Collection Stories

From The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum

Caught Between Russian Constructivism and Thematic Propaganda

Post author By GW Museum
Post date March 27, 2022

White textile fragment with blue, orange, and black industrial motifs.

Darya Nikolajewna Preobrazhenskaya (1908-1972); ‘Symbols of Industry’; Russia, Ivanovo, Ivanovo-Voznesensk Textile Mill; 1930. Cotton, plain weave/probably screen printed, 18.26 x 10.64 cm. Cotsen Textile Traces Collection T-2102.017. Bruce M. White Photography.

Natural Wonder, Beaten Artistry: Tapa Cloths produced in Hawai’i

Post author By GW Museum
Post date March 19, 2022

Detail of off-white fibers of a tapa fragment.

Tapa fragment; United States, Hawaii; c. 18th century. Tapa cloth fragment, tapa; 12.40 x 7.6 cm, Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection T-3167. Bruce M. White Photography.

Africa All Student Research

Shifting Vision and Illuminating Media

Post author By GW Museum
Post date February 8, 2022

Linen tunic fragment decorated with red fruit, flowers, and birds in arches.

Tunic fragment, Egypt, c. 2nd–5th century CE. Linen, wool, tapestry weave; 39 x 27 cm. Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection T-1110. Bruce M. White Photography.

All East Asia Student Research

A European Interpretation of Japanese Katagami Stencils

Post author By GW Museum
Post date January 22, 2022

White textile fragment with print of overlapping black bamboo leaves.

Textile fragment, Austria, c. early 20th century. Silk; satin weave, printed; 17.50 x 15.20 cm. Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection T-0193.270. Bruce M. White Photography.

All Washingtoniana

Letter from George Washington

Post author By GW Museum
Post date December 17, 2021

Letter from George Washington to James Keith, President of the Potomac Company (detail), December 8, 1799. 23 x 19 cm. Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection AS 935.