Textiles
Art Institute of Chicago · 6,869 artworks
One of the most important textile collections in the world, spanning over 5,000 years and including 68,000 textiles and 13,000 samples. From ancient Peruvian and Egyptian textiles to European lace and contemporary fiber art, the collection represents extraordinary global diversity.
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Featured Artworks
Ceremonial Hanging (palepai)
Paminggir
19th century
Furisode
Unknown
late Edo period (1789–1868), 1801/1868
Winter, from The Seasons
Charles Le Brun
1700/20
Feathered Tunic
Chimú
1470-1532
Panel (Furnishing Fabric)
Jean Baptiste Huet
c. 1786
Cope
Unknown
1490-1525, with later restoration
Bed Rug
Hannah Johnson
1796
The Pheasants from the "Verdures of the Vatican" Series
Jean-Demosthene Dugourc
c. 1799
Mohnköpfe (Poppyheads) (Dress or Furnishing Fabric)
Koloman (Kolo) Moser
1900
Woman's Robe
Unknown
1840/60
Fragment
Unknown
Nasrid dynasty (1230–1492), late 15th century
The Emperor Sailing, from The Story of the Emperor of China
Guy-Louis Vernansal
1716/22
Fragment (Dress Fabric)
Unknown
Tang dynasty (CE 618–906), late 8th/early 9th century
Fragment (Hanging)
Coptic
Roman period (30 BCE– 641 CE), 5th/6th century
Cravat End
Unknown
1700-50
Needlework Rug
Unknown
18th century
Kani Jamawar (Fabric for a Jama Coat or Shawl)
Unknown
1825–75
Sarape
Unknown
1750/1800
Sarape
Unknown
before 1800
Sarape
Unknown
1750/1800
Sarape
Unknown
1750/1800
Fragment (Dress Fabric)
Unknown
18th century
Fragment (Dress Fabric)
Unknown
18th century
Lily Quilt
Unknown
About 1840
"Album Patch" or "Signature" Quilt
Unknown
1847
Lined Curtain Panel
Bruce James Talbert
Late 19th century
Fragment
Chuquibamba
1476-1532
Fragment
Unknown
Yüan dynasty (1279–1368), 14th century
Border
Unknown
1701/25
Two Fragments
Unknown
13th/14th century
Child's Tunic
Coptic
Roman period (30 BCE– 641 CE)/Arab period (641–969), 7th century
Quilt Block
Unknown
1875/1900
Fragment
Unknown
1 CE-1532
Susanna and the Elders
Unknown
early 17th century
Coverlet
Abram Allen
1839
Coverlet
Archibald Davidson
1838
Coverlet
Unknown
1820s/30s
Coverlet
William Craig, Sr.
1842
Coverlet
William Craig, Sr.
1846
Coverlet
Unknown
1820/30
Woman's Semiformal Domestic Magua (Short Coat)
Manchu
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1880–1900
Chintz Curtain
Unknown
First quarter 18th century
Fragment
Unknown
16th century
Border
Unknown
1750/1825
Panel of English Elizabethan Embroidery
Unknown
1590-1600
Fragment (from temple mat)
Unknown
Edo period (1615–1868), 1700/1825
Three Panels
Unknown
1975/1900
Panel
Unknown
1725/75