Velvet textile fragment; Turkey, Bursa or Istanbul; Ottoman period, c. 1550-1600. Silk, metallic-wrapped yarn, cotton; satin weave, supplementary-warp pile, supplementary-weft patterning, twill weave; 77 x 53 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1.53. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1951.
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 (qalamkār) 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.