Textiles &amp; patterns

Orphrey band fragment

15th century

Fragment of a Skirt Border

1700s

Design on Paper

Japan

Wall pocket

17th–18th century

Bromley Hall, Middlesex, England, 1712–1763; Ollive and Talwin, Middlesex, England, 1763 - 1783

Textile

1760–80

Veil with Russian Imperial Family Coat of Arms

Belgium

Belgium, 1875/1900

Christophe Philippe Oberkampf (French, 1738–1815); Jean-Baptiste Marie Hüet (French, 1745–1811)

Fragments of Copperplate Printed Cotton

c. 1789

Shawl Border Fragment

India

India, 1815/20

Cover

17th century

Piece

first quarter 17th century

Textile Fragment

5th–6th century

Fragments from a Curtain

300s–500s CE

Piece

18th century

Design on Paper

Japan

Design on Paper

Japan

Piece

19th century

Textile

late 19th century

Fragment

Japan

Japan, late Edo period (1789–1868), 1750/1800

Fragment

19th century

Engraved by James Provan & Son's (American, active 1890s) after a portrait by James Sullivan Lincoln (American, 1811–1888) — Manufactured by Cranston Print Works Co. (American, active 1890); United States, Rhode Island, Cranston

Samuel Slater, The Father of American Manufacturers (Handkerchief)

Rhode Island, 1890

Designed by Louis-Hippolyte LeBas (French, 1782–1867) after Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet (French, 1731-1797) — Manufactured by Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf (naturalized French, 1738-1815), Oberkampf Manufactory (French, 1760-1843); Jouy-en-Josas, France

La Marchande d'Amour (The Merchant of Love) (Furnishing Fabric)

Jouy-en-Josas, 1815/17

Design on Paper

Japan

Textile

18th–19th century

Design on Paper

Japan

Deerfield Society of Blue and White Needlework, Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA, 1896–1926

Doily

ca. 1905

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Italy, Venice

Venice, 1500-1550

Design on Paper

Japan

Lace Towel End

1700s–1800s

Brisé fan

ca. 1850

Fragment of a Tiraz-Style Textile

1100s

Border

late 16th century

Cord with tassels

late 16th–early 17th century

Les Quatre Elements

B. M. Lebert, 1759–1836

ca. 1810

Fragment

Japan

Japan, late Edo period (1789–1868), 1800/25

Textile

ca. 1815

Waistcoat

France

France, 1775/1800

Border

Italy

Italy, 1575/1625

Fringe

19th century

Cope

early 17th century

Panel

France

France, 17th century

Border

Italy

Italy, 1575/1625

Fragment of Square Ornament with a Bird

600s - 700s

Textile

18th century

Embroidered Handkerchief

1800s

Fragment, Part of an Ornament from a Garment

800–850

Sampler

1748

Edging

19th century

Bergère

ca. 1770

Puppet

late 19th century

Design on Paper

Japan

Panel (From Trousers)

Iran (Persia)

Iran, 19th century

Fragment

1100s - 1300s

Evening slippers

ca. 1885

Napkin

possibly Netherlands, ca.1600

Lace Band

1700s-1800s

Border

1765–75

Buttons

18th century

Edge

19th century

Fragment

19th century

Swatches

late 19th century

Miser's purse

early 19th century

Border

18th century

Fragment

Japan

Japan, late Edo period (1789–1868), 1800/25

Lace and Embroidery Collar

1800s

Textile

ca. 1795

Kimono

19th century

Design on Paper

Japan

Sampler

1790

Piece

18th century

Textile

19th century

Clavus band

6th–7th century

Armchair

18th century

Thanka (Religious Picture)

Manchu; China

China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1743/44

Fragment

1700s

Orphrey

early 16th century

Design on Paper

Japan

Fragments

18th century

Tapes

mid-19th century

Ôhi (Stole)

Japan

Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912), 1875/1900