Piece

accessories shoes series hat/headdress aprons dresses men’s clothing skirts vests scarfs kashmir shawls furnishings shawls caracos corsets coats children

Fabric

embroideries silk Velvet cotton quilted indian wool

Era

18c 20c 19c

Origin

France Asia India Worldwide Europe China Persia & Ottoman Empire Provence North Africa

Five pieces of painted chinese silk – East India Company for export Europe, circa 1750

Xia Pei or embroidered ceremonial jacket – China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century

Full length of gold-printed silk damask for kimono - Japan circa 1950-1960

A satin wall hanging embroidered with a swarm of butterflies and peonies - China, circa 1970

An embroidered satin temple banner - China, circa 1900-1930

A ceremonial Furisode Kimono in embroidered silk damask - Japan Circa 1960

Chapan coat in silk ikat named Abra - Uzbekistan Bukhara Circa 1900

Suzani wall hanging from Tashkent with Oï Palak embroidery - Uzbekistan Circa 1900

A Chinese/Canton Satin Embroidered Hanging for Export Indies Companies Europe Circa 1780/1810

Quilted and embroidered dressing gown in powder pink silk satin - Japan Circa 1940-1950

A Beijing Opera vest Chasuble embroidered on red wool twill - China Circa 1900-1930

A batik Sarong, wax-resist printing on cotton - Java, Indonesia or Malaysia, circa 1880-1920

Evening coat based on a Dragon Qing dress - China for export to Europe Circa 1920

Chapan coat in silk ikat - Uzbekistan Circa 1900-1950

Large silk embroidery and gold thread badge - China 19th century - Qing period

Ceremonial Ikat Shawl - Hinggi Sumba - Indonesia circa 1920

Painted, printed and gold-embroidered silk crepe kosode - Japan 18th 19th century Edo period

A Purplish silk gauze shawl with golden yellow brocade - Central Asia early 20th century

Japonese Dramatic set in silk damask Circa 1960

Surcoat Jinbaori for a Japanese dignitary in lampas silk- Japan Edo period 19th century