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editorial

Supporting Ukraine

March 25, 2022

By Daniel H. Weiss and Max Hollein

A message from the President and the Director of The Met
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Essay

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.
Press Release

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Welcomes First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska

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Essay

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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Publication

"A Double-Headed Eagle Embroidery: Analysis and Conservation"

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Publication

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

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editorial

Tatreez in Time

July 26, 2024

By Wafa Ghnaim

The memory, meaning, and makers of Palestinian embroidery.
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editorial

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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Art

Fragment of a shirt

Date: fourth quarter 18th century
Accession Number: 2009.300.2716

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Art

Fragment of a shirt

Date: fourth quarter 18th century
Accession Number: 2009.300.2714

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Art

Fragment of a shirt

Date: fourth quarter 18th century
Accession Number: 2009.300.2713

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Art

Fragment of a shirt

Date: fourth quarter 18th century
Accession Number: 2009.300.2715

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Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces Recipients of 2009-2010 Fellowships for Research, Travel, and Study

The Metropolitan Museum of Art will host a group of 51 fellows, which consists of graduate students and scholars from the United States and around the world. The fellows will undertake study and research projects, either at the Museum or abroad, for periods ranging from three months to one year, most of them beginning in September 2009.
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Metropolitan Museum Announces Recipients of 2008—2009 Fellowships for Research, Travel, and Study

The Metropolitan Museum of Art will host a group of 50 fellows, who consist of graduate students and scholars from the United States and around the world. The fellows will undertake study and research projects, either at the Metropolitan Museum or abroad, for periods ranging from two months to one year, most of them beginning in September 2008.