From The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum

Category: Europe

Sacred Textile Fragment from Germany

Post author By GW Museum
Post date February 14, 2024

A fragment of woven silk and metallic-wrapped yarn with embroidery depicting Saint Andrew the Apostle wearing a green robe surrounded by red and silver vines and foliage.

Sacred textile fragment; Germany, Cologne; c. 1450. Linen, metallic-wrapped yarn, silk; compound weave, embroidery; 31 x 15 cm. Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection T-0735.

All Europe

William Morris Curtain

Post author By GW Museum
Post date August 9, 2023

Detail of a textile with a repeating floral pattern in blue, green and yellow

William Morris (British, 1834-1896), curtain, c. 1883. Plain weave, block printed; 113 x 89 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1991.8.1. Gift of Nora Stone Smith.

All Europe

Tapestry Fragment from Belgium

Post author By GW Museum
Post date June 14, 2023

Detail of a tapestry featuring a boy holding an instrument to his mouth surrounded by foliage

Textile fragment, Belgium, 17th century. Wool, linen; tapestry weave; 30 x 38 cm. The Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection T-0442b.

All Europe

Curtain from Chios

Post author By GW Museum
Post date November 9, 2022

Detail of textile with deep red ground and design of arches

Curtain, Chios, mid- to late 17th century. Silk and metallic-wrapped thread, weft-float weave with 2/1 twill interlacing and continuous supplementary-weft patterning, 271 x 156 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1.74. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1952.

All Europe South Asia Student Research

Chasing Chintz

Post author By GW Museum
Post date June 27, 2022

Detail of textile with curling red and green floral motifs and vines on white background.

Detail of textile fragment; France, Alsace; c. 1780. Cotton, dye; block printing; 43 x 38 cm. Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection T-0453. Bruce M. White Photography.