Textile Collection (page 5)

Fibres of a damask table napkin (b/w photo)
8625919 Fibres of a damask table napkin (b/w photo) by Henning, Paul (1898-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Magnified detail of the fibres of a damask table napkin)

An engraving depicting a Jersey spinning wheel used for wool or cotton - A are hand cards, B roving's, 19th century
5311368 An engraving depicting a Jersey spinning wheel used for wool or cotton - A are hand cards, B roving's, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1836); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Sledge flag with anchor design and embroidered 'Hope On' 'Hope Ever', 1852 (silk, felt, hand sewn)
7295647 Sledge flag with anchor design and embroidered 'Hope On' 'Hope Ever', 1852 (silk, felt, hand sewn) by Franklin, Jane (1792-1875); 60.96x93.98 cm; National Maritime Museum

Sealskin suit, 1875 (sealskin)
7295773 Sealskin suit, 1875 (sealskin); 160x610x880 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: This sealskin suit)

U.S. Merchant ensign 1813 - 1930, 1813-14 (wool, cotton)
7295469 U.S. Merchant ensign 1813 - 1930, 1813-14 (wool, cotton); 193x345.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: A USA merchant ensign from 1812-1814)

Etendard gate taken in 1798 by General Desaix a Murad Bey chief of the Mamluks, 1798 (object)
5944664 Etendard gate taken in 1798 by General Desaix a Murad Bey chief of the Mamluks, 1798 (object); Musee d'Art Roger Quilliot

Weaving (low relief)
BEN5471587 Weaving (low relief) by Pisano, Andrea (1270-1349); Museo dell'Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo), Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Weaving)

Velvet fabric. Florentine manufacture. 16th century Palazzo del Bargello, Florence
BEN5479581 Velvet fabric. Florentine manufacture. 16th century Palazzo del Bargello, Florence; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Illustration depicting a woman's glove, 19th century
5309128 Illustration depicting a woman's glove, 19th century; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a woman's glove. Dated 19th century 01/02/1888); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Illustration depicting a fashionable man and woman talking, 19th century
5309127 Illustration depicting a fashionable man and woman talking, 19th century; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a fashionable man and woman talking)

Engraving depicting a woman being rejected when asking for sewing as an outworker, 19th century
5308849 Engraving depicting a woman being rejected when asking for sewing as an outworker, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a woman being rejected when asking for sewing as an outworker)

Engraving depicting an angora goat, a breed of domesticated goat that produce the lustrous fibre known as mohair
5308642 Engraving depicting an angora goat, a breed of domesticated goat that produce the lustrous fibre known as mohair, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an angora goat)

Advertisement for the "Guelph" sewing machine, 19th century (engraving)
5308691 Advertisement for the "Guelph" sewing machine, 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting a common hand loom fitted with Kay's Flying Shuttle
5311320 An engraving depicting a common hand loom fitted with Kay's Flying Shuttle. The operating-cord is used to throw the shuttle back and forth

An engraving depicting a Scotch carpet loom - unpowered. The jacquard punched cards can be seen above the weaver's
5311423 An engraving depicting a Scotch carpet loom - unpowered. The jacquard punched cards can be seen above the weaver's head

Museum collection (Tresor de la cathedrale). Chasuble (Chasuble de Jean Chevrot). 15th century. Rear end. Detail
7142448 Museum collection (Tresor de la cathedrale). Chasuble (Chasuble de Jean Chevrot). 15th century. Rear end. Detail.; (add.info.: Tresor de la cathedrale, Tournai, Hainaut)

Museum collection (Tresor de la cathedrale). Chasuble (Chasuble de Jean Chevrot). 15th century. Rear end. Detail
7142445 Museum collection (Tresor de la cathedrale). Chasuble (Chasuble de Jean Chevrot). 15th century. Rear end. Detail.; (add.info.: Tresor de la cathedrale, Tournai, Hainaut)

The Great Bed, c.1585 (embriodery)
7141207 The Great Bed, c.1585 (embriodery); Parham House, West Sussex, UK; (add.info.: The interior of the bed dates from c.1585)

Detail from the Great Bed backcloth, c.1585 (embroidery)
7141203 Detail from the Great Bed backcloth, c.1585 (embroidery); Parham House, West Sussex, UK; (add.info.: The figure on the backcloth is reputed to resember the painting of Marie de Medici by)

Carding engine, 1862
7125205 Carding engine, 1862; (add.info.: Carding engine. Carding is a mechanical process which disentangles, cleans and intermixes fibres)

Collegiate church ("Parochiekerk Sint-Walburga"). Interior. Tapestry. Verdure from Oudenaarde
7208870 Collegiate church ("Parochiekerk Sint-Walburga"). Interior. Tapestry. Verdure from Oudenaarde. Scene with lovers in a garden

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7208802 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7208799 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7208798 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy

Flemis tapestry. Series The History of Thebe (De geschiedenis van Thebe-La Historia de Tebas)
7208458 Flemis tapestry. Series The History of Thebe (De geschiedenis van Thebe-La Historia de Tebas): Tidio and Polyneses (Tideus en Polineikes, Tidio y Polineces). Ca 1490-1500

Embroidered Walnut Armchair, c.1685 (wood, embroidery)
7141198 Embroidered Walnut Armchair, c.1685 (wood, embroidery); Parham House, West Sussex, UK; (add.info.: Birds, foliage and animals decorate the seat, while a formal banqueting scene)

Dressing and polishing the woven silk (engraving)
8647233 Dressing and polishing the woven silk (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dressing and polishing the woven silk)

Piercing the cards for the pattern (engraving)
8647230 Piercing the cards for the pattern (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Piercing the cards for the pattern)

Preparing the pattern for the loom (engraving)
8647229 Preparing the pattern for the loom (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Preparing the pattern for the loom)

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Manufacture of Indian cashmere shawls (engraving)
8676629 Manufacture of Indian cashmere shawls (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Manufacture of Indian cashmere shawls)

Advertising card for Palmer's hammocks (colour litho)
8677803 Advertising card for Palmer's hammocks (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Cotton Field (litho)
8667410 A Cotton Field (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Cotton Field. Illustration for Views and Statistics of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company)

3534 1
VEN5027194 3534 1; (add.info.: Allegorie du mois de Mars (signe de Belier) : les tisseuses ou les tisserands. Fresque de Francesco del Cossa (1435-1477) dans le Salon des Mois de Palazzo Schifanoia

Iran, art of qalamkar: detail of an Iranian textile piece from Isfahan, early 20th century (circa 1900)
PCT4296255 Iran, art of qalamkar: detail of an Iranian textile piece from Isfahan, early 20th century (circa 1900); (add.info.: Iran, art of qalamkar: detail of an Iranian textile piece from Isfahan)

"Street life in London": old furniture, 1877 (print on double-weight paper)
3570776 "Street life in London": old furniture, 1877 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1877 Photographer: Thomson, John;Sampson Low, Marston)

COSTUME: dress, footprint: 800mm (silk, wool, cotton)
3548535 COSTUME: dress, footprint: 800mm (silk, wool, cotton); 80x80 cm; Glasgow Museums, UK; (add.info.: E.1948.145 COSTUME dress silk, wool)

COSTUME: dress, footprint: 800mm (silk, wool, cotton)
3548534 COSTUME: dress, footprint: 800mm (silk, wool, cotton); 80x80 cm; Glasgow Museums, UK; (add.info.: E.1948.145 COSTUME dress silk, wool)

ARCHAEOLOGY: COSTUME: HISTORY: men's wear: coat, late 18th century
3548483 ARCHAEOLOGY: COSTUME: HISTORY: men's wear: coat, late 18th century; Glasgow Museums, UK; (add.info.: A.1955.96.[1] ARCHAEOLOGY: COSTUME: HISTORY men's wear: main garments)

Arab women in front of a public bath, 1880 (print on double-weight paper)
3561641 Arab women in front of a public bath, 1880 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Egypt 1880-1899 Photographer: Bechard, E.); Alinari Archives, Florence.

COSTUME: hat: bonnet, Maison Nouvelle, France, Paris, 1 Rue de la Paix, 1858 (straw, silk, feathers)
3548564 COSTUME: hat: bonnet, Maison Nouvelle, France, Paris, 1 Rue de la Paix, 1858 (straw, silk, feathers); Glasgow Museums, UK; (add.info.: E.1957.14.a COSTUME hat: bonnet Maison Nouvelle France)

COSTUME: dress, France, Ile-de-France, Paris (place of retail), 1871, bust: 560mm (silk, metal, cotton)
3548555 COSTUME: dress, France, Ile-de-France, Paris (place of retail), 1871, bust: 560mm (silk, metal, cotton); 56x51x54 cm; Glasgow Museums, UK; (add.info.: E.1954.34.a COSTUME dress France)

COSTUME: dress: wedding dress, Miss Armour, Scotand, Glasgow, 335 Bath Street, 1878 (silk, cotton, metal)
3548544 COSTUME: dress: wedding dress, Miss Armour, Scotand, Glasgow, 335 Bath Street, 1878 (silk, cotton, metal); Glasgow Museums

COSTUME: women's wear: dress: robe a l'Anglaise: England, London, Spitalfields (probably), c
3548542 COSTUME: women's wear: dress: robe a l'Anglaise: England, London, Spitalfields (probably), c. 1775-1780 (silk, wool, hand-stitched); Glasgow Museums

COSTUME: women's wear: dress: robe a l'Anglaise: England, London, Spitalfields (probably), c
3548541 COSTUME: women's wear: dress: robe a l'Anglaise: England, London, Spitalfields (probably), c. 1775-1780 (silk, wool, hand-stitched); Glasgow Museums

COSTUME: women's wear: dress: robe a l'Anglaise, England, London, Spitalfields, c
3548537 COSTUME: women's wear: dress: robe a l'Anglaise, England, London, Spitalfields, c. 1740-1742 (material) (silk, linen, hand-stitched); Glasgow Museums

COSTUME: dress, footprint: 800mm (silk, wool, cotton)
3548533 COSTUME: dress, footprint: 800mm (silk, wool, cotton); 80x80 cm; Glasgow Museums, UK; (add.info.: E.1948.145 COSTUME dress silk, wool)

COSTUME: women's wear: outerwear: shaw, France, Ile-de-France, Paris (place of association), 1855 (wool)
3548523 COSTUME: women's wear: outerwear: shaw, France, Ile-de-France, Paris (place of association), 1855 (wool); 375x160 cm; Glasgow Museums

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"From ancient battles to spiritual realms, textile art weaves stories of culture and history. The Bayeux Tapestry, created between 1066-1077, vividly depicts scenes from the Battle of Hastings, transporting us back in time. In Bardo Mandala, a Thangka painting showcasing the period between death and reincarnation, intricate textiles capture the ethereal journey of the soul. Even advertisements have utilized textiles to captivate audiences throughout history. A Singer sewing machine ad from the 1890s showcases how these machines revolutionized textile production and empowered individuals with their own creative abilities. Across continents, traditional textile techniques reflect unique cultural identities. Kuna Indian traditional molas from Cristobal in Central America's Panama showcase vibrant patterns that tell stories passed down through generations. Textiles also find their way into artistic interpretations of legends and visions. "The Attainment; The Vision of the Holy Grail" brings Sir Galahad, Sir Bors, and Sir Percival's quest to life through intricately woven fabrics. Traveling further afield reveals stunning street scenes captured on fabric canvases. Charles Robertson's "A Street Scene in Cairo" transports us to bustling markets filled with colorful textiles that epitomize Egyptian culture. Maps too can be transformed into works of art using textiles as seen in a Buenos Aires map where threads create an intricate representation of city streets. In Costa Rican art, vibrant colors blend seamlessly with indigenous motifs representing Central American heritage while flags of the German Empire showcase national pride through carefully crafted fabrics. Throughout history, fabric design has been celebrated for its beauty and innovation. Art Gout Beaute's 1924 collection exemplifies this creativity by combining bold patterns with luxurious materials. Finally, Ghana's Ashanti Region offers a glimpse into West African textile traditions where skillful craftsmanship meets storytelling through cloth weaving techniques. "