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
Feathered Tunic
Chimú
1470-1532
Fragment (Hanging)
Coptic
Roman period (30 BCE– 641 CE), 5th/6th century
Cope
Unknown
1490-1525, with later restoration
The Emperor Sailing, from The Story of the Emperor of China
Guy-Louis Vernansal
1716/22
Woman's Robe
Unknown
1840/60
The Pheasants from the "Verdures of the Vatican" Series
Jean-Demosthene Dugourc
c. 1799
Ceremonial Hanging (palepai)
Paminggir
19th century
Fragment (Dress Fabric)
Unknown
Tang dynasty (CE 618–906), late 8th/early 9th century
Panel (Furnishing Fabric)
Jean Baptiste Huet
c. 1786
Furisode
Unknown
late Edo period (1789–1868), 1801/1868
Mohnköpfe (Poppyheads) (Dress or Furnishing Fabric)
Koloman (Kolo) Moser
1900
Bed Rug
Hannah Johnson
1796
Cravat End
Unknown
1700-50
Fragment
Unknown
Nasrid dynasty (1230–1492), late 15th century
Winter, from The Seasons
Charles Le Brun
1700/20
“Paul and Virginie” Furnishing Fabric
Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
c. 1800-10
Needlework Rug
Unknown
18th century
“Classical Medallions” Furnishing Fabric
Jean Baptiste Huet
c. 1805/10
“Les Arts” Furnishing Fabric
Hippolyte Lebas
c. 1816
“Birds and Squirrels” Furnishing Fabric
Jean Baptiste Huet
1806
Kani Jamawar (Fabric for a Jama Coat or Shawl)
Unknown
1825–75
Man's Waist Sash
Unknown
18th century
Sarape
Unknown
1750/1800
Sarape
Unknown
before 1800
Man's Sarape (Wearing Blanket)
Unknown
1800–50
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
Pair of Clogs (Qabqab)
Unknown
Mid–19th century
Velvet Fabric for a Woman's Ao or Magua (Short Coat), Shoes, and Accessories
Manchu
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), about 1890
"Album Patch" or "Signature" Quilt
Unknown
1847
Tulip and Rose
William Morris
Design 1876
Lined Curtain Panel
Bruce James Talbert
Late 19th century
Kimkhwab Textile
Unknown
c. 1874
Kimkhwab Textile
Unknown
c. 1874
Kimkhwab Textile
Unknown
c. 1874
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
Fragment
Islamic
Fatimid period (969–1171)
Quilt Block
Unknown
1875/1900
Fragment
Unknown
1 CE-1532
Child's Tunic
Coptic
Roman period (30 BCE–641 CE)-Arab period (641–969), 7th century
Cope
Unknown
1460-1470