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.
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Chasing Chintz
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“Young Pioneers Rally” (detail); First Factory of Printed Cotton; Russia, Moscow; 1928-29. Cotton; plain weave, printed; 18 x 18 cm. Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection T-2102.049.
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Fragment from Spain
Textile fragment (detail); Spain, Granada; 14th or 15th century. Silk, gilded metallic thread; compound weave; 51 x 27 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 84.3. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1929.
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Fragment from Sicily
Textile fragment; Italy, Sicily, Palmero; late 13th or early 14th century. Silk and metallic threads, lampas, 33 x 29 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 83.9. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1947.
Caygill family Bible, imprinted by Robert Barker, England, 1617. Bound paper with silk tapestry-weave cover, 18 x 12 x 5 cm. Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection T-3086.