Extant Textiles

The Clothworkers' Centre for the Study and Conservation of Textiles and Fashion

Museum

By Jahanara, 2 August, 2021

Egyptian Tunic with Tapestry Bands and Roundels

Time Period

7th C AD

8th C AD

9th C AD

Weave Structure

Plain Weave

The Clothworkers' Centre for the Study and Conservation of Textiles and Fashion

Museum

By Jahanara, 2 August, 2021

Glory to our lord the sultan

Time Period

14th C AD

15th C AD

Weave Structure

Lampas

Spanish

Museum

The Clothworkers' Centre for the Study and Conservation of Textiles and Fashion

By Jahanara, 2 August, 2021

Peacock samitum

A samitum textile in blue red and yellow, mostly read peackock face each other above an Arabic script.

Time Period

12th C AD

Weave Structure

The Clothworkers' Centre for the Study and Conservation of Textiles and Fashion

Spanish

Museum

By Jahanara, 2 August, 2021

Hunter and Lion Samitum

Very small samite fragments depicting part of a huntsman and a lion

Time Period

6th C AD

7th C AD

8th C AD

Weave Structure

Byzantine

The Clothworkers' Centre for the Study and Conservation of Textiles and Fashion

Museum

By Jahanara, 2 August, 2021

Lion Samitum

two fragments of natural colored samitum they hae patenad with a beautiful gold color they featured a lion and a bit of a human figure

Time Period

8th C AD

9th C AD

10th C AD

11th C AD

Weave Structure

The Clothworkers' Centre for the Study and Conservation of Textiles and Fashion

Byzantine

Museum

By Jahanara, 1 August, 2021

Persian Samitum

A samite silk with two winged beasts facing each other in a circle and various other motifs, see other photos for details

Time Period

8th C AD

9th C AD

10th C AD

Weave Structure

The Clothworkers' Centre for the Study and Conservation of Textiles and Fashion

Museum

By Jahanara, 1 August, 2021

Persian Cuff

A tapestry woven band with a blue background motifs woven in natural linen

Time Period

7th C AD

8th C AD

Weave Structure

The Clothworkers' Centre for the Study and Conservation of Textiles and Fashion

Museum

By Jahanara, 1 August, 2021

Tapestry Cuff

tapestry weaving with floral motifs and a bust within a circle

Time Period

7th C AD

8th C AD

Weave Structure

The Clothworkers' Centre for the Study and Conservation of Textiles and Fashion

Museum

By Jahanara, 1 August, 2021

5th C Sasanid Cuff

Tapestry woven bands two with a red background and geometic motifs one with a blue background

Time Period

5th C AD

Weave Structure

Sasanid

The Clothworkers' Centre for the Study and Conservation of Textiles and Fashion

Museum

By Jahanara, 1 August, 2021

Sasanid Shoulder Bands

A tapestry woven band with a rose background the band narrows then widens back out to a circle.

Time Period

4th C AD

5th C AD

6th C AD

Weave Structure

Sasanid

The Clothworkers' Centre for the Study and Conservation of Textiles and Fashion

Museum

By Jahanara, 1 August, 2021

Italian Damask

A dark and light creen cloth woven in damask with large overall floral designs.

Time Period

16th C AD

Weave Structure

Damask

Italian

Museum

The Clothworkers' Centre for the Study and Conservation of Textiles and Fashion

By Jahanara, 1 August, 2021

Syrian Silk Damask

a light and dark marueen with diamond patterns and spade designs in the middle

Time Period

8th C AD

9th C AD

10th C AD

11th C AD

Weave Structure

Damask

Museum

The Clothworkers' Centre for the Study and Conservation of Textiles and Fashion

By Jahanara, 1 August, 2021

Byzantine Samitum

Time Period

7th C AD

8th C AD

9th C AD

10th C AD

Weave Structure

The Clothworkers' Centre for the Study and Conservation of Textiles and Fashion

Byzantine

Museum

By Jahanara, 1 August, 2021

Child's Tunic

A child's tunit resists dyed in a diamond pattern the pattern is the natural color fabric and the background is a green/blue dye.

Time Period

6th C AD

7th C AD

8th C AD

Weave Structure

Plain Weave

The Clothworkers' Centre for the Study and Conservation of Textiles and Fashion

Museum

By Jahanara, 1 August, 2021

Samitum from Egypt

Time Period

5th C AD

6th C AD

7th C AD

Weave Structure

The Clothworkers' Centre for the Study and Conservation of Textiles and Fashion

Museum

By Jahanara, 1 August, 2021

Akhim Taquete Checked

a green cloth with a check style pattern with alternating wide and narrow checks in light and dark green

Time Period

4th C AD

5th C AD

Weave Structure

Taquete

The Clothworkers' Centre for the Study and Conservation of Textiles and Fashion

Museum

By Jahanara, 1 August, 2021

Pear Samitum

a green cloth with yellow mottifs diamonds made of two lines of circles with a pear shae in the middle of each diamond

Time Period

4th C AD

5th C AD

6th C AD

7th C AD

Weave Structure