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Strip of printed dress silk with a stylized design of a jazz orchestra, in dark blue on white ground.

Object ID #18343957
silk.
Gift of Marian Hague.
1937-1-3

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images and 1 video of this object.

Fragment of printed silk with a wavy linear design of roller coasters, interrupted occasionally by cars of riders, in white on a brown ground.

Textile, Thrill, 1925
silk.
Gift of Marian Hague.
1937-1-1

This object was made by Stehli Silk Corporation.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Strip of printed dress silk with an abstracted design of people walking under large umbrellas in the slanting rain, with rainbows. Umbrellas are lavender, orange, and brown; rainbows are red, blue, and yellow on an off-white ground.

Textile, Americana Print: April, 1925
silk.
Gift of Marian Hague.
1937-1-2

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

Two pieces, silk, chiffon in shades of pink and rose.

Fragment (USA), 1900–1950
silk.
1960-150-13-a

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

Abstracted chrysanthemum with a square in the center, on a checkboard of squares. Alternating color schemes: white flower with a black center on an orange ground, or an orange flower with a white center on a red ground.

Textile, Mikado, 1954
silk.
1956-136-1

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

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 collection.

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 collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

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 collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

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 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 collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

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 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 collection.
There are 2 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 collection.

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 collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Large square scarf with rolled hem on all sides. Symmetrical design of a starburst in bright pink, orange, blue and black.

Scarf (USA), 1971
silk.
Gift of Rit Dye Company of C.P.C. International.
1971-36-1

This object was made by Up Tied.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Patchwork cover made from a variety of woven fabrics and ribbons. Diamond shape in the center with a triangle on each side to form a central square surrounded by twelve squares plus an outer border. Each square contains an embroidered naturalistic flower.

Cover (USA), ca. 1870
silk.
Gift of Mrs. Arthur Stanbury.
1973-45-2

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

Rows of pointed ovals, triangles and teardrop shapes are outlined in black and filled in a manner suggesting hand coloring. White vertical stripes of the ground fabric give an ombré effect.

Textile (USA), ca. 1920
silk.
Gift of Lillian Gibbs.
1960-175-1

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

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 collection.

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 collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Large squarish silk panel batiked with green ground and decoration in orange and reserved in white. Large exotic male and female figures; the woman in a bell-shaped skirt. The figures fill the composition and scattered around them are floral and animal motifs. Pseudo-Indonesian style.

Textile (USA), 1920–30
silk.
1960-86-3

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

Printed in olive green against white background. Design shows stripes of various widths growing out of elongated undulating shapes.

Textile, Schmus, 1964–66
silk.
Gift of Tzaims Luksus.
1966-90-4

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

Length of printed silk with stems of mango fruit and leaves, drawn as in a botanical print, in yellow, green and brown on an off-white ground.

Textile, Mango, 1950s
silk.
Gift of Lanette Scheeline.
1984-56-8

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

Printed in pink, rose, light green and black against white background. Allover design of stylized narcissus flower elements.

Textile, Wild Narcissus, 1964–66
silk.
Gift of Tzaims Luksus.
1966-90-14

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

Length of printed silk with stylized waves and spindrift reminiscent of Japanese katagami stencil-resist textiles. Hand printed with discharge dyes, giving a white pattern on a blue ground.

Textile, South China Sea, 1972
silk.
Gift of Jack Lenor Larsen.
1973-54-1-a,b

This object was made by Jack Lenor Larsen Incorporated.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Printed in black against white. Design divided in two parts: the lower part contains stripes of varying widths and irregular intervals; upper part shows free adapation of basic paisley shape in all-over pattern of varying sizes.

Textile, Paisley, 1964–66
silk.
Gift of Tzaims Luksus.
1966-90-6

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

Printed in purple, assimilating the original silk background color of grey. Pattern shows large stylized star shapes.

Textile, Asteria, 1964–66
silk.
Gift of Tzaims Luksus.
1966-90-3

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 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 collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Printed in dark blue against white. Design shows tapered stripes of varying widths.

Textile, Stripe, 1964–66
silk.
Gift of Tzaims Luksus.
1966-90-5

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

Sheer dress fabric of over-all pattern of impressionists bunches of roses, in shades of deep mauve with muted green leaves, on pale mauve ground.

Textile (USA), 1950–55
H x W: 227 x 106 cm (7 ft. 5 3/8 in. x 41 3/4 in.).
1956-144-5

This object was made by Onondaga Silk Co., Inc..
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Length of printed fabric with a grid of boxes filled with an irregular plaid in beige and grey on an off-white ground. The screen direction is flipped between each impression.

Textile (USA), ca. 1950
silk.
Gift of Marianne Strengell.
1984-111-74

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

Printed panel with a landscape scene, non-repeating, of a dark brown mountain in the upper right, surrounded by low foothills of lighter browns, with a valley of dark brown trees. In the foreground the hills are ivory, with a row of trees in greater detail in the lower left corner.

Panel, Ranch, ca. 1939
silk.
Gift of Lanette Scheeline.
1998-29-10

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Sheer dress fabric with large sprays of hydrangea-like flowers in soft shades of rust and green on ground with printed texture in soft rust.

Textile (USA), 1950–55
silk.
1956-144-4

This object was made by Onondaga Silk Co., Inc..
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Sheer dress fabric with impressionistic roses brushed in pink and orange on white ground and horizontally banded with narrow pink and ornage lines.

Textile (USA), 1950–55
silk.
1956-144-3

This object was made by Onondaga Silk Co., Inc..
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Sheer dress fabric with bunches of roses in pinks and muted green leaves printed on white ground.

Textile (USA), ca. 1955
silk.
1956-144-1

This object was made by Onondaga Silk Co., Inc..
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Sheer dress fabric with continuous repeat of traditional symmetrical stylized flowering pomeranate in grey on lighter grey ground.

Textile (USA), 1950–55
silk.
1956-144-2

This object was made by Onondaga Silk Co., Inc..
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.