Artworks

Clichy Glasshouse

Glass · 1801

Clichy Glasshouse

Glass · 1801

Clichy Glasshouse

Glass · 1801

Clichy Glasshouse

Glass · 1801

Clichy Glasshouse

Glass · 1801

Clichy Glasshouse

Glass · 1801

Clichy Glasshouse

Glass · 1801

Clichy Glasshouse

Glass · 1801

Clichy Glasshouse

Glass · 1801

Clichy Glasshouse

Glass · 1801

Clichy Glasshouse

Glass · 1801

Clichy Glasshouse

Glass · 1801

Clichy Glasshouse

Glass · 1801

Clichy Glasshouse

Glass · 1801

Clichy Glasshouse

Glass · 1801

Clichy Glasshouse

Glass · 1801

Clichy Glasshouse

Glass · 1801

Paminggir

Six loom widths: four loom widths of: silk, cotton and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped cotton, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; embroidered with silk, cotton and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped cotton in back and straight stitches; laidwork and couching; embellished with metal-backed glass mirrors; and two loom widths of cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk, cotton, gold leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped cotton and gold-colored metal strip, in back, double running, split, stem, and surface satin stitches; laidwork and couching; embellished with metal-backed glass mirrors · 1801

Abung

Two panels joined: cotton and silk, stripes of warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave; warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts, and warp resist dyed (warp ikat) plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts; appliquéd with wool, plain weave; embroidered with silk, cotton, pineapple fiber, silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped cotton and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped bast fiber (probably ramie) in buttonhole, double running, split, stem, straight and surface satin; laidwork and couching; embellished with metal-backed glass mirrors · 1801

Minangkabau

Cotton, silk, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton, bands of plain weave, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts, and bands of interlocking tapestry weave; ends of wool, plain weave; fulled; underlaid with cotton, plain weave; embroidered with cotton and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton in laidwork and paper padded couching; embellished with gold-colored-metal spangles; edged with tape of cotton and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton, and gilt-metal strip; plain weave with secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; underlaid with tape of cotton, plain weave with extended paired weft and gilt-metal coil fringe · 1801

Frederic Remington

Brush and black ink and brush and black and gray wash, heightened with white gouache, over graphite, on ivory wood-pulp laminate board · 1801

Shelley Samuel

Ivory · 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