Extant Fabrics

Jaguar textile (Museum of Fine Arts Houston 2002.3241). Peru - 800–1450 

Textile Fragment with Felines and Birds Designs (Museum of Fine Arts Houston 2010.1069). Peru - 800–1450

Wool fabric (Ethnologisches Museum V A 28462 x). Peru - 800-1550

Leaf fragment (Louvre AF 6186; X 4903; TC 802; G 44). 10th C.

Rider embroidery fragment (Louvre AF 5714; X 4395; TC 207; A 7). 880-1020

Tapestry fragment (Louvre E 26478; AC 512; PH 1468; H 86). 880-1020

Turban fragment (Benaki Museum ΓΕ 14997). Egypt - 10th C.

Epigraphic fragment (Louvre MAO 336). Egypt - 900-1000

Madder-dyed silk (York Archeological Trust 1407). England - ca. 975-11th C.

Silk fragment (Museum für Islamische Kunst III 160 a). China - 10th-11th C.

Silk twill with griffins (Ashmolean EA1978.2614). Iran - 10th-12th C.

Rider tapestry fragment (Louvre E 26536; AC 570; PH 1856; H 127). Egypt - 11th C.

Quadruped fragment (Louvre OA 7736; Cl 21871). Egypt - 1056

Fragment with bands (Museum für Islamische Kunst I. 3111). Egypt - 12th C.

Red and gold fragment (Museum für Islamische KunstI. 3149). Egypt - 12th C.

Silk brocade with phoenixes (Museum für Asiatische Kunst 1994-7). China - 12th-13th C.

Silk with herons and lotuses (Museum für Asiatische Kunst 1994-8). China - 12th-13th C.

Silk brocade with geese (Museum für Asiatische Kunst 1994-9). China - 12th-13th C.

Silk fragment (Louvre OA 8229; Cl 21872). Iran - 1100

Animals fragment (Louvre E 9962; Cl 21875 a; Cl 21875 b et c). Egypt - 969-1171

Clavus (Louvre AF 1545; D.30.1.1.8). Greece - 969-1171

Decorative band (Louvre AF 6184; X 4901; TC 800 bis; N 230 2). 969-1171

Decorative band (Louvre AF 6207; X 4924; TC 823; N 232 1). 969-1171 

Geometric band (Louvre AF 6183; X 4900; TC 799; N 230 1). 969-1171

Geometric band (Louvre AF 6209; X 4926; N 232 3; TC 825). 969-1171 

Rose and bird band (Louvre AF 6208; X 4925; N 232 2; TC 824). 969-1171

Double-headed eagle fragment (Kunstgewerbemuseum 1899,103). Spain - 12th C.

Black and gold fragment with fleur-de-lys (Rijksmuseum BK-NM-12113). ca. 1175-1225

Fragment with two birds (Louvre MRR 817; CL 13286). 13th C.

Silk with beasts (Rijksmuseum BK-NM-12074). Italy - ca. 1200-1299

Silk with winged black lion (Rijksmuseum BK-NM-12145). 1200-1399

Cotton and gold thread textile (Museum of Fine Arts Houston 2004.2446). 1200–1532  

Red and gold silk with dragon medallions (Rijksmuseum BK-NM-11566). ca. 1250-1299

Bird embroidery (Louvre AF 13236). Egypt - 1286-1394

Cotton fragment (Louvre MAO 420). Egypt - 14th C.

Vegetation fragment (Louvre MN 373 C; CL 13277). 14th C.

Gold-embroidered damask (Louvre MRR 819 ; CL 13287). Syria - 1300-1335

Fragment with birds and palmettes (Rijksmuseum BK-NM-12112). Italy - 14th C.

Crowns and animals fragment (Louvre MN 373 B; CL 13276). 1320-40

Floral fragment (Louvre MN 373 H; CL 13282 A et B). 1340-75

Woman and lion fragment (Louvre MN 373 D; CL 13278). 1350-1400

Barred border (Louvre AF 13232; Edfou 1773). Egypt - 1355-89

Star medallions (Louvre AOR 1941/102). Spain - 1400-92

Cloth with geometric design (Museum of Fine Arts Houston 2024.460). India – 15th C.

Silk velvet panel (Museum of Fine Arts Houston 2024.672). Italy - c. 1475–1525 

Textile fragment (UBC Museum of Anthropology 3177/8). Peru – before 1500

Ceremonial textile (Museum of Fine Arts Houston 2024.462). India – 16th C. or earlier 

Canopy fragment (Louvre MS 64 16; CL 18552; SN 547). France - 1586-87

Palmettes in Ogival Lattice (Museum of Fine Arts Houston 2013.82). Greece – late 16th C.

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