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Historical Archive: Textiles, Cloth, Clothing
around 1000 to present


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textile, Pre-Columbian Chancay culture, Late Intermediate Period c.1000-1476, Imola
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peacock silk, Middle East (?), c.1100, Hildesheim museum D2009-4c and 1
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"Shroud of St. Potentien", silk, 12th c. Islamic, Sens CT. This work has its own page.
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silk/linen textile w. hares, Islamicate c.1100-35, Vat 66183. For detail see Vat.
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chasuble, silk/gold, mid-12th c. England, HildMus L 1988-56, which has its own page
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alb of Frederick Barbarossa, linen/silk brocade, c.1150, Utrecht OKM t91, which has its own page
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silk lampas, Persia, c.1150-1200, WienMus
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liturgical vestments said to have been worn by Thomas Becket; embroidery in silk and gold, mid 12th-13th c., Sens CT C.107-111. These objects have their own page.
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Reliquary purse, silk/silver thread, c.1200, Utrecht OKM t101, which has its own page
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purse, silk, reversed lion fabric Sicily 13th c., Sens CT
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linen with silk embroidery (formerly a purse), 13th c., Sens CT
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purse, silk embroidered on linen, France 13th c., Sens CT
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4-panel purse, knitted silk and gold, prob. 13th c., Sens CT
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Woven silk purse with strap, Spain 13th-14th c., length 12.2 cm, Sion CT purse 258. For closer view see Sion.
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St. Anna nursing Mary, w. Gregory below, Peter/Paul above: Scapular of Gregory X, silk samite with metallic embroidery, Rome? 1270s, Arezzo MS
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purse, silk, edge strips 14th c., fabric Byzantine, Sens CT
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Knit silk purse, 14th c., Sion CT purse 269, which has its own page
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Knit silk purse, 14th c., Sion CT purse 270, which has its own page
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Knit silk purse, 14th c., Sion CT purse 271, which has its own page
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Knit silk purse, 14th c., Sion CT purse 272, which has its own page
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wood and embroidery reliquary, 14th c. DMP G8.77. For another view see DMP.
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Epitaphios of King Stefan Uroš II Milutin, gold and silver embroidery on silk, Serbia c.1300, MSOC 4660, which has its own page.
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Tristan embroidery, wool on linen, c.1300-25, WIEN Ha 1, WienMus, which has its own page
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pulpit hanging, linen and silk embroidery on linen, Wienhausen 1325-75, WIEN Hb 3. For details see WienMus.
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Life of St. Martin of Tours, embroidered altar frontal, 2nd half of 14th c., MRAH. This work has its own page.
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undated purse, Italian silk, Sens CT
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Efimiya encomium to St. Lazar, gold and silver embroidery on silk, Serbia 1402, MSOC
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Major Sakkos of Photius, Byzantine 1408-31, Armory TK-4, which has its own page
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canopy from the throne of Charles VII of France, wool and silk, attrib. Jacob de Littemont, c.1425-50, Louvre OA 12281. For detail see Louvre museum.
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Three Coronations tapestry, Brussels 1446-88, Sens CT. This work has its own page.
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Khutyn epitaphios, taffeta with gold/silver/silk embroidery, mid 15th c., workshop of Archbishop Euthymius/Euphemius II (1429–1459), Novgorod AM. For details see Novgorod.
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belt prob for Dominican monk/nun, wool and ivory, late 15th-c. north France or Flanders, Cluny Cl.11982. For ends see Cluny.
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Adoration of the Magi, textile/painting/bast fiber/gold leaf, late 15th c., Netherlands? Schn M715
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Lady and the Unicorn, wool/silk tapestry, c.1500, Cluny. For more panels and details see Cluny.
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herald's tabard, linen, early 16th c. Germany, Hermitage T-15339
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Spinning/reading, wool/silk tapestry, c.1520, Cluny Cl. 2182. For scale and details see Cluny.
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musical automaton in the form of a male saint, court of Charles V (J. Turriano?), Madrid 1570-80, MAAB. For detail see MAAB.
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dog collar, velvet and gilt brass, 17th c. Saxony, IHZS for Johann Herzog zu Sachsen, PMA 1977-167-1053
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Stigmatization of St. Francis, tapestry, c.1600-50, Ypres, which has its own page
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fur chasuble, 1627, used around Hol in Buskerud high mountains, Bergen
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palla/pall, silk/gold, late 17th c., WienMus
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Abbess Julie de Jésus, wax and cloth, 18th c. Carmelite abbey of Saint-Denis, MAHSD. For detail see MAHSD.
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Altneuschul, Prague, prayer hall: banner design from 1716. This work has its own pages.
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Christ child with closing eyes, wax and cloth, 1773 gift to Louise de France from her sister Victoire, MAHSD. For another view see MAHSD.
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Sami vetical loom fr Olderdalen, Lyngen (north Norway), prob. 20th c., Bergen x. 135.00a
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Leo Childs 1994 design, embroidered by Cathedral Broderers, frontal and retable panels, eastern transept, Durham Cathedral, which has its own pages with details
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wedding party in "bunad" clothing, 2016, at Gol stave church, Oslo NMCH, which has its own page