Woman’s headdress; Palestine, Ramallah; 19th century. Cotton, coins; plain weave, embroidery; 7 x 20 x 30 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1984.26.3. Gift of Richard H. Jones, in memory of his parents, Willard and Christina Jones.
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.
Chessboard carpet, Egypt or Turkey, 16th century. Wool; asymmetrical knotted pile, depressed warps; 207 x 140 cm. The Textile Museum Collection R34.34.3. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1925.
Kalamkari (qalamkÄr) hanging; Iran, Isfahan; c. 1850-1900. Cotton; plain weave, wood-block printed; 167 x 104 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1980.8.5. Gift of Isabel T. Kelly.
Torah curtain (parochet); Egypt, Cairo; Ottoman empire (1299-1923), early 17th century. Wool; knotted pile, asymmetrical knot; 187 x 156 cm. The Textile Museum Collection R16.4.4. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1915.