EditorialVest, Medium: silk, indigo Technique: stencil-applied rice resist, indigo dyed (katazome) on plain weave, Woven silk vest with stencil-applied resist pattern of lanterns and flowering vines in indigo. Ground covered in delicate white lines, suggesting ...
EditorialSampler, Lucy D. Stickney, American, 1818 - 1902, Medium: silk embroidery, linen foundation, watercolor paint Technique: embroidered in cross, satin, and stem stitches and French knots on plain weave foundation Label: linen embroidered with silk in cro...
EditorialLog Cabin, Medium: cotton, wool, silk Technique: quilted, appliqu?d on plain weave with supplementary warp pile (velvet), backed with satin weave, Square table cover. Central 'Log Cabin' design of 13 squares (1 large and 12 small) with stars at center ...
EditorialBag, Medium: wool Technique: plain weave with supplementary weft, Lozenge pattern in blue on tan background. Bag is sewn together with bright red wool; shoulder bnd in plain weave., Nayarit, Mexico, probably 19th century, woven textiles, Bag.
EditorialSampler, Elizabeth Miskey, American, b. 1811, Medium: silk and wool embroidery, linen foundation Technique: embroidered in chain, stem, rococo and cross stitches on plain weave foundation, A large basket of fruit surrounded by flowering sprays, and a v...
EditorialFragments, Medium: silk, metal Technique: 5-harness satin foundation patterned by floats of the complementary foundation wefts and discontinuous supplementary wefts bound on the front in 1/4 twill by a supplementary warp., Vertically symmetrical patter...
EditorialWoman's robe (munisak), Medium: silk Technique: plain weave with tied resist patterning in warp (ikat) Label: silk warp ikat, Woman's coat with full skirt gathered into the waist seam, asymmetrical front opening, and long sleeves which narrow to the wr...
EditorialMirror with geometric patterns and stylized animals, Wide raised edge, In the center there is a heavy bud with a rosette of four leaves. The whole is bounded by a circle. The mirror is decorated with protruding points, arabesques, mythical creatures, b...
EditorialWall plate painted with three leaves within a circle, Wall plate of earthenware with bright blue ground and multicolored ornaments. In the middle three leaves within a circle. Hanging holes in the foot ring, not glazed on the back, except for the brand...
EditorialProclamation of the General Pardon, Copper Medal. Obverse: helmeted Bellona with spear and shield tramples flowers and leaves within a circle. Reverse: bright sun drives out clouds within a circle., Fernando ?lvarez de Toledo duke of Alva, anonymous, A...