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Shuttle And Bobbin (France)

Shuttle And Bobbin (France)
wood with metal fixtures.
1923-7-2-a,b

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

This object has not been digitized yet.

Fan Box, 1720–30
paper covered in silk; metal hinge.
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane and W & J Sloane.
1994-33-4

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

This object has not been digitized yet.

Printing Seal (Costa Rica)
baked clay.
1960-27-1

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

This object has not been digitized yet.

Printing Seal (Costa Rica), 15th century
baked clay.
1960-27-2

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

Case (England)
beads, reeds.
Bequest of Marian Hague.
1971-50-487

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

"The Psalmes" covered in cream satin embroidered with a tulip design embossed in an oval frame using multicolored silks and metallic thread. Title page is missing.

Book With Embroidered Cover (England), 1635
paper, silk, metallic thread.
1983-86-3

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

Case in two parts: one part made to slip over the other. Made of white and colored glass beads in design of human figures, flowers and initials.

Case (Germany), 19th century
glass beads, horse hair.
Gift of Mrs. Henry J. Bernheim.
1947-47-5-a,b

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 10 images of this object.

A rectangular box with fitted cover, both of interlaced plant material. The cover also has a pattern of dyed woven plant material. The box contains a string of beads.

Box (Indonesia), early 20th century
plant material, beads.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment, Smithsonian Institution....
1999-5-15

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

A rectangular box with fitted cover, both of interlaced plant material. The top and sides are covered with red cotton plain weave and then strung beadwork. Within the box are two trays of interlaced plant material--one creating a shelf for the other to rest on. Strung beads connect the cover to the box. Bottom of box features geometric pattern made by dyed woven plant material.

Box (Indonesia), early 20th century
plant material, cotton, glass beads.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment, Smithsonian Institution....
1999-5-11

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

Small wooden block with raised design of an open rose and leaves.

Printing Block (USA), late 18th–early 19th century
wood, metal.
1937-76-1

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

Knife case in red velvet embroidered with gold metallic yarns in a stylized floral form. Gold braid on the sides and top, with a drawstring at the top terminating in beaded tassels, with a single gold tassel at the bottom.

Knife Case, 17th century
silk, metallic yarns.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1931-73-146

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

"The Holy Bible" covered with green silk satin and embroidered in a symmetrical vine pattern using metallic yarns. The embroidery is in very high relief.

Book With Embroidered Covers (England), 1665
paper, silk, metallic thread.
1983-86-2

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

Woven tape used to make lace that has been wound around a piece of cardboard with a blue edge top and bottom.

Machine Made Tape For Tape Lace, early 20th century
Cardboard size: 21 cm [8.25"] x 9 cm [3.5"] Width of tape: .8 cm [.25"].
Gift of Kristina T. Ells.
1995-54-1

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

Red, straight-grained Morocco leather portfolio with gilt stamped edges and lettering; green Morocco leather lining; accordion-pleated structure containing 14 panels with 10 samples on each panel and a top panel of red straight-grained Morocco leather; 16 panels of 10 samples each on other side. Samples are plain and twill weave wool, wool and cotton twills, cotton cloths and twills; some sized and printed with fine check print.

Salesman's Sample Book (France), 19th century
leather, paper, wool, cotton.
Museum purchase through gift of Mr. and Mrs. Talbot Jones Taylor.
1951-129-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 50 images of this object.

Thick border with two selvedges (or loom ends?) Pattern of narrow bands of kufic inscriptions, all alike but in different color combinations: brown on tan, blue on orange, blue on red.

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Small notebook with handwritten formulas for dyestuffs to be used for printing textiles. There are 253 samples of printed cotton fabrics in various patterns: geometric, flowers, stripes, checks.

Sample Book (USA), 1879
leather, paper, cotton.
Gift of Frederick J. Whitehead from the collection compiled by his father....
1945-55-31

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 105 images of this object.

Pin cushion of cream colored silk satin embroidered with silk showing design of thorny flowers bound with ribbon.

Pin Cushion, mid- 18th century
silk embroidery, silk foundation.
1960-35-1

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

Small notebook with handwritten formulas for dyestuffs to be used for printing textiles. Contains 195 samples of printed fabric. Inside cover pasted with newspaper clippings.

Printer's Sample Book (USA), 1882–83
leather, paper, cotton and wool.
Gift of Frederick J. Whitehead from the collection compiled by his father....
1945-55-21

This object was made by Old Pacific Print Works.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 100 images of this object.

Small round bag with a rose spray on four sides, in green, rose and metal threads. Narrow braid draw cords, with drops covered in silver net. Unlined.

Purse, 18th century
silk, metal.
1959-170-10

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

Carved block with small hole on plain side. Printing side has foliage and small flower in relief.

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

Front cover text: //obscured word, of the System of the British and Foreign School Society of London

Sewing Etc. Instruction Book (England), 1816
H x W x D (closed): 23.2 x 14.3 x 2.5 cm (9 1/8 in. x 5 5/8 in. x 1 in.).
1962-196-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 12 images of this object.

Green circle on one side of a black bag, red circle on the other, implying stop and go. Fringe each side, one worked in green, gold and black beads, the other worked in red, gold and black beads. Bag opens with snap fasteners to reveal a small pouch.

Bag, Signal Bag, 1988
H x W x D: 11.4 x 14.6 x 2.2 cm (4 1/2 x 5 3/4 x 7/8 in.).
Gift of William Hodge.
1989-44-1

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

Pouch-shaped bag drawn together at bottom with tassel; very simple repeat of flower in turquoise, coral and gold against bright blue ground.

Purse (England), early 20th century
beads, silk.
Gift of Harvey Smith.
1968-135-39

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

Triangular-shaped block for printing textiles carved in design of conventionalized flowers and leaves on curving stems. Grooves in sides for handling.

Printing Block (France), 18th century
wood.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1931-71-23

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Sample Book, Standard Color Card of America, 9th Edition

Sample Book, Standard Color Card of America, 9th Edition
label: board covers, printed cardboard pages, silk samples.
1960-82-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 28 images of this object.

Box containing 63 stencils, two brushes, and paint.

Stenciling Tools (Germany), early 20th century
copper, celluloid, zinc, wood, paint.
Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer.
1981-28-479

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

Oblong book with blue cardboard covers contains 46 samples of printed cotton; two have been cut in half. Six individual patterns balance duplicates. Designs are small scale, printed mostly in bright red, blue green, and dark brown. Probably combination roller and block-printing. No selvage.

Sample Book (England), ca. 1834
cardboard, paper, cotton.
Museum purchase from Pauline Riggs Noyes Fund.
1954-173-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 52 images of this object.

Hard covered, accordion-folded portfolio of about 175 trimming samples, many priced in French.

Sample Book (France), early 19th century
paper, cardboard, silk, metal-wrapped silk cord, metal foil.
Gift of John G. Neeser.
1914-22-6

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 14 images of this object.

Sewing sample book and certifate of completion.

Sewing Instruction Book (USA), 1901
paper, silk cotton, metal grommets.
Gift of Gertrude Hess.
1968-24-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 17 images of this object.

Salesman's sample book of 285 small samples of wool and cotton, mounted on paper and bound in gold-tooled green leather book. Many samples have the appearance of duvetyn, a soft woolen fabric with a downy nap that was used for waistcoats.

Sample Book (France), late 18th–early 19th century
H x W x D: 26 x 18.5 x 4.5 cm (10 1/4 x 7 5/16 x 1 3/4 in.) 68 pages.
Gift of Mrs. Montgomery Hare.
1936-29-4

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 37 images of this object.

84 pages of text, followed by specimens of plain sewing.

Sewing Instruction Book, Simple directions in needlework and cutting out;...
paper.
Gift of The Cleveland Museum of Art.
1983-63-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 26 images of this object.

Two hundred and eighteen samples of brocades, embroideries, printed and painted cottons mounted in a book. Textile samples are from India, Japan and Indonesia and date from the 17th through the 19th century.

Scrapbook (Japan), 1905
paper, cotton, silk, metallic thread.
1905-14-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 25 images of this object.

Sewing Instruction Book, Sewing Book, I.E.A., N.Y., 1886

Sewing Instruction Book, Sewing Book, I.E.A., N.Y., 1886
embroidered linen cover, ink on paper, fabric samples, metal fasteners.
Gift of Helen L. White.
1985-88-2

This object was made by The Industrial Education Association.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 40 images of this object.

Sample Book, Genuine Turkey Red

Sample Book, Genuine Turkey Red
label: woven cotton samples, leather binding, paper label, brass rivets.
1967-20-35

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 5 images and 1 video of this object.

Small, bound sewing instruction book with hand-embroidered cover in red thread on natural linen. Inside the book, each left leaf contains a hand-written description of the sewing technique and its use. On the right, a small sample of the technique as executed by the student is attached to the page with small brass fasteners.

Sewing Instruction Book, Sewing Book, I.E.A., N.Y., 1886
H x W x D (closed): 24.1 x 19.7 x 3.8 cm (9 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 1 1/2 in.).
Gift of Anonymous Donor.
1934-18-1-a/g

This object was made by The Industrial Education Association.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 31 images of this object.

Rectangular purse, solidly beaded. Against a background of opalescent beads are pictured Masonic emblems, with a border of blue checkerboard. Lined in white leather, on which is inscribed Miss Dearsley, 25 Dec. 1870.

Purse (England), 1870
beads, leather, canvas.
1968-87-10

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