silk and metal | Media | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

We have 15 objects in this medium

Two parallel curving branches with clusters of flowers on an ivory background. The pattern is achieved by horizontally turning every other minimum unit and placing all units one on top of the other.

Fragments, mid-18th century
silk and metal.
Gift of Marguerite E. Flynn.
1975-40-1-a,b

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Fragments cut from a continuous pattern of gold or silver diamond-shaped floral forms set in a loose diamond lattice made of green, salmon, and ivory blossoms. The background would have been gold or silver. Each fragment has one selvage intact.

Fragments (possibly Spain), 17th century
silk and metal.
1972-24-2-a/d

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

Flowers, butterfly, basket of flowers, urn, and architectural elements of classical ruins, temples, etc. Three bows holding grain and a rake, an arrow and a wreath, and cornucopia with flowers. Sampler reads: "A growth on time – motion study."

Sampler (Germany), 18th or 19th century
silk and metal.
Bequest of Emily Coe Stowell from the Coe Collection.
1970-28-9

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Green silk brocaded in gold.

Fragment (Italy), late 16th–early 17th century
silk and metal.
Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma....
1962-56-6-a

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Tiny tri-lobed leaf repeat in moss-green cut and uncut velvet closely set on tan cloth ground originally run through with strips of metal.

Fragment, late 16th–early 17th century
silk and metal.
Gift of Richard C. Greenleaf.
1954-167-19

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Border of bobbin lace with gold metallic strips and metallic thread.

Trimming
silk and metal.
1950-82-2

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Design of rayed circles alternating with diamonds having rays at two points, set between horizontal lines turning at right angles. Parts are indicated for waistcoat fronts, reveres, collar, pocket flaps, and buttons.

Uncut Waistcoat (France), 19th century
silk and metal.
Gift of Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks Collection.
1943-46-37

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Blue silk with abstract ornaments in gold; the edges are gold and each end has bands of gold and gold fringe.

Vestment, 19th century
silk and metal.
Gift of Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks Collection.
1943-46-36

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Undulating stems with flowers and fruit in polychrome silks and gold on a rust satin ground. The gold threads are gilded strips of paper cut to fit the desired pattern; not a true brocading technique.

Textile (Japan), 19th century
silk and metal.
Gift of Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks Collection.
1943-46-16

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Trimming (galloon) with design of a cross in red silk, alternating with lozenge in green silk, between borders with small lozenge and flower in purple silk; on ground of metallic gold thread; furnishing trim

Trimming (France), mid-19th century
silk and metal.
1907-30-7

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Large leaves and globular bud forms. Brocaded threads silver and gold metallic, blue, yellow, lavender, pink, peach and green on ivory satin damask. Style is known as 'bizarre'.

Fragment (Italy), 1695–1725
silk and metal.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1896-1-6

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Rust and black colored pile encolsing silver floral shapes.

Fragment, 18th century
silk and metal.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1896-1-43

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Pattern of floral sprigs in green, blue and brown pile in grid of brown pile on a silver faced white silk ground.

Fragment, 18th century
silk and metal.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1896-1-39

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Fragment of a stole or maniple. Gold quatrefoil on fabric of green ground with white (originally silver) and gold floral shapes. Edged with woven metallic tape.

Fragment, 17th century
silk and metal.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1896-1-36

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Fragment of a larger pattern. Parts of flowers and leaver in pink, red, blue, green and white silk on a gold metallic background.

Fragment, ca. 1700
silk and metal.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1896-1-10

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.