textile art

North Building, Level 6

The scope of the textile art collection ranges from Coptic and pre-Columbian textiles to contemporary works of art in fiber. An extensive collection of American quilts and coverlets, the Julia Wolf Glasser collection of samplers, and the Charlotte Hill Grant collection of Chinese court costumes and accessories are among the strengths of the collection.

 

Chasuble

This ecclesiastical vestment was worn by a priest.

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Crazy quilt, Lydia Hooley King

Crazy quilts were once all the rage in the U.S.

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Palampore

The sinuous tree of life bursts into flower.

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Standing Figure, Magdalena Abakanowicz

Abakanowicz’s figures are recognized world-wide.

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Woman’s informal robe

Empress Dowager Cixi may have designed this robe.

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“Courtly Festivities” wall panel

The leisurely life of nobles in the 1600s.

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