silk, metallic thread | Media | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Square fragment of a brocaded silk with a U-shaped floral garland of roses and carnations; heavy rose blossoms are at the bottom of the wreath. Inside are two birds resting on a stringed musical instrument and a bow and a quiver filled with arrows rests nearby. Garland is surrounded by a more delicate ring of flowers that is entwined with a tasseled cord in the lower corners. Ground is cream-colored with a fine red stripe. In the style of Philippe de la Salle.

Textile, 1750–1850
silk, metallic thread.
1978-4-1

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

Narrow woven ribbon with a pattern of fruit and floral forms on a curving ribbon in multicolors on a gold background.

Ribbon, 18th century
silk, metallic thread.
1976-70-1

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

Fragment of a dress fabric with solid stripes in two tones of blue and stripes of brocaded metallic gold. Gold-patterned stripes have plant motifs and a chinoiserie pattern.

Textile, 17th century
silk, metallic thread.
1976-65-12

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

Two alternating floral vine pattern stripes, three-quarters of an inch wide, one gold and the other silver on a red-purple background.

Fragment (possibly India), 19th century
silk, metallic thread.
1975-9-2

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

Large scale design, symmetrical around the center line of the fabric. A heavy floral form enclosed within an ogival framework of twisted ribbons and flowers. In gold on a medium blue damask ground.

Textile, 18th century
silk, metallic thread.
Gift of Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, Jr..
1975-71-1-a,b

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

Fragment from a hanging embroidered in multicolored silk and metallic thread on an orange ground. The design shows a European coat of arms set in a curving flowering vine with birds.

Hanging (China), 18th century
silk, metallic thread.
1975-52-3

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

Piece of brocaded silk with a 'bizarre' style design of exaggerated curvilinear shapes piercing and being pierced by foliate forms. In gold and silver thread with red accents on a green ground.

Textile, late 17th–early 18th century
silk, metallic thread.
1975-1-3

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

Tassel (Spain), 18th century

Tassel (Spain), 18th century
silk, metallic thread.
1974-50-5

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Tassel (Spain), 18th century

Tassel (Spain), 18th century
silk, metallic thread.
1974-50-4

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Straight repeat which includes garden pavilions, a chariot, a man wearing a plumed turban rowing a gondola. The motifs are tied together by plant forms and a large fern-like leaf or plume.

Textile, late 17th or early 18th century
silk, metallic thread.
1973-60-1

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

Man's Outer Hip Wrapper (double Saput) (Indonesia)

Man's Outer Hip Wrapper (double Saput) (Indonesia)
silk, metallic thread.
1972-6-3

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

Gradient horizontal stripes of black, purple, magenta, pink, orange and yellow are woven with supplementary gold threads that form a chevron pattern over the stripes and are separated by solid horizontal bands of black.

Textile (France), 1920–1930
silk, metallic thread.
1972-6-26

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

Continuous pattern of two crossed diagonals forming a diamond grid: one diagonal is a metallic scroll on ribbon; the other, a diagonal multicolor fine floral vine. The background is a small-scale horizontal herringbone pattern in cream on cream. Flowering vine filled out or embellished by embroidered flowering branches.

Textile (France), 18th century
silk, metallic thread.
1972-6-25-a,b

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

Fragments, somewhat related to the bizarre style, in cream and silver thread with red and green outlining. Densely patterned with curving stylized leaves and flowers.

Fragments, early 18th century
silk, metallic thread.
1972-6-24-a/e

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 6 images of this object.

Fragments with a mainly red-orange ground, large areas of silver and gold thread, and pink, green, blue, and yellow silk threads have a bizarre-style pattern of flowers and leaves with curving frame-like devices and urns.

Fragments, early 18th century
silk, metallic thread.
1972-6-23-a/c

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

Four fragments of a continuous pattern of two curves placed side-by-side. Pattern is in two levels: one has a delicate linear element incorporating a balustrade and stairs with flowering vines, flowers and buds in gold and muted colors. The other, a broad floral urn in metallic thread has a deep shadow in cream damask.

Fragments, late 17th–early 18th century
silk, metallic thread.
1972-6-22-a/d

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

Multicolored fragment in a continuous symmetrical pattern has a fan-like architectural motif and floral pendant suspended above drapery swags heavy with hanging flowers and leaves. Below is a pagoda-like architectural element with symmetrical parasols.

Fragments, 18th century
silk, metallic thread.
1972-6-21-a,b

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

Fragment of a continuous symmetrical pattern of a palmette with leafy forms and flowers. Primarily cream-colored with tarnished gold metallic thread and grey and pale orange silk.

Fragment, 18th century
silk, metallic thread.
1972-6-20

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

Fragment of a cream-colored silk with diagonally intersecting lattice of silver and cream-colored threads. Over this lattice are yellow pieces of fruit and delicate curving floral vines in green, red and blue-gray.

Fragment, late 18th century
silk, metallic thread.
1972-6-17

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

Two fragments of a pattern made up of two continuous curved vines side-by-side in a vaguely "bizarre-type" style. Dark yellow ground is patterned with gold metallic thread and floral motifs of pink, white, blue-green and pale yellow.

Textile, 18th century
silk, metallic thread.
1972-6-16-a,b

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

Vertically-striped arrangement of small simplified architectural vignettes with oversized foliage alternates with vertical stacked columnar scrolls with simple flower motifs. Metallic floral forms are superimposed on yellow-green damaseé-patterned background.

Fragments, late 17th century
silk, metallic thread.
1972-6-13-a,b

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

Fragment of an embroidered band with intersecting arcs alternating with rosettes. Intersection between arcs also filled with small rosettes

Band, 17th century
silk, metallic thread.
Bequest of Marian Hague.
1971-50-54

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

Four fragments of an embroidered band have stylized leaves and rosettes within yellow borders. Yellow and white appliqué on red velvet.

Fragments, 17th century
silk, metallic thread.
Bequest of Marian Hague.
1971-50-53-a/d

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

Narrow band with an appliqué of leaves in yellow on red.

Band, 17th century
silk, metallic thread.
Bequest of Marian Hague.
1971-50-49

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

Fleur-de-lis pattern with yellow on green counterchange.

Band, 17th century
silk, metallic thread.
Bequest of Marian Hague.
1971-50-47

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

Embroidered circular picture of St. Mark in his study.

Roundel (Italy), 14th–15th century
silk, metallic thread.
Bequest of Marian Hague.
1971-50-45

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

Narrow band of squares alternating with a diagonal leaf form.

Band (Spain), 17th century
silk, metallic thread.
Bequest of Marian Hague.
1971-50-258

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

Square scarf with plain red silk crepe borders and black silk satin squares in each corner sewn to a ground fabric patterned with rows of naturalistically mainly red blossoms in alternate alignment, facing left in one row and right in the next. On a black background covered with small silver triangles.

Scarf (France), 1920–29
silk, metallic thread.
1971-27-2

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

Isolated flowering plants and insects embroidered in multicolored silk and a variety of metallic yarns filling a rectangle of ivory silk. In the center is a naturalistic rose surrounded by concentric circles of other flowers including tulip, pansy, carnation, grape vine, oak branch, etc. Among the plants and flowers is a butterfly, beetle, centipede, dragonfly, winged aegis with twined serpents, and an eagle clutching arrows.

Sampler (Mexico), 1800–1850
silk, metallic thread.
1970-29-2

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

Bold floral pattern with large blossoms surrounded by a narrow scroll border in green and gold on a black background.

Shawl (France), 1920s
silk, metallic thread.
Gift of Alan L. Wolfe.
1969-50-30

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

Panel with rows of flowering plants facing alternate directions in each row in shades of orange and green on a silver ground. Fragment is enclosed on all sides by four woven strips applied as borders, all patterned by flowering plants on worn metallic ground. In each corner is a triangular-shaped fragment with rows of small flowering plants on a metallic ground. Guard stripes of silk taffeta in vermillion, purple, light purple, and light blue-green.

Textile, 18th century
silk, metallic thread.
Gift of Harvey Smith.
1968-87-1

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

Fragment of a large-scale patterned velvet in red cut and uncut velvet on a gold-yellow ground: cornucopia with bouquet of flowers combined with what seems to be an ogee scroll passing through a crown to enclose a large floral motif.

Fragment, 17th century
silk, metallic thread.
Gift of Harvey Smith.
1968-135-7

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

Fragments (possibly Italy)

Fragments (possibly Italy)
silk, metallic thread.
1968-135-6-a/f

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 7 images of this object.

This object has not been digitized yet.

Border
silk, metallic thread.
Gift of Harvey Smith.
1968-135-33

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Fragment
silk, metallic thread.
Gift of Harvey Smith.
1968-135-10

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