Editorialpincushion, Anonymous, 1796, sewn, General: 28 x 10.3 x 5cm (280 x 103 x 50mm), Stiffly lined pincushion in dark blue silk. In the center a perforated hole for a thimble. IR: WK, with pins pinned above the hole, below 1796. The pincushion has a pocket ...
EditorialBand, Medium: silk, metallic yarn on linen Technique: back stitch embroidery and couched metallic-wrapped silk on plain weave, Design shows a stiffly curving stylized vine through which move a lion pursuing a youth, a cupid (?) blindfolded with bow and...
EditorialTextile, Medium: cotton Technique: plain weave, Gingham in blue, brown and white with lines of pink in the border. Hemmed, laundered and stiffly starched., USA, 18501900, woven textiles, Textile.
Editorialpincushion, Anonymous, 1796, sewn, General: 28 x 10.3 x 5cm (280 x 103 x 50mm), Stiffly lined pincushion in dark blue silk. In the center a perforated hole for a thimble. IR: WK, with pins pinned above the hole, below 1796. The pincushion has a pocket ...
EditorialSample, S?guin et Cie, Medium: silk, metallic thread Technique: fancy satin brocaded with gold, Bright blue satin with ground figures of stiffly symmetrical acanthus leaves. Wreaths, rosettes, and acanthus leaves brocaded in plain and fris? gold thread...
EditorialFragment, Medium: silk, metallic thread Technique: plain weave with supplementary weft, Fragment with a tan ground, originally orange, with a single stiffly symmetrical stylized floral group with a palmette in an urn., Iran, 17th century, woven textile...
EditorialPetschaft in Kegelform (two birds of prey above a hanging antelope), formerly Sammlung Dr. Johannes Jantzen (Bremen), Chalcedon, cut, drilled, Chalcedon, Total: Height: 1.33 cm; Width: 1.62 cm; Depth: 2.02 cm, glyptic, late archaic, The petal shaft, sh...
EditorialTextile Fragment with an?Ibex, 6thearly 7th century?c.e., Wool, dovetailed-tapestry weave, 10 13/16 ? 14 15/16 in. (27.5 ? 38 cm), The leaping ibex on this tapestry appears to be a royal icon, so designated by his collar, with its jewels and fluttering...
EditorialArchaic terracotta figurine from Sicily of standing woman in a stiffly pleated chiton. A pigeon in the right hand. The head is missing., Figurine, pottery, terracotta, 24 cm, archaic -535.
EditorialChrist in the House of Mary and Martha Christ in the House of Mary and Martha, On a rising floor is a set table, behind which Christ sits between John and Lazarus. To the right of them are two more apostles sitting on a table, the first one representin...
EditorialStrip of needle lace with hanging bell flower, Strip of natural-colored needle lace: Brussels lace. Stiffly hanging large bell flowers alternate with pure semicircular streamers with a single rosette., anonymous, Brussels, c. 1850 - c. 1875, linen (mat...
EditorialBell-shaped bowl with flower sprays and landscapes in a panel decoration, Bell-shaped porcelain bowl with a scalloped edge, painted in underglaze blue. The outer wall is divided into sections with alternately stiffly painted flower sprays and a river l...
EditorialChrist in the House of Mary and Martha Christ in the House of Mary and Martha, On a rising floor is a set table, behind which Christ sits between John and Lazarus. To the right of them are two more apostles sitting on a table, the first one representin...
EditorialBacchanalian Infants Playing with a Goat Bacchant children with a reluctant goat, In front of a drapery that is tied on both sides and in the middle, resulting in regular folds, there is a stiffly facing left, long-haired buck. This is pulled by a chil...
EditorialMillbeaker of the miller's guild in Rotterdam, Millbeaker of silver. A profiled band runs around the center of the bell-shaped cup, including an engraved weapon with helmet mark and covers: the field intersected with gold and throat, the golden field l...