Sock (just the toe portion) of hand-knit natural white wool with bright red tip with zig-zag edge with black knit accents; vamp has a geometric design that appears to be a plant hanger in green, black, yellow, red and blue.
Textile of red, orange, lavender, pale chartreuse and black hand-spun, woven goat hair solid embroidery on heavy woven cotton or linen; design of stripes alternating with figured, geometric bands.
Textile Panel of brown silk with painted designs of various textile fragments in browns, blues, and red, greens; floral designs, ornate oval animals, Middle Age textile designs; looks like metal stamp technique.
Towel of hand-spun, hand-woven linen with blue and red laid-in weaving; 7" border design at each end and five separate motifs decorate the length of the towel on each side; typical Cretan pattern and colors.
Textile Panel of hand-woven, hand-spun natural cotton with alternating bands of stripes, motifs and geometric floral pattern in pink, turquoise, brown and coral with black outline; some designs are laid-in.
Sleeve (from a woman's garment) of hand-spun and hand-woven ivory silk and cotton crepe; fabric is twisted to add crepe-ness; end is trimmed in very fine needlepoint lace in a pale pink zig-zag with off-shoot fan accents edged in pale blue.
Cushion Cover of six strips of colored cotton and linen stitched together and backed on medium blue linen; each panel is heavily worked with intricate embroidery in spiny lines that create a diamond pattern; each diamond has a tiny floral wheel within and tiny dots; panels in black, red, yellow, blue, pink and brown, each with multi-colored embroidery; Cushions were placed on the floor and used for sitting or reclining.
Textile Panel of red, light red and black hand-spun and hand-woven goat hair; textile of solid embroidery on natural cotton in geometric blocks with cross within; rows of blocks are separated by figured bands; very detailed embroidery.
Textile panel from a blouse of woven natural cotton with solid embroidery in red with accents of black in geometric designs and star motifs in bands; design is in a prayer-niche shape.
Textile Sampler of linen with fine silk embroidery in figured bands, and fine pulled work; geometric motifs in bright crimson, green, peach, and yellow; cross stitch work; sampler from a Spanish man's convent.
Textile fragment of ecru and taupe cotton/silk damask brocade in a lively floral design in deep orange and greenish-grey silk; design of stylized flowers and curving leaves with some of the fill of designs having texture; from a man's coat.
Textile fragment of beige woven silk and cotton brocaded in red, green, brown and golden yellow vertical striped bands with alternating designs; flowers and saz leaf motif alternate with a band of "eye" motifs.
Sock (just the toe portion) of hand-knit natural white wool with bright red tip trimmed in floral vine in green with pink, red and blue flowers; vamp area has a larger floral vine with roses.
Textile fragment of ribbed and check textured warm reddish-tan silk brocaded in colorful silks and metallic threads in designs of baskets of flowers, leaves, floral and berry motif; colors are reds, green, white, chartreuse, blue and dark brown; probably used for a man's coat.
Textile panel (part of a sleeve) of hand-woven flax with center rectangle of embroidered bands in red with accents of black and blue in repeating geometric shapes; trimmed in a simple plant motif linear design in black; one edge of textile is trimmed in pale olive crochet and black embroidery.
Textile Panel (section of a sleeve) of red and black figured stripe embroidery; fine woven stitched designs in red and black on white muslin ground; white geometric floral motifs against alternating horizontal bands of black and red stitched ground.
Pillowcase or Cushion Cover of tan cotton/linen with laid-in horizontal figured bands in dark brown and two central bands of animals and birds in brown with caramel brown accents; background is accented with small motifs in orange, yellow and warm red; traditional design.
Textile fragment of natural beige silk faille with Tambour embroidery in metallic gold, rose pink and blue silk with gold sequin accents; embroidered design of curving foliated stems and flowering branches intertwined with ribbon bows and streamers; some flowers are accented with flat sequins; would be used to accent the neckline of a woman's costume.
Towel of hand-woven linen crepe with 10" embroidered band at each end done in metallic threads and pinks, blues and green silks; variety of stitch-work and open-work mesh; edges of embroidered area is finished in gold braid with scalloped trim; designs are outlined.
Textile trim from a sleeve band of solid embroidered linen or cotton with a central design of geometric patterned red, black, yellow and ecru on textured orange ground with black and orange uniquely patterned bands at top and bottom; very intricate, detailed work.
Scarf of striped natural dyed wool in browns, golden yellows and sage greens separated by linen and black figured stripes; knotted linen fringe at ends.
Burial Cloth (part of three sections) of unboiled, woven ivory silk with satin stripes, horizontal and vertical, with laid-in woven bands of floral and bird motifs; colors of peach, purple, blue, green, red and orange vegetable dyed yarns with stripes of metallic threads on either side of the decorative bands; ends are finished with warp fringe.
Pillow case of tan home-grown, wild silk with chain stitch embroidery in light blue, golden yellow, taupe and ecru silk; three rows of three floral sprigs trimmed in a vine of golden beige silk with a single leaf at each corner; bridal pillow case.
Scarf or Towel of hand-spun, hand-woven ecru cotton, silk heavily embroidered at each end in squares with eight-pointed within in salmon, tan, brown and white; open-work band at end; finished in attached fringe of black, cerise and gold silk; a zig-zag line on the inner end is trimmed in light green leaf motifs; each end also has three cypress tree motifs outlined in green; cypress motifs have a vessel underneath - sometimes the cypress motif symbolizes the tree of life.
Textile Panel from a vest from a village costume of solid embroidery in cotton, silk and goat's hair in the characteristic village design; colors are red, yellow, black, olive, grey with accents of pink and orange.
Textile fragment of natural linen (probably from a towel) embroidered in bright red, purple, black and metallic gold; edged in needle lace and sequins; floral motifs and geometric, linear designs.
Textile Panel of silk, linen damask (jacquard) in a brightly colored design in natural dyes of purple, violet, green, orange, white and rose in alternating floral patterned 3" bands on a honeycomb patterned ground; two designs of floral leaf pattern and floral fan pattern alternate; hand-spun and hand-woven.
a) Textile Panel of tan cotton with block print pattern of trees with flowers and roots in shades of deep turquoise, browns, and earth red; design looks painted with watercolor shading; a channel has been machine sewn at top for hanging. b) smaller fragment of same textile (2006:9:1).
Textile Panel of Kilim work in goat hair, wool and metallic thread in a fine line diamond pattern with eyes in the center; deep red ground with linear design in metallic thread and black.
Tapa Cloth of the inner bark of a Mulberry tree pounded into cloth; design using plant motifs to create a free-form geometric pattern in light brown and dark brown on natural white ground; colors are derived from natural sources such as plants and tree sap.
Textile Panel (part of a flour sack) of hand-spun, hand-woven un-dyed flax with red cross-stitch embroidery in geometric bands with fruit and plant motifs; horizontal band with portion that is not embroidered.
Tapestry of bright red-orange heavy-weight, ribbed silk with metallic gold emblem of a family crest (Kamon) on one side; the other side has Ikat-like lines of metallic gold on warm beige ground with a partial design of dragons, sun, clouds, and geometric designs in an oval band of fire-like designs; a second emblem of a wrapped pole and a pipe-like emblem with a hole in one side; gold knotted tassels at each of the four corners. This Kamon, family emblem, might be Toyotomi.
Tapestry of green heavy-weight ribbed woven silk with a white medallion emblem and a gold Japanese character; this is a family crest, called Kamon in Japan; the white emblem is a plant crest called Ume-mon (Japanese crests of plum). The tapestry would be hung in the center so both the Japanese character and the emblem would hang in the correct position.
Table Runner of hand-woven flax embroidered in dark red, orange and green wool with outline of fine black running stitch; block-like motifs form two vertical bands with a central rectangle of small squares with alternating wool colors; decorative geometrical floral design.
Small Rug of hand-spun, hand-woven wool in a blue ground with geometric design in grey, orange, warm beige and black; geometric squared pattern; vegetable dyed yarn; 3" cotton or flax fringe at ends.
Napkin of pink, grey, natural white and blue fine woven cotton; center is natural with laid-in work in blue and pink in each of the four corners; intersecting striped bands create a plaid design; fringed ends.
Textile Panel of two borders from a wall scarf stitched together to show the end designs of hand-woven white cotton with stripes and laid-in weaving in red, blue and yellow; patterned bands, stripes and geometric linear motifs with architectural motifs at one end; traditional design.