This exhibition was on display from December 12, 2014 to October 29, 2017.

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  • Decorative Panel (France)
  • block printed and hand painted on a combed background.
  • Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
  • 1931-45-61
  • Overdoor (France)
  • block-printed on handmade paper.
  • Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
  • 1931-45-76
  • Frieze (France)
  • block-printed and stenciled on machine-made paper.
  • Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
  • 1931-45-80
  • Card Case (England)
  • repoussé and chased moulded sheet silver.
  • Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
  • 1931-48-97
  • Drawing, Inkstand
  • pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on off-white laid paper.
  • Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
  • 1938-88-8189
  • Cope Hood (Italy)
  • silk and metallic embroidery on linen foundation.
  • Gift of John Pierpont Morgan.
  • 1902-1-909
  • This object is part of the Textiles collection.
  • Fragment (Spain)
  • silk, gilded vellum on silk core.
  • Gift of John Pierpont Morgan.
  • 1902-1-978
  • This object is part of the Textiles collection.
  • There are 2 images of this object.
  • Square (Egypt)
  • warp: s-spun linen; wefts: s-spun linen, s-spun wool.
  • Gift of John Pierpont Morgan.
  • 1902-1-116
  • This object is part of the Textiles collection.
  • There are 2 images of this object.
  • Roundel (Egypt)
  • warp: undyed s-spun wool; wefts: s-spun red wool; s-spun white linen; s-spun....
  • Gift of John Pierpont Morgan.
  • 1902-1-71
  • This object is part of the Textiles collection.
  • Side Chair (France)
  • carved and joined mahogany-veneered wood, tapestry (seat, back).
  • Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
  • 1931-95-15
  • Armchair With Slip Seat (USA)
  • turned joined mahogany-veneered oak, horse hair upholstery (probably replaced).
  • Gift of Norvin Hewitt Green.
  • 1938-58-1083
  • Birdcage (China)
  • lacquered wood with inlaid bone,ivory, and ebony (base); carved and cut....
  • Gift of Thomas F. Ryan.
  • 1916-26-1-a/jj
  • Birdcage Birdcage
  • glass, silver-plated metal, metal, gilt wood.
  • Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
  • 1916-19-92-a/g
  • This object is part of the Textiles collection.
  • There are 2 images of this object.
  • Decorative Panel (France)
  • block-printed and hand painted on a combed background.
  • Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
  • 1931-45-62
  • Dado (France)
  • block printed on handmade paper.
  • Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
  • 1931-45-77
  • Pleated Cabriolet Fan (France)
  • parchment and paper leaf, painted with gouache; pierced, painted and gilded....
  • Bequest of Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
  • 1931-6-114
  • This object is part of the Textiles collection.
  • There are 5 images of this object.
  • Box Lock Lock
  • cast and engraved iron.
  • Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
  • 1910-30-49-a,b
  • Fragment
  • silk, linen.
  • Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
  • 1896-1-26
  • This object is part of the Textiles collection.
  • There are 2 images of this object.