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Decorative crochet band in pink and white with scalloped edge.

Band (England)
cotton.
Gift of The Cleveland Museum of Art.
1983-63-10

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

This object has not been digitized yet.

Textile (USA), 1939
cotton.
1951-74-5

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Long valance-shaped fragment of coarse cotton. Design is incomplete, but shows a large floral motif and foliage. Background is blue and the design is reserved in white with blue accents and interior lines. Parts of the foliage are outlined in small white dots, and larger leaves contain interior decoration of white dots. The fragment might be the lining of a valance and is pieced with lighter shades of the same design to make a scalloped shape.

Valance (England), 18th century
cotton.
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
1955-123-5

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Valance resist printed in two shades of blue in a design of undulating branches with large cup-shaped blossoms and curling leaves with pendant fruit. Three points on lower border. Edged with cotton tape, white with a narrow border of blue on either edge. Backed with sateen.

Valance (USA), 1700–1750
cotton.
1937-9-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Unlined bed cover made up of two lengths of printed fabric. Pattern composed of two stripes: the wider with an urn of flowers on a blue background. 18.5cm. wide and the other with a monkey giving another monkey a haircut alternating with a monkey playing a horn seated under a flowering plant. 9.5cm. wide. Two groups of stripes are half dropped and with an additional wide stripe fill full width of fabric. Unit of repeat: 36.5 cm. high x 28 cm. (11") wide.

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

Less than a half-drop repeat of small-scale patterned swatches from a sample book of the 1870s. Predominantly in shades of red and brown.

Textile (USA), 1970–79
cotton.
1977-44-2

This object was made by Mr. Condotti, Ltd..
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Basket of flowers with feathery-tailed bird at each side.

Textile (England), 1920–30
cotton.
1988-28-1

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

Long horizontal panel made to commemorate the Century of Progress Fair held in Chicago. Prominent Chicago buildings are featured. Motifs from left to right include the following: The Pioneer, Chicago's first locomotive, Fort Dearborn (possibly the reproduction built at the fair), Merchandise Mart, U.S. Government Building, Travel and Transport Building, Hall of Science, Sky Ride, Shedd Auditorium, Adler Planetarium, Tribune Tower, and the Chicago Temple (First Methodist).

Panel (USA), 1933
cotton.
1978-151-1

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

Length of printed cotton with design imitating malachite tiles in black and dark green on a bright green dyed ground.

Textile (England), 1940–50
cotton.
1982-17-1

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

Glazed chintz printed in dark brown, buff and blue green. Design shows horizontal bars of black and buff on a blue ground which has faded from green. Green color produced by printing blue over yellow. Perpendicular stripe of buff in the form of a Gothic arch.

Textile (England), ca. 1850
cotton.
Gift of Harvey Smith.
1951-167-6

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

Textile, Small Pears

Textile, Small Pears
cotton.
1973-54-5

This object was made by Jack Lenor Larsen Incorporated.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Upholstery weight cotton velvet with a design of regularly spaced symmetrical floral sprays in two shades of coral with touches of white where the backing fabric shows through.

Textile (possibly USA), mid-19th century
cotton.
Gift of the estate of Mrs. Lathrop Colgate Harper.
1957-180-25

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

Symmetrical design of long leafy shoots intertwining to form frames containing large poppy-like flowers and smaller roses. In blue, green, and orange on a white ground.

Textile, African Marigold, 1876
cotton.
Gift of Robert W. Friedel.
1951-103-22-a

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

Length of printed cotton with a design imitating strongly grained wood, pieced and patched as for a fence, in shades of taupe and brown on a tan ground.

Textile (England), 1940–50
cotton.
1982-17-2

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

Textile, Balsas

Textile, Balsas
cotton.
1989-40-1

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

Length of printed cotton with architectural sketches in pale gray on a mottled cream ground.

Textile, Galleria, 1993
cotton.
Gift of Warner Fabrics.
1993-116-3

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

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

Central head of a horned creature (gold) above a bright green beetle surrounded by fish wrapped in sunflower vines. Border of flowers and bugs at each side. Strong, deep colors of black, blue, red and yellow.

Textile, Gargoyle, 1990
cotton.
1991-121-1

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

All-over design of seal characters in blue, green and purple on white sheer batiste.

Textile, Caligraphy, ca. 1955
cotton.
1956-134-2

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

Textile, Panache

Textile, Panache
cotton.
1991-103-6-a/g

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

Large bouquets of pale poppies and lilies in shades of yellow, orange, greens and gray; gray ribbon bows connect to form lattice.

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

This object has not been digitized yet.

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Short window curtain with checks of different weaves, including gauze.

Curtain (USA), early 19th century
cotton.
Gift of Mrs. William P. Treadwell.
1916-33-215

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

Design in black and white, a pastiche of engravings. Interiors of churches with a baboon and an ocelot.

Textile, Los Angeles/Historistamus, 1987
cotton.
1988-61-1

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

Textile, Srinagar

Textile, Srinagar
cotton.
1989-40-2

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

Shell-like motifs in horizontal groupings in opaque oranges and browns on a white ground printed with the same motif in yellow, with tiny scattered red dots.

Textile, Kaigara, ca. 1955
cotton.
1956-134-1

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

Shaped panel, the equivalent of one-fourth of a woman's skirt. Design of Spanish dancers and accessories in bright colors on black.

Skirt Panel (England), 1975
cotton.
1991-18-23

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

Diapered field with vertical oval medallions, framed by wings, enclosing representations of New York, Paris, St. Louis, San Diego, and Charles A. Lindbergh with a cat. Printed in blue on white ground.

Textile (USA), 1927
cotton.
Gift of Mrs. Montgomery Hare.
1932-11-13

This object was made by Witcombe McGeachin & Co..
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Textile, Zebra
cotton.
1973-54-6

This object was made by Jack Lenor Larsen Incorporated.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

White ground with all-over small-scale floral pattern, medallions in dark purple with Jubilee above and 1887 below.

Apron (England), 1887
cotton.
Gift of Paul F. Walter.
2008-21-9

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

Half-drop repeat of the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., and the Golden Gate Bridge, along with white clouds and red apples with large bites taken out. On the clouds in red, white and blue: "I like you, America." Printed for the Bicentennial.

Textile (USA), 1976
cotton.
GIft of Robert Ebendorf.
1977-26-1

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

Design shows a large flowering vine of natural scale roses and morning glories.

Textile (England), 1760s
cotton.
1957-153-1-a/d

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

Tweed of mixed shades of rust and brown with black.

Sample, Chico, ca. 1953
cotton.
Gift of Richard and Trudy Schultz.
2011-25-11

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

Textile, Primavera

Textile, Primavera
cotton.
1973-54-2

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

Length of printed cotton with textural horizontal stripes suggesting landscape, in mauve on white ground.

Textile, Vista, ca. 1956
cotton.
Gift of Konwiser, Inc..
1956-151-6

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

Bold pattern in bright blue, black, ochre, warm and cool neutrals of irregular shapes and sizes each patterned by small-scale all-over patterns which include bamboo, leaves, stripes, grids, and interlaces. The overall effect resembles swags and drapery.

Textile, Tropic of Capricorn, 1963
cotton.
Gift of Jack Lenor Larsen.
1973-54-3

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