Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period (1501-1722)
1926.533CCCC0
Royal Savonnerie Manufactory, Chaillot Workshops (French, est. 1627) and 1 other
1950.8CCCC0
Iran, Kashan, Safavid period (1501–1722)
1944.239CCCC0
Royal Savonnerie Manufactory, Chaillot Workshops (French, est. 1627)
1952.14CCCC0
Central Andes, South Coast, Nasca people, 100 BC-AD 700, Early Intermediate Period, 1-650
1940.530CCCC0
Peru, North Coast, Chimú style, 1200-1460s
2005.5CCCC0
Egypt, Byzantine period, late 4th - 5th century
1953.18CCCC0
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662) and 1 other
1915.79.2CCCC0
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662) and 1 other
1915.79.3CCCC0
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662) and 1 other
1915.79.6CCCC0
Marguerite Zorach (American, 1887–1968)
2020.261CCCC0
Iran, Yazd[?], reign of Shah Tahmasp, Safavid period (1501-1736)
1948.205CCCC0
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662) and 1 other
1915.79.1CCCC0
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662) and 1 other
1915.79.4CCCC0
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662) and 1 other
1915.79.5CCCC0
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662) and 1 other
1915.79.7CCCC0
Josef Frank (Swedish, born Austria, 1885–1967) and 1 other
1954.202©
Egypt or Syria, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1947.192CCCC0
Leksands Hemslöjdsforening (Swedish, est. 1904) and 1 other
1954.254©
Hanna Ingrid Elisabet Jobs (Swedish, 1914–1995) and 1 other
1956.414©
Germany, Altenberg on the Lahn, Premonstratensian Convent, 14th century
1948.352CCCC0
Josef Frank (Swedish, born Austria, 1885–1967) and 1 other
1937.180©
Josef Frank (Swedish, born Austria, 1885–1967) and 1 other
1937.181©
Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662)
1952.544CCCC0
Josef Frank (Swedish, born Austria, 1885–1967) and 1 other
1934.20©
Hans Prins (Swedish, 1908–1999) and 1 other
1954.255©
Italy (Chasuble) and Germany (Orphrey)
1928.653CCCC0
Egypt or Syria, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1947.193CCCC0
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Chavín style (1000-200 BC)
1985.139CCCC0
Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055)
1962.264CCCC0
China, Center: Southern Song dynasty (1127-1270) Border: Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
1995.1CCCC0
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BCE–1 CE)
1940.524CCCC0
Egypt or Syria, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1953.332CCCC0
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Late Period, c. 300-100 BC
1940.528CCCC0
Turkey, Bursa, Ottoman period
1916.1423CCCC0
China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) - early Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
1993.10CCCC0
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BCE–1 CE)
1940.521CCCC0
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1982.110CCCC0
Nakunte Diarra (Malian, c. 1941–2020)
2016.48©
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.516CCCC0
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BCE–1 CE)
1940.517CCCC0
Tiffany Studios (American, New York, 1902–1932) and 1 other
1948.101CCCC0
Dorothy Marshall Hornblower (American, 1886–1968) and 1 other
1948.102CCCC0
Native North America, Southwest, Diné (Navajo)
1937.903CCCC0
Andes, south coast, Ica Valley?, Chavín style
2017.56CCCC0
Iran, Isfahan or Yazd, Safavid period (1501-1722)
1932.42CCCC0
Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Azemmour, Moroccan embroiderer
1916.1244CCCC0
Egypt and Spain
1939.40CCCC0
Native North America, Southwest, Diné (Navajo)
1929.921CCCC0
Italy (chasuble ground); Austria, Graz (orphrey)
1950.85CCCC0
Italy, 19th century
1936.95CCCC0
Iran ?, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055)
1968.221CCCC0
Cosimo Tura (Italian, c. 1430–1495) and 1 other
1950.145CCCC0
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.520CCCC0
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BCE-1 CE)
1940.523CCCC0
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BCE-1 CE)
1940.527CCCC0
Egypt or Syria, Byzantine or Islamic periods, 6th-7th Century
1951.535CCCC0
America, Native North American, Central Plains, Lakota Sioux, 19th century
1984.1046CCCC0
Iran or Iraq, in the style of the Abbasid period (750–1258)
1971.22CCCC0
Iran or Iraq, in the style of the Abbasid period (750–1258)
1971.25CCCC0
Africa, West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Dida-style weavers and dyers
2003.89CCCC0
Central Andes, Moche-Wari Style, mid-7th to mid-9th century
2014.389CCCC0
Egypt, Antinoë, Byzantine period, 6th century
1948.27CCCC0
France and South Netherlands, 16th century
1942.826CCCC0
Africa, North Africa, Tunisia, probably Testour or Tunis, Tunisian weaver
1953.320CCCC0
Nakunte Diarra (Malian, c. 1941–2020)
2016.49©
Spain, Almeria
1950.146CCCC0
Africa, North Africa, Tunisia, Djerba, Tunisian weaver(s) and embroiderer(s)
1916.1361CCCC0
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Middle Period, c. 600-400 BC (Early Horizon, Epoch 10)
1940.529CCCC0
Africa, North Africa, Egypt, Coptic-style weaver(s)
1982.270CCCC0
Africa, North Africa, Egypt, Coptic-style weaver(s)
1982.271CCCC0
Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century
1949.12CCCC0
Italy, 19th century
1933.315CCCC0
Iraq or Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055)
1954.780CCCC0
England, London (embroidery) and Italy, Florence (velvet), early 16th century
1970.124CCCC0
Italy, 17th-18th century
1916.1884CCCC0
Italy, 19th century
1933.343CCCC0
Italy, 19th century
1936.221CCCC0
Mongolia, Tangut Xia, Khara Khoto (1032-1227), early 13th century
1992.72CCCC0
Spain, Almeria
1952.152CCCC0
Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722)
1939.38CCCC0
Egypt, Fatimid period, reign of al-Musta‘lī
1965.313CCCC0
Spain, probably Almeria
1966.368CCCC0
Jean-Démosthène Dugourc (French, 1749–1825) and 1 other
1935.237CCCC0
probably Byzantium
1951.92CCCC0
Italy, 16th century
1920.1141CCCC0
Italy, 16th-17th century
1920.1158CCCC0
Italy, 16th-17th century
1920.1245CCCC0
Italy, 18th century
1936.94CCCC0
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.522CCCC0
Iran, Kashan, Safavid period (1501-1722)
1944.499CCCC0
Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662) and 1 other
1944.133CCCC0
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)
1972.46CCCC0
Italy, Florence, 14th century
1978.36CCCC0
Egypt or Syria, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1939.505CCCC0
Italy, 16th century
1920.1142CCCC0
Italy, 16th century
1920.1159CCCC0
Italy, 16th-17th century
1920.1161CCCC0
Italy
1920.825CCCC0
Russia, 18th-19th century
1921.1134CCCC0
Russia, 18th-19th century
1921.1140CCCC0
Cyprus ?, 18th century
1933.311CCCC0
Italy, Sardinia, 19th century
1933.344CCCC0
Russia, Nizhniy Novgorod, 18th-19th century
1934.193CCCC0
Spain ?, 19th century
1939.453CCCC0
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.518CCCC0
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.519CCCC0
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.525CCCC0
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.526CCCC0
Spain, 19th century
1956.323CCCC0
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people
2021.154CCCC0
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people
2021.155CCCC0
Egypt or Syria, Mamluk period, probably Sultanate of Nasir al-Din Muhammad, 1293-1341
1985.5CCCC0
Italy, Florence
1953.129CCCC0
America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, Post-Contact, Early Period
1917.62CCCC0
England, James I Period, early 17th century
1933.421CCCC0
Egypt, Antinoë, Byzantine period, 6th century
1960.273CCCC0
Egypt, late Byzantine or early Islamic period, 7th Century
1960.275CCCC0
England, London (embroidery) and Italy, Florence (velvet), early 16th century
1947.2CCCC0
Spain, Almeria
1950.394CCCC0
Eastern Iran, Ilkhanid period
1985.4CCCC0
Egypt or Syria, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1951.91CCCC0
Central Andes, Central Coast, Ychsma (Pachacamac) people
1933.392CCCC0
Spain, Granada, Nasrid period
1939.48CCCC0
Egypt, Fatimid period, reign of Caliph al-Hakim, 1013–20
1950.549CCCC0
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Jiaqing period (1796-1820)
1983.32CCCC0
Spain, Alcaraz?, Mudejar, 15th century
1952.511CCCC0
Charles Francis Annesley Voysey (British, 1857–1941) and 1 other
1926.561©
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1959.123CCCC0
Italy, possibly Florence, 15th century
1940.596CCCC0
Italy, possibly Florence, 15th century
1929.82CCCC0
Italy, 16th-17th century
1939.352CCCC0
Italy, 16th-17th century
1939.353CCCC0
Italy, 16th-17th century
1939.354CCCC0
Italy, 16th-17th century
1939.355CCCC0
Italy, last third of 14th century
1943.283CCCC0
Philippe de Lasalle (French, 1723–1805) and 1 other
1945.97CCCC0
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Late Period, 3rd-1st Century BC
1946.228CCCC0
Netherlands, Hainault, early 16th century
1942.824CCCC0
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
1974.36CCCC0
Northeastern Woodlands, Great Lakes/St. Lawrence River Region or Europe
1996.14CCCC0
Central Andes, Middle Horizon, Wari, 6th-11th century
2005.53CCCC0
Egypt, Abbasid period
1952.256CCCC0
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1982.107CCCC0
Iran ?, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055)
1968.73CCCC0
Spain: embroidered linen; Flanders: bobbin lace (Point d’Angleterre) flounce
1920.1260CCCC0
Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722)
1926.22CCCC0
Italy, Florence, 15th century
1943.67CCCC0
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people, Sugtupo community
1971.206©
Northeastern Woodlands, Great Lakes Region, Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) People
1982.61CCCC0
South America, Peru, Central Andes, Middle Horizon, Wari people, 7th-11th century
2007.179CCCC0
Iran or Iraq, in the style of the Abbasid period (750–1258)
1971.23CCCC0
Iran
1950.84CCCC0
Iran or Iraq, possibly Rayy
1939.506CCCC0
Turkey, Istanbul, Ottoman period
1924.741CCCC0
Royal Savonnerie Manufactory, Chaillot Workshops (French, est. 1627)
1946.247CCCC0
Egypt, Fatimid period, reign of Caliph al-Musta‘lī, 1094–1101
1950.550CCCC0
Iran, Rayy, Seljuk period
1968.246CCCC0
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people, Gardi Coiba community
1971.197©
China, Liao dynasty (907-1125), 10th century
1992.112.2.aCCCC0
Indonesia, Central Java, 19th century - early 20th century
1925.488CCCC0
Central Andes, North Central Coast, Moche-Wari Style
1925.667CCCC0
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th - 6th century
1926.141CCCC0
Indonesia, Java, North Coast, 19th - early 20th century
1929.136CCCC0
Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people, Usdub community
1971.198©
Byzantium, Islamic or Byzantine periods, 9th -10th Century
1977.17CCCC0
Egypt, Islamic period, Abbasid, 8th - 9th century
1982.272CCCC0
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th century
1982.77CCCC0
Peru, South Coast, Paracas (Cavernas) style (700 BCE–1 CE)
1985.193CCCC0
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site?, Paracas people (700 BCE-1 CE)
2005.17CCCC0
| Title, Date | Artist / Culture | Accession number | Medium | Dimensions | Credit line | Rights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Peru, South Coast, Paracas (Cavernas) style (700 BCE–1 CE) | 1946.226 | plain weave with embroidery; camelid fiber | Overall: 154.9 x 292.1 cm (61 x 115 in.); Mounted: 162.6 x 299.7 cm (64 x 118 in.) | The Norweb Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century | 1967.144 | slit-and dovetailed-tapestry weave; wool | Overall: 178.7 x 110.5 cm (70 3/8 x 43 1/2 in.); Mounted: 197.4 x 128.2 x 6.4 cm (77 11/16 x 50 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.) | Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period (1501-1722) | 1926.533 | Cotton: warp; cotton and silk: wefts; silk: pile, asymmetrical knot; gilt- and silver-metal thread: brocaded | Overall: 236.2 x 143.5 cm (93 x 56 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Royal Savonnerie Manufactory, Chaillot Workshops (French, est. 1627) and 1 other | 1950.8 | Savonnerie knotted pile (symmetrical ruf knot), wool, hemp | Overall: 546 x 615.6 cm (214 15/16 x 242 3/8 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th century | 1975.6 | undyed linen and dyed wool; plain weave ground with tapestry weave | Overall: 139 x 86.4 cm (54 3/4 x 34 in.); Mounted: 153.6 x 100.4 x 3.9 cm (60 1/2 x 39 1/2 x 1 9/16 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910) | 1918.552 | Satin weave silk; silk embroidery; paper edging on neck and sleeves | Overall: 114.3 x 174 cm (45 x 68 1/2 in.) | The Worcester R. Warner Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | India, Kashmir | 1936.17 | Pashmina (wool): asymmetrical knot | Average: 292.7 x 248.9 cm (115 1/4 x 98 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Netherlands, early 16th century | 1927.487 | tapestry weave: wool and silk | Overall: 320.5 x 446.8 cm (126 3/16 x 175 7/8 in.) | Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust | CCCC0 | |
| Iran, Kashan, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 1944.239 | Silk: velvet, brocaded, pile-warp substitution; gilt-metal thread | Overall: 79.4 x 66.7 cm (31 1/4 x 26 1/4 in.); Mounted: 89.5 x 74.9 cm (35 1/4 x 29 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Royal Savonnerie Manufactory, Chaillot Workshops (French, est. 1627) | 1952.14 | Savonnerie knotted-pile (144 symmetrical rug knots per square inch); wool, hemp | Overall: 274.3 x 219.7 cm (108 x 86 1/2 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century | 1982.73 | plain weave (tabby) with inwoven tapestry weave; dyed wool, undyed linen | Overall: 110.5 x 76.8 cm (43 1/2 x 30 1/4 in.); Mounted: 120.9 x 87 x 3.9 cm (47 5/8 x 34 1/4 x 1 9/16 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Southern India, Deccan | 1916.1359 | Cotton: plain weave, quilted; silk and gilt-metal thread: embroidery, couched laid work | Overall: 251.5 x 330.2 cm (99 x 130 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Kashmir | 1934.199 | wool: tapestry twill | Overall: 33 x 52.7 cm (13 x 20 3/4 in.); Mounted: 20 x 70.5 cm (7 7/8 x 27 3/4 in.) | Gift of the Cleveland School of Art | CCCC0 | |
| Central Andes, South Coast, Nasca people, 100 BC-AD 700, Early Intermediate Period, 1-650 | 1940.530 | cotton and pigment (field); camelid fiber (borders and fringe) | Overall: 69.8 x 280.7 cm (27 1/2 x 110 1/2 in.); Mounted: 78.7 x 290.2 cm (31 x 114 1/4 in.) | The Norweb Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site?, Paracas people | 1940.514 | looped camelid fiber | Average: 94 x 82.6 cm (37 x 32 1/2 in.) | The Norweb Collection | CCCC0 | |
Peru, North Coast, Chimú style, 1200-1460s | 2005.5 | cotton; plain weave, brocaded and complex alternating gauze with 3 or 5 shots of plain weave between gauze shots | Overall: 162.5 x 272 cm (64 x 107 1/16 in.) | Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund | CCCC0 | ||
 | Pae White (American, b. 1963) | 2011.203 | computerized loom fabric. cotton, and polyester | Overall: 430 x 850 cm (169 5/16 x 334 5/8 in.) | Severance and Greta Millikin Trust | © | |
| Egypt, Byzantine period, late 4th - 5th century | 1953.18 | slit-and dovetailed-tapestry weave probably woven in a linen plain-weave ground; dyed wool, undyed linen | Overall: 66.7 x 65.4 cm (26 1/4 x 25 3/4 in.); Mounted: 76.8 x 75.6 x 2.9 cm (30 1/4 x 29 3/4 x 1 1/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | India, Kashmir | 1925.500 | wool: tapestry twill | Overall: 37.1 x 48.9 cm (14 5/8 x 19 1/4 in.); Mounted: 54.9 x 66.7 cm (21 5/8 x 26 1/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Kashmir | 1934.330 | wool and silk: tapestry twill | Overall: 35.9 x 40.3 cm (14 1/8 x 15 7/8 in.); Mounted: 54 x 58.4 cm (21 1/4 x 23 in.) | Gift of Dr. E. Rosencrantz | CCCC0 | |
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662) and 1 other | 1915.79.2 | tapestry weave: silk and wool | Overall: 418.8 x 634.6 cm (164 7/8 x 249 13/16 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. Allen | CCCC0 | ||
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662) and 1 other | 1915.79.3 | tapestry weave: silk and wool | Overall: 411 x 464.5 cm (161 13/16 x 182 7/8 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. Allen | CCCC0 | ||
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662) and 1 other | 1915.79.6 | tapestry weave: silk and wool | Overall: 411 x 337 cm (161 13/16 x 132 11/16 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. Allen | CCCC0 | ||
 | Stig Lindberg (Swedish, 1916–1982) and 1 other | 1948.493 | Plain weave linen (?), loom width, block printed | Average: 321.3 x 128.3 cm (126 1/2 x 50 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | © | |
| 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: 91.4 x 77.8 cm (36 x 30 5/8 in.) | Edwin R. and Harriet Pelton Perkins Memorial Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) | 1942.825 | Silk and wool: tapestry weave | Overall: 257.8 x 377.8 cm (101 1/2 x 148 3/4 in.) | Bequest of John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
| Iran, Yazd[?], reign of Shah Tahmasp, Safavid period (1501-1736) | 1948.205 | velvet, cut, voided, brocaded, and pile-warp substitution: silk and gilt-metal strips | Overall: 71.1 x 55.6 cm (28 x 21 7/8 in.); Mounted: 81.3 x 66 cm (32 x 26 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) | 1915.410 | Bamboo beads strung together in diamond and hexagon patterns; edges in plain weave cotton | Overall: 56.5 x 56.5 cm (22 1/4 x 22 1/4 in.) | Educational Purchase Fund | CCCC0 | |
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662) and 1 other | 1915.79.1 | tapestry weave: silk and wool | Overall: 411.3 x 294.5 cm (161 15/16 x 115 15/16 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. Allen | CCCC0 | ||
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662) and 1 other | 1915.79.4 | tapestry weave: silk and wool | Overall: 416.4 x 563.6 cm (163 15/16 x 221 7/8 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. Allen | CCCC0 | ||
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662) and 1 other | 1915.79.5 | tapestry weave: silk and wool | Overall: 416.4 x 418.8 cm (163 15/16 x 164 7/8 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. Allen | CCCC0 | ||
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662) and 1 other | 1915.79.7 | tapestry weave: silk and wool | Overall: 403 x 394 cm (158 11/16 x 155 1/8 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. Allen | CCCC0 | ||
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662) and 1 other | 1915.79.8 | tapestry weave: silk and wool | Overall: 414 x 466.5 cm (163 x 183 11/16 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. Allen | CCCC0 | ||
 | India | 1916.1477 | Velvet embroidered with gilt-silver–wrapped silk thread (zari); silk: lining; rubies, pearls, and spinels | Overall: 6.3 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm (2 1/2 x 6 x 6 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Stig Lindberg (Swedish, 1916–1982) and 1 other | 1947.212 | Plain weave bleached linen, loom width, printed | Overall: 94.6 x 78.1 cm (37 1/4 x 30 3/4 in.) | Gift of Mrs. B. P. Bole, Mr. and Mrs. Guerdon S. Holden, Mrs. Windsor T. White, and the L. E. Holden Fund | © | |
France, Lyon(?), early 16th century | 1960.176 | silk and wool; tapestry weave | Average: 321.8 x 452 cm (126 11/16 x 177 15/16 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | ||
![Flora [II]](https://piction.clevelandart.org/cma/ump.di?e=1F55BF12062E4EE20B732AC890A263D5931636767A88AF9CEDD47049BFBC30F2&s=24247294&se=1128270358&v=1&f=%5Cd9812%5Cu149498124%5C1937.185_o5.jpg) | Josef Frank (Swedish, born Austria, 1885–1967) and 1 other | 1937.185 | Cotton: plain weave, printed, loom width | Overall: 50.7 x 127 cm (19 15/16 x 50 in.) | Educational Purchase Fund | © | |
| Josef Frank (Swedish, born Austria, 1885–1967) and 1 other | 1954.202 | Plain weave bleached linen, loom width, printed | Overall: 192.4 x 127 cm (75 3/4 x 50 in.) | The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund | © | |
| Egypt or Syria, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258) | 1947.192 | Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite) | Overall: 23.5 x 24.2 cm (9 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.); Mounted: 31.1 x 31.8 cm (12 1/4 x 12 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
Spain, Granada, Nasrid period | 1982.16 | lampas and taqueté: silk | Overall: 438.2 x 271.8 cm (172 1/2 x 107 in.) | Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund | CCCC0 | ||
 | Stig Lindberg (Swedish, 1916–1982) and 1 other | 1952.402 | Plain weave cotton, loom width, printed | Overall: 89.5 x 128.3 cm (35 1/4 x 50 1/2 in.) | The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund | © | |
 | Stig Lindberg (Swedish, 1916–1982) and 1 other | 1953.78 | Plain weave bleached linen, loom width, print | Overall: 116.8 x 131.4 cm (46 x 51 3/4 in.) | The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund | © | |
 | Astrid Sampe (Swedish, 1909–2002) and 1 other | 1953.79 | Plain weave bleached linen, loom width, printed | Overall: 111.8 x 127 cm (44 x 50 in.) | The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund | © | |
 | Viola Gråsten (Swedish, born Finland, 1910–1994) and 1 other | 1954.200 | Plain weave linen, loom width, printed | Overall: 97.2 x 130.8 cm (38 1/4 x 51 1/2 in.) | The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund | © | |
| Leksands Hemslöjdsforening (Swedish, est. 1904) and 1 other | 1954.254 | Plain weave linen, loom width, printed | Overall: 191.1 x 135.3 cm (75 1/4 x 53 1/4 in.) | The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund | © | |
| Hanna Ingrid Elisabet Jobs (Swedish, 1914–1995) and 1 other | 1956.414 | Plain weave bleached linen, handprinted | Overall: 90.2 x 94.3 cm (35 1/2 x 37 1/8 in.) | The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund | © | |
 | Peru, South Coast, Paracas (Cavernas) style (700 BCE–1 CE) | 1946.227 | plain weave with embroidery, plain weave with warp substitution; camelid fiber | Overall: 94 x 83.8 cm (37 x 33 in.); Mounted: 111.8 x 101.6 cm (44 x 40 in.) | The Norweb Collection | CCCC0 | |
| 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 | |
| Josef Frank (Swedish, born Austria, 1885–1967) and 1 other | 1937.180 | Plain weave paired cotton warp and unbleached linen weft, loom width, block printed | Overall: 72.4 x 128.9 cm (28 1/2 x 50 3/4 in.) | Educational Purchase Fund | © | |
| Josef Frank (Swedish, born Austria, 1885–1967) and 1 other | 1937.181 | Plain weave paired cotton warp and unbleached linen weft, loom width, block printed | Overall: 73.7 x 128.9 cm (29 x 50 3/4 in.) | Educational Purchase Fund | © | |
 | Josef Frank (Swedish, born Austria, 1885–1967) and 1 other | 1937.183 | Linen: bleached, plain weave, block printed, loom width | Overall: 95.7 x 121.3 cm (37 11/16 x 47 3/4 in.) | Educational Purchase Fund | © | |
 | Josef Frank (Swedish, born Austria, 1885–1967) and 1 other | 1937.186 | Cotton: plain weave, printed, loom width | Overall: 76.2 x 137.8 cm (30 x 54 1/4 in.) | Educational Purchase Fund | © | |
 | Josef Frank (Swedish, born Austria, 1885–1967) and 1 other | 1937.188 | cotton: plain weave, loom width, block printed | Overall: 76.8 x 137.8 cm (30 1/4 x 54 1/4 in.) | Educational Purchase Fund | © | |
 | William Morris (British, 1834–1896) | 1937.696 | plain weave cotton, discharge printed | Overall: 88.3 x 99.1 cm (34 3/4 x 39 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Henry Chisholm | CCCC0 | |
Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662) | 1952.544 | Wool, silk, and gold filé; tapestry weave | Average: 256.5 x 264.2 cm (101 x 104 in.) | Gift of Francis Ginn, Marian Ginn Jones, Barbara Ginn Griesinger, and Alexander Ginn in memory of Frank Hadley Ginn and Cornelia Root Ginn | CCCC0 | ||
| Josef Frank (Swedish, born Austria, 1885–1967) and 1 other | 1934.20 | Plain weave bleached linen, loom width, block printed | Overall: 97.2 x 79.7 cm (38 1/4 x 31 3/8 in.) | The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund | © | |
 | Hanna Ingrid Elisabet Jobs (Swedish, 1914–1995) and 1 other | 1952.180 | Plain weave bleached linen, loom width, printed | Overall: 129.2 x 111.1 cm (50 7/8 x 43 3/4 in.) | The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund | © | |
 | Josef Frank (Swedish, born Austria, 1885–1967) and 1 other | 1954.201 | Plain weave bleached linen, loom width, printed | Overall: 198.1 x 128 cm (78 x 50 3/8 in.) | The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund | © | |
| Hans Prins (Swedish, 1908–1999) and 1 other | 1954.255 | Plain weave linen, printed | Overall: 96.5 x 155.6 cm (38 x 61 1/4 in.) | The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund | © | |
 | Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 1924.743 | Silk: lampas | Overall: 85.1 x 38.1 cm (33 1/2 x 15 in.); Mounted: 91.4 x 45.7 cm (36 x 18 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Egypt, Byzantine period | 2000.5 | Linen, undyed; wool: dyed; tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping | Overall: 144.2 x 57.1 cm (56 3/4 x 22 1/2 in.); Mounted: 153.7 x 66 x 3.2 cm (60 1/2 x 26 x 1 1/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund and Gift of the Textile Art Alliance in memory of Robert P. Bergman | CCCC0 | |
| Italy (Chasuble) and Germany (Orphrey) | 1928.653 | Silk and gold thread, lampas weave; embroidered orphrey | Overall: 106.7 x 68.6 cm (42 x 27 in.); Mounted: 123.2 x 82.5 cm (48 1/2 x 32 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Egypt or Syria, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258) | 1947.193 | Silk: complementary weft-faced twill with inner warps (samit) | Overall: 28.9 x 20.3 cm (11 3/8 x 8 in.); Mounted: 37.8 x 29.2 cm (14 7/8 x 11 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) | 1916.1340 | silk with supplementary weft, brocaded; metal thread | Overall: 119.4 x 205.7 cm (47 x 81 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Egypt or Syria(?) | 1952.102 | Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite) | Overall: 20.6 x 19 cm (8 1/8 x 7 1/2 in.); Mounted: 27.9 x 26.7 cm (11 x 10 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Josef Frank (Swedish, born Austria, 1885–1967) and 1 other | 1937.182 | linen: bleached, plain weave, block printed, loom width | Overall: 57.2 x 123.2 cm (22 1/2 x 48 1/2 in.) | Educational Purchase Fund | © | |
| Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Chavín style (1000-200 BC) | 1985.139 | cotton, plain weave patterned by fiber-wrapped warps and supplementary wefts | Overall: 112 x 61.2 cm (44 1/8 x 24 1/8 in.); Mounted: 123.8 x 72.4 cm (48 3/4 x 28 1/2 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Peru, Far South Coast, Pampa Ocoña, 7th-10th century | 2002.93 | Papagayo macaw feathers knotted onto strings and stitched to cotton plain-weave cloth; camelid fiber plain-weave cloth upper tape | Overall: 81.3 x 223.5 cm (32 x 88 in.); Mounted: 94 x 236.2 cm (37 x 93 in.) | Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055) | 1962.264 | Silk: lampas weave | Overall: 171 x 65 cm (67 5/16 x 25 9/16 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Peru, South Coast, Inca Culture, Colonial Period, 16th century | 1951.393 | interlocked tapestry; cotton and wool | Overall: 92.7 x 72.1 cm (36 1/2 x 28 3/8 in.) | The Norweb Collection | CCCC0 | |
| China, Center: Southern Song dynasty (1127-1270) Border: Ming dynasty (1368-1644) | 1995.1 | Center: silk, gold, tapestry weave (kesi). Border: silk, gold, lampas weave | Overall: 87 x 84.5 cm (34 1/4 x 33 1/4 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BCE–1 CE) | 1940.524 | cotton and pigment, plain weave | Overall: 58.4 x 21 cm (23 x 8 1/4 in.) | The Norweb Collection | CCCC0 | |
| Egypt or Syria, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258) | 1953.332 | Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite) | Overall: 15.5 x 14 cm (6 1/8 x 5 1/2 in.); Mounted: 21.6 x 14 cm (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Charles Martin (French, 1848–1934) and 1 other | 1926.559 | patterned weave, Jacquard loom; silk | Overall: 248.3 x 129.9 cm (97 3/4 x 51 1/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | © | |
 | Egypt, Mamluk sultanate (1250–1517) | 1929.845 | Block printing on plain weave cotton ground | Overall: 16.5 x 17.8 cm (6 1/2 x 7 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | 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 | |
| Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Late Period, c. 300-100 BC | 1940.528 | embroidery on plain wool ground | Average: 100.3 x 139.1 cm (39 1/2 x 54 3/4 in.) | The Norweb Collection | CCCC0 | |
| Turkey, Bursa, Ottoman period | 1916.1423 | Silk and gilt-metal thread: lampas | Overall: 36.5 x 33.7 cm (14 3/8 x 13 1/4 in.); Mounted: 41.3 x 38.7 cm (16 1/4 x 15 1/4 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 17th century | 1936.223 | needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); bleached linen (est.) | Overall: 12.7 x 64.8 cm (5 x 25 1/2 in.) | The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection | CCCC0 | |
| China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) - early Ming dynasty (1368-1644) | 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 | |
| Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BCE–1 CE) | 1940.521 | cotton and pigment, plain weave | Overall: 103.5 x 40 cm (40 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.) | The Norweb Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | China, Jin dynasty (1115-1234) | 1991.4 | Silk and gold thread; tabby, brocaded | Overall: 109.8 x 38.5 cm (43 1/4 x 15 3/16 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) | 1985.32 | silk; slit tapestry weave (kesi) | Overall: 32 x 36.1 cm (12 5/8 x 14 3/16 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Egypt or Syria(?) | 1952.101 | Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite) | Overall: 18.3 x 17.8 cm (7 3/16 x 7 in.); Mounted: 27.9 x 26.7 cm (11 x 10 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258) | 1982.110 | Wool and linen: tapestry weave | Overall: 12.7 x 21.8 cm (5 x 8 9/16 in.) | Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Nakunte Diarra (Malian, c. 1941–2020) | 2016.48 | Cotton and dye | Overall: 155.6 x 170.8 cm (61 1/4 x 67 1/4 in.) | Gift of Barbara G. Hoffman and Michael R. Short | © | |
 | 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 | |
 | 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 | |
 | 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 | |
 | 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 | |
 | Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century | 1926.143 | wool: tabby ground, inwoven tapestry ornament | Overall: 94 x 39.4 cm (37 x 15 1/2 in.); Mounted: 99.7 x 48.3 cm (39 1/4 x 19 in.) | Gift of George D. Pratt | CCCC0 | |
 | Olga de Amaral (Colombian, 1932-) | 2014.711 | plain weave with supplementary weft: cotton, linen, gold leaf, gesso, oxide pigments | Overall: 165.4 x 102.9 cm (65 1/8 x 40 1/2 in.) | Gift of Camille and Alex Cook | © | |
 | Central Asia | 1989.50 | Silk and gold thread: lampas | Overall: 124 x 48.8 cm (48 13/16 x 19 3/16 in.); Mounted: 135.6 x 59.4 cm (53 3/8 x 23 3/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 16th century | 1920.1156 | Needle lace, mezza mandolina; bleached linen (est.) with red silk thread (est.) | Overall: 52.1 x 53.3 cm (20 1/2 x 21 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | China, Jin dynasty (1115-1234) | 1994.292 | Silk and gold thread; tabby, brocaded | Overall: 56.2 x 62.2 cm (22 1/8 x 24 1/2 in.); Mounted: 69.5 x 74 cm (27 3/8 x 29 1/8 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1) | 1940.516 | cotton and pigment, plain weave | Overall: 66 x 20.9 x 3.8 cm (26 x 8 1/4 x 1 1/2 in.) | The Norweb Collection | CCCC0 | |
| Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BCE–1 CE) | 1940.517 | plain warp-faced cloth, painted | Overall: 71.7 x 20.9 cm (28 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.) | The Norweb Collection | CCCC0 | |
| Tiffany Studios (American, New York, 1902–1932) and 1 other | 1948.101 | plain silk velvet stencilled with vegetable dyes | Overall: 11.7 x 34.3 cm (4 5/8 x 13 1/2 in.); Mounted: 18.7 x 41.3 cm (7 3/8 x 16 1/4 in.) | Gift of Joseph F. Sindelar | CCCC0 | |
| Dorothy Marshall Hornblower (American, 1886–1968) and 1 other | 1948.102 | plain silk velvet stencilled with vegetable dyes | Overall: 22 x 30.8 cm (8 11/16 x 12 1/8 in.); Mounted: 28.6 x 36.8 cm (11 1/4 x 14 1/2 in.) | Gift of Joseph F. Sindelar | CCCC0 | |
 | Peru, South Coast, Nasca | 1953.475 | interlocking warp and weft, single interlock: wool | Overall: 180.7 x 21.6 cm (71 1/8 x 8 1/2 in.); Mounted: 193 x 30.5 cm (76 x 12 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | Egypt or Syria | 1982.296 | Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite) | Overall: 18.1 x 18.4 cm (7 1/8 x 7 1/4 in.); Mounted: 27.9 x 26.7 cm (11 x 10 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | 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 | |
| Native North America, Southwest, Diné (Navajo) | 1937.903 | tapestry weave: wool (handspun, Germantown, and bayeta) | Overall: 178.4 x 151.1 cm (70 1/4 x 59 1/2 in.) | Gift of Amelia Elizabeth White | CCCC0 | |
| Andes, south coast, Ica Valley?, Chavín style | 2017.56 | Cotton, pigments | Overall: 34.3 x 36.2 cm (13 1/2 x 14 1/4 in.); Mounted: 39.1 x 41.3 cm (15 3/8 x 16 1/4 in.) | Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Iran, Isfahan or Yazd, Safavid period (1501-1722) | 1932.42 | Silk: velvet, brocaded, and pile-warp substitution; gilt- and silver-metal thread | Overall: 157.5 x 72.7 cm (62 x 28 5/8 in.); Mounted: 167.6 x 83.2 cm (66 x 32 3/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, Sicily, 16th century | 1920.1121 | needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction); bleached linen (est.) | Overall: 5.4 x 23.5 cm (2 1/8 x 9 1/4 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 17th century | 1920.1129 | needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one direction) and bobbin lace edging; bleached and blue dyed linen (est.) | Overall: 13.5 x 17.4 cm (5 5/16 x 6 7/8 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
| 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 | |
 | Iran, Rasht, Qajar period (1779-1925) | 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 | |
Spain, probably Almeria | 1931.462.c | cloth d’areste, weft-faced lozenge twill variant: silk and gold thread | Average: 8 x 36.9 cm (3 1/8 x 14 1/2 in.) | Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust | CCCC0 | ||
 | 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 | |
| Egypt and Spain | 1939.40 | Silk and gilt-metal thread: lampas weave | Overall: 70.5 x 111.2 cm (27 3/4 x 43 3/4 in.); Mounted: 78.1 x 119.4 cm (30 3/4 x 47 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Native North America, Southwest, Diné (Navajo) | 1929.921 | Wool: tapestry weave | Overall: 145 x 99 cm (57 1/16 x 39 in.) | Educational Purchase Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th century | 1993.177 | Undyed linen and dyed wool: tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping | Overall: 54.9 x 106.7 cm (21 5/8 x 42 in.); Mounted: 67.3 x 118.1 cm (26 1/2 x 46 1/2 in.) | Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward | CCCC0 | |
 | Turkey, Istanbul or Bursa | 2003.3 | Silk: velvet, brocaded; gilt-metal thread and cotton | Overall: 173 x 241.5 cm (68 1/8 x 95 1/16 in.); Mounted: 175.3 x 245.7 x 8.9 cm (69 x 96 3/4 x 3 1/2 in.) | Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Italy (chasuble ground); Austria, Graz (orphrey) | 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 | |
 | Italy, 16th century | 1923.995 | needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions), alternating reticella squares (open cutwork), and bobbin lace edging; bleached linen (est.) | Mounted: 148 x 151.1 cm (58 1/4 x 59 1/2 in.); Overall: 145.1 x 144.2 cm (57 1/8 x 56 3/4 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Edward B. Greene, G. G. Wade and J. H. Wade, Jr. for the Ellen Garretson Wade Memorial Collection | CCCC0 | |
| Italy, 19th century | 1936.95 | Bleached linen: needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions) and alternating cutwork, embroidered squares, and bobbin lace edging | Overall: 113.5 x 138 cm (44 11/16 x 54 5/16 in.); Mounted: 121.9 x 146.1 cm (48 x 57 1/2 in.) | The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection | CCCC0 | |
| Iran ?, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055) | 1968.221 | Silk: lampas weave | Overall: 50.8 x 71.1 cm (20 x 28 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Amazonia, Peru, Ucayali River region, Shipibo people | 1992.351 | cotton, pigment | Overall: 119.4 x 119.4 cm (47 x 47 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | © | |
 | Italy | 1931.61 | Silk with gold thread; lampas weave | Overall: 23.2 x 47.6 cm (9 1/8 x 18 3/4 in.); Mounted: 28.6 x 53.3 cm (11 1/4 x 21 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Cosimo Tura (Italian, c. 1430–1495) and 1 other | 1950.145 | Wool, silk, gold and silver threads | Overall: 104.2 x 199.4 cm (41 x 78 1/2 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Russia, Nizhny-Novgorod province, 18th-19th century | 1931.104 | cotton or linen (est.) straight (continuous) bobbin lace (Vologda tape lace). The tape forms figural or plant motifs outlined with gimp (heavy cord) with a monochrome plaited ground (metal thread or linen (est.) linking the tape; applied silk (est.) and metal thread ribbon | Overall: 35.5 x 46 cm (14 x 18 1/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Russia, Orel province, 18th- 19th century | 1931.106 | cotton or linen (est.); straight (continuous) bobbin lace; ground with interspersed motifs of plant and animal forms in plain weave outlined with gimp (heavy cord); applied silk (est.) ribbon | Overall: 30 x 39 cm (11 13/16 x 15 3/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Russia, Nizhny-Novgorod province, 18th-19th century | 1931.107 | cotton or linen (est.); straight (continuous) bobbin lace (Vologda tape lace). The tape forms figural or plant motifs outlined with gimp (heavy cord) with a polychrome plaited ground linking the tape; applied silk (est.) ribbon | Overall: 26 x 37 cm (10 1/4 x 14 9/16 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Russia, Kostroma province, 18th-19th century | 1931.108 | cotton or linen (est.); straight (continuous) bobbin lace (Vologda tape lace). The tape forms figural or plant motifs outlined with colored gimp (heavy cord) with a polychrome plaited ground linking the tape; applied silk (est.) ribbon | Overall: 33 x 38.1 cm (13 x 15 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Russia, Tver province, 18th- 19th century | 1931.109 | cotton or linen (est.) straight (continuous) bobbin lace; ground with interspersed motifs of plant and animal forms in plain weave outlined with metal thread; applied silk (est.) ribbons | Overall: 32.5 x 48.5 cm (12 13/16 x 19 1/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Russia, Orel province, 18th-19th century | 1931.111 | cotton or linen (est.) straight (continuous) bobbin lace; ground with interspersed motifs of plant and animal forms in plain weave outlined with gimp (heavy cord); applied silk (est.) ribbon | Overall: 26.5 x 41 cm (10 7/16 x 16 1/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | 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 | |
 | 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 | |
 | 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 | |
 | Spain, 1800s | 1914.533 | lace, bobbin | Overall: 18.5 x 72.5 x 24 cm (7 5/16 x 28 9/16 x 9 7/16 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) | 1916.11 | silksatin weave; metal thread weft | Average: 257.2 x 67.3 cm (101 1/4 x 26 1/2 in.) | Worcester R. Warner Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, Venice, 16th century | 1920.1101 | Bleached linen: needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction) | Overall: 5.1 x 25.5 cm (2 x 10 1/16 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 16th-17th century | 1920.1127 | needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one and two directions); unbleached and bleached linen (est.) | Overall: 6.4 x 26.4 cm (2 1/2 x 10 3/8 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 16th century | 1920.1143 | needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction); bleached linen (est.) | Overall: 35.7 x 32.5 cm (14 1/16 x 12 13/16 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 16th-17th century | 1920.1157 | needle lace; filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); bleached, dyed, and unbleached linen (est.) | Overall: 27 x 30.3 cm (10 5/8 x 11 15/16 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 16th-17th century | 1920.1160 | needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); bleached linen (est.) | Overall: 23.1 x 91.5 cm (9 1/8 x 36 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, Sicily, 16th century | 1921.1138 | Needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction) and applied fringe; bleached linen (est.) | Overall: 13.5 x 177.3 cm (5 5/16 x 69 13/16 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Native North America, Plains, Tsitsistas (Cheyenne) | 1927.260 | Native-tanned hide, glass beads, yellow trade cloth, brass beads, sinew thread | Overall: 182.9 x 13 cm (72 x 5 1/8 in.) | Educational Purchase Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Native North America, Plains, Lakota (Sioux) | 1937.850 | Native-tanned hide, glass beads, dyed horsehair, tin cones, sinew thread | Overall: 38.8 cm (15 1/4 in.) | Gift of Amelia Elizabeth White | CCCC0 | |
 | Native North America, Plains, Tsitsistas (Cheyenne) | 1937.865 | Native-tanned hide, glass beads, metal beads, sinew thread | Overall: 163.2 x 13.2 cm (64 1/4 x 5 3/16 in.) | Gift of Amelia Elizabeth White | CCCC0 | |
| Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1) | 1940.520 | plain warp-faced cloth, painted: cotton | Overall: 48.3 x 18.3 cm (19 x 7 3/16 in.) | The Norweb Collection | CCCC0 | |
| Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BCE-1 CE) | 1940.523 | plain warp-faced cloth, painted: cotton | Overall: 48.9 x 19.6 cm (19 1/4 x 7 11/16 in.) | The Norweb Collection | CCCC0 | |
| Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BCE-1 CE) | 1940.527 | plain warp-faced cloth, painted: cotton | Overall: 61 x 24.1 cm (24 x 9 1/2 in.) | The Norweb Collection | CCCC0 | |
| Egypt or Syria, Byzantine or Islamic periods, 6th-7th Century | 1951.535 | Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite) | Overall: 31.1 x 14 cm (12 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.); Mounted: 36.2 x 20.3 cm (14 1/4 x 8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| America, Native North American, Central Plains, Lakota Sioux, 19th century | 1984.1046 | hide, pigment, glass beads, human hair | Overall: 97.8 x 150 cm (38 1/2 x 59 1/16 in.) | Bequest of David S. McMillan | CCCC0 | |
 | India, Kashmir | 1926.239 | Wool: embroidery (large-pieced areas) | Overall: 182.9 x 177.8 cm (72 x 70 in.) | Gift of the Burridge Family | CCCC0 | |
 | Raoul Dufy (French, 1877–1953) | 1926.558 | patterned weave, Jacquard loom; silk | Overall: 238.8 x 102.9 cm (94 x 40 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | © | |
| Iran or Iraq, in the style of the Abbasid period (750–1258) | 1971.22 | Silk: lampas weave | Overall: 101.4 x 45.7 cm (39 15/16 x 18 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Iran or Iraq, in the style of the Abbasid period (750–1258) | 1971.25 | Silk: lampas weave | Overall: 74.2 x 85.7 cm (29 3/16 x 33 3/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Maison Henry Bertrand (French) | 2003.42 | silk, artificial gold thread; twill-based jacquard weave | Overall: 310.1 x 108 cm (122 1/16 x 42 1/2 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | © | |
| Africa, West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Dida-style weavers and dyers | 2003.89 | Raffia palm fiber (Raphia ruffia or R. vinifera) and dye | Overall: 169.8 x 211.5 cm (66 7/8 x 83 1/4 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Sheila Hicks (American, b. 1934) | 2011.32 | linen, rayon, acrylic yarns | Overall: 254 x 203.2 x 20.4 cm (100 x 80 x 8 1/16 in.) | Gift of Watson K. Blair | © | |
| Central Andes, Moche-Wari Style, mid-7th to mid-9th century | 2014.389 | Camelid fiber (alpaca; weft) and cotton (warp); tapestry weave | Overall: 59.4 x 10.8 x 8.3 cm (23 3/8 x 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Egypt, Antinoë, Byzantine period, 6th century | 1948.27 | plain weave (tabby) with inwoven slit-tapestry weave; wool | Overall: 45.4 x 31.4 cm (17 7/8 x 12 3/8 in.); Mounted: 54 x 41.3 cm (21 1/4 x 16 1/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Egypt, al-Bahnasa | 1959.48 | Wool and linen: tapestry weave | Overall: 80 x 83.2 cm (31 1/2 x 32 3/4 in.); Mounted: 93.3 x 95.9 cm (36 3/4 x 37 3/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18 | 1921.1026 | linen: plain weave | Overall: 289.6 x 65.4 cm (114 x 25 3/4 in.) | Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund | CCCC0 | |
| France and South Netherlands, 16th century | 1942.826 | Wool, silk, gold thread; tapestry weave | Overall: 107.3 x 240 cm (42 1/4 x 94 1/2 in.) | Bequest of John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
 | Egypt, Byzantine period | 1916.1980 | Undyed linen and dyed wool: tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping | Overall: 21 x 20 cm (8 1/4 x 7 7/8 in.); Mounted: 28.6 x 27.6 cm (11 1/4 x 10 7/8 in.) | Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust | CCCC0 | |
 | Spain, Granada | 1939.35 | Silk and gilt-metal thread: lampas weave | Overall: 48.3 x 25.4 cm (19 x 10 in.); Mounted: 58.1 x 35.2 cm (22 7/8 x 13 7/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Egypt, Byzantine period | 1951.400 | linen: resist-dyed, plain weave | Overall: 99.7 x 104.8 cm (39 1/4 x 41 1/4 in.); Mounted: 111.1 x 114.3 x 2.5 cm (43 3/4 x 45 x 1 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Iran | 1950.509 | Wool and linen: tapestry weave | Overall: 21 x 25.2 cm (8 1/4 x 9 15/16 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
Turkey, Bursa | 1916.1679 | Silk and gilt-metal thread: lampas weave | Average: 134.7 x 64.2 cm (53 1/16 x 25 1/4 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | ||
 | 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 | |
 | Austria, Vienna | 1931.11 | Felted wood, embroidered and stuffed | Overall: 21 x 15.2 x 8.9 cm (8 1/4 x 6 x 3 1/2 in.) | Educational Purchase Fund | © | |
 | Austria, Vienna | 1931.9 | felted wool with applied silver leather and bead, embroidered and stuffed | Overall: 29.2 x 24.8 x 7.6 cm (11 1/2 x 9 3/4 x 3 in.) | Educational Purchase Fund | © | |
![Primavera [II]](https://piction.clevelandart.org/cma/ump.di?e=56ACC0DF76180F425FE3BBF0E9BE1C443303C90F1F16446F859CB17912D1C68B&s=24247294&se=1128270358&v=3&f=1937.184_o5.jpg) | Josef Frank (Swedish, born Austria, 1885–1967) and 1 other | 1937.184 | linen: tabby weave, block printed, loom width | Overall: 95.7 x 77.9 cm (37 11/16 x 30 11/16 in.) | Educational Purchase Fund | © | |
| Africa, North Africa, Tunisia, probably Testour or Tunis, Tunisian weaver | 1953.320 | Silk: plain cloth, brocaded | Overall: 117.2 x 53.4 cm (46 1/8 x 21 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
Iran or Iraq | 1968.225 | Silk: compound twill weave | Average: 71 x 77 cm (27 15/16 x 30 5/16 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
 | Africa, North Africa, Egypt, Assiut, Egyptian maker | 1974.1058 | Probably cotton and silver-plated copper foil | Overall: 221 x 82.2 cm (87 x 32 3/8 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Edward N. Dekker, Sr. | CCCC0 | |
Peru, Chimú or Chimú-Inka, 12th-16th century | 2011.111 | white cotton; plain weave with supplementary weft brocading | Overall: 57.2 x 151.1 cm (22 1/2 x 59 1/2 in.) | Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund | CCCC0 | ||
Sheila Hicks (American, b. 1934) | 2012.49 | industrial-weight linen, dyed, wrapped around flat strips of cork | Overall: 10.8 x 61 cm (4 1/4 x 24 in.) | Gift of Melvin Bedrick | © | ||
 | Rowland Ricketts (American, b. 1971) | 2012.50 | indigo dyed antique mosquito netting in plain weave, paste resist | Overall: 170.2 x 184.2 cm (67 x 72 1/2 in.) | Gift of The Textile Art Alliance | © | |
| Nakunte Diarra (Malian, c. 1941–2020) | 2016.49 | Cotton and dye | Overall: 108.6 x 142.9 cm (42 3/4 x 56 1/4 in.) | Gift of Barbara G. Hoffman and Michael R. Short | © | |
 | Central Andes, central coast, Chancay people | 2017.60 | Cotton | Overall: 99.1 x 99.1 cm (39 x 39 in.) | Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Spain, probably Almeria | 1928.650 | tapestry weave: silk and gold thread | Overall: 6.1 x 26.1 cm (2 3/8 x 10 1/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910) | 1918.550 | silk and paper with silk embroidery | Overall: 118.1 x 179.7 cm (46 1/2 x 70 3/4 in.) | The Worcester R. Warner Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | Germany or Switzerland, Upper Rhine | 1939.162 | tapestry weave: linen warp, wool and silk wefts | Overall: 78.7 x 154.9 cm (31 x 61 in.) | Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., for the Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910) | 1918.549 | Overall: 121.9 x 186.7 cm (48 x 73 1/2 in.) | The Worcester R. Warner Collection | CCCC0 | ||
| Spain, Almeria | 1950.146 | Silk and gold thread: lampas, taqueté, and plain-weave variant | Overall: 43.8 x 39.7 cm (17 1/4 x 15 5/8 in.); Mounted: 53 x 49.8 cm (20 7/8 x 19 5/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 1953.17 | silk and silver-metal thread: lampas, brocaded | Overall: 87.7 x 52.1 cm (34 1/2 x 20 1/2 in.); Mounted: 94 x 58.4 cm (37 x 23 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 14th century | 1926.507 | silk, gold thread; a combination of two weaves (lampas) | Overall: 84.8 x 26.7 cm (33 3/8 x 10 1/2 in.); Mounted: 90.2 x 33 cm (35 1/2 x 13 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | 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 | |
Africa, North Africa, Tunisia, Djerba, Tunisian weaver(s) and embroiderer(s) | 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 | ||
 | Africa, North Africa, Egypt, Aswan, unidentified makers | 1916.1472 | Silk and mirrored glass | Overall: 132.1 x 63.5 x 30.5 cm (52 x 25 x 12 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Mexico, Coahuila state, Saltillo Region | 1921.568 | Wool, cotton; tapestry weave, macramé fringe | Overall: 200.7 x 106.7 cm (79 x 42 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Mexico, Coahuila state, Saltillo Region | 1921.569 | Wool, cotton; tapestry weave | Overall: 258 x 130.8 cm (101 9/16 x 51 1/2 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Austria, Vienna | 1931.10 | felted wool, embroidered and stuffed | Overall: 27 x 19.7 x 6.7 cm (10 5/8 x 7 3/4 x 2 5/8 in.) | Educational Purchase Fund | © | |
 | Austria, Vienna | 1931.12 | felted wool, embroidered and stuffed; metal wire | Overall: 25.4 x 22.9 x 5.1 cm (10 x 9 x 2 in.) | Educational Purchase Fund | © | |
| Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Middle Period, c. 600-400 BC (Early Horizon, Epoch 10) | 1940.529 | embroidery on tabby cloth; needle reseau and fringe at border | Overall: 40.7 x 182.9 cm (16 x 72 in.) | The Norweb Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | Stig Lindberg (Swedish, 1916–1982) | 1947.213 | handprinted plain weave cotton, loom width | Overall: 75.6 x 78.1 cm (29 3/4 x 30 3/4 in.) | Gift of Mrs. B. P. Bole, Mr. and Mrs. Guerdon S. Holden, Mrs. Windsor T. White, and the L. E. Holden Fund | © | |
 | Lisbet Jobs (Swedish, 1909–1961) and 1 other | 1956.415 | handprinted plain weave linen | Overall: 90.2 x 73.7 cm (35 1/2 x 29 in.) | The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund | © | |
 | Mexico, Coahuila state, Saltillo Region | 1973.1062 | Wool, cotton; tapestry weave | Overall: 245.5 x 151.2 cm (96 5/8 x 59 1/2 in.) | Gift of Mrs. John A. Hadden | CCCC0 | |
| Africa, North Africa, Egypt, Coptic-style weaver(s) | 1982.270 | Wool, linen, and dye | Overall: 34 x 29.2 cm (13 3/8 x 11 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Africa, North Africa, Egypt, Coptic-style weaver(s) | 1982.271 | Wool: tabby ground, inwoven tapestry ornament | Overall: 33 x 29.2 cm (13 x 11 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Tétouan, Moroccan weaver(s) | 2003.86 | Silk and dye | Overall: 314.9 x 62.5 cm (124 x 24 5/8 in.) | Gift of The Textile Art Alliance | CCCC0 | |
Peru, Moche, north coast, 1st-7th century | 2007.2 | cotton and camelid fiber | Overall: 40 x 25.4 cm (15 3/4 x 10 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | ||
 | Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-5th century | 1946.412 | plain weave ground with tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool | Overall: 45.2 x 47.7 cm (17 13/16 x 18 3/4 in.); Mounted: 64.1 x 64.1 x 2.5 cm (25 1/4 x 25 1/4 x 1 in.) | Gift of Henry Hunt Clark | CCCC0 | |
| Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century | 1949.12 | tapestry weave: wool | Average: 97.8 x 99.1 cm (38 1/2 x 39 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
| Italy, 19th century | 1933.315 | Needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in two directions), bobbin lace insert and edging, and crochet insert; bleached linen (est.) | Overall: 62.4 x 132.3 cm (24 9/16 x 52 1/16 in.) | Bequest of Louise Tifft Brown | CCCC0 | |
 | James Bassler (American, 1933-) | 2005.131 | Linen, waxed; tapestry weave with eccentric wefts | Overall: 180.4 x 317.5 cm (71 x 125 in.) | Gift of The Textile Art Alliance | © | |
 | Central Asia | 1991.3 | silk, gold thread; tapestry weave | Overall: 63.5 x 34.7 cm (25 x 13 11/16 in.); Mounted: 73.7 x 45.7 cm (29 x 18 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Iraq or Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055) | 1954.780 | compound tabby; silk | Overall: 210.2 x 102.5 cm (82 3/4 x 40 3/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | India, Kashmir and probably Avadh | 1917.36 | wool: embroidery | neck edge to hem: 120.7 cm (47 1/2 in.); Cuff to cuff: 175.3 cm (69 in.) | Gift of Mrs. James J. Tracy | CCCC0 | |
 | Germany | 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 | |
| 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 | |
 | Northeast Iran | 1990.2 | Silk and gold thread: lampas | Overall: 170.5 x 109 cm (67 1/8 x 42 15/16 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | China, Eastern, 11th-12th century | 1988.100 | tapestry, silk and gold thread | Overall: 58 x 27.2 cm (22 13/16 x 10 11/16 in.); Mounted: 75.6 x 43.8 cm (29 3/4 x 17 1/4 in.) | Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Italy, 17th-18th century | 1916.1884 | plain weave linen with needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction); bleached linen (est.) | Overall: 80.3 x 334.3 cm (31 5/8 x 131 5/8 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 16th century | 1920.1155 | needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one and two directions); bleached linen (est.) | Overall: 9.5 x 42.3 cm (3 3/4 x 16 5/8 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
| Italy, 19th century | 1933.343 | Needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); bleached linen (est.) | Overall: 24.7 x 316.5 cm (9 3/4 x 124 5/8 in.) | Bequest of Louise Tifft Brown | CCCC0 | |
| Italy, 19th century | 1936.221 | Needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction); cotton (est.) | Overall: 5.9 x 48 cm (2 5/16 x 18 7/8 in.) | The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection | CCCC0 | |
Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662) | 1956.325 | tapestry weave | Average: 327.7 x 322.6 cm (129 x 127 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Matthias Plum | CCCC0 | ||
| Mongolia, Tangut Xia, Khara Khoto (1032-1227), early 13th century | 1992.72 | thangka, silk tapestry | Overall: 100.6 x 74.3 cm (39 5/8 x 29 1/4 in.); Mounted: 111.1 x 83.8 x 7 cm (43 3/4 x 33 x 2 3/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Spain, Almeria | 1952.152 | Silk and gold thread: lampas and plain-weave variant | Overall: 52.7 x 63.5 cm (20 3/4 x 25 in.); Mounted: 61 x 71.1 cm (24 x 28 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Yemen, San'a', Zaydi Imam period | 1950.353 | resist-dyed warp (ikat); plain weave with inscription: cotton and gold leaf | Overall: 60.3 x 64.5 cm (23 3/4 x 25 3/8 in.); Mounted: 67.9 x 74.3 cm (26 3/4 x 29 1/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Spain, probably Almeria | 1932.137 | Silk and gold thread: lampas weave with areas of double cloth | Overall: 16.8 x 14 cm (6 5/8 x 5 1/2 in.); Mounted: 27.3 x 24.1 cm (10 3/4 x 9 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Spain, Granada | 1927.378 | Silk: lampas and taqueté weave | Overall: 37.8 x 25.1 cm (14 7/8 x 9 7/8 in.); Mounted: 46.7 x 28.9 cm (18 3/8 x 11 3/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Spain, probably Almeria | 1928.648 | Silk and gold thread: lampas weave with areas of double cloth | Overall: 28.6 x 26.7 cm (11 1/4 x 10 1/2 in.); Mounted: 38.7 x 36.8 cm (15 1/4 x 14 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 1939.38 | Silk and gilt-metal thread: lampas, brocaded | Overall: 55.4 x 28.5 cm (21 13/16 x 11 1/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
| Egypt, Fatimid period, reign of al-Musta‘lī | 1965.313 | plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave: linen, silk, and gold filé | Overall: 62.3 x 54.6 cm (24 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.) | Gift of The Textile Arts Club to commemorate its 30th Anniversary | CCCC0 | |
| Spain, probably Almeria | 1966.368 | Silk and gold thread: plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave | Overall: 21.2 x 58.4 cm (8 3/8 x 23 in.); Mounted: 30.2 x 67 cm (11 7/8 x 26 3/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Jean-Démosthène Dugourc (French, 1749–1825) and 1 other | 1935.237 | lampas (satin weave and plain weave variant), brocaded, embroidered (chain, satin stitches); silk | Overall: 237 x 45.7 cm (93 5/16 x 18 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy | 1943.66 | Silk, polychrome velvet with cut pile | Overall: 80 x 57.8 cm (31 1/2 x 22 3/4 in.); Mounted: 86.4 x 63.5 cm (34 x 25 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| probably Byzantium | 1951.92 | samite: silk | Overall: 118 x 165 cm (46 7/16 x 64 15/16 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 16th-17th century | 1920.1125 | Needle lace, mezza mandolina; bleached linen (est.) | Overall: 11.4 x 17.5 cm (4 1/2 x 6 7/8 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 16th century | 1920.1128 | needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); bleached linen (est.) | Overall: 10.7 x 15.4 cm (4 3/16 x 6 1/16 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
| Italy, 16th century | 1920.1141 | needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction); bleached linen (est.) | Overall: 40.1 x 46.4 cm (15 13/16 x 18 1/4 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
| Italy, 16th-17th century | 1920.1158 | needle lace; filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); bleached linen (est.) | Overall: 28.5 x 43.6 cm (11 1/4 x 17 3/16 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
| Italy, 16th-17th century | 1920.1245 | Bleached linen: needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in two directions) and fringe | Overall: 28.8 x 143.2 cm (11 5/16 x 56 3/8 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Russia, 18th century | 1921.596 | cutwork and drawnwork: linen; straight (continuous) bobbin lace (tape lace) edging | Overall: 61.1 x 192.5 cm (24 1/16 x 75 13/16 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 17th-18th century | 1933.303 | Plain weave linen with needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions) and bobbin lace edging; bleached linen (est.) | Overall: 88.3 x 137.5 cm (34 3/4 x 54 1/8 in.) | Bequest of Louise Tifft Brown | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 19th century | 1933.334 | Needle lace, machine-made burato (twined ground and darned in two directions), cutwork, drawnwork, and applied fringe; bleached linen (est.) | Overall: 79.8 x 71.4 cm (31 7/16 x 28 1/8 in.) | Bequest of Louise Tifft Brown | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 19th century | 1933.336 | Plain weave linen with needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); bleached linen (est.) | Overall: 91 x 141.7 cm (35 13/16 x 55 13/16 in.) | Bequest of Louise Tifft Brown | CCCC0 | |
| Italy, 18th century | 1936.94 | Needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions), alternating reticella squares (open cutwork) and bobbin lace edging; bleached linen (est.) | Overall: 196.7 x 130.6 cm (77 7/16 x 51 7/16 in.) | The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection | CCCC0 | |
![Samara [I]](https://piction.clevelandart.org/cma/ump.di?e=56ACC0DF76180F429C3B263472B042004DD5165785B802E6B94F861A83E00310&s=24247294&se=1128270358&v=4&f=1937.187_o5.jpg) | Josef Frank (Swedish, born Austria, 1885–1967) and 1 other | 1937.187 | linen: tabby weave, block printed, loom width | Overall: 69.9 x 127 cm (27 1/2 x 50 in.) | Educational Purchase Fund | © | |
| Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1) | 1940.522 | plain warp-faced cloth, painted: cotton | Overall: 58.5 x 18.8 cm (23 1/16 x 7 3/8 in.) | The Norweb Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | Louisa Joiner (American, 1844–1911) | 2000.63 | silk, ribbons, lace, velvet, embroidered, heat transfer | Overall: 186.7 x 182.9 cm (73 1/2 x 72 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Morrisey | CCCC0 | |
Iran, Kashan, Safavid period (1501-1722) | 1944.499 | Silk: velvet, pile-warp substitution | Mounted: 44.5 x 26.7 cm (17 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
 | Iraq or Iran, Buyid period | 1941.292 | silk: plain weave variation with supplementary weft | Overall: 40.3 x 30.5 cm (15 7/8 x 12 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662) and 1 other | 1944.133 | tapestry weave: linen warp, wool and silk wefts | Overall: 312.4 x 452 cm (123 x 177 15/16 in.) | The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection | CCCC0 | |
| Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) | 1972.46 | weft-faced plain weave with slit-and dovetailed-tapestry weave, supplementary weft wrapping, embroidery; undyed linen, dyed wool | Overall: 205 x 170.2 cm (80 11/16 x 67 in.) | The A. W. Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment Fund | CCCC0 | |
| 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 | |
 | China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) | 1987.57 | silk and gold thread; embroidery | Overall: 119.4 x 302.1 cm (47 x 118 15/16 in.) | Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Egypt or Iran, Ayyubid period, 1100s | 1937.23 | lampas: silk | Overall: 36.8 x 23.5 cm (14 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.); Mounted: 47 x 33.7 cm (18 1/2 x 13 1/4 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, Milan ?, 18th century | 1923.997 | lace, bobbin: linen | Average: 33.7 x 348 cm (13 1/4 x 137 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Edward B. Greene, G. G. Wade and J. H. Wade, Jr. for the Ellen Garretson Wade Memorial Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy | 1947.294 | Silk, gold thread; lampas weave | Overall: 115.6 x 33.7 cm (45 1/2 x 13 1/4 in.); Mounted: 120.7 x 36.8 cm (47 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Egypt, Tinnis, Fatimid period, datable to 983-90 | 1950.354 | plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave: linen and silk | Overall: 49.5 x 151.1 cm (19 1/2 x 59 1/2 in.); Mounted: 60.3 x 161.9 cm (23 3/4 x 63 3/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Syria or Egypt, Mamluk Dynasty (1250–1517) | 1950.510 | lampas, quilted: silk | Overall: 11.4 x 16.5 x 16.5 cm (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Iran, Herat, 16th century | 1962.263 | senna knot: wool and cotton | Average: 771.7 x 307.3 cm (303 13/16 x 121 in.) | Florence and Charles Abel Oriental Rug Collection by exchange | CCCC0 | |
| Egypt or Syria, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258) | 1939.505 | Silk: complementary weft-faced twill with inner warps (samit) | Overall: 27.3 x 6.7 cm (10 3/4 x 2 5/8 in.); Mounted: 34.9 x 14.3 cm (13 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, Sicily, 16th century | 1920.1123 | needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction) and bobbin lace edging; brown silk (est.), unbleached and bleached linen (est.), or cotton (est.) | Overall: 8 x 19.1 cm (3 1/8 x 7 1/2 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 16th-17th century | 1920.1126 | needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one and two directions); bleached and blue dyed linen (est.) | Overall: 12.5 x 7.4 cm (4 15/16 x 2 15/16 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
| Italy, 16th century | 1920.1142 | needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction); bleached linen (est.) | Overall: 39.1 x 45.6 cm (15 3/8 x 17 15/16 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
| Italy, 16th century | 1920.1159 | needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); bleached linen (est.) | Overall: 20.1 x 80.5 cm (7 15/16 x 31 11/16 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
| Italy, 16th-17th century | 1920.1161 | needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); bleached linen (est.) | Overall: 15 x 63.8 cm (5 7/8 x 25 1/8 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 16th century | 1920.1256 | Needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in two directions); unbleached and bleached linen (est.) | Overall: 29.2 x 32.2 cm (11 1/2 x 12 11/16 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, early 19th century | 1920.526 | Needle lace, machine-made burato (twined ground and darned in one direction); bleached linen (est.) | Overall: 31.1 x 297.4 cm (12 1/4 x 117 1/16 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
| Italy | 1920.825 | Needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in two directions); bleached linen (est.) | Overall: 29.1 x 39.5 cm (11 7/16 x 15 9/16 in.) | Educational Purchase Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Russia, 18th-19th century | 1921.1134 | cutwork and drawnwork: linen; straight (continuous) bobbin lace (tape lace) edging; applied silk (est.) ribbon | Overall: 89.8 x 95.2 cm (35 3/8 x 37 1/2 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Russia, 19th century | 1921.1135 | cutwork and drawnwork: linen; straight (continuous) bobbin lace (tape lace) edging | Overall: 55.8 x 48.1 cm (21 15/16 x 18 15/16 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, Sicily, 16th century | 1921.1139 | Needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction); bleached linen (est.) | Overall: 14.7 x 388.3 cm (5 13/16 x 152 7/8 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
| Russia, 18th-19th century | 1921.1140 | cutwork and drawnwork: linen; straight (continuous) bobbin lace (tape lace) edging | Overall: 48.4 x 154.1 cm (19 1/16 x 60 11/16 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Russia, 18th-19th century | 1921.1141 | cutwork and drawnwork: linen; straight (continuous) bobbin lace (tape lace) edging; applied silk (est.) ribbon and embroidery | Overall: 52.1 x 145.4 cm (20 1/2 x 57 1/4 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy ?, 18th century | 1921.84 | Needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction); silk (est.) and unidentified ground fiber | Overall: 133.4 x 114 cm (52 1/2 x 44 7/8 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Page | CCCC0 | |
 | Russia, 18th-19th century | 1921.85 | Needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one direction) and bobbin lace edging; bleached linen (est.) | Overall: 35.6 x 154.3 cm (14 x 60 3/4 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Page | CCCC0 | |
 | Spain | 1923.876 | Needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one direction); bleached linen (est.) | Overall: 13.7 x 104.9 cm (5 3/8 x 41 5/16 in.) | Educational Purchase Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Spain | 1923.877 | Needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one direction); bleached linen (est.) and cotton (est.) | Overall: 18.4 x 108 cm (7 1/4 x 42 1/2 in.) | Educational Purchase Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Cyprus ?, 18th century | 1933.311 | Plain weave wool with needle lace, burato insertion (twined ground and darned in two directions), filet/lacis border and edging (knotted ground and darned in one direction), drawn work, and embroidery; bleached linen (est.), wool (est.), and cotton (est.) | Overall: 72.6 x 233.6 cm (28 9/16 x 91 15/16 in.) | Bequest of Louise Tifft Brown | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, Sardinia, 19th century | 1933.317 | Needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one direction); bleached linen (est.) | Overall: 27.9 x 316.2 cm (11 x 124 1/2 in.) | Bequest of Louise Tifft Brown | CCCC0 | |
| Italy, Sardinia, 19th century | 1933.344 | Needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one direction); bleached linen (est.) | Overall: 23.8 x 244.2 cm (9 3/8 x 96 1/8 in.) | Bequest of Louise Tifft Brown | CCCC0 | |
 | Josef Frank (Swedish, born Austria, 1885–1967) and 1 other | 1934.19 | block printed tabby weave linen, loom width | Overall: 74.5 x 80.8 cm (29 5/16 x 31 13/16 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Edd A. Ruggles | © | |
| Russia, Nizhniy Novgorod, 18th-19th century | 1934.193 | Needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one and two directions); bleached linen (est.) | Overall: 57.4 x 90.2 cm (22 5/8 x 35 1/2 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Rollin J. Stickle | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, Sardinia, 17th century | 1936.222 | Needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one and two directions); bleached linen (est.) | Overall: 20.2 x 68.8 cm (7 15/16 x 27 1/16 in.) | The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | Unassigned, 19th century | 1936.225 | Needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one direction); bleached linen (est.) | Overall: 17.9 x 22.2 cm (7 1/16 x 8 3/4 in.) | The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | Unassigned, 19th century | 1936.226 | Needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one direction); bleached linen (est.) | Overall: 17.9 x 21.8 cm (7 1/16 x 8 9/16 in.) | The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection | CCCC0 | |
| Spain ?, 19th century | 1939.453 | Needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); bleached linen (est.) | Overall: 76.2 x 219.1 cm (30 x 86 1/4 in.) | Gift of Florence A. Hamilton | CCCC0 | |
| Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1) | 1940.518 | warp-faced cloth, painted: cotton | Overall: 71 x 29.2 cm (27 15/16 x 11 1/2 in.) | The Norweb Collection | CCCC0 | |
| Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1) | 1940.519 | plain warp-faced cloth, painted: cotton | Overall: 61 x 21.6 cm (24 x 8 1/2 in.) | The Norweb Collection | CCCC0 | |
| Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1) | 1940.525 | plain warp-faced cloth, painted: cotton | Overall: 86.3 x 28.5 cm (34 x 11 1/4 in.) | The Norweb Collection | CCCC0 | |
| Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1) | 1940.526 | plain warp-faced cloth, painted: cotton | Overall: 25 x 14.5 cm (9 13/16 x 5 11/16 in.) | The Norweb Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | Germany, late 18th century | 1942.500 | embroidery; silk on linen | Overall: 101.6 x 30.5 cm (40 x 12 in.) | The Mary Pack McNairy Collection, Gift of Gladys McNairy White and Elisabeth McNairy Monroe in memory of their mother | CCCC0 | |
 | England, 17th century | 1942.506 | embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground | Overall: 59.4 x 17.5 cm (23 3/8 x 6 7/8 in.) | The Mary Pack McNairy Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | Willemijntje Elisabeth Wakker (Dutch, b. 1875) | 1943.110 | Silk on linen, embroidery | Overall: 47.3 x 47.3 cm (18 5/8 x 18 5/8 in.) | Gift of George W. Bierce | CCCC0 | |
 | Anna Wakker (Dutch, 1871–1917) | 1943.98 | embroidery; silk on cotton | Overall: 48.6 x 41.3 cm (19 1/8 x 16 1/4 in.) | Gift of George W. Bierce | CCCC0 | |
| Spain, 19th century | 1956.323 | needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); bleached linen (est.) | Overall: 92.7 x 69.6 cm (36 1/2 x 27 3/8 in.) | Anonymous gift in memory of Mrs. Henry G. Keller | CCCC0 | |
 | Elisabeth Ulrik (Swedish, active Stockholm ?) and 1 other | 1964.300 | twill weave cotton, screen printed | Overall: 106 x 121.9 cm (41 3/4 x 48 in.) | The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund | © | |
 | Elisabeth Ulrik (Swedish, active Stockholm ?) and 1 other | 1964.301 | twill weave cotton, screen printed | Overall: 106.7 x 121.9 cm (42 x 48 in.) | The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund | © | |
France, 18th century | 2006.2 | Silk, wool: needlework, tent and cross-stitch embroidery on canvas | Overall: 82.5 cm (32 1/2 in.) | Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund | CCCC0 | ||
 | Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people | 2021.153 | Cotton; reverse appliqué, appliqué | Overall: 42 x 53 cm (16 9/16 x 20 7/8 in.) | Gift of Howard A. Aronson | CCCC0 | |
| Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people | 2021.154 | Cotton; reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroidery | Overall: 34.3 x 43.2 cm (13 1/2 x 17 in.) | Gift of Cathy Lincoln | CCCC0 | |
| Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people | 2021.155 | Cotton; reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroidery | Overall: 46.4 x 34.3 cm (18 1/4 x 13 1/2 in.) | Gift of Cathy Lincoln | CCCC0 | |
| Egypt or Syria, Mamluk period, probably Sultanate of Nasir al-Din Muhammad, 1293-1341 | 1985.5 | Silk: lampas | Overall: 11.4 x 16.5 x 16.5 cm (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Flanders, possibly Bruges | 1973.77 | Wool, silk, silver thread; tapestry weave | Overall: 79 x 75.9 cm (31 1/8 x 29 7/8 in.); Framed: 102.2 x 99.7 cm (40 1/4 x 39 1/4 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) | 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 | |
 | Helen Escobedo (Mexican, 1934–2010) | 2004.62 | estropajo (a vegatable sponge made from the inside of a gourd) | Overall: 28 x 15.2 x 16.5 cm (11 x 6 x 6 1/2 in.) | Gift of Mildred Constantine | © | |
| 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 | |
| America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo, Post-Contact, Early Period | 1917.62 | tapestry weave: wool (Germantown) | Overall: 194.8 x 138.4 cm (76 11/16 x 54 1/2 in.) | Gift of Mrs. L. E. Holden | CCCC0 | |
 | India, Mughal | 1936.443 | cotton: tabby weave, resist-dyed (mordant resist and batik); applied gold leaf | Overall: 142 x 172 cm (55 7/8 x 67 11/16 in.) | Gift of The Textile Arts Club | CCCC0 | |
 | Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th-6th century | 1979.58 | dyed wool, undyed linen; slit-tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping and plain weave headings | Overall: 24.1 x 28.6 cm (9 1/2 x 11 1/4 in.); Mounted: 33 x 37.5 cm (13 x 14 3/4 in.) | Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Central China, 13th century or earlier | 1988.33 | tapestry, silk and gold thread | Overall: 60 x 32 cm (23 5/8 x 12 5/8 in.) | Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund | CCCC0 | |
| 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 | |
| Egypt, Antinoë, Byzantine period, 6th century | 1960.273 | Dyed wool, undyed linen; slit-tapestry weave | Overall: 76.2 x 26 cm (30 x 10 1/4 in.); Mounted: 89.2 x 34.3 cm (35 1/8 x 13 1/2 in.) | Gift of The Textile Arts Club | CCCC0 | |
| Egypt, late Byzantine or early Islamic period, 7th Century | 1960.275 | tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool | Overall: 8.2 x 24.7 cm (3 1/4 x 9 3/4 in.); Mounted: 14.6 x 30.5 cm (5 3/4 x 12 in.) | Gift of The Textile Arts Club | CCCC0 | |
 | Olga de Amaral (Colombian, 1932-) | 1978.23 | Woven, wrapped, and interlaced wool and horsehair | Overall: 231.1 x 190.5 x 15.3 cm (91 x 75 x 6 in.) | Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund | © | |
| 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 | |
 | Spain, probably Granada | 1952.105 | Silk and gold thread: tapestry weave | Overall: 17.8 x 10.8 cm (7 x 4 1/4 in.); Mounted: 26.4 x 19.7 cm (10 3/8 x 7 3/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
Northern China, Liao dynasty (907-1125) | 1993.158 | Silk: tapestry weave; two kinds of metal threads | Overall: 47.5 x 30.8 cm (18 11/16 x 12 1/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
 | Indonesia, Java, North Coast, mid-19th century | 1917.26 | Cotton: plain weave, wax-resist dyed (batik) | Overall: 106 x 192.4 cm (41 3/4 x 75 3/4 in.) | Gift of Mrs. James J. Tracy | CCCC0 | |
| Spain, Almeria | 1950.394 | Silk and gold thread: lampas, taqueté, and plain-weave variant | Overall: 54.6 x 65.4 cm (21 1/2 x 25 3/4 in.); Mount: 66.7 x 76.8 cm (26 1/4 x 30 1/4 in.); Framed: 69.2 x 79.4 cm (27 1/4 x 31 1/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Eastern Iran or Central Asia | 1959.124 | Silk; samite weave | Overall: 26.5 x 25.5 cm (10 7/16 x 10 1/16 in.) | Gift of The Textile Art Alliance | CCCC0 | |
| Eastern Iran, Ilkhanid period | 1985.4 | lampas: silk, cotton, and gold thread | Overall: 43.5 x 39.5 cm (17 1/8 x 15 9/16 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Egypt or Syria, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258) | 1951.91 | Silk: complementary weft-faced twill with inner warps (samit) | Overall: 22.5 x 29.5 cm (8 7/8 x 11 5/8 in.); Mounted: 27.9 x 34.9 cm (11 x 13 3/4 in.) | Gift of The Textile Arts Club | CCCC0 | |
| Central Andes, Central Coast, Ychsma (Pachacamac) people | 1933.392 | cotton and camelid fiber, tapestry weave with areas of eccentric weft floats | Overall: 26 x 56.5 cm (10 1/4 x 22 1/4 in.); Mounted: 32.4 x 62.9 cm (12 3/4 x 24 3/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | France, Louis XVI (1774-1793) period | 1940.474 | Silk: taffeta, warp-patterned and brocaded | Overall: 58 x 56.5 cm (22 13/16 x 22 1/4 in.); Mounted: 63.7 x 62.9 cm (25 1/16 x 24 3/4 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Germany or Switzerland, 16th century | 1979.1 | embroidery: silk and linen on linen ground; contours of design applied with ink | Overall: 147.3 x 152.4 cm (58 x 60 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Spain, Granada, Nasrid period | 1939.48 | lampas: silk and gold thread | Overall: 10.2 x 54.9 cm (4 x 21 5/8 in.); Mounted: 17.8 x 62.9 cm (7 x 24 3/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Egypt, Fatimid period, reign of Caliph al-Hakim, 1013–20 | 1950.549 | plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave: linen, silk, and gold filé | Overall: 23.5 x 62.3 cm (9 1/4 x 24 1/2 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
| China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Jiaqing period (1796-1820) | 1983.32 | Silk: satin weave; silk and metal thread: embroidery | width across shoulders: 226.1 cm (89 in.); length back of neck to hem: 154.9 cm (61 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 11th century | 1931.444 | tablet weave; gold metallic thread and silk | Overall: 16.5 x 17.1 cm (6 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.) | Gift of Dr. C. S. Reber | CCCC0 | |
 | China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95) | 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 | |
 | China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95) | 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 | |
 | China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95) | 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 | |
| Spain, Alcaraz?, Mudejar, 15th century | 1952.511 | wool, knotted pile: Spanish knot | Overall: 418.8 x 236.1 cm (164 7/8 x 92 15/16 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Constance Irving (British) and 1 other | 1926.560 | cretonne; machine roller printed | Overall: 351.8 x 78.7 cm (138 1/2 x 31 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | © | |
| Charles Francis Annesley Voysey (British, 1857–1941) and 1 other | 1926.561 | cretonne; wood roller printed | Overall: 317.5 x 80 cm (125 x 31 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | © | |
 | Egypt, Abbasid period | 1969.38 | tapestry; linen and wool | Overall: 23.5 x 20.4 cm (9 1/4 x 8 1/16 in.) | The A. W. Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Uzbekistan, Shahr-i Sabz | 1916.1412 | Silk: embroidery, cross-stitch | Overall: 150 x 218.4 cm (59 1/16 x 86 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | Spain, Granada, Nasrid period | 1940.609 | silk; lampas weave | Overall: 54.2 x 27.6 cm (21 5/16 x 10 7/8 in.); Mounted: 61.6 x 27.6 cm (24 1/4 x 10 7/8 in.) | Bequest of James Parmelee | CCCC0 | |
 | Iran or Iraq | 1953.434 | Silk: lampas weave | Overall: 47.6 x 49.5 cm (18 3/4 x 19 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258) | 1959.123 | dyed wool, undyed linen; plain weave and slit-tapestry weave | Overall: 30.5 x 24.8 cm (12 x 9 3/4 in.); Mounted: 41.9 x 36.8 cm (16 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.) | Gift of The Textile Arts Club | CCCC0 | |
 | China, Yuan dynasty (1260-1368) | 1995.73 | Silk and gold thread; lampas | Overall: 20.3 x 20 cm (8 x 7 7/8 in.); Mounted: 31.4 x 31.1 cm (12 3/8 x 12 1/4 in.) | Edward L. Whittemore Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Italy, possibly Florence, 15th century | 1940.596 | silk, gold thread; velvet: cut pile in two heights, uncut pile loops, gold-thread loops | Overall: 118.7 x 60.6 cm (46 3/4 x 23 7/8 in.); Mounted: 130.8 x 71.1 cm (51 1/2 x 28 in.) | Bequest of James Parmelee | CCCC0 | |
 | Iran or Iraq | 1955.52 | Silk: double-face compound twill | Overall: 78.1 x 66 cm (30 3/4 x 26 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Italy, possibly Florence, 15th century | 1929.82 | silk, gold thread; polychrome velvet: cut pile, brocaded, and voided | Overall: 108.6 x 55.9 cm (42 3/4 x 22 in.); Mounted: 115.6 x 59.7 cm (45 1/2 x 23 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Italy, last third of 14th century | 1943.283 | Silk, gold thread; a combination of two weaves (lampas) | Overall: 40.3 x 24.8 cm (15 7/8 x 9 3/4 in.); Mounted: 45.1 x 28.6 cm (17 3/4 x 11 1/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | 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 | |
| Philippe de Lasalle (French, 1723–1805) and 1 other | 1945.97 | Silk: llampas (satin weave and plain weave variant), brocaded, appliquéd, embroidered | Overall: 210.2 x 61 cm (82 3/4 x 24 in.); Mounted: 218.4 x 71.1 cm (86 x 28 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Late Period, 3rd-1st Century BC | 1946.228 | needle reseau (netting): wool and cotton | Overall: 426.5 x 7 cm (167 15/16 x 2 3/4 in.) | The Norweb Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | Egypt or Syria | 1952.103 | Silk: samite | Overall: 25.7 x 34 cm (10 1/8 x 13 3/8 in.); Mounted: 32.4 x 40.6 cm (12 3/4 x 16 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Netherlands, Hainault, early 16th century | 1942.824 | tapestry weave: wool and silk | Overall: 274.2 x 639.7 cm (107 15/16 x 251 7/8 in.) | Bequest of John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
 | Spain, Granada, Nasrid period | 1939.42 | lampas: silk and gold thread | Overall: 31.4 x 22.9 cm (12 3/8 x 9 in.); Mounted: 34.3 x 27.9 cm (13 1/2 x 11 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) | 1974.36 | embroidery, silk and applied gold leaf on silk ground | Overall: 164 x 138 cm (64 9/16 x 54 5/16 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Central Asia or Daidu, 13th century | 1991.5 | lampas, silk and gold thread | Overall: 51.3 x 75.6 cm (20 3/16 x 29 3/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Uzbekistan, Bukhara | 2009.267 | Silk: velvet ikat | Overall: 132.1 x 150 cm (52 x 59 1/16 in.) | Gift of Arlene C. Cooper | CCCC0 | |
 | 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 | |
 | Italy, Florence, 15th century | 1973.20 | silk, gold thread; velvet: three heights of cut pile, gold thread loops | Overall: 300.9 x 56.5 cm (118 7/16 x 22 1/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Dorothy Ceruti (American, 1932-) | 1984.72 | linen and gold filé: dyed, wrapped, and twined construction, formed acrylic sheeting | Overall: 21 x 31.2 x 31.2 cm (8 1/4 x 12 5/16 x 12 5/16 in.) | Wishing Well Fund | © | |
 | Central Asia | 1987.145 | silk and gold thread over two layers of cotton, embroidery | Overall: 66.5 x 45 cm (26 3/16 x 17 11/16 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Northeastern Woodlands, Great Lakes/St. Lawrence River Region or Europe | 1996.14 | Cotton, peacock feathers, guinea fowl feathers?, Gadwalls duck feathers | Overall (display): 78.7 x 63.5 x 22.9 cm (31 x 25 x 9 in.); Overall: 92.7 x 166.4 cm (36 1/2 x 65 1/2 in.) | Gift of the Textile Art Alliance in honor of their 60th Anniversary | CCCC0 | |
Central Andes, Middle Horizon, Wari, 6th-11th century | 2005.53 | Camelid fiber, cotton; tapestry weave | Overall: 88.6 x 101.9 cm (34 7/8 x 40 1/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
 | Turkey, Istanbul or Bursa | 2009.282 | velvet, brocaded: silk, gilt- and silver-metal thread, and cotton | Overall: 138.4 x 65.4 cm (54 1/2 x 25 3/4 in.); Mounted: 134.6 x 63.5 cm (53 x 25 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Central Andes, Northern Central Coast | 1925.668 | camelid fiber and cotton; tapestry-weave yoke and chest plaque, plain-weave body | Overall: 71.1 x 100 cm (28 x 39 3/8 in.); Mounted: 86.4 x 116.8 cm (34 x 46 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
| Egypt, Abbasid period | 1952.256 | slit-and dovetailed-tapestry weave; wool | Overall: 53.3 x 80.7 cm (21 x 31 3/4 in.); Mounted: 63.5 x 90.2 cm (25 x 35 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, second half of 14th century | 1977.14 | silk, gold thread; a combination of two weaves, 2/1 twill and plain weave (lampas) | Overall: 21 x 34.9 cm (8 1/4 x 13 3/4 in.); Mounted: 29.2 x 43.2 cm (11 1/2 x 17 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Egypt, Antinoë, Byzantine period, late 6th century | 1980.31 | Dyed wool, undyed linen: slit-tapestry weave | Overall: 76.2 x 54.9 cm (30 x 21 5/8 in.); Mounted: 87.6 x 66 x 2.5 cm (34 1/2 x 26 x 1 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258) | 1982.107 | wool; plain weave with slit-tapestry weave | Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund | CCCC0 | |||
 | France, Alsace, Sain-Bel, late 18th century | 1935.113 | wax-resist print dyed with indigo, design printed by means of woodblock | Overall: 54.6 x 53.3 cm (21 1/2 x 21 in.) | Gift of Gertrude Underhill | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, second half of 14th century | 1940.1193 | Silk and gold thread; lampas weave | Overall: 20.3 x 40.6 cm (8 x 16 in.); Mounted: 30.5 x 50.8 cm (12 x 20 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Egypt, Fatimid period, reign of al-Mustansir | 1950.528 | plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave: linen and silk | Overall: 41 x 24.1 cm (16 1/8 x 9 1/2 in.); Mounted: 47 x 30.5 cm (18 1/2 x 12 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Peru, Inca, 15th-16th century | 1957.136 | tapestry; cotton and camelid fiber | Average: 85.1 x 76.2 cm (33 1/2 x 30 in.) | Gift of William R. Carlisle | CCCC0 | |
| Iran ?, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055) | 1968.73 | Silk: lampas weave | Overall: 59 x 57.4 cm (23 1/4 x 22 5/8 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mallon | CCCC0 | |
 | Northern China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) | 1994.293 | Silk: tabby, brocaded; gold thread | Overall: 58.4 x 67 cm (23 x 26 3/8 in.); Mounted: 68.6 x 77.5 cm (27 x 30 1/2 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Uzbekistan, Bukhara | 2006.150 | Silk: warp-faced plain weave, warp-ikat; cotton weft | Overall: 211.8 x 142.2 cm (83 3/8 x 56 in.) | Gift of Guido Goldman | CCCC0 | |
 | Turkey, Istanbul or Bursa | 2008.146 | velvet, brocaded: silk, gilt- and silver-metal thread, and cotton | Overall: 180.7 x 128.3 cm (71 1/8 x 50 1/2 in.); Mounted: 185.4 x 134 cm (73 x 52 3/4 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Iran | 1951.88 | samite: silk | Overall: 8.3 x 11.4 cm (3 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.) | Gift of The Textile Arts Club | CCCC0 | |
 | China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) | 1916.1329 | silk and metal thread; slit tapestry weave (kesi) | Overall: 29.5 x 31.3 cm (11 5/8 x 12 5/16 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95) | 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 | |
 | Germany, Cologne | 1918.306 | Linen, silk, metal-wrapped thread: compound twill weave | Overall: 11.4 x 40.6 cm (4 1/2 x 16 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Spain, Granada | 1918.183 | Silk: lampas weave | Overall: 29.9 x 20 cm (11 3/4 x 7 7/8 in.); Mounted: 39.1 x 28.9 cm (15 3/8 x 11 3/8 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th period | 1919.21 | tapestry weave with supplementary weftwrapping; undyed linen, dyed wool | Overall: 25.4 x 24.8 cm (10 x 9 3/4 in.); Mounted: 38.1 x 38.1 cm (15 x 15 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | 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 | |
 | Italy, Genoa, 16th century | 1920.1240 | linen; lace, open cutwork (reticella) and bobbin | Overall: 56.8 x 29.5 cm (22 3/8 x 11 5/8 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
| Spain: embroidered linen; Flanders: bobbin lace (Point d’Angleterre) flounce | 1920.1260 | Plain weave linen embroidered in gold and silver; linen bobbin lace (Point d’Angleterre a Reseau) | Average: 342.9 x 61 cm (135 x 24 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
| Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 1926.22 | silk and gilt-metal thread: twill weave with supplementary weft, stamped | Overall: 85.7 x 71.1 cm (33 3/4 x 28 in.); Mounted: 92.7 x 78.7 cm (36 1/2 x 31 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Egypt, Mamluk sultanate (1250–1517) | 1929.907 | Block printing on plain weave linen ground | Overall: 20.5 x 11.9 cm (8 1/16 x 4 11/16 in.) | Gift of George D. Pratt | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 15th century | 1941.392 | lampas weave, silk and gold thread | Overall: 44.5 x 36.2 cm (17 1/2 x 14 1/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, last third of the 14th century | 1942.1078 | lampas weave, silk and gold thread | Overall: 26.7 x 33.2 cm (10 1/2 x 13 1/16 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Italy, Florence, 15th century | 1943.67 | silk, velvet: cut pile and voided | Overall: 211.5 x 40 cm (83 1/4 x 15 3/4 in.); Mounted: 222.3 x 49.5 x 7.6 cm (87 1/2 x 19 1/2 x 3 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th century | 1950.615 | tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and wool | Overall: 47.6 x 6.2 cm (18 3/4 x 2 7/16 in.); Mounted: 53.3 x 12.1 cm (21 x 4 3/4 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, Venice, last third of 14th century | 1954.69 | silk, gold thread; a combination of two weaves, 2/1 twill and 1/3 twill (lampas) | Overall: 21.6 x 31.1 cm (8 1/2 x 12 1/4 in.); Mounted: 30.5 x 39.4 cm (12 x 15 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people, Sugtupo community | 1971.206 | cotton: reverse appliqué | Overall: 44 x 57.2 cm (17 5/16 x 22 1/2 in.) | Gift of Dr. and Mrs. F. Louis Hoover | © | |
| Northeastern Woodlands, Great Lakes Region, Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) People | 1982.61 | plain weave cotton, twill weave wool, velvet, plaited wool binding, wool tassels, glass beads | Average: 107.3 x 33 cm (42 1/4 x 13 in.) | James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund | CCCC0 | |
| South America, Peru, Central Andes, Middle Horizon, Wari people, 7th-11th century | 2007.179 | camelid-fiber, cotton; tapestry weave | Overall: 202.6 x 112 cm (79 3/4 x 44 1/8 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
Iran, Rasht, Qajar period (1779-1925) | 2014.388 | Interior: wool: plain weave, inlaid work; silk: embroidery, chain stitch; tape, leather; Exterior: cotton, wool: plain weave; rope, iron ring | Overall: 360 x 400 x 400.1 cm (141 3/4 x 157 1/2 x 157 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
 | Iran, probably Tabriz, Ilkhanid period | 1918.225 | silk, gilt-metal thread; brocaded velvet | Overall: 30.5 x 20.6 cm (12 x 8 1/8 in.); Mounted: 34.9 x 25.4 cm (13 3/4 x 10 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | 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 | |
 | Spain, Granada | 1929.975 | Silk: lampas weave | Average: 104.2 x 215.9 cm (41 x 85 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Mabel A. Hewit (American, 1903–1984) | 1938.194 | block printing on silk | Overall: 127 x 84.5 cm (50 x 33 1/4 in.) | Educational Purchase Fund | © | |
 | Turkey, Bursa | 1943.313 | velvet, brocaded: silk and silver-metal thread | Overall: 81.3 x 28.6 cm (32 x 11 1/4 in.); Mounted: 91.4 x 39.4 cm (36 x 15 1/2 in.) | Gift of Adolph Loewi | CCCC0 | |
| Iran or Iraq, in the style of the Abbasid period (750–1258) | 1971.23 | Silk: lampas weave | Overall: 103.2 x 86.4 cm (40 5/8 x 34 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Syria (?), 900s - 1000s | 1986.90 | silk: plain weave variation with supplementary weft | Overall: 78.8 x 48.6 cm (31 x 19 1/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Hiroyuki Shindo (Japanese, 1941-) | 1996.193 | Indigo-dyed cotton | Overall: 17 x 17 x 17 cm (6 11/16 x 6 11/16 x 6 11/16 in.) | Gift of Mildred Constantine | © | |
 | Hiroyuki Shindo (Japanese, 1941-) | 1996.204 | Indigo-dyed cotton | Overall: 17.2 x 17.2 x 17.2 cm (6 3/4 x 6 3/4 x 6 3/4 in.) | Gift of Mildred Constantine | © | |
 | Central Asia | 1996.297 | Silk and gold thread, lampas | Overall: 57.5 x 18.4 cm (22 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.); Mounted: 67.9 x 29.8 cm (26 3/4 x 11 3/4 in.) | Edward L. Whittemore Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Iran | 1950.84 | Silk: diasper, tabby weave | Overall: 39.6 x 45.4 cm (15 9/16 x 17 7/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Germany, Cologne, 14th-15th century | 1918.921 | Linen, silk, metal-wrapped thread: compound twill weave | Overall: 47.8 x 8.3 cm (18 13/16 x 3 1/4 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Germany, Cologne, 14th-15th century | 1918.922 | Linen, silk, metal-wrapped thread: compound twill weave | Overall: 48.3 x 8.3 cm (19 x 3 1/4 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Germany, Cologne, 14th-15th century | 1918.925 | Linen, silk, metal-wrapped thread: compound twill weave | Overall: 47 x 8 cm (18 1/2 x 3 1/8 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Iran or Iraq, possibly Rayy | 1939.506 | Silk: plain weave with supplementary weft | Overall: 24.1 x 22.9 cm (9 1/2 x 9 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Eastern Iran or Central Asia | 1982.284 | Silk; samite weave | Overall: 26 x 29 cm (10 1/4 x 11 7/16 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Yemen, San'a, Reign of Rassid Imams | 1950.524 | Cotton and gold leaf: resist-dyed warp (ikat); plain weave with inscription | Overall: 41.7 x 30 cm (16 7/16 x 11 13/16 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Turkey, Istanbul, Ottoman period | 1924.741 | Silk: lampas weave, silver-metal thread | Overall: 105.7 x 49.5 cm (41 5/8 x 19 1/2 in.); Mounted: 110.5 x 54.6 cm (43 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Gregory Brown (British, 1887–1941) and 1 other | 1926.563 | hand block printed on linen | Overall: 366.4 x 128.3 cm (144 1/4 x 50 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | © | |
 | William Morris (British, 1834–1896) | 1937.579 | roller printed cotton | Overall: 76.1 x 95.3 cm (29 15/16 x 37 1/2 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Philip White | CCCC0 | |
 | William Morris (British, 1834–1896) | 1937.695 | plain weave cotton, printed | Overall: 85.1 x 100.3 cm (33 1/2 x 39 1/2 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Henry Chisholm | CCCC0 | |
 | William Morris (British, 1834–1896) | 1937.697 | plain weave linen, printed | Overall: 87 x 90.5 cm (34 1/4 x 35 5/8 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Henry Chisholm | CCCC0 | |
 | William Morris (British, 1834–1896) | 1937.698 | plain weave cotton, printed | Overall: 90.2 x 97.8 cm (35 1/2 x 38 1/2 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Henry Chisholm | CCCC0 | |
 | William Morris (British, 1834–1896) | 1937.699 | plain weave cotton, printed | Overall: 91.4 x 92.7 cm (36 x 36 1/2 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Henry Chisholm | CCCC0 | |
 | Kate Faulkner | 1937.700 | plain weave cotton, printed | Overall: 86 x 99.4 cm (33 7/8 x 39 1/8 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Henry Chisholm | © | |
| Royal Savonnerie Manufactory, Chaillot Workshops (French, est. 1627) | 1946.247 | knotted pile, silk and wool | Overall: 297.2 x 218.5 cm (117 x 86 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Egypt, Fatimid period, reign of Caliph al-Musta‘lī, 1094–1101 | 1950.550 | plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave: linen, silk, and gold filé | Overall: 36.8 x 91.4 cm (14 1/2 x 36 in.); Mounted: 55.2 x 106.7 cm (21 3/4 x 42 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Egypt or Syria(?) | 1952.104 | samite: silk | Overall: 22.2 x 23.5 cm (8 3/4 x 9 1/4 in.); Mounted: 31.1 x 31.8 cm (12 1/4 x 12 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Iran, Rayy, Seljuk period | 1968.246 | Silk: double cloth | Overall: 28 x 25.4 cm (11 x 10 in.) | Gift of Ayyub Rabenou | CCCC0 | |
| Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people, Gardi Coiba community | 1971.197 | cotton: reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroidery | Overall: 37.2 x 46 cm (14 5/8 x 18 1/8 in.) | Gift of Dr. and Mrs. F. Louis Hoover | © | |
China, Liao dynasty (907-1125), 10th century | 1992.112.2.a | weft-faced compound twill, silk | Overall: 35.9 x 46 cm (14 1/8 x 18 1/8 in.); Mounted: 48.9 x 58.4 cm (19 1/4 x 23 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | ||
 | Central Asia, Mongol period, 13th - 14th century | 1993.253 | Silk and gold thread; tabby with supplementary weft | Overall: 85.5 x 35 cm (33 11/16 x 13 3/4 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Evelyn Svec Ward (American, 1921–1989) | 2001.117 | stichery and wrapping; sisal rope, burlap and wool; sisal and cotton threads | Overall: 320.6 x 31.7 x 22.8 cm (126 1/4 x 12 1/2 x 9 in.) | Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward | © | |
 | India, Kashmir | 2006.200 | 2/2 twill tapestry weave, double interlocked and pieced: wool (possibly pashmina) | Overall: 354.3 x 141.6 cm (139 1/2 x 55 3/4 in.) | Gift of Arlene C. Cooper | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy | 1918.232 | Silk with cut and voided velvet | Overall: 66 x 29.9 cm (26 x 11 3/4 in.); Mounted: 76.2 x 40.6 cm (30 x 16 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Indonesia, Central Java, 19th century - early 20th century | 1925.488 | cotton: batik | Overall: 248.9 x 181.6 cm (98 x 71 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Indonesia, Sumba, 19th century | 1925.490 | warp ikat; cotton | Overall: 243.8 x 116.8 cm (96 x 46 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Central Andes, North Central Coast, Moche-Wari Style | 1925.667 | camelid fiber and cotton, tapestry weave | Overall: 64.8 x 102.8 cm (25 1/2 x 40 1/2 in.); Mounted: 69.2 x 108 cm (27 1/4 x 42 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th - 6th century | 1926.141 | tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool | Overall: 49.5 x 55.3 cm (19 1/2 x 21 3/4 in.); Mounted: 59.7 x 65.4 cm (23 1/2 x 25 3/4 in.) | Gift of George D. Pratt | CCCC0 | |
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century | 1926.145 | tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool | Average: 7 x 43.5 cm (2 3/4 x 17 1/8 in.) | Gift of George D. Pratt | CCCC0 | ||
| Indonesia, Java, North Coast, 19th - early 20th century | 1929.136 | tabby weave, batik; silk | Overall: 284.4 x 55.9 cm (111 15/16 x 22 in.) | Sundry Purchase Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | 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 | |
| Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people, Usdub community | 1971.198 | cotton: reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroidery | Overall: 46.4 x 58.4 cm (18 1/4 x 23 in.) | Gift of Dr. and Mrs. F. Louis Hoover | © | |
 | Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Wissubwala, Guna people | 1971.217 | cotton: reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroidery | Overall: 43.8 x 55.3 cm (17 1/4 x 21 3/4 in.) | Gift of Dr. and Mrs. F. Louis Hoover | © | |
Italy, early 16th century | 1977.169.b | Silk, gold and silver thread; embroidery | Overall: 41.9 x 54.6 cm (16 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Robertson | CCCC0 | ||
| Byzantium, Islamic or Byzantine periods, 9th -10th Century | 1977.17 | complementary weft-faced plain weave with inner warps (samit); silk | Overall: 8.5 x 24.1 cm (3 3/8 x 9 1/2 in.); Mounted: 15.2 x 30.5 cm (6 x 12 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Egypt, Islamic period, Abbasid, 8th - 9th century | 1982.272 | Plain weave and slit-tapestry weave; undyed linen, dyed wool | Overall: 20.3 x 20.3 cm (8 x 8 in.); Mounted: 28.6 x 28.6 cm (11 1/4 x 11 1/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th century | 1982.77 | plain weave: silk; tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen, dyed wool, silk | Overall: 27 x 7 cm (10 5/8 x 2 3/4 in.); Mounted: 33 x 12.1 cm (13 x 4 3/4 in.) | Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th century | 1982.81 | Undyed linen and dyed wool: tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping | Overall: 18.4 x 28.9 cm (7 1/4 x 11 3/8 in.); Mounted: 26.7 x 37.1 cm (10 1/2 x 14 5/8 in.) | Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Indonesia, Sumatra, Lampung, 19th century | 1983.215 | tabby weave, warp ikat; cotton / embroidery; silk | Overall: 130.2 x 117.8 cm (51 1/4 x 46 3/8 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Peru, South Coast, Paracas (Cavernas) style (700 BCE–1 CE) | 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 | |
 | Central Andes, North Coast, Chimú people | 1985.7 | camelid fiber and cotton, tapestry weave | Overall: 88 x 51 cm (34 5/8 x 20 1/16 in.); Mounted: 99.1 x 63.5 cm (39 x 25 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | France, Lyon, 18th century | 1986.29 | taffeta, brocaded; silk, silver, and gold thread | Overall: 121.8 x 73 cm (47 15/16 x 28 3/4 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Peru, Central Coast, Chancay-Chimú style, 11th-15th century | 1992.103 | camelid fiber and cotton, tapestry weave | Overall: 115 x 54.3 cm (45 1/4 x 21 3/8 in.); Mounted: 124.5 x 64.8 cm (49 x 25 1/2 in.) | Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cedric Marks | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, Florence, 16th century | 1998.51 | Silk, gold and silver thread; velvet, embroidery: or nué (shaded gold), split, satin, and couching stitches | Overall: 55.7 x 56.3 cm (21 15/16 x 22 3/16 in.); Mounted: 66 x 66.7 cm (26 x 26 1/4 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site?, Paracas people (700 BCE-1 CE) | 2005.17 | cotton; gauze | folded: 68.3 x 65.4 cm (26 7/8 x 25 3/4 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Iran or Iraq | 1939.47 | Silk: soumak, or twisted tapestry | Overall: 20 x 22.6 cm (7 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Iraq or Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055) | 1961.34 | Silk: lampas weave | Overall: 71.1 x 95 cm (28 x 37 3/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | India, Kashmir | 1952.190 | 2/2 twill tapestry weave, double interlocked: wool, possibly pashmina | Overall: 325 x 136.5 cm (127 15/16 x 53 3/4 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Arthur Loesser | CCCC0 |