From The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum

Category: Student Research

How Pattern Connects us to the Past

Post author By GW Museum
Post date November 16, 2022

Bold red, blue, and white geometric pattern with floral motifs on batik fragment.

Garment fragment; Indonesia, Java, North coast; c. 1920. Cotton batik, 15.5 in x 13 in. Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection, T-1223. Bruce M. White Photography.

All South Asia Southeast Asia Student Research

Communicating Kingship and Devotion Across Cultures

Post author By GW Museum
Post date November 12, 2022

White textile fragment with red, gold, and green floral motifs and wide-stanced repeated figures.

Detail of phaa nung skirt, ceremonial; India, Coromandel Coast; c. late 18th century., Coromandel Coast, India, Late 18th century, Cotton, resist-dyed; 42 x 25 cm. Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection T-0669. Bruce M. White Photography.

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Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Post author By GW Museum
Post date July 16, 2022

White textile fragment with print of blue planes, green electricity, and orange cloud motifs.

Sergi Burylin (1876-1942); detail of ‘Airplane’, Textile Fragment; Russia, Ivanovo-Voznesensk Factories; c.1929–1932. Cotton, Twill Weave/Printed; 8 H x 13.8 W cm. Cotsen Textile Traces Collection T-2102.007. Bruce M. White Photography.

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.

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Put a Bird on It

Post author By GW Museum
Post date April 27, 2022

Detail of white quilt square with red and green bird motif.

Quilt square, United States, c. 1840. Cotton, applique, padding. Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection T-1455. Bruce M. White photography.