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Gray wool crepe with medium-scale repeat in close-set horizontal bands, of a palmette supported by a feather-like spray.

Textile (Italy), ca. 1950
wool.
Gift of the Italian Government.
1954-64-1

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

Violet silk organdy printed with widely spaced stylized bouquets in gold and soft pink, tied with a ribbon.

Textile (Italy), ca. 1950
silk.
Gift of the Italian Government.
1954-64-5

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

Rosy white ground scattered with pink and blue feathers in thick opaque inks.

Textile (Italy), ca. 1950
silk.
Gift of the Italian Government.
1954-64-3

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

Length of printed velvet with a pattern of curving artichoke forms in rows that alternate direction; inside each artichoke is a curvilinear flower and stem. Printed in silver metallic pigment on a soft, irregular pink ground.

Textile (Italy), 1900–30
foundation warp and weft: cotton; pile warp: silk.
Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.
1938-57-1226-a

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

Pattern of curved red artichoke shapes in rows that alternate direction. Inside each artichoke is a curvilinear flower and stem.

Textile (Italy), 1900–30
warp: foundation cotton, pile silk; weft: cotton.
Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.
1938-57-1226-b

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Yellow cotton printed in blue in a Renaissance-type pattern of large flowers and leaves with secondary ornamentation in an ogival arrangement.

Textile (Italy), early 20th century
cotton.
Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.
1938-57-1224

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

Fine white cotton printed in deep blue, with broad bands of delicate design of floriated crosses.

Textile (Italy), ca. 1950
cotton.
Gift of the Italian Government.
1954-64-2

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

Length of printed linen with a black and white checkerboard, each square with a simply-drawn daisy-type flower in turquoise, purple or pink.

Textile (Italy), ca. 1960
linen.
Museum purchase through gift of Marion K. Morgan and from General....
1991-90-6

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

Length of printed velveteen with overlapping sets of three off-set, tangent, rounded squares, in rust, dark orange, and light orange on a white ground.

Textile, Motus, 1970
cotton.
Gift of the Liliane and David M. Stewart Collection.
2001-30-1

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

Gray figured satin ground with design of buildings, canals and gondolas. Against this ground, a group of musical instruments is outlined in black and white.

Textile, Venice, 1925
silk.
Gift of Marian Hague.
1937-1-12

This object was made by Bianchini-Férier, Inc..
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Finely woven silk with repeating pattern of banksia plants in shades of gray, with touches of orange.

Textile, Silk Banksia, 2007
silk.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
2009-7-1

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

Outdoor furnishing fabric with a split bullseye pattern in navy blue, dark yellow and orange.

Textile, Loco Sole, 1968
linen.
GIft of George and Louise Beylerian.
1991-168-1

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

Gold ground patterned in leaf green with large symmetrical trophies of foliage and blossoms enclosed within ogives of boldly scrolling leaves and surmounting festoons of pomegranates centering on a cinquefoil.

Textile (Italy), 17th century
silk, linen.
1952-162-57

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

This object has not been digitized yet.

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Mezzaro with a white ground printed in brilliant colors with a design adapted from Indian painted hangings. Central tree rises from a stylized mound, on which there are crudely rendered animals. Branches fill the entire length of the hanging along with large flowers, birds and butterflies. At left, a bamboo clump and palms, and at right, bamboo. Wide border in a design of flower baskets alternating with flower sprays, birds and butterflies.

Textile (Italy), 19th century
cotton.
1955-98-2

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

Brilliant yellow ground woven in cherry red with symmetrical design of alternating rows of upstanding floral shrubs surmounted by pairs of opposed birds. Wide yellow cloth selvedges. Lined; striped silk fringe.

Textile (Italy), early 17th century
silk.
Gift of Anonymous Donor.
1952-166-42-a/c

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

Large square or "mezzaro" in a design of a hillock and a large-scale tree in the central panel with surrounding animals and birds. Border has flowers and small trees. In blue, red, brown, magenta and black.

Textile (Italy), 19th century
cotton.
Gift of Anonymous Donor.
a-t-9

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Large pomegranates and baroque scrolls are decorated with colorful small blossoms in shades of blue, rose, pink and green.

Textile (Italy), 18th century
silk, metal-wrapped silk thread.
Gift of Anonymous Donor.
1952-166-48-a/c

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

Plain natural linen with a border at each end embroidered in shades of blue-green and golden yellow, now faded. Each border is a panel containing an elaborage geometric floral vine with isolated geometric blossoms forming a continuous band of four sides. At each end is a narrow band with geometric patterned squares.

Textile (Italy), 17th century
cotton, linen, silk.
1969-62-8

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

Four different fabric layers distinguished by green, black, and yellow colors and connected by repeat rectangular pattern with tree-like form inside.

Textile, Quadruple cloth, 2008
wool and silk.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
2009-7-2

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

Length of printed cotton with a symmetrical design of scrolls and leaves in soft red, with color discharged in background areas.

Textile, Caravaggio, 1925–40
cotton.
Gift of Mrs. Germaine Little.
1968-110-174

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

Green damask patterned by a symmetrical arrangement of elaborate flowers, leaves and brackets.

Textile (Italy), 17th century
silk.
Gift of Harvey Smith.
1968-135-12

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

Blue-gray silk satin damasse with gold and silver metallic brocading. Vertical bands of delicate symmetrical floral decoration set off by narrow stripes, with vertical bands of floral designs in gold and silver brocading. Broad satin selvedges with pink and white stripes. Lined with red silk; edged with galloon of the period.

Textile (Italy), 1750–1800
silk, metal.
Gift of L. Boyd and Annie McQuarrie Hatch.
1955-25-1-a/e

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

Green damask with a large flower in foliate scrolls with cornucopia-like shapes.

Textile (Italy), late 17th–early 18th century
silk.
Gift of Anonymous Donor.
1952-166-43-a,b

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

Machine embroidered concentric circles and circles within a square using a fuzzy yarn in pink, yellow, green, and orange on a bright yellow background.

Textile (Italy), 1962–63
acetate and viscose.
Museum purchase through gift of Marion K. Morgan and from General....
1991-90-3

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

Length of green damassee with large leaves in design of bilateral symmetry.

Textile (possibly Italy), 1920s
silk.
Gift of Mrs. Germaine Little.
1968-110-187

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

Reversible fabric in green and tan silk in a pattern of alternating horizontal rows turning left and right. One row has a double branch with one side turning up and ending in a decorative blossoms, the other side turning down and supporting a perched crested bird. Wide floral border rinceau border along right side and across top.

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

Blue-green satin, brocaded in white, rose, green and light brown. Pattern is of tree with large scale fruit.

Textile (Italy), early 18th century
silk.
Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma....
1962-56-64-a/c

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

Textile, Cerchio

Textile, Cerchio
cotton.
1990-31-2

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Pale salmon pink satin showing deep horizontal borders with hunters, birds, and animals among flowers and separated by guard borders. In the upper part, three spaced stripes formed by floral serpentine on which hunters pursue leopards, and rise from the horizontal bands. Metallic thread, green, rose, pink and coral flosses in long floats or wide twill tie. Two broad warp twill selvages with green to white pencil stripes.

Textile (Italy), 17th century
silk, metal on silk core.
1956-120-3

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

Allover pattern of a square arrangement of concentric ovals in white and beige.

Textile, Steppes, ca. 1972
wool.
1974-34-1

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

Textile, Gabon
cotton.
1990-31-1

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

Large scale vase with flowers framed by stylized stems and flowers, fruits, and birds. The pattern in polychrome silks on a white satin ground.

Textile (Italy), 18th century
silk.
Gift of Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks Collection.
1943-46-2

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

Textured surface created by machine embroidery on a jacquard-woven surface. A large-scale, abstract leaf pattern in browns and greens is superimposed over a small-scale repeating leaf pattern in black and white.

Textile (Italy), 1960–61
wool (weft and embroidery), silk (warp), cotton (embroidery).
Museum purchase through gift of Marion K. Morgan and from General....
1991-90-10

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

Pattern of black scrolling shapes on a blue crackled white background. Same pattern and colorway as 2000-10-9 but at twice the scale.

Textile, Burano, ca. 1970
synthetic fiber.
Gift of John Nicholson.
2000-10-8

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

Diagonal plaid of red, green and blue on bright yellow

Textile (Italy), ca. 1963
silk.
Museum purchase through gift of Marion K. Morgan and from General....
1991-90-13

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