EditorialSketches and poems of Blake. Notebook of William Blake. England; circa 1787-1818. [Whole folio] Sketch of a stern face, outlined like a mask. Large sketch of the three weavers, related to Blake's Arlington Court picture; all hold shuttles, one is a chi...
EditorialSaint Mary and Child, surrounded by angels making music On the predella: sermon of Saint Peter, Adoration of the Magi, martyrdom of Saint Mark. From the tabernacle ordered by the linen-weavers' corporation of Florence in 1433. Wood, 292 x 176 cm Inv. 8487.
EditorialThe Establishment of Flemish Weavers in Manchester A.D. 1363, Four Studies of Parts of a Horse, 1879-82 Ford Madox Brown, Drawing, ChalkPre-Raphaelite, Animal, Horse.
EditorialCoptic Textile Fragment, late 3rd?5th century, Made in Egypt, Linen, wool; plain weave, tapestry weave, brocaded, Textile: H. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm), Textiles, Textiles like this one are thought to have been produced by Copts (Christian Egyptians) and ot...
EditorialVase Carpet, 17th century, Made in Iran, probably Kirman, Cotton (warp), silk (weft), wool (weft and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile, Rug: H. 81 3/4 in. (207.6 cm), Textiles-Rugs, This carpet overflows with naturalistically rendered flowers and plan...
EditorialWeavers and embroiderers from the 17th century, and a pattern from Joh. Sibmacher's patternbook, 1604. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century," Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration b...