936.707	Embroidery: linen	Average: 38.1 x 38.1 cm (15 x 15 in.)	Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, 19th century	Switzerland, 19th century	1936.698	Embroidery: linen	Average: 31.8 x 31.8 cm (12 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.)	Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey	CCCC0
Fragment of a Clavus, late 700s - early 800s	Egypt, Abbasid period, late 8th - early 9th centuries	1948.112	Embroidery on tabby weave: silk and linen	Overall: 8.5 x 6.6 cm (3 3/8 x 2 5/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Embroidered Fragment, 1700s	Greece, 18th century	1972.223	Embroidery; silk and gold filé on cotton tabby	Overall: 20.5 x 43.8 cm (8 1/16 x 17 1/4 in.)	The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Collection, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken	CCCC0
Sleeve (?), 1800s	Greece, Thrace, Sarakatsani People, 19th century	1937.18	Embroidery: silk on cotton tabby ground	Overall: 35.3 x 54 cm (13 7/8 x 21 1/4 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Charles William Wason	CCCC0
Part of a Bedspread, 1700s	Greece, Ionian Islands, 18th century	1926.219	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 181.6 x 148.6 cm (71 1/2 x 58 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, late 19th century	Switzerland, late 19th century	1936.734	Embroidery: linen	Average: 35.6 x 35.6 cm (14 x 14 in.)	Gift of Robert Livingston Ireland, Jr. in memory of his mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, late 19th century	Switzerland, late 19th century	1936.746	Embroidery: linen	Average: 34.3 x 33 cm (13 1/2 x 13 in.)	Gift of Robert Livingston Ireland, Jr. in memory of his mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey	CCCC0
Table Cover, late 1800s	China, late 19th century	1939.146	Embroidery, silk	Overall: 89.5 x 91.4 cm (35 1/4 x 36 in.)	Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., for the Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial Collection	CCCC0
Embroidered Fragment, c. 650–100 B.C.	Peru, South Coast, Paracas, 7th-1st Century BC	1962.240	Wool embroidery on wool tabby ground	Overall: 18.5 x 20.4 cm (7 5/16 x 8 1/16 in.)	Bequest of Jane Taft Ingalls	CCCC0
Fragment of a Clavus, late 700s - early 800s	Egypt, Abbasid period, late 8th - early 9th centuries	1948.114	Embroidery on tabby weave: silk and linen	Overall: 10.2 x 7.4 cm (4 x 2 15/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Embroidered Fragment, 1350–1375	Germany, Lower Saxony, mid to 3rd quarter of 14th century	1985.6	Embroidery; silk and gold on silk over linen	Overall: 13.9 x 30.5 cm (5 1/2 x 12 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Rumal (Handkerchief), 1700s	India, Punjab, Chamba, 18th century	1916.1208	Embroidery: silk on cotton tabby ground	Overall: 62.2 x 63.5 cm (24 1/2 x 25 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Embroidered Cover or Hanging, 1600s	India, Delhi	1916.1278	Silk on linen tabby ground; embroidery	Overall: 121.9 x 85.7 cm (48 x 33 3/4 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Panel for a Skirt (Ghagra), late 1800s or early 1900s	Western India, Gujarat, Kachchh	1925.682	Embroidered satin	Overall: 76.2 x 186.7 cm (30 x 73 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Fragment of a Skirt Border, 1700s	Greece, Crete, 18th century	1926.213	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 31.8 x 26.1 cm (12 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Fragment of a Bed Curtain, 1700s	Greece, Crete, 18th century	1926.215	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 36.5 x 40 cm (14 3/8 x 15 3/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Pillow Cover, 1700s	Greece, Cyclades Islands, Amorgos, 18th century	1927.12	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 110.5 x 42 cm (43 1/2 x 16 9/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Pillow Cover, 1700s	Greece, Cyclades Islands, Amorgos, 18th century	1927.17	Embroidery; silk and gold filé on linen	Overall: 105.8 x 46.4 cm (41 5/8 x 18 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, 18th century	Switzerland, 18th century	1936.735	Embroidery: linen	Average: 45.7 x 45.7 cm (18 x 18 in.)	Gift of Robert Livingston Ireland, Jr. in memory of his mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, early 19th century	Switzerland, early 19th century	1936.729	Embroidery: linen	Average: 49.5 x 49.5 cm (19 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.)	Gift of Robert Livingston Ireland, Jr. in memory of his mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey	CCCC0
Embroidered Border, 1300s	China, 14th century	1989.51	Needle-looped embroidery, silk, gold thread, silver paper	Overall: 14.6 x 88.3 cm (5 3/4 x 34 3/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
"Arid" (Band to Decorate Edge of Mattress), 1600s-1700s	Morocco, Chechauen, 17th-18th century	1916.1226	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Average: 181 x 31.8 cm (71 1/4 x 12 1/2 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Embroidered Cushion Cover, 17th-18th century	Morocco, Chechauen, 17th-18th century	1918.43	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 33 x 48.9 cm (13 x 19 1/4 in.)	Gift of J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Apparel from a Dalmatic, 1500–1550	Italy, first half of the 16th century	1931.442	Plain-weave linen with silk and metal thread embroidery; or nué (shaded gold)	Overall: 24.6 x 60.6 cm (9 11/16 x 23 7/8 in.)	Gift of Max Littwitz in memory of Mrs. John L. Severance	CCCC0
Apparel from a Dalmatic, 1500–1550	Italy, first half of the 16th century	1931.443	Plain-weave linen with silk and metal thread embroidery; or nué (shaded gold)	Overall: 24.7 x 62 cm (9 3/4 x 24 7/16 in.)	Gift of Max Littwitz in memory of Mrs. John L. Severance	CCCC0
Part of a Cap (Benika), 1700s	Algeria	1916.1222	Silk, metal strips on linen tabby ground; embroidery	Overall: 19.7 x 81.3 cm (7 3/4 x 32 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Embroidered Fragment of a Mattress or Curtain Trimming, 19th century	Morocco, Azemmur, 19th century	1929.843	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 21.3 x 41.6 cm (8 3/8 x 16 3/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Embroidered Woman's Garment, 1800s	Mexico, Yucatan, 19th century	1918.587	Plain weave cotton; embroidered	Overall: 114.3 x 95.7 cm (45 x 37 11/16 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Rose Kean	CCCC0
Ceremonial or summer floor cover, 1800s	Iran, Qajar period	1916.1313	Cotton: plain weave; silk: embroidery	Overall: 175.2 x 118.1 cm (69 x 46 1/2 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Cover with geometric design, 1800s	Iran, Qajar period	1916.1303	Plain weave: cotton; embroidery, surface darning and running stitch: silk	Overall: 100.6 x 101.9 cm (39 5/8 x 40 1/8 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Bedspread, 1600s–1700s	India, Goa	1969.295	Silk on cotton; embroidery	Overall: 271.7 x 223.5 cm (106 15/16 x 88 in.)	The Norweb Collection	CCCC0
Hanging, mid-1700s	Japan, mid-18th century	1921.918	Silk, embroidered	Average: 152.4 x 165.1 cm (60 x 65 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Charles William Wason	CCCC0
Embroidered Fragment, 1833–1868	Spain, Period of Isabella II (1833-1868), 19th Century	1919.791	Embroidered cotton	Average: 11.5 x 21 cm (4 1/2 x 8 1/4 in.)	Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones	CCCC0
Suzani: Divan Cover, 1700s	Uzbekistan, Bukhara	1940.598	Cotton: plain weave; silk: embroidery	Average: 166.4 x 101.6 cm (65 1/2 x 40 in.)	Bequest of James Parmelee	CCCC0
Embroidered cushion cover, 1700s	Turkey	1918.37	Plain weave: linen; embroidery, self-couching and herringbone stitches: silk	Average: 127 x 59.7 cm (50 x 23 1/2 in.)	Gift of J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Woman's trouser fabric, early 1800s	Iran	1916.1307	Embroidery, outline stitch: silk on cotton	Overall: 65.1 x 50.5 cm (25 5/8 x 19 7/8 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Embroidered Fragment, 18th-19th century	Spain, 18th-19th century	1919.792	Embroidered cotton	Average: 23.5 x 21.3 cm (9 1/4 x 8 3/8 in.)	Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones	CCCC0
Embroidered Pillow Case, 19th century	Morocco, Salé, 19th century	1939.452	Embroidery: silk on cotton tabby ground	Overall: 39.5 x 54.6 cm (15 9/16 x 21 1/2 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Morris A. Black	CCCC0
Embroidered Fragment, 18th-19th century	Spain, 18th-19th century	1919.789		Average: 45.1 x 24.2 cm (17 3/4 x 9 1/2 in.)	Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones	CCCC0
Scarf, 1800s	Algeria or Morocco, 19th century	1921.920	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 173.4 x 46 cm (68 1/4 x 18 1/8 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Charles William Wason	CCCC0
Fragment, 1800s	Western India, Gujarat, Kachchh	1917.999	Embroidery with mirror inserts	Overall: 54.6 x 256.5 cm (21 1/2 x 101 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust	CCCC0
Embroidered Fragment, 18th-19th century	Spain, 18th-19th century	1919.788	Embroidered cotton	Average: 12.8 x 14.6 cm (5 1/16 x 5 3/4 in.)	Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones	CCCC0
Skirt (?), 1800	Western India, Gujarat, Kachchh	1917.1073	Silk thread on silk ground, embroidery	Overall: 222.3 x 57.2 cm (87 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust	CCCC0
Embroidered Pillow Case, 19th century	Morocco, Salé, 19th century	1939.451	Embroidery: silk on cotton tabby ground	Overall: 46.7 x 88.9 cm (18 3/8 x 35 in.)	Gift of Selma V. Sullivan	CCCC0
Embroidered envelope with closures, late 1700s to early 1800s	Turkey	1916.1294	Satin weave: silk; embroidery, couched stitches: gilt-metal thread and cotton	Average: 91.5 x 95.9 cm (36 x 37 3/4 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Embroidered Fukusa, late 1800s-early 1900s	Japan, late 19th-early 20th century	1916.1322	Embroidered silk	Average: 90.1 x 69.8 cm (35 1/2 x 27 1/2 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Embroidered Fragment, 18th-19th century	Spain, 18th-19th century	1919.790		Average: 16.9 x 17.8 cm (6 5/8 x 7 in.)	Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones	CCCC0
Fragmentary embroidered tiraz, 918 – 920	Egypt, probably Tinnis, Abbasid period, reign of Caliph al- Muqtadir	1932.28	Plain weave with embroidery: linen and silk	Overall: 20.7 x 26.7 cm (8 1/8 x 10 1/2 in.)	Gift of George D. Pratt	CCCC0
Armchair seat cover, 1685–1690	England, period of James II, 17th Century	1942.574.b	Needlepoint	Overall: 69.9 x 67.3 cm (27 1/2 x 26 1/2 in.)	Bequest of John L. Severance	CCCC0
Embroidered Back and Seat for Chair, late 1600s	France, back: late 17th century; seat: 18th century	1944.112	Petit-point embroidery; wool and silk	Back: 61 x 55.9 cm (24 x 22 in.); Seat: 71.1 x 71.1 cm (28 x 28 in.)	The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection	CCCC0
Abigail Parkman Embroidery, early 18th century	America, 18th century	1920.1293	Wool embroidery on canvas, tent stitch, petit point	Overall: 52.1 x 56.5 cm (20 1/2 x 22 1/4 in.)	Gift of Mary Barlow	CCCC0
Fragment of "Aleuj" Embroidery, early 20th century	Morocco, Fez, early 20th century	1930.139	Embroidery: silk on cotton tabby ground	Average: 35.6 x 44.5 cm (14 x 17 1/2 in.)	Gift of Mrs. John W. Seaver	CCCC0
Fragment of "Aleuj" Embroidery, 19th century	Morocco, Fez, 19th century	1933.422	Embroidery: silk on cotton tabby ground	Average: 45.1 x 22.9 cm (17 3/4 x 9 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Band from Towel, 1500s	Italy, Perugia, 16th century	1919.728	Embroidery; silk on linen	Overall: 8.9 x 57.8 cm (3 1/2 x 22 3/4 in.)	Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones	CCCC0
Embroidered tiraz, 889–890	Egypt, Tinnis, Tulunid period, Emir Khumarawayh b. Ahmad under Caliph al’Mu’tamid, dated 889–90	1932.17	Plain weave with embroidery: linen and silk	Overall: 21 x 30.2 cm (8 1/4 x 11 7/8 in.)	Gift of George D. Pratt	CCCC0
Embroidered Silk Square, 1680–1720	Japan, Genroku Style	1916.1173	Silk	Overall: 158.1 x 170.2 cm (62 1/4 x 67 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Henry A. Stephens	CCCC0
Handkerchief, 1857	Madeira, 19th century	1934.197	Plain weave cotton? with cotton? embroidery	Average: 45.8 x 41.3 cm (18 1/16 x 16 1/4 in.)	Gift of Isabel Jane Crawford	CCCC0
Embroidered Sleeve, 19th century	America, 19th century	1946.442.b		Overall: 41.6 x 39.6 cm (16 3/8 x 15 9/16 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Gertrude Ely Rossiter	CCCC0
Embroidered Towel (Peshkir), 19th century	Turkey, 19th century	1916.1257	Embroidery: silk, gold and silver filé on linen tabby ground	Overall: 79.4 x 46.5 cm (31 1/4 x 18 5/16 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Embroidered Towel (Peshkir), 18th-19th century	Turkey, 18th-19th century	1916.1249	Embroidery: silk and metal on cotton tabby ground	Average: 116.2 x 68.6 cm (45 3/4 x 27 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Embroidered Fragment, 1700s or 1800s	India, 18th or 19th century	1916.1369	Embroidery; gold on velvet	Overall: 111.8 x 94 cm (44 x 37 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Embroidered Panel, 18th-19th century	India, 18th-19th century	1916.1302	Embroidery; silk and metallic threads	Overall: 127 x 94 cm (50 x 37 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Embroidered Fukusa, late 1800s-early 1900s	Japan, late 19th-early 20th century	1916.1344	Embroidered silk	Average: 97.8 x 127.6 cm (38 1/2 x 50 1/4 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Embroidered Cap, c. 1836	America, 19th century	1917.361	Embroidery: linen	Overall: 11 x 12 x 12 cm (4 5/16 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)	Gift of Miss Clara A. Urann	CCCC0
Piece of a Skirt (Ghagra), late 1800s–early 1900s	Western India, Gujarat, Kachchh	1925.795	Silk on silk tabby ground, embroidery	Overall: 76.2 x 43.2 cm (30 x 17 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Embroidered Square, 19th century	Philippines, 19th century	1928.11	Embroidery in ecru thread on pina cloth	Overall: 44 x 89 cm (17 5/16 x 35 1/16 in.)	Gift of Mrs. O. E. Kelsey	CCCC0
Handkerchief, early 1800s	France, early 19th century	1936.14	Embroidery on linen ground; lace edging	Overall: 63.5 x 63.5 cm (25 x 25 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon	CCCC0
Collar, 1800s	France or Switzerland, 19th century	1936.263	Embroidery; cotton	Overall: 55.9 x 6.7 cm (22 x 2 5/8 in.)	The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection	CCCC0
Handkerchief, early 1800s	France, early 19th century	1936.43	Embroidery: linen	Overall: 34.2 x 34.2 cm (13 7/16 x 13 7/16 in.)	The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, 19th century	Switzerland, 19th century	1936.66	Embroidery: linen	Average: 38.8 x 38.8 cm (15 1/4 x 15 1/4 in.)	The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, 1700s	Italy, 18th century	1936.733	Embroidered linen	Overall: 48.3 x 50.8 cm (19 x 20 in.)	Gift of Robert Livingston Ireland, Jr. in memory of his mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey	CCCC0
Handkerchief, 1700s	France ?, 18th century	1936.696	Embroidery on linen ground; lace edging	Overall: 54 x 52.1 cm (21 1/4 x 20 1/2 in.)	Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey	CCCC0
Embroidered Square, 1800s	Algeria ?, 19th century	1940.356	Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground	Overall: 91.4 x 70.5 cm (36 x 27 3/4 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Chester C. Bolton	CCCC0
Embroidered Handkerchief, 19th century	France or Switzerland, 19th century	1940.9	Embroidery: linen	Average: 29.6 x 29.6 cm (11 5/8 x 11 5/8 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Louis Rorimer	CCCC0
Blouse in Four Pieces (Sleeve), 19th century	Philippines, 19th century	1943.380.c	Embroidery in white cotton on piña cloth	Overall: 45.8 x 92.1 cm (18 1/16 x 36 1/4 in.)	Gift of Mrs. O. E. Kelsey	CCCC0
Fragment of an Embroidery, 1100s	Iran or Iraq, Seljuk period, 12 century A.D.	1950.560	Embroidery in silk and gold filé on mulham tabby ground	Overall: 6 x 19.7 cm (2 3/8 x 7 3/4 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Sleeve, c. 1875– 1900	Philippines, late 19th century	1955.417	Plain weave piña cloth with embroidery	Overall: 48.3 x 101.6 cm (19 x 40 in.)	Gift of Marian A. Parsons	CCCC0

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