Collection Stories

From The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum

Beaded Bag from Nigeria

Post author By GW Museum
Post date October 12, 2022

Detail of beaded bag with mask in relief

Beaded bag (apo ifa), Nigeria, Yoruba people, 1900-1920. Cotton, glass beads; 76 x 130 cm (including strap). Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection T-2923.

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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.

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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.

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Genesis in a Late Antique Egyptian Textile

Post author By GW Museum
Post date April 20, 2022

Detail of a textile fragment depicting a figure holding a miniature tree.

Detail of tunic fragment, Egypt, Akhmim, 7th– 9th century. Wool, linen, tapestry weave; 43 x 9 cm. Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection T-0304. Bruce M. White Photography.