Textile Collection (page 7)

COSTUME: bag, Netherlands (place of manufacture), late 19th century (silk, silver)
3548195 COSTUME: bag, Netherlands (place of manufacture), late 19th century (silk, silver); Glasgow Museums, UK; (add.info)

COSTUME: dress, c. 1860-1865 (cotton, wool, silk)
3548194 COSTUME: dress, c. 1860-1865 (cotton, wool, silk); 80x80 cm; Glasgow Museums, UK; (add.info.: E.1970.29.b COSTUME dress circa 1860-1865 cotton, wool)

COSTUME: bag: handbag, 1884 (fur, metal)
3548184 COSTUME: bag: handbag, 1884 (fur, metal); Glasgow Museums, UK; (add.info.: E.1965.14 COSTUME bag: handbag 1884 fur)

Union Forage Cap
3481440 Union Forage Cap; Private Collection; (add.info.: Union soldier's "McDowell" style forage cap withy badge of the 2nd Division of the 2nd Army Corps)

Union General's Kepi
3481436 Union General's Kepi; Private Collection; (add.info.: Regulation pattern General's kepi worn by Amos B Eaton head of the Subsistence Department ); © Don Troiani

7th New York State Militia Shako
3481432 7th New York State Militia Shako; Private Collection; (add.info.: 7th Regiment New York State Militia shako c.1859 worn by Lewis C. Parmelee)

Linen and lace trimmed woman's band (collar)
3507385 Linen and lace trimmed woman's band (collar); (add.info.: Linen and lace trimmed woman's band (collar). Dated 17th Century.); Universal History Archive.

British antiquite (pre-Roman period, before 1st century): great Breton festival in Stonehenge (England)
FLO4608252 British antiquite (pre-Roman period, before 1st century): great Breton festival in Stonehenge (England), druidic ceremony on the eve of May

A gig-mill, 1850
3480186 A gig-mill, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a gig-mill; used for Teazling woollen cloth. The teazle heads were set in long frames on a cylinder; a length of cloth would be fed)

The cropping of woollen cloth
3480173 The cropping of woollen cloth; (add.info.: Woodcut print depicting the cropping of woollen cloth. Woodcut by Jost Amman (1539-1591) a Swiss-German artist

The Wensleydale knitters, 1850
3480171 The Wensleydale knitters, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the Wensleydale knitters at Hawes; Yorkshire. Everyone can be seen knitting; even while walking to the market)

A carding engine, 1850
3480151 A carding engine, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a carding engine. Carding is the process that disentangles; cleans; and intermixes the woollen fibres)

A pair of wire 'cards'
3480147 A pair of wire 'cards'; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a pair of wire 'cards' which are used in the process of making woollen cloth)

A throstle spinning machine, 1850
3480198 A throstle spinning machine, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a throstle spinning machine. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Advert for the M Jesurum and Co, 1850
3480193 Advert for the M Jesurum and Co, 1850; (add.info.: Advertisement for the M. Jesurum and Co.; the only large manufactory in Venice for Lace. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Women operating a spinning machine in a textile silk mill, 1843
3478862 Women operating a spinning machine in a textile silk mill, 1843; (add.info.: Women operating a spinning machine in a textile silk mill, Derby, England, 1843.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Women and children picking cotton, 1850
3478723 Women and children picking cotton, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting women and children picking cotton in a field. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Mat makers, 1883
3479233 Mat makers, 1883; (add.info.: Mat makers in Cairo. Dated January 1883.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Tension on the warp
3479228 Tension on the warp; (add.info.: Maintaining the tension on the warp threads of a carpet by adjusting the brakes on the loon. Dated between 1751-80.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Carpet weaver
3479227 Carpet weaver; (add.info.: Carpet weaver laying the warp on the frame. Dated between 1751-80.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Printing material
3479197 Printing material; (add.info.: Woodcut illustration shows a male working at a table with a hammer in his hand. The worker uses the hammer to craft prints on fabric)

Blind women looks out of her window, 1882
3479054 Blind women looks out of her window, 1882; (add.info.: Temptress looking out of her garret window onto Smokey surroundings, cheered only by the song of the linnet which, being blind)

Canadian female sewing, 1883
3479048 Canadian female sewing, 1883; (add.info.: Illustration showing young Canadian female sewing, mending a piece of clothing. Dated 1883.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Two women, 1881
3479043 Two women, 1881; (add.info.: Illustration shows two women, one of them is shown sewing while another woman reads to them. Dated November 1881.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Male is shown attending to some garden weeds, 1878
3479024 Male is shown attending to some garden weeds, 1878; (add.info.: Male is shown attending to some garden weeds. His trousers have been repaired by an amateur)

Threading a sewing needle, 1849
3479039 Threading a sewing needle, 1849; (add.info.: Illustration shows a young lady seated, threading a sewing needle. Dated 1849.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Females sewing clothing, 1882
3479033 Females sewing clothing, 1882; (add.info.: Illustration shows two females sewing clothing. Dated 24th June 1882.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Grandmother using a treadle sewing machine, 1892
3479117 Grandmother using a treadle sewing machine, 1892; (add.info.: Grandmother is shown seated at a table using a treadle sewing machine, while the mother is looking after her 3 children)

Union army, 1862 Patent Army hat worn by Capt. William E Potter
3028151 Union army, 1862 Patent Army hat worn by Capt. William E Potter; Private Collection; (add.info.: 1862 Patent Army hat worn by Captain William E Potter, Company G, 12th New Jersey Volunteers)

Kepi of Capt. William H Cunningham
3028128 Kepi of Capt. William H Cunningham; Private Collection; (add.info.: Kepi of Capt. William H Cunningham , Company D 3rd Massachusetts Cavalry); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2023.

Visorless folding forage cap of Colonel William B Hatch
3028115 Visorless folding forage cap of Colonel William B Hatch,; Private Collection; (add.info.: Visor less folding forage cap of Colonel William B Hatch, 4th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry)

Tall forage cap worn by an officer of the 33rd Illinois Volunteers
3028095 Tall forage cap worn by an officer of the 33rd Illinois Volunteers; Private Collection; (add.info.: Tall forage cap worn by an officer of the 33rd Illinois Volunteers killed at Vicksburg)

Union Staff Officer's kepi
3028025 Union Staff Officer's kepi; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, Union Staff Officer's kepi with insignia of the 1st Division 9th Army Corps worn by Greene Smith)

Confederate Louisiana Jacket
3029314 Confederate Louisiana Jacket; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, Confederate Louisiana Jacket); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022.

14th New York State Militia ( 14th Brooklyn ) red woolen trousers
3028938 14th New York State Militia ( 14th Brooklyn ) red woolen trousers; New York State Military Museum, Saratoga Springs, NY

frock coat of the 1st Delaware Regiment of 1861
3029018 frock coat of the 1st Delaware Regiment of 1861; Private Collection; (add.info.: Frock coat of the 1st Delaware Regiment of 1861 made by the ladies of Wilmington.); © Don Troiani

Custom tailored Union sergeant's jacket attributed to 10th NY Cavalry
3028921 Custom tailored Union sergeant's jacket attributed to 10th NY Cavalry; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War)

New Hampshire State Frock Coat Worn By John Currier
3028911 New Hampshire State Frock Coat Worn By John Currier; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, New Hampshire State Frock Coat Worn By John Currier In 1862 A Musician In The 6th)

Robert E. Lee's sash worn at Appomattox
3028772 Robert E. Lee's sash worn at Appomattox ; West Point Museum, New York, USA; © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2023.

Paper pattern instructions for making soldier's stockings
3029378 Paper pattern instructions for making soldier's stockings; Private Collection; (add.info.: Paper pattern instructions for making soldier's stockings); © Don Troiani

United States Civil War , Jacket of Sergeant Charles Darling
3029377 United States Civil War , Jacket of Sergeant Charles Darling; Private Collection; (add.info.: Jacket of Sergeant Charles Darling of the 4th Massachusetts Cavalry); © Don Troiani

Union Brigadier General's Coat of Edward Bouton
3029344 Union Brigadier General's Coat of Edward Bouton; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, Union Brigadier General's Coat of Edward Bouton who commanded a Brigade of)

United States Infantry Enlisted man's Greatcoat 1830-40, Seminole War Period
3031161 United States Infantry Enlisted man's Greatcoat 1830-40, Seminole War Period; US Army Center of Military History, Virginia

US Navy sailor's jacket about 1840-50
3031155 US Navy sailor's jacket about 1840-50; Private Collection; (add.info.: US Navy sailor's jacket about 1840-50); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022.

West Point Military Academy Uniform of Cadet Washington Hood in 1827
3031135 West Point Military Academy Uniform of Cadet Washington Hood in 1827; Private Collection; (add.info.: West Point Military Academy Uniform of Cadet Washington Hood in 1827)

United States Army, Brig. Gen. - General Staff- Field Uniform 1902
3031131 United States Army, Brig. Gen. - General Staff- Field Uniform 1902; Private Collection; (add.info.: Brigadier General, General Staff- Line Officers in Field Uniform 1902); © Don Troiani

Mexican sombrero from dead Federale during Pershing-Villa expedition of 1916
3031033 Mexican sombrero from dead Federale during Pershing-Villa expedition of 1916; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mexican sombrero from dead Federale during Pershing-Villa expedition of 1916)

US 1st Sergeant of Infantry Silk Chevrons
3028227 US 1st Sergeant of Infantry Silk Chevrons; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, US 1st Sergeant of Infantry Silk Chevrons); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2023.

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"From ancient battles to spiritual realms, textile art weaves stories of culture and history. The Bayeux Tapestry, created between 1066-1077, vividly depicts scenes from the Battle of Hastings, transporting us back in time. In Bardo Mandala, a Thangka painting showcasing the period between death and reincarnation, intricate textiles capture the ethereal journey of the soul. Even advertisements have utilized textiles to captivate audiences throughout history. A Singer sewing machine ad from the 1890s showcases how these machines revolutionized textile production and empowered individuals with their own creative abilities. Across continents, traditional textile techniques reflect unique cultural identities. Kuna Indian traditional molas from Cristobal in Central America's Panama showcase vibrant patterns that tell stories passed down through generations. Textiles also find their way into artistic interpretations of legends and visions. "The Attainment; The Vision of the Holy Grail" brings Sir Galahad, Sir Bors, and Sir Percival's quest to life through intricately woven fabrics. Traveling further afield reveals stunning street scenes captured on fabric canvases. Charles Robertson's "A Street Scene in Cairo" transports us to bustling markets filled with colorful textiles that epitomize Egyptian culture. Maps too can be transformed into works of art using textiles as seen in a Buenos Aires map where threads create an intricate representation of city streets. In Costa Rican art, vibrant colors blend seamlessly with indigenous motifs representing Central American heritage while flags of the German Empire showcase national pride through carefully crafted fabrics. Throughout history, fabric design has been celebrated for its beauty and innovation. Art Gout Beaute's 1924 collection exemplifies this creativity by combining bold patterns with luxurious materials. Finally, Ghana's Ashanti Region offers a glimpse into West African textile traditions where skillful craftsmanship meets storytelling through cloth weaving techniques. "