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All Washingtoniana

Engraving of Lincoln’s Inauguration

“View of the Capitol, Showing the Present State of the Dome, Taken During the Inauguration of Lincoln, Monday, March 4, 1861” (detail). Published by Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, March 16, 1861. Wood engraving after a photo by George Stacy, 55 x 41 cm (framed). Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection AS 216.

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All Europe

Bible from England

Caygill family Bible, imprinted by Robert Barker, England, 1617. Bound paper with silk tapestry-weave cover, 18 x 12 x 5 cm. Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection T-3086.

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All Islamic World

Robe from Uzbekistan

Central Asia, Uzbekistan, Fergana Valley, c. 1850-1900. Silk, cotton; warp-faced plain weave, warp ikat; 136 x 152 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 2010.24.1. Megalli Collection.

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All Contemporary

Lia Cook’s “Coptic Manga”

Lia Cook (American, b. 1942), “Coptic Manga” (detail), 2012. Cotton and rayon, handwoven on a TC1 (digital Jacquard loom), 206 x 127 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 2017.17.1. Anonymous gift. © Lia Cook.

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All Indigenous Americas

Huipil from Oaxaca

Huipil; Mexico, Oaxaca, San Felipe Usila; 20th century. Cotton, ribbon, rickrack, lace; plain and gauze weave; 99 x 69 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1984.7.2. Purchased with funds provided by the Latin American Research Fund.