Silk And Gold Thread Collection

Woven Loom Piece, 1800-1825. Creator: Unknown
Woven Loom Piece, 1800-1825

Woven Purse, 1700s. Creator: Unknown
Woven Purse, 1700s

Two Galloon Fragments Mounted Together, late 1000s. Creator: Unknown
Two Galloon Fragments Mounted Together, late 1000s

Tapestry, 1368-1644. Creator: Unknown
Tapestry, 1368-1644

Prayer Mat, 1700s - 1800s. Creator: Unknown
Prayer Mat, 1700s - 1800s

Makaras, Phoenixes and Flowers, 1200s. Creator: Unknown
Makaras, Phoenixes and Flowers, 1200s. Central Asian designers drew from a wide variety of motifs, both imaginary and real. In this silk, rows of soaring phoenixes alternate with rows of makaras

Orphrey Band, late 1400s. Creator: Unknown
Orphrey Band, late 1400s

Orphrey Band, 1450-1499. Creator: Unknown
Orphrey Band, 1450-1499

Coat, late 1880s. Creator: Unknown
Coat, late 1880s

Cloth of Gold: Displayed Falcons, mid 1200s. Creator: Unknown
Cloth of Gold: Displayed Falcons, mid 1200s. Mongol ceremonial robes, known as zhisun, were made from textiles woven with gold and silk of one colour

han Womans Coat, later 1800s. Creator: Unknown
han Womans Coat, later 1800s

Three Fragments of Italian Gothic Silk, 1350-1399. Creator: Unknown
Three Fragments of Italian Gothic Silk, 1350-1399

Three Fragments of Italian Gothic Silk, 1300s. Creator: Unknown
Three Fragments of Italian Gothic Silk, 1300s

Wedding Cap, late 1800s - early 1900s. Creator: Unknown
Wedding Cap, late 1800s - early 1900s

Buddhist Priests Ceremonial Robe, 1400s. Creator: Unknown
Buddhist Priests Ceremonial Robe, 1400s. This example of imperial embroidery is one of the earliest surviving Chinese Buddhist robes ( kasaya ) in the West

Madonna with Christ Child and Saint John the Baptist, 1500s. Creator: Unknown
Madonna with Christ Child and Saint John the Baptist, 1500s

Dragons Chasing Flaming Pearls, 1200s or earlier. Creator: Unknown
Dragons Chasing Flaming Pearls, 1200s or earlier. Although the theme of dragons chasing the flaming pearl is Chinese, the eccentric form of the dragons

Lampas with lion strangler, from a dalmatic of Saint Bernard Calvo, 1200-1243. Creator: Unknown
Lampas with lion strangler, from a dalmatic of Saint Bernard Calvo, 1200-1243. This renowned Lion Strangler silk symbolized Muslim imperial power in Islamic Spain

Lampas with confronted sphinxes in roundels, from the tomb of Saint Bernard Calvo, 1200-1243

Bedcover, 1800s - 1900s. Creator: Unknown
Bedcover, 1800s - 1900s

Apron, 1700s. Creator: Unknown
Apron, 1700s

Tapestry, 1700s. Creator: Unknown
Tapestry, 1700s

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