Search Demo: Museum Collection

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  Towel (Near East), late 19th century

  Cotton towel with ends embroidered in colored silks and flat metal. Design of flower clusters on either side of a jar or fountain. One selvage present.

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  Towel (Near East), late 19th century

  Cotton towel with ends embroidered in silks and metal thread. Design appears to be house with groups of towers at side. Worked entirely in drawnwork, embroidered over in colors; parts…

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  Towel (Near East), late 19th century

  Towel of white hand-woven cotton, narrow width (9 1/16 in. from selvage to selvage). Ends embroidered in silk design of double row of stylized jars of flowers, alternating with tall…

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  Towel (Near East), late 19th century

  Towel of white hand-woven cotton with ends embroidered in detached designs, simulating an island with tall trees and other forms. Pattern embroidered in red, rose, green, light blue and gold.…

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  Towel (Near East), late 19th century

  Towel of dark red cotton in a crêpe weave. Ends embroidered in simple detached flower sprays of blossoms surmounted by curving leaf form. Center of flower, drawn and embroidered in…

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  Chalice Cover (Spain), 17th century

  Square, probably top of chalice cover; cloth of silver, with symmetrical design of stylized plant forms and jars at corners and sides, pointing toward center rosette. Coral beads form leaves…

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  Chalice Cover (Italy), 16th–17th century

  Faded purple ribbed silk ground embroidered in colored silk and metallic thread. Central design shows a cruciform composed of conventionalized flowerheads in profile and S-forms of foliage. Cover design of…

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  Towel (Italy)

  Perugia towel

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  Towel (Italy)

  Perugia-type towel

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  Chalice Cover (Italy), early 17th century

  Formerly a square chalice cover, now cut in half on the diagonal, in linen punto in aria needle lace. Showing the device of the Borghese Family, the Agnus Dei and…