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The Materials and Techniques of English Embroidery of the Late Tudor and Stuart Eras

June 1, 2010

By Cristina Balloffet Carr

Embroidered works of this period are distinguished by their great expressiveness, which resulted in part from an inventive use of luxury goods.
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Textile Production in Europe: Embroidery, 1600–1800

October 1, 2003

By Melinda Watt

Embroiderers have almost complete freedom to create either linear patterns or flowing pictorial compositions; the needle and thread are not bound by a geometric foundation, as on a loom.
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English Embroidery of the Late Tudor and Stuart Eras

May 1, 2010

By Melinda Watt

While this skill is traditionally associated with femininity and the education of young girls, it was in fact practiced by both men and women, children and adults, paid professionals and talented amateurs.
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The Decoration of Men's Fashion in Eighteenth-Century France

June 3, 2015

By Kirstin Purtich

Former Intern Kirstin Purtich discusses the ways in which menswear became more elaborate and customizable in eighteenth-century Paris.
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Tatreez in Time

July 26, 2024

By Wafa Ghnaim

The memory, meaning, and makers of Palestinian embroidery.
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"A Double-Headed Eagle Embroidery: Analysis and Conservation"

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"A Double-Headed Eagle Embroidery: From Battlefield to Altar"

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Conserving the Saint Martin Series: Technical Analysis of Fifteenth-Century Embroideries

May 11, 2015

By Giulia Chiostrini

Assistant Conservator Giulia Chiostrini analyzes a collection of embroidered roundels now on view in Scenes from the Life of St. Martin: Franco-Flemish Embroidery from the Met Collection.
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American Needlework in the Eighteenth Century

October 1, 2003

By Amelia Peck

These small bits of embroidered cloth are often all that remains to testify to the otherwise unrecorded lives of their makers.
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The Artist Project: Njideka Akunyili Crosby

September 16, 2015
Artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby reflects on Georges Seurat's _Embroidery; The Artist's Mother_ in this episode of The Artist Project.
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Crib of the Infant Jesus

Date: 15th century
Accession Number: 1974.121a–d

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Pair of side chairs

Attributed to Thomas How (British, active 1710–33)

Date: ca. 1724–36
Accession Number: 64.101.936, .937

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Sconce (one of a pair)

Date: ca. 1720
Accession Number: 64.101.1012

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Sconce (one of a pair)

Date: ca. 1720
Accession Number: 64.101.1011

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Armchair (bergère) (part of a set)

Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené (1748–1803)

Date: ca. 1788
Accession Number: 41.205.2

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Daybed (Lit de repos or sultane) (part of a set)

Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené (1748–1803)

Date: 1788
Accession Number: 41.205.1

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Armchair (Fauteuil à la reine) (one of a pair) (part of a set)

Georges Jacob (French, Cheny 1739–1814 Paris)

Date: ca. 1780–85
Accession Number: 58.75.25

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Small settee (Marquise) (part of a set)

Georges Jacob (French, Cheny 1739–1814 Paris)

Date: ca. 1785
Accession Number: 58.75.27

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Mirror with Jael and Barak

Date: 1672
Accession Number: 39.13.2a

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Seasons and Elements (Summer) (set of four)

Possibly after a design by Charles Le Brun (French, Paris 1619–1690 Paris)

Date: ca. 1683
Accession Number: 46.43.2