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Woven textile showing a blown-up image of four-centimeters of Binary Traces: Kay (2007-33-1). Labyrinthine lines in white on a black ground.

Hanging, Digit Maps: Four Centimeters, 2005
cotton.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
2007-33-3

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

Heroic figures and landscape scenes evoking life in early Britain in dark brown, dull orange and yellow.

Hanging (USA), 1930–39
cotton.
1977-30-1

This object is part of the Textiles Department collection.

Hanging, Pillars of Heaven, no.2, 1990

Hanging, Pillars of Heaven, no.2, 1990
cotton, metallic.
1990-46-1

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

Vertical rectangular silk mural. The theme Earth, Air, Fire and Water symbolized by a flowering tree soaring up into the sky from a base of erupting volcanos. The lower border is made up of waves which become a curving floral line at the sides and top. Clouds hover above the volcanos. Birds circle the tree at the bottom which at top become stars and planets. Background is blue, the tree is white, the volcanos are deep blue with orange lava flows, flowers are red, orange and yellow with dark blue details.
Lined with natural cotton plain weave.

Hanging, Tree of Life, 1919–26
silk.
Gift of Lydia Bush-Brown.
1974-23-7

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

Silk mural with a landscape dominated by a yellow mountain against a deep blue sky studded with stars. In the background, the sea, with small boats. In the foreground, low hills with houses, camels and goats under trees. Narrow border contains a curving pomegranate vine.

Hanging, The Golden Mountain, 1926–59
silk.
Gift of Lydia Bush-Brown.
1974-23-1

This object is part of the Textiles Department collection.

Horizontally rectangular batik hanging of a temple surrounded by trees against a sky with stars, planets, sun and moon. Three female figues with baskets on their heads appear on the right side; jaguars prowl among the vines in the foreground. Dark gray, lavender, light blue, pink and yellow, with white.

Hanging, Temple of the Mayan Indians, 1926–59
silk.
Gift of Lydia Bush-Brown (Mrs. Francis Head).
1977-77-6

This object is part of the Textiles Department collection.

View of Sienna, Italy, and surrounding countryside. The cathedral and bell tower in the background, a portion of the Campo in the center and small buildings and trees in the foreground, in gray, pink, salmon, and yellow. Border in white, gray and yellow on a red ground: at top, baskets of fruit; left and right sides, hitching posts for Palio alternate with fruit baskets; at bottom, bullocks drawing carts.

Hanging, Sienna, ca. 1925
silk.
Gift of the Estate of Lydia Bush-Brown Head.
1985-2-4

This object is part of the Textiles Department collection.

Vertical rectangular hanging with an irregular pointed arch in orange and green on a deep blue background, which defines a light grey center in which a small orange figure floats. The inner edge of the arch is accented by a narrow white band for a dramatic spatial effect.

Hanging, Pat's Icon Idea, 1972
silk.
Gift of Marian Clayden.
1972-71-1

This object is part of the Textiles Department collection.

Horizontal rectangular silk mural. Shore line of Bermuda with a sail boat in foreground, large rocks in middle ground along shore and small houses on hill in background against sky with clouds. Borders make up of a curving wave enclosing a fish and occasional snail. Colors predominately blue/green with touches of light salmon. Lined with light blue with Chinese floral pattern. Slightly faded. Hanging tape attached.

Hanging, Bermuda, 1926–59
silk.
Gift of Lydia Bush-Brown.
1974-23-5

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

Vertical rectangular silk mural. Flowering tree growing out of a mound in the center of a walled Near Eastern (Syrian) town. Borders are a curving floral line with an added vine plus butterflies at bottom. Background of field and borders light grey with light colors only in flowers and leaves. Lined with yellow/green with a Chinese floral pattern. Slightly faded. Hanging tape attached.

Hanging, Flowering Tree, 1919–26
silk.
Gift of Lydia Bush-Brown.
1974-23-4

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

Square hanging of knotted clear fishing line, with a slight drape to project off the wall.

Hanging (USA), 1989
nylon fishing line.
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
1996-6-1

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

Rectangular hanging with a large oval form with a cross in the center, with irregular edges and a hand-painted feeling, in shades of deep blue, green, yellow and brown.

Hanging, Pectoral, ca. 1974
silk.
Gift of Marian Clayden.
1993-141-1

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

Horizontal rectangular hanging with a landscape dominated by a pyramid-shaped yellow temple with a long flight of white steps leading to an orange door. The temple is surrounded by trees with white trunks and green foliage, with exotic fruits hanging down. Three female figures approach from the right with baskets of fruit on their heads. A dark grey sky has stars, planets, sun and moon in white. Jaguars prowl the foreground among crawling vines.

Hanging, Temple of the Mayan Indians, 1926
silk.
Gift of Lydia Bush-Brown (Mrs. Francis Head).
1977-77-7

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

Vertical rectangular hanging knitted in white linen with an overall triangular design formed of rows of 3/4 inch holes.

Hanging, Near East # 2, 1964
linen.
Gift of S.C.Johnson & Son, Inc..
1980-18-1

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

Hanging panel that is loosely woven at the top with rayon and cotton warp, and a weft of beige mohair looped around a rayon core giving a curly, looped appearance. About halfway down, two broad green stripes made by laid-in extra warp of nubby rayon intersect weft bands of nubby undyed sheep’s wool, then bands of light and darker green. Broad band at bottom is thick, dark green chenille.

Hanging (USA), 1958
viscose rayon, wool, cotton.
1959-67-5

This object is part of the Textiles Department collection.

View of Florence in blue, undyed white and brick red against a dark blue sky. Narrow border with flowers and pomegranates. Lined with light blue silk damasse with Chinese-style flower pattern.

Hanging, Florence, 1919–26
silk.
1977-112-1

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

Black and white bold rectangular shapes with black horizontals.

Hanging (USA), 1935–71
cotton.
1974-48-3

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

Square repeat of rectangles, each containing four feline animals in red-purple and light yellow.

Hanging (USA), 1935–71
cotton.
1974-48-7

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

Hanging (USA)
wool embroidery on linen foundation.
1996-112-1

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

Blue with a pattern of overlapping diamonds and wide border at both ends.

Hanging (USA), 1935–71
cotton.
1974-48-17

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

Large knitted hanging, 14 pieces sewn together, white figures on royal blue ground. Border on all 4 sides (3 ½”) scrolling floral vine. Field consists of 5 bands (11 ½” high) of scenes alternating with narrow bands (3 ½” high) of vines. Bottom scene: two crowned facing mermaids with flower at right, and a fish. Scene above: boy and girl adorsed with basket of apples and cat between them, surrounded by leaves. Middle scene: boy and girl facing each other with lamb and bird between them. Flowers and fruit trees surround them. Next scene: girl asleep, boy holding apple, basket of apples between them, birds flowers, and apples surround them. Top scene: two smiling facing mermaids, fish and flowers.

Hanging (USA), 1950s
wool, linen.
1971-30-2

This object is part of the Textiles Department collection.

This object has not been digitized yet.

Hanging, The Enchanted Isle of Beautiful Sounds, 1923
silk.
Gift of Hon. Arthur Crisp.
1969-122-1

This object is part of the Textiles Department collection.

This object has not been digitized yet.

Hanging (USA), 1950–59
wool.
1971-52-1

This object is part of the Textiles Department collection.

Rectangular hanging showing stripes in browns and grays, with supplementary off-white pattern of stacked rectangles.

Hanging, First Snow, 1955–75
cotton warp, wool weft.
Gift of Mr. Eric and Mrs. Sylvia Elsesser, The Trude Guermonprez Archives.
1993-121-1

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

Stylized pattern of leaves and other forms, embroidered with heavy yarns in shades of green, brown, grey and white on natural colored linen.

Hanging, Fields from the Air, 1950–53
linen, wool, cotton.
Gift of Elizabeth Gordon.
1964-24-39

This object is part of the Textiles Department collection.

Knitted hanging of eight knitted rectangles with crocheted edges, crocheted together. Outer edges crocheted to a linen backing; central motif of each rectangle: mermaid with fish. Four different poses, each repeated twice. Four rectangles in beige, olive-green, dark brown and cerise. Other four rectangles in light blue, light green and beige. Each rectangle: 12” x 23”.

Hanging (USA), 1950s
wool, linen (backing).
1971-30-3

This object is part of the Textiles Department collection.

Horizontal silk hanging with a view of Manhattan as seen from the East River: the river with working boats in foreground, industrial buildings with smokestacks and warehouses in middle ground, tall skyscrapers (two under construction) in background against sky. Top and bottom borders have bridges and storage drums; side borders have skeletal buildings. In olive drab, light blue-green, dull orange, bright and dull yellows, and reserved ivory ground. Lined with bright blue.

Hanging, New York Waterfront, 1926–53
silk.
Gift of Lydia Bush-Brown.
1974-23-6

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

Mexican landscape with a village dominated by a church in the center against a snow-capped mountain in yellow, tans, light blue and white under a deep tan sky. Plain yellow-tan outer border.

Hanging (USA), 1926–59
silk.
1979-29-1

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

Grey-green linen embroidered with yarns, cords and couched tape, in white and shades of yellow, green and orange.

Hanging, Composition in Squares, 1950–53
linen and cotton.
Gift of Elizabeth Gordon.
1964-24-36

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

Landscape with trees, wild flowers, deer and birds with Hudson River in background. Wildflowers in the border: hepatica, trailing arbutus, wild ginger and blood root with fiddlehead ferns in lower corners. Lined with silk damassé patterned by offset rows of Chinese-style medallions. Signed in lower right corner.

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

Hanging, Binary Traces: Kay

Hanging, Binary Traces: Kay
cotton.
2007-33-1

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