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Exhibition Review
Textiles in medieval Florence. Florence
03/2018 | 1380 | 160
Pages: 235-237
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Reviewer:
Monnas, Lisa (Monnas, Lisa)
Subjects
artists:
Lorenzo di Bicci / Puccinelli, Angelo / Starnina, Gherardo / Jacopo di Cione
dates:
2010-2019
media:
Textiles / Ceramics / Metalwork / Paintings
media:
Costume / Embroidery / Silks / Velvets
museums and institutions:
Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence, Italy
places:
Italy / Florence
subjects:
Italian art / Wool / East-West trade
Illustrations
Attributed works:
6. Coronation of the Virgin, by Jacopo di Cione. 1372–73. Tempera on panel, 350 by 192.3 cm. (Galleria dell’Accademia, Florence).
Western art unattributed:
4. Pourpoint (quilted doublet) of Charles de Blois, France. c.1364. Lampas silk made in Iran or Central Asia, padded with raw cotton and lined with linen, 87 by 51.5 cm. (Musée des Tissus, Lyon; exh. Galleria dell’Accademia, Florence).
Western art unattributed:
5. Fragment of voided satin velvet brocaded in gold, Venice. Early fifteenth century, 48 by 64 cm. (Museo Nazionale de Bargello, Florence; exh. Galleria dell’Accademia, Florence).
Exhibition Review
Indian textiles
01/2016 | 1354 | 158
Pages: 049
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Reviewer:
Kandhari, Jasleen (Kandhari, Jasleen)
Subjects
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
London / England
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / Textiles / Indian / Textile printing / Costume / Silks / Cotton / Dyes / Wool / Fashion
Illustrations
Attributed works:
59. Suicide sari with Random Suicide waistcoat and Shoetread underskirt, by Suicide and Random. Suicide prints designed by Kallol Datta and Indranil Ram Kamath; Shoetread print designed by Kallol Datta. Kolkata, West Bengal, 2011 (Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
Non-western art unattributed:
56. Tent of Tipu Sultan of Mysore. Mughal India, possibly Burhanpur, c.1725-50 (National Trust, Powis Castle; exh. Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
Non-western art unattributed:
57. Man's riding coat. Mughal India, c.1620-25 (Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
Non-western art unattributed:
58. Detail from a map shawl. Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, c.1875 (Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
Article
Studies in Peruvian Textiles. Double-Cloth Weaves
03/1918 | 180 | 32
Pages: 109-112
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Author:
Bunt, Cyril G. E. (Bunt, Cyril G. E.; Bunt, Cyril E. G.)
Subjects
dates:
1350-1399 / 1400-1499
museums and institutions:
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
Peru
subjects:
Peruvian / Inca / Textiles / Wool / Techniques
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
Fig. 1. A panel of blue and white cotton divided into rectangles, in each of which is an animal with a big head... V&A.
Non-western art unattributed:
Fig. 2. Diagrams showing the motif of the textile. V&A.
Non-western art unattributed:
Fig. 3. Example of a motif where the pattern is produced by the interchange of the webs.
Non-western art unattributed:
Fig. 4. Example of a motif where the pattern is produced by the interchange of the webs.
Non-western art unattributed:
Fig. 5. The earliest, perhaps, example of double- cloth weaving from Peru. From the collection of Mr. J. Guthrie.
Article
A Shiraz Carpet of the Fifteenth Century
12/1909 | 81 | 16
Pages: 129+131
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Author:
Martin, F. R. (Martin, F. R.; M., F. R.; Martin, Fredrik Robert)
Subjects
dates:
1400-1499
places:
Turkey
subjects:
Textiles / Oriental rugs / Wool / Pattern / Design / Animals
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
A Shiraz Carpet of the XV Century in the Possession of Mrs. Chadbourne.
Article
The Classification of Oriental Carpets. Part II
12/1905 | 33 | 8
Pages: 186-188
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Subjects
places:
Persia / Egypt / Middle East / Kurdish
subjects:
Oriental rugs / Carpets / Textiles / Decorative arts / History / Techniques / Diffusion / Colour / Wool
Article
On Oriental Carpets: Article VIII-The Materials Used
11/1904 | 20 | 6
Pages: 139-142
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Subjects
media:
Decorative arts
places:
Turkey / Persia
subjects:
Oriental rugs / Carpets / Wool / Linen / Textiles / Pattern