EditorialLarge Hanging with Crown and Escutcheon. Peru, Southern Andes. Date: 1680-1720. Dimensions: 347.55 x 352.43 cm (136 3/4 x 138 3/4 in.). Cotton and wool (presumably camelid hair), single interlocking tapestry weave with eccentric wefts. Origin: Peru.
EditorialThe Tent, from an Indo-Chinese or Indian Series. Woven at the workshop of John Vanderbank (died 1717), Michael Mazarind, or Leonard Chabaneix (died 1708/09); England, London. Date: 1700-1725. Dimensions: 482.8 ? 230 cm (190 1/8 ? 90 1/2 in.). Wool and ...
EditorialThe Emperor Sailing, from The Story of the Emperor of China. After a design by Guy-Louis Vernansal (French, 1648-1729) and others; Woven at the Manufacture Royale de Beauvais under the direction of Pierre and Etienne Filleul (codirectors, 1711-22); Fra...
EditorialThe Resurrection from The Allegory of the Redemption of Man. Southern Netherlands, possibly Brussels; After a design by an unknown artist, c. 1500. Date: 1490-1520. Dimensions: 621.3 ? 408.6 cm (244 5/8 ? 160 7/8 in.). Wool and silk, slit, dovetailed, ...
EditorialPomona Surprised by Vertumnus and Other Suitors, from The Story of Vertumnus and Pomona. After a design by an unidentified Flemish artist; Flanders, Brussels. Date: 1535-1540. Dimensions: 493.9 ? 430.3 cm (194 1/2 ? 169 1/2 in.). Wool and silk, slit an...
EditorialThe Fall of Phaeton. After a design based on an etching by Antonio Tempesta (1555-1630), The Fall of Phaeton (Phaetontis casus) from Ovid's Metamorphoses; Possibly woven at the workshop of Gabriel Babonneix (born 1756?) at the Manufacture Royale d'Aubu...
EditorialThe Battle of Actium from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra. After a design by Justus van Egmont (1601-1674); Woven at the workshop of Willem van Leefdael (1632-1688); Flanders, Brussels. Date: 1670-1690. Dimensions: 400.6 ? 359.5 cm (157 3/4 ? 141 1/2...
EditorialTunic. Wari; Peru, Probably central or south coast. Date: 600 AD-800 AD. Dimensions: 109.9 x 119.7 cm (43 1/4 x 47 1/8 in.). Cotton and wool (camelid), single interlocking tapestry weave; neck and armholes finished with wool (camelid) in overcast stitc...
EditorialBlanket. Navajo (Din?); United States, New Mexico. Date: 1880-1899. Dimensions: 233 x 151.1 cm (91 3/4 x 59 3/8 in.). Cotton and wool, single interlocking tapestry weave; twined selvages and heading, overcast finish terminating in tassels. Origin: New ...
EditorialDance Blanket with Diving Whale and Raven Motifs. Chilkat Tlingit; Southeastern Alaska, United States. Date: 1880-1900. Dimensions: 176.1 x 138.5 cm (69 1/4 x 54 1/2 in.). Wool and bark, dovetail and single interlocking, discontinuous weft, alternate p...
EditorialMoqui-Style Sarape. Navajo (Din?); Northern New Mexico or Arizona, United States. Date: 1865-1875. Dimensions: 174 x 132.2 cm (68 1/2 x 52 in.). Wool, single interlocking tapestry weave; two selvages present. Origin: Northern Mexico.
EditorialChief Blanket (Third Phase). Navajo (Din?); Northern New Mexico or Arizona, United States. Date: 1855-1865. Dimensions: 149.6 x 173.9 cm (58 7/8 x 68 1/2 in.). Wool, single interlocking tapestry weave; twined edges; corner tassels. Origin: Southwest.
EditorialThe Crossing of the Granicus, from The Story of Alexander the Great. After a design by, and woven at the workshop of, Karel van Mander the Younger (1579-1623); Holland, Delft. Date: 1619. Dimensions: 408 x 419.9 cm (160 5/8 x 165 1/2 in.). Wool and sil...
EditorialJar with Horned Serpents and Interlocking, Hatched-and-Black Stepped Designs. Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi), Socorro Black-on-white; West-central New Mexico, United States. Date: 950 AD-1400. Dimensions: 42.6 ? 41.3 cm (16 3/4 ? 16 1/4 in.). Ceramic and p...
EditorialStorage Jar with Horizontal Bands of Interlocking Scrolls. Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi), Black Mesa Black-on-white; Kayenta area, northeastern Arizona, United States. Date: 875 AD-1130. Dimensions: 43.2 ? 45.7 cm (17 ? 18 in.). Ceramic and pigment. Origi...
EditorialA Falconer with Two Ladies and a Foot Soldier. France or Flanders, possibly Paris or Bruges. Date: 1490-1510. Dimensions: 362.7 ? 285.8 cm (142 7/8 ? 112 1/2 in.). Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave. Origin: Bruges.
EditorialBlanket, c. 1865/75, Navajo (Din?), United States, New Mexico, New Mexico, Wool, single interlocking tapestry weave, twined selvages, heading and finish terminating in tassels, 132.7 x 84 cm (52 1/4 x 33 7/8 in.).
EditorialWoven Hanging, ca. 1820, Made in India, Kashmir, Pashmina wool; double interlocking twill tapestry weave, Textile: L. 54 1/2 in. (138.4 cm), Textiles-Woven, Kashmir was famous for its beautiful shawls made of pashmina, a fine goat's wool, woven in the ...