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Title

Rug with Eight Immortals

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1740

Accession Number

1995/2.31

Medium and Support

wool

Secondary Keywords

objects we use

textiles

Title

Ningxia Rug with Dragons Motif

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1995/2.32

Medium and Support

wool

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

creatures

mythology

objects we use

textiles

Title

Brown silk square with lace

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

late 19th century

Accession Number

1989/2.87

Medium and Support

silk with lace trim

Secondary Keywords

fabric

objects we use

textiles

Title

Ningxia Rug

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1999/2.12

Medium and Support

wool

Secondary Keywords

objects we use

textiles

Title

Carpet

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Century

19th Century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1955/1.182

Medium and Support

blue and red wool

Secondary Keywords

asian

fabric

making art

objects we use

textiles

types

Title

Carpet

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Century

19th Century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1955/1.184

Medium and Support

tan and rose wool

Secondary Keywords

asian

fabric

making art

objects we use

textiles

types

Title

Carpet

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Century

19th Century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1955/1.185

Medium and Support

tan, blue and rose wool

Secondary Keywords

asian

fabric

making art

objects we use

textiles

types

Title

Rug

Artist

Iran, Shirvan

Century

late 19th century

Object Creation Date

late 19th century

Accession Number

1999/1.89

Medium and Support

wool

Secondary Keywords

asian

making art

objects we use

textiles

types

Title

Saryk Door Rug

Artist

Iran, Turkmenistan

Century

Early 20th century

Object Creation Date

early 20th century

Accession Number

1982/2.37

Medium and Support

wool pile on wool warp and wool weft

Secondary Keywords

asian

making art

objects we use

textiles

types

Title

Silk Brocatelle

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1955/1.216

Medium and Support

lined blue silk brocatelle

Secondary Keywords

fabric

objects we use

textiles

Title

Priest's Robe

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1955/1.191

Medium and Support

tan, green and red cotton brocade and silk with salmon inset

Secondary Keywords

asia

clergy

descriptors

fabric

locality

medium

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

objects we use

people and occupations

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

religion

religious figures

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

textiles

the natural world

Title

Cotton Rep

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1955/1.223

Medium and Support

heavy, lined, tan cotton

Secondary Keywords

asia

fabric

locality

objects we use

textiles

Title

Priest's Stole?, Satin Brocade

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1955/1.200

Medium and Support

tan and cream satin brocade with insets

Secondary Keywords

fabric

objects we use

textiles

Title

Silk and Cotton Brocade or Damask

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1955/1.208

Medium and Support

dark blue, green, and white silk brocade

Secondary Keywords

fabric

objects we use

textiles

Title

Light blue crested kimono with woven hexagonal pattern, enhanced by painted and gilded designs and appliquéd Saga brocade.

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Silk crepe with yûzen (painted) and surihaku (gold foil) designs and appliquéd patches of Saga brocade, all in hexagonal shapes to match the damask weave of the ground cloth.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1970-1979

Accession Number

2005/1.391

Medium and Support

silk crepe with painted, gilt, and embroidered designs

Secondary Keywords

additive and joining processes and techniques

costumes

descriptors

fabric

metallizing

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

objects

objects we use

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

surface covering processes and techniques

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

textiles

Title

Haori

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

White silk with zigzag pattern lining, black with silver threading throughout, braided thread in gold, purple, red and green, all over the fabric in a random continuous pattern.

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2013/2.495

Medium and Support

silk, brocade

Secondary Keywords

costume

costume by form

fabric

main garments

main garments for the upper body

objects

objects we use

textiles

Title

Obi

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Beige silk with blue, orange and green squares.

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2013/2.372

Medium and Support

silk, brocade

Secondary Keywords

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

descriptors

fabric

objects we use

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

resist dyeing

textile dyeing processes and techniques

textile finishing processes and techniques

textile processes and techniques

textiles

Title

Lidded Basket for Sewing

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

A pillow-shaped woven basket with a lid used for storing sewing materials. Made of two parts held together by a strip of pine that fits together at the front to seal the basket and its contents.

Object Creation Date

1875-1925

Accession Number

2009/2.55

Medium and Support

rice straw, pine

Secondary Keywords

asian

containers

containers by form

containers by function or context

containers for textiles and needlework

east asian

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Lidded Basket for Sewing

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

A pillow-shaped woven basket with a lid used for storing sewing materials. Made of two parts, each with a lip of pine. The two pieces are sized differently in order to fit together as a lidded container.

Object Creation Date

1875-1925

Accession Number

2009/2.56

Medium and Support

rice straw, pine

Secondary Keywords

asian

containers

containers by form

containers by function or context

containers for textiles and needlework

east asian

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

La Cardeuse (The Wool Carder)

Artist

Jean-François Millet

Physical Description

A woman is shown seated in a simple interior. She is holding carding combs and is seated next to a pile of uncarded wool on one side and skeins of yarn on the other. Behind her is the wheel of a spinning wheel.

Artist Life Dates

1814-1875

Century

19th Century

Object Creation Date

1855-1856

Accession Number

1955/1.120

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on laid paper

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

fabric

figures

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

genres

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

printing

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

seating furniture

single seating furniture

textiles

Title

Rug, Ganado style

Artist

Artist Unknown, Native American, Navajo

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1930-1940

Accession Number

1981/2.64

Medium and Support

wool

Secondary Keywords

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

textiles

Title

Tendedero

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

A color print of white sheets on a clothes line.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1997

Accession Number

2011/2.125

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

prints

prints by process or technique

textiles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Untitled (Woman with Two Girls)

Artist

Takis (Dimitris) Tloupas

Physical Description

One woman and two girls outside picking cotton. Their are dressed in modest clothing with head coverings.

Artist Life Dates

1920-2003

Object Creation Date

1955

Accession Number

2012/1.251

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

fabric

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

textiles

Title

Ashikaga Silk Steeped in Purple (Ashikga ginu tezome murasaki), by Ryûtei Senka (Baichôrô)

Artist

Utagawa Kunisada

Artist Life Dates

1786-1864

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1853

Accession Number

1954/1.72

Medium and Support

Illustrated book, with full-color frontispiece

Secondary Keywords

fabric

objects we use

textiles