Artworks

Mathevon et Bouvard

Silk and cotton, satin weave with multi-color supplementary pile warps forming cut and uncut voided velvet · 1860

Mathevon et Bouvard

Silk, satin weave with multi-color supplementary pile warps forming cut and uncut voided velvet · 1860

Mathevon et Bouvard

Silk, satin weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut and uncut voided velvet · 1860

Mathevon et Bouvard

Silk and cotton, satin weave with multi-color supplementary pile warps forming cut and uncut voided velvet · 1860

Mathevon et Bouvard

Silk, satin weave with multi-color supplementary pile warps forming cut and uncut voided velvet · 1860

Mathevon et Bouvard

Silk and cotton, twill weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut pile-on-pile voided velvet; band of partially uncut pile · 1860

Gorham Manufacturing Company

Black Chantilly lace overy ivory taffeta. Lined with thin white silk; wood handle in form of rustic sitck; folding handle; steel tubing frame · 1855

Maya

Cotton; warp-faced plain weave in stripes formed by paired warps and wefts; inset sleeves with embroiderd decorations · 1850

Rebecca C. Hayward

Wool, broken twill weave; fulled; embroidered with wool and silk in back, individual back, looped back (cut to form pile), chain, feather, fly, long-armed cross, satin, individual satin, and stem stitches; lined with cotton, plain weave; roller and possibly block printed; glazed · 1844

Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin

Linen, plain weave; appliquéd with medallion of silk, satin weave; appliquéd with padded linen, plain weave; embroidered with wool, silk, cotton and silk- wrapped cotton and silk and cotton tubular braided cord in satin, single satin, split, and stem stitches; laidwork and couching; glass eye and appliquéd with silk, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; embroidered with silk and silk-wrapped cotton in paper padded satin stitches; couching · 1841

Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin

Linen, plain weave; appliquéd with silk, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; embroidered with silk and silk-wrapped cotton in paper padded satin stitches; couching · 1841

Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin

Linen, plain weave; appliquéd with medallion of silk, satin weave; appliquéd with padded linen, plain weave; embroidered with wool, silk, cotton and silk- wrapped cotton and silk and cotton tubular braided cord in satin, single satin, split, and stem stitches; laidwork and couching; glass eye and appliquéd with silk, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; embroidered with silk and silk-wrapped cotton in paper padded satin stitches; couching · 1841

Gertrude Rapp

Silk, satin weave with supplementary patterning warps and pile warps forming cut voided velvet · 1838

Laura Dollaff Dresser

Wool, twill weave; fulled; appliquéd with linen, plain weave; embroidered with wool in running stitches cut to form pile · 1825

Petr Kuba

Raffia, plain weave; embroidered in stem stitches and running stitches cut to form pile · 1801

Kuba Bakowski

Raffia, plain weave; embroidered in stem stitches and running stitches cut to form pile · 1801

Kuba

Raffia, plain weave; pieced; embroidered in lateral looping, and stem and running stitches cut to form pile; couching; joined by pearl and trammed twisted buttonhole stitches; edged in lateral looping stitches · 1801

Han-Chinese

Couched and embroidered sleeve-bands from a robe, cut and framed as a three-panel folding desk screen. Two lower halves joined to form central frame, top halves form panels at either side. Figures and auspicious symbols in colors and gold on ivory silk grou nd. · 1801

Han-Chinese

Couched and embroidered sleeve-bands from a robe, cut and framed as a three-panel folding desk screen. Two lower halves joined to form central frame, top halves form panels at either side. Figures and auspicious symbols in colors and gold on ivory silk grou nd. · 1801

Han-Chinese

Couched and embroidered sleeve-bands from a robe, cut and framed as a three-panel folding desk screen. Two lower halves joined to form central frame, top halves form panels at either side. Figures and auspicious symbols in colors and gold on ivory silk grou nd. · 1801

Kuba

Raffia, plain weave; pieced; embroidered in lateral looping, and stem and running stitches cut to form pile; couching; joined by buttonhole, pearl, and trammed twisted buttonhole stitches; edged in lateral looping stitches · 1801

Kuba

Raffia, plain weave; embroidered in stem stitches and running stitches cut to form pile · 1801

Christoph Jamnitzer

Electroformed copper, gilt · 1800

Manchu

Gold satin ground with embroidered dragon medallions, clouds and variety of floral forms in polychrome · 1800