Egypt or Syria, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1947.192CCCC0
Egypt or Syria, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1953.332CCCC0
Iraq, Basrah, in the style of the Abbasid period (750–1258)
1978.173CCCC0
Probably Sogdia (present-day Uzbekistan)
1996.2.1CCCC0
Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722)
1926.22CCCC0
Egypt or Syria, Byzantine or Islamic periods, 6th-7th Century
1951.535CCCC0
Italy, last third of 14th century
1919.17CCCC0
Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055)
1968.234CCCC0
Syria, Akhmim, late 8th - early 9th centuries
1951.87CCCC0
Byzantium, 7th - 8th century
1974.97CCCC0
Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722)
1949.467CCCC0
Turkey, Constantinople/Istanbul, Ottoman period (1299–1922)
2014.13CCCC0
France, early 20th century
1974.189CCCC0
| Title, Date | Artist / Culture | Accession number | Medium | Dimensions | Credit line | Rights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||
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 | ||
China, Tang dynasty | 1996.2.2 | twill damask: silk | Overall: 52 x 28 cm (20 1/2 x 11 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 | © | |
 | Iran or Iraq | 1968.226 | Silk: compound twill weave | Overall: 29.2 x 35.5 cm (11 1/2 x 14 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| 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 | |
 | Eastern Iran or Central Asia | 1974.98 | compound twill, silk | Overall: 22 x 41.8 cm (8 11/16 x 16 7/16 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade 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 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 | |
 | 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 | |
 | 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 | |
 | 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 | 1918.925 | 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 | |
| Iraq, Basrah, in the style of the Abbasid period (750–1258) | 1978.173 | Silk: compound twill weave | Overall: 64.7 x 27.5 cm (25 1/2 x 10 13/16 in.) | Anonymous Gift | 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 | |
 | 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, Mudejar, 13th century | 1974.101 | compound twill weave: silk | Overall: 34 x 35.9 cm (13 3/8 x 14 1/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Iraq or Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055) | 1968.224 | Silk: twill weave | Overall: 72.5 x 68.5 cm (28 9/16 x 26 15/16 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
Probably Sogdia (present-day Uzbekistan) | 1996.2.1 | Silk: weft-faced compound twill weave (samite) | width across shoulders: 84.5 cm (33 1/4 in.); length back of neck to hem: 51.4 cm (20 1/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | 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 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 | |
| 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 | |
 | 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 | |
Italy, last third of 14th century | 1919.17 | silk and silver thread; a combination of two weaves, 2/1 twill and 1/5 twill (lampas) | Mounted: 46.4 x 69.2 cm (18 1/4 x 27 1/4 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | ||
| Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055) | 1968.234 | Silk: compound tabby and broken twill weave | Overall: 55.2 x 64.7 cm (21 3/4 x 25 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Byzantium, Byzantine period, 12th century | 1974.99 | compound twill weave, silk | Overall: 34.6 x 26.4 cm (13 5/8 x 10 3/8 in.); Mounted: 44.5 x 35.6 cm (17 1/2 x 14 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
China, Northern, Liao dynasty (907-1125) | 1992.349 | compound twill, silk; tapestry, silk and gold; tabby, silk; gauze, silk; silk batting; leather | Overall: 34.9 x 25 cm (13 3/4 x 9 13/16 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | ||
 | Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) | 1916.13 | silk, twill weave; metal thread | Overall: 142.2 x 193 cm (56 x 76 in.) | The Worcester R. Warner Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy or Spain, 13th century | 1974.102 | compound twill weave, silk | Overall: 11.5 x 10.5 cm (4 1/2 x 4 1/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Syria | 1983.248 | silk: compound twill weave | Overall: 20.6 x 19.1 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 | |
 | Syria | 1981.21 | silk: compound twill weave | Overall: 3.5 x 21 cm (1 3/8 x 8 1/4 in.) | Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., for the Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial Collection by exchange | CCCC0 | |
| Syria, Akhmim, late 8th - early 9th centuries | 1951.87 | compound twill, silk | Overall: 13.3 x 12.4 cm (5 1/4 x 4 7/8 in.); Mounted: 21.6 x 19.7 cm (8 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.) | Gift of Heeramaneck Galleries | CCCC0 | |
| Byzantium, 7th - 8th century | 1974.97 | compound twill weave, silk | Overall: 8.6 x 4.8 cm (3 3/8 x 1 7/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
Iran, Isfahan | 1978.76 | Silk: lampas weave; lining: twill tapestry, double locked | Overall: 101.6 x 38.1 cm (40 x 15 in.); Mounted: 113.7 x 49.5 cm (44 3/4 x 19 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
 | Byzantium, 10th-11th century | 1950.2 | compound twill, brocaded; silk and gold | Overall: 46.4 x 54.6 cm (18 1/4 x 21 1/2 in.); Mounted: 61.9 x 67 x 2.5 cm (24 3/8 x 26 3/8 x 1 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
China, 18th century | 1920.1489 | twill ground; silk diasper weave | Overall: 19 x 23 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/16 in.) | General Income Fund | CCCC0 | ||
| Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 1949.467 | Silk and silver-metal thread: twill weave with complementary and discontinuous weft | Overall: 47.7 x 48.3 cm (18 3/4 x 19 in.); Mounted: 58.4 x 58.4 cm (23 x 23 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
China or Japan, 8th century | 1954.70.c | compound twill weave, silk | Overall: 5.2 x 18.3 cm (2 1/16 x 7 3/16 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
China, 7th - 8th century | 1954.70.r | compound twill, silk | Overall: 9 x 27.7 cm (3 9/16 x 10 7/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
 | Syria | 1983.139 | compound twill, silk | Overall: 33 x 28 cm (13 x 11 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Syria | 1950.520 | silk: compound twill weave | Overall: 16.2 x 13 cm (6 3/8 x 5 1/8 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Syria | 1959.121 | compound twill, silk | Overall: 9.5 x 7.8 cm (3 3/4 x 3 1/16 in.) | Gift of The Textile Arts Club | CCCC0 | |
 | A & F Silk Company, Inc. (American) | 1967.298 | twill weave silk, screen printed | Overall: 113 x 162.5 cm (44 1/2 x 64 in.) | The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund | © | |
 | Spain, Mudejar, 13th century | 1948.498 | compound twill weave: silk and gold | Overall: 11.5 x 48.6 cm (4 1/2 x 19 1/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Glen Kaufman (American, b. 1932) | 1996.185 | twill weaving and burnishing: silk thread and silver | Overall: 36 x 28 x 2.3 cm (14 3/16 x 11 x 7/8 in.) | Gift of Mildred Constantine | © | |
 | China, 18th century | 1920.1548 | twill ground; silk diasper weave | Overall: 37.5 x 52.1 cm (14 3/4 x 20 1/2 in.) | General Income Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | China, Liao dynasty (907-1125) | 1995.108 | compound twill weave, silk | Overall: 24.3 x 197.5 cm (9 9/16 x 77 3/4 in.) | Gift of Lisbet Holmes | CCCC0 | |
| Turkey, Constantinople/Istanbul, Ottoman period (1299–1922) | 2014.13 | twill weave: wool; embroidery, chain stitch: silk, gilt- and silver-metal thread | Overall: 183 x 119.4 cm (72 1/16 x 47 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
Syria | 1983.264 | compound twill weave, silk | Overall: 8 x 10.3 cm (3 1/8 x 4 1/16 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) | 1920.1950.4 | twill ground; silk diasper weave | Overall: 14.2 x 14 cm (5 9/16 x 5 1/2 in.) | General Income Fund | CCCC0 | ||
 | France, Lyon, 20th century | 1937.585 | compound twill, silk | Average: 15.3 x 28 cm (6 x 11 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | © | |
 | China, 18th century | 1920.1560 | twill ground; silk diasper weave | Overall: 50.2 x 21 cm (19 3/4 x 8 1/4 in.) | General Income Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | A & F Silk Company, Inc. (American) | 1967.299 | twill weave silk, screen printed | Overall: 162.5 cm (64 in.) | The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund | © | |
China or Japan, 8th century | 1954.70.aa | compound twill, silk | Overall: 2.6 x 5.5 cm (1 x 2 3/16 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
China or Japan, 8th century | 1954.70.gg | compound twill, silk | Overall: 5.5 x 7.7 cm (2 3/16 x 3 1/16 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
China or Japan, 8th century | 1954.70.n | compound twill, silk | Overall: 8 x 6.7 cm (3 1/8 x 2 5/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
China, Tang dynasty (618-907) | 1954.70.yy | silk, compound twill | Overall: 7 x 19.1 cm (2 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
China or Japan, 8th century | 1954.70.vv | compound twill, silk | Overall: 6.7 x 13.4 cm (2 5/8 x 5 1/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
China, 8th century | 1954.70.y | compound twill, silk | Overall: 7.3 x 5.1 cm (2 7/8 x 2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
 | Turkey, 18th century | 1916.1227 | embroidered twill weave silk | Average: 100.6 x 49 cm (39 5/8 x 19 5/16 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | France, Lyon, early 20th century | 1974.190 | compound twill weave woven on Jacquard loom; silk | Overall: 40.7 x 57.7 cm (16 x 22 11/16 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Robertson | CCCC0 | |
 | Cambodia, 20th century | 1931.319 | silk, Ikat, twill weave | Overall: 177.2 x 99.8 cm (69 3/4 x 39 5/16 in.) | Educational Purchase Fund | CCCC0 | |
China or Japan, 8th century | 1954.70.ee | compound twill, silk | Overall: 3.9 x 15.3 cm (1 9/16 x 6 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
China, 8th century | 1954.70.h | compound twill, silk | Overall: 8.9 x 12.1 cm (3 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
China or Japan, 8th century | 1954.70.s | compound twill, silk | Overall: 30.5 x 21 cm (12 x 8 1/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
China or Japan, 8th century | 1954.70.v | compound twill, silk | Overall: 10.5 x 10.7 cm (4 1/8 x 4 3/16 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
 | Spain, Mudejar, 13th century | 1919.16 | compound twill, silk and gold | Average: 22.9 x 23.5 cm (9 x 9 1/4 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Iran, early 17th century (period of Shah Abbas) | 1925.993 | compound twill; silk on silver metallic ground | Overall: 22.3 x 17.8 cm (8 3/4 x 7 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) | 1920.1480 | Silk, diaper weave; twill ground | Overall: 17.2 x 14.6 cm (6 3/4 x 5 3/4 in.) | General Income Fund | CCCC0 | |
Spain, Mudejar, 13th century | 1950.4 | compound twill: silk, gold and linen | Average: 26.5 x 60.7 cm (10 7/16 x 23 7/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
 | Syria | 1983.249 | compound twill, silk | Overall: 11.3 x 6.7 cm (4 7/16 x 2 5/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | China, Liao dynasty (907-1125) | 1995.107 | damask; compound twill; silk | Overall: 53 x 25.7 cm (20 7/8 x 10 1/8 in.) | Gift of Lisbet Holmes | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 13th century | 1948.500 | compound twill weave, silk and gold thread | Mounted: 19 x 23.5 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 1953.478 | silk and metal: twill weave with areas of double cloth | Overall: 27 x 31.8 cm (10 5/8 x 12 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| France, early 20th century | 1974.189 | compound twill weave woven on Jacquard loom; silk | Overall: 30.5 x 19.5 cm (12 x 7 11/16 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Robertson | CCCC0 | |
 | China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) | 1920.1553 | Silk, diaper weave; twill ground | Overall: 31.8 x 50.8 cm (12 1/2 x 20 in.) | General Income Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) | 1916.4 | twill weave with supplementary weft, brocaded; silk and gold thread | Overall: 160.1 x 139.7 cm (63 1/16 x 55 in.) | Worcester R. Warner Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) | 1916.5 | silk, twill weave with supplementary weft, brocaded; metal thread | Overall: 151.2 x 137.2 cm (59 1/2 x 54 in.) | Worcester R. Warner Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) | 1916.6 | Silk: twill weave with supplementary weft, brocaded; metal thread | Overall: 142.3 x 139.7 cm (56 x 55 in.) | Worcester R. Warner Collection | CCCC0 | |
 | England or France, 19th century | 2008.220 | Twill (Z) weave ground with supplementary weft pattern twill (S) weave; silk; wefts interlaced on back | Overall: 262.3 x 83.8 cm (103 1/4 x 33 in.) | Gift of Arlene C. Cooper | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 15th century | 1918.305 | lampas weave, silk and metal; compound twill in narrow bands across top and bottom | Overall: 22.9 x 50.8 cm (9 x 20 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | France?, 19th century | 2008.222 | 2/2 twill weave ground with supplementary weft pattern in 3/1 (Z) weave twill; silk | Overall: 292.1 x 126.4 cm (115 x 49 3/4 in.) | Gift of Arlene C. Cooper | CCCC0 | |
 | Europe (England, Scotland or France), 19th century | 2008.217 | 2/2 twill (S) weave ground with supplementary weft pattern in 3/1 (S) weave twill; silk; attached vertical border | Overall: 261.6 x 127 cm (103 x 50 in.) | Gift of Arlene C. Cooper | CCCC0 | |
 | Europe (England, Scotland or France), 19th century | 2008.218 | Twill weave ground with supplementary weft pattern in 2/1 (Z) weave twill; silk, cotton; clipped pattern wefts on back | Overall: 289.6 x 138.1 cm (114 x 54 3/8 in.) | Gift of Arlene C. Cooper | CCCC0 | |
Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 2007.13.5 | Silk, silver-metal thread: plain weave with inner warps and with continuous and discontinuous supplementary wefts bound in plain and 1/3 Z twill order | Overall: 109 x 23.3 cm (42 15/16 x 9 3/16 in.) | Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund | CCCC0 | ||
Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 2007.13.4 | silk, silver-metal thread: plain weave with inner warps and with continuous and discontinuous supplementary wefts bound in plain and 1/3 Z twill order | Overall: 110.2 x 23.7 cm (43 3/8 x 9 5/16 in.) | Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund | CCCC0 | ||
Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 2007.13.3 | silk, silver-metal thread: plain weave with inner warps and with continuous and discontinuous supplementary wefts bound in plain and 1/3 Z twill order | Overall: 140.3 x 21 cm (55 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.) | Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund | CCCC0 | ||
Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 2007.13.2 | Silk, silver-metal thread: plain weave with inner warps and with continuous and discontinuous supplementary wefts bound in plain and 1/3 Z twill order | Overall: 139.7 x 22.9 cm (55 x 9 in.) | Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund | CCCC0 |