American silk embroidered panels, Philadelphia circa 1820. Each panel is 0.54 X 1.09m. The purple embroidery is so amazing that one has to wonder what it is derived from and from where it came.More images and information may be found in the Textiles section of our web site: http://gallery-Arabesque.com Exhibitor … read more
Qing metal thread and silk brocade, 18th century, China. 0.40 X 1.61m. Exhibitor Ulrike Montigel
Sumatra tapis with gold embrodery mid 20th century 58 X 117 cm, 1´11″ X 3´10 Exhibitor Ulrike Montigel
Miao panel 1st quarter, 19th 95 X 93 cm., 5´1″ X 3´1″. Exhibitor Ulrike Montigel
Tibetan tantric patchwork composed primarily of Ming era textile fragments, 70 X 70 cm., 2´4″ X 2´4″ The latest textile piece is 18th century so we may surmise a 19th century date for this. Exhibitor Ulrike Montigel
Chinese collar mid 18th century 77 X 76 cm., 2´6″ X 2´6″ Exhibitor Ulrike Montigel
Japanese monks´ garment Mejii Period 1.20 X 2.16 m, 3´11″ X 7´1″ silk and gold brocade Exhibitor Ulrike Montigel
Tibetan monks´ vest early 19th, 61 X69 cm., 2´ X 2´3″ silk and gold brocade Exhibitor Ulrike Montigel
Han silk garment fragment, 206 B.C.-219 A.D. 26 X 31 cm., 10″ X 1´1″ in a 49 X 46.5 cm. frame. Gryphon and Phoenix a rare variant of the more prolific dragon and phoenix theme seen in most later textiles. Exhibitor Ulrike Montigel
Kalamkari prayer cloth, 0.89 X 1.30m., early 19th century, North India. Blockprint on cotton cloth Exhibitor Ulrike Montigel
