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Large-scale crowded pattern of climbing vines and flowers in shades of dark brown, green, and blue with some pink.

Textile (England), 1850–1900
cotton.
Gift of Miss Bertha Schaefer.
1958-131-5

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Chinoiserie design printed in red on a white ground. A pagoda, and boys in Chinese dress on a rock, with birds, with jars, fishing. Another pavillion is formed with rocaille scrolls. The design is a copy of the Bromley Hall design "Pagoda."

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Black knitted hanging with voids and multicolored metallic highlights.

Textile, Flight Configuration, 1989
cotton, metallic yarns.
Museum purchase from BASF Corporation Fund.
1990-135-1

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

Thick angular tree with clusters of fruit and flowers meandering up center of fabric. Curves of the branch frame peacock or quail-like birds standing on small patches of earth. One bird about to snatch a spider dangling on a thread from a branch. Undyed background. Blue warps on left and right selvage.

Textile (England), 1760–80
cotton.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment.
1975-60-24

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Length of printed cotton with vertical stripes of tan and yellow alternating with stripes curved leaves in red and blue on a white ground.

Textile (England), ca. 1790
cotton.
1961-126-1

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

Length of printed cotton with a very large scale graphic print of a spiraling column, in black and white.

Textile, Spiral, 1969
cotton.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
2007-5-3

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

Parabolic shapes arranged as an abstract floral, with solid and dotted lines as stems. Printed in black, blue, and chartreuse on a printed brown background; areas of the white ground cloth left as part of the pattern.

Textile, Calyx, 1951
acetate (warp), viscose rayon (weft).
Gift of Eddie Squires.
1992-3-4

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

Length of printed cotton with an Art Deco-inspired cityscape of overlapping skyscrapers in shades of blue and white.

Textile, Big City, 1960s
cotton.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
2007-5-2

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

Supplementary warps very loosely bound leave long floats meandering over the surface, in deep shades of blue and green.

Textile, Kingfisher Floats, 2006
cotton, viscose.
Gift of June Swindell, Salt UK Ltd..
2007-10-2

This object was made by Salt..
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Length of printed cotton in a overall small-scale checkerboard pattern, in dark blue and white overprinted with blurred striations of lemon yellow. White plain cloth unprinted selvedges.

Textile (England), early 20th century
cotton.
Gift of Elizabeth Riefstahl.
1953-90-6-a,b

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

Length of printed cotton with a collage-like arrangement of architectural sketches, botanical drawings, acanthus leaves, penmanship studies, tiles and other patterns in gray, taupe, and pale orange/pink on an off-white ground.

Textile, Academia, 1993
cotton.
Gift of Warner Fabrics.
1993-116-1

This object was made by Warner Fabrics.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Length of cream cotton, composed of two pieces stitched lengthwise, copperplate printed in brown. Six satirical scenes in a military encampment: soldier being thrown from his horse, a woman in a large bonnet being escorted into the camp. On a barn are the initials A.D. (I?), and on the end of a drum the words Royal Artillery G. 111.

Textile (England), ca. 1785
cotton.
1955-10-1-a

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

Large-scale symmetrical pattern of massive poppy-like flowers with curving stems to form ogival framing, in white and blue with deep blue outline on a deep blue ground. Wide plain selvedges. Printed around 1900.

Textile, Honeysuckle, designed 1876
cotton warp, linen weft.
Gift of Robert W. Friedel.
1951-103-53-a,b

This object was made by Morris & Co..
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Off-white cotton textile copperplate printed in red. The design, known as "American Independence" or "Apotheosis of Franklin" shows George Washington standing in a chariot drawn by leopards, and behind him a female figure holding a shield on which "American Independence 1776" is inscribed. Benjamin Franklin is shown with a female figure carrying a liberty cap on a staff; above them on a scroll: "Where Liberty Dwells There is my Country."

Textile, Apotheosis of Franklin, ca. 1780
linen warp, cotton weft.
Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
1931-40-7-c

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

Fabric printed with floral patterns in a field and side border, to be used as a hanging or bed cover, in reds and yellows, now faded. The floral patterns of the field and border are designed to be seen from either end, making it easy to join two lengths, one turned 180 degrees, to make a large field with a border on left and right.

Textile (England), 1880s
cotton.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Roy P. Frangiamore.
1974-103-1-a/c

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

Length of heavy, ribbed cotton printed on both sides in a cool palette of greens, blues and white. Highly stylized design of clusters of lotus and poppies, each one rising from the one below on a fan of curving stems. Areas between are filled with small thistles.

Textile (England), 1898
cotton.
Gift of Sarah Frantz.
1960-162-1

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

Black lace with a vertically symmetrical "urn and flowers" style pattern, where the urn is replaced by the face of the devil, and the cherubs by tiny demons.

Textile, Devil Damask, 2007
98% cotton, 2% polyester.
Gift of Timorous Beasties.
2007-40-2

This object was made by Timorous Beasties.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Square of printed cotton with twisted fringe on two warp ends. Checkerboard design in dark reddish-brown and tan with brown crackle effect. The lighter squares contain a brown ring in an irregular square; the brown squares contain a shield-like form. Strings of beads run throughout the design.

Textile (England), early 20th century
cotton.
Gift of Elizabeth Riefstahl.
1953-90-12

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

Narrow length of light blue sateen printed in a highly stylized floral pattern in Art Nouveau style. Symmetrical arrangement of two open face round flowers in a rose color on rigidly drawn branching stems with small leaves in dark and light green. Larger pale green leaves are three lobed at turns of the stems. Entire design is outlined in dull red.

Textile (England), 1890–1900
cotton.
1966-52-1-a

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

Length of printed cotton with s-shaped central branch with large exotic flowers and small-scale floral fillings. In golden yellow on a white ground.

Textile (England), ca. 1890
cotton.
1934-7-2

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

Length of printed linen with a large scale design of an iguana caught in the tendrils of a fantastical plant that is both an aloe and a pineapple, with parrots, moths, bugs and blossoms. Printed in red, green and black on a white ground.

Textile, Iguanus, 1990
linen.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
1990-164-1

This object was made by Timorous Beasties.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Vertically symmetrical flower and vine lattice with ogee points. Row of blossoms alternate with offset row of long slender plants with interlocked stems at base form a pattern for the field. Same elements in straight repeat form side borders of same scale. Green and light blue pattern on tan ground.

Textile (England), 1890–1900
H x W (a): 153 x 82.5 cm (60 1/4 x 32 1/2 in.) H x W (b): 151 x 82.5 cm (59....
1977-88-1-a,b

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

Two pieces of cream-colored satin brocaded with a design of broken stems and branches with flowers in blue, green, red, brown and black silks. Piece a is backed with white buckram and bound with gold and black striped velvet.

Textile (England), ca. 1750
silk.
1934-1-3-a/c

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

Long panel of heavy off-white cotton printed in blue with a rustic scene of fields, villagers dancing, trees and a stream with buildings on either side. Trimmed by narrow blue printed braid of dark cotton. Long repeat.

Textile (England), ca. 1790
cotton.
Gift of Anonymous Donor.
a-t-6

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

Heavy cotton, printed on both sides. Design shows horizontal rows of crocus and daffodils. Shade of yellow, tan, and red for some outlines. Stuff is 31" wide. Both selvedges present.

Textile (England), ca. 1890
cotton.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. G. Glen Gould.
1952-105-27

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

Straight repeat showing the coronation of Queen Victoria in 1837. Enclosed in a swag of flowers which include the rose and thistle.

Textile (England), ca. 1840
cotton.
Gift of Mrs. Ralph P. Hanes.
1978-167-2-a

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

Length of printed cotton with a horizontal lattice of white lines overlaid with a grid of small diamonds, in off-white, tan, and pale orange. Samples of three alternate colorways attached.

Textile, Fantasia, 1993
cotton.
Gift of Warner Fabrics.
1993-116-2

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

Length of printed cotton with bands of contiguous organic shapes which resemble tree knots, root systems, or shells, in fine white line on a dark grey ground.

Textile (England), ca. 1960
cotton.
Gift of Eddie Squires.
1992-6-1

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

Textile (England)

Textile (England)
cotton.
1960-55-1

This object was made by Ollive and Talwin and Bromley Hall.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Length of printed cotton with pinwheels of diamonds in bright colors on a white ground.

Textile, Punchinello, 1960
cotton.
Gift of Eddie Squires.
1993-70-1-a,b

This object was made by Edinburgh Weavers.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Length of printed cotton crepe with a teal blue ground and a wide central column made up of narrow horizontal rectangles in various shades of blue, green, yellow, white and gray; thin lines extend from the center to the edges of the fabric.

Textile, Causeway, 1967
cotton.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
2007-5-1

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

Textile printed in red on white background showing four vignettes of country scenes with people and their virtues.

Textile (England), 18th century
cotton.
Gift of W. and J. Sloane.
1943-43-26

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

Vertical stripes of shiny white and gold viscose fibers held in a stainless steel mesh, alternating bands of warp conventionally bound with bands where the warp is permitted to drift.

Textile, Stainless Steel Longitude, 2006
stainless steel, cotton, viscose.
Gift of June Swindell, Salt UK Ltd..
2007-10-3

This object was made by Salt..
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

"Toile" style pattern in blues on a white ground; the scenes are of the contemporary life and architecture of London.

Textile, London Toile, ca. 2006
linen.
Gift of Timorous Beasties.
2007-40-1

This object was made by Timorous Beasties.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Length of white silk brocaded with three types of gold metallic yarns, with large C-shaped curves and exotic leaves and flowers.

Textile (England), ca. 1740
silk, metal-wrapped silk-core yarns of three types.
Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
1990-150-2

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

Length of woven silk, brocaded with an undulating pink ribbon forming an overall S-curve, interspersed with baskets of flowers, in red, rose, yellow-green, dark green, and blue, on a white ground woven with a monochrome honeycomb pattern.

Textile (England), 1700–1750
silk, metal-wrapped silk-core threads.
Museum purchase through gift of Madame Raimundo de Madrazo.
1955-162-2-a,b

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