Textiles from China, Egypt and Spain | Gifted to the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum by John Pierpont Morgan

 

Fragment (Spain); silk; H x W: 51.4 x 32.7 cm (20 1/4 x 12 7/8 in.); Gift of John Pierpont Morgan; 1902-1-222
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Textiles from China, Egypt, and Spain

Gifted to the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum by John Pierpont Morgan

 
 

Cooper Hewitt Short Stories: A Gift from J.P. Morgan written by Matilda McQuaid, Deputy Curatorial Director and Head of Textiles at Cooper Hewitt.

John Pierpont Morgan. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.

 
 

Roundel (Egypt); warp: undyed s-spun wool; wefts: s-spun red wool; s-spun white linen; s-spun pink wool; s-spun green wool (2 shades); s-spun black wool; H x W: 23.5 x 21.5 cm (9 1/4 x 8 7/16 in.); Gift of John Pierpont Morgan; 1902-1-71
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Tapestry Fragment (Spain); silk, metallic (gilded parchment wound around silk core); H x W: 34.9 x 17.8 cm (13 3/4 x 7 in.); Gift of John Pierpont Morgan; 1902-1-82
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Fragment: "The Lion Strangler," early–mid-12th century, Spain, silk and metallic lampas, Gift of John Pierpont Morgan; 1902-1-220
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Fragment (Spain); silk; Warp x Weft: 19.4 x 43.8 cm (7 5/8 x 17 1/4 in.); Gift of John Pierpont Morgan; 1902-1-319
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Rank Badge (buzi) (China); silk, gilded paper; H x W: 34 x 31.1 cm (13 3/8 x 12 1/4 in.); Gift of John Pierpont Morgan; 1902-1-433
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Fragment (Spain); silk; H x W: 63.7 x 34.1 cm (25 1/16 x 13 7/16 in.); Gift of John Pierpont Morgan; 1902-1-304
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Fragment (Spain); silk; Warp x Weft: 34.9 x 30.2 cm (13 3/4 x 11 7/8 in.); Gift of John Pierpont Morgan; 1902-1-325
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Band Fragment (Egypt); warp; s-spun linen. wefts; s-spun linen, s-spun wools; H x W: 18.3 × 10 cm (7 3/16 × 3 15/16 in.); Gift of John Pierpont Morgan; 1902-1-37
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Rank Badge (China); silk; H x W: 33 x 21 cm (13 x 8 1/4 in.); Gift of John Pierpont Morgan; 1902-1-419
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Fragment (Spain); silk; H x W: 51.4 x 32.7 cm (20 1/4 x 12 7/8 in.); Gift of John Pierpont Morgan; 1902-1-222
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Fragment (Spain); silk; H x W: 30.2 × 16.2 cm (11 7/8 × 6 3/8 in.); Gift of John Pierpont Morgan; 1902-1-214
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Fragments (Spain); silk; H x W: 23.7 x 56.8 cm (9 5/16 x 22 3/8 in.); Gift of John Pierpont Morgan; 1902-1-323-a/d
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Fragment (Egypt); warp; s-spun linen. wefts; s-spun linen, s-spun wool; H x W: 16.9 x 9 cm (6 5/8 x 3 9/16 in. ); Gift of John Pierpont Morgan; 1902-1-112
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Fragment (Egypt); warp: s-spun linen. weft: s-spun wool, s-spun linen; H x W: 17.8 x 17.2 cm (7 x 6 3/4 in. ); Gift of John Pierpont Morgan; 1902-1-86
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Rank Badge (China); silk, gilded paper-wrapped silk thread; Warp x Weft (B): 33 x 31.1 cm (13 in. x 12 1/4 in.); Gift of John Pierpont Morgan; 1902-1-434-a,b
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Cope Hood Fragment (Spain); silk; H x W: 50.8 × 42.5 cm (20 × 16 3/4 in.); Gift of John Pierpont Morgan; 1902-1-302
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Square (Egypt); wool; H x W: 15.3 x 14.6 cm (6 x 5 3/4 in.); Gift of John Pierpont Morgan; 1902-1-72
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Textile (Spain); silk; H x W: 49.2 x 25.1 cm (19 3/8 x 9 7/8 in.); Gift of John Pierpont Morgan; 1902-1-326
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Ornament (Egypt); warp s-spun linen; wefts s-spun linen, s-spun wool, z-spun wool; H x W: 22.2 x 16.8 cm (8 3/4 x 6 5/8 in.); Gift of John Pierpont Morgan; 1902-1-93
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Fragments (Spain); silk; H x W (a): 27.4 × 33.9 cm (10 13/16 × 13 3/8 in.) H x W (d): 32.1 × 18.4 cm (12 5/8 × 7 1/4 in.); Gift of John Pierpont Morgan; 1902-1-321-a/d
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Fragment (Spain); silk, linen, metallic; Warp x Weft (A): 16.8 x 37.5 cm (6 5/8 x 14 3/4 in.) Warp x Weft (B): 14.3 x 24.1 cm (5 5/8 x 9 1/2 in.); Gift of John Pierpont Morgan; 1902-1-241-a,b
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