Threads of History: Textiles from the Spencer Museum of Art

Exhibition

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Threads of History: Textiles from the Spencer Museum of Art
Threads of History: Textiles from the Spencer Museum of Art
Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

An exhibition of about 150 of the Spencer's spectacular textiles from Europe, Asia, and the Americas, including a brightly embroidered Chinese canopy, a pair of elegant satin party boots made in Chicago more than 100 years ago, a rough Russian saddle blanket, and a mirrored wedding dress from India. Organized by the Spencer Museum.

Exhibition images

Works of art

theatrical collar
1800s or 1900s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Daoist Immortal: Lu Dongbin textile
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Daoist Immortal: Cao Guojiu textile
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Daoist Immortal: Zhong Liquan textile
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Daoist Immortal: Zhang Guolao textile
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Daoist Immortal Li Tieguai textile
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Daoist Immortal Shou Lao textile
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Daoist Immortal He Xiangu textile
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Daoist Immortal: Han Xiangzi textile
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
table skirt
Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
theatrical cape
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1912)
panel
Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
wedding skirt
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
dancer's cloud collar
1800s or 1900s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
military officer's jacket
1800–1911, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
military officer's leg coverings
1800–1911, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
military officer's epaulet (one of a pair)
1800–1911, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
military officer's epaulet (one of a pair)
1800–1911, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
military officer's chest medallion
1800–1911, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
military officer's chest medallion
1800–1911, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
military officer's patch
1800–1911, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
military officer's underarm protector
1800–1911, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
龍袍 longpao (dragon robe)
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
man's long pao (dragon robe)
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
woman's long pao (dragon robe)
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Daoist priest's robe (jiangyi)
late 1800s or early 1900s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
woman's vest
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
chao fu (audience robe)
circa 1821–1851, Tao Kunag period, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
woman's pleated wedding skirt
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1912)
woman's pleated skirt
Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
woman's skirt panels
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
women's pants
Qing dynasty (1644–1912)
women's pants
late 1800s or early 1900s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
woman's vest
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
wedding robe with butterflies
late 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
woman's robe
late 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
hat
hat
1900s
summer hat
Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Manchu woman's hat
1800–1911, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
sandals
1900s
child's jacket
1800s or 1900s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
pocket with tassels
Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
gourd shaped pouch
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
pocket
Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
fan case
Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
folding fan
mid 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
tab ornament
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
collar
Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
collar (?)
Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Ruyi-shaped ornament
Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
pair of lotus shoes
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
platform shoe
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
pair of shoes
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
lotus shoe
early 1900s
shoe
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
pair of shoes
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
child's slipper shoe
date unknown
pair of slipper shoes
late 1800s–early 1900s
pair of lotus shoes
date unknown
medallion
1800s or early 1900s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
pair of sleeve borders
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
sleeve border
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
sleeve border
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
pair of sleeve borders
Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
sleeve border
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
sleeve border
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
sleeve border
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Ten Thousand Men’s Canopy
Guangxu 11 (1885)
Mandarin duck tassel
date unknown
Mandarin duck tassel
date unknown
panel
1800s or early 1900s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
tassels
date unknown
tassels
date unknown
kesa (priest's robe)
1700?, Edo period (1600–1868)
woman's kimono
mid 1900s, Showa period (1926–1989)
wedding obi
mid 1900s, Showa period (1926–1989)
panel
late 1800s or early 1900s, Meiji period (1868–1912)
kilim
date unknown
carpet
date unknown
child's hooded cap
1800s–early 1900s
bodice (choli)
1800s or early 1900s
ghaghara (skirt)
1800s or early 1900s
woman's headcloth
late 1800s or early 1900s
woman's tunic (aba)
1800s–early 1900s
woman's tunic (aba)
1800s–early 1900s
textile fragment (right selvage)
late 1800s, Qajar period (1794–1925)
textile fragment
early 1700s, Safavid dynasty (1501–1732)
textile fragment
1600s, Safavid dynasty (1501–1732)
household furnishing
1800s or early 1900s
sari fragment
1800s or early 1900s
textile
date unknown
Kashmir shawl
mid 1800s
Kashmir shawl
after 1860
Kashmir shawl
circa 1875–1899
Kashmir shawl
mid 1800s
Kashmir shawl
circa 1870
Kashmir shawl
circa 1840, Sikh period
rug
rug
date unknown
saddlebag
date unknown
saddle rug or carpet
date unknown
tapestry saddlebag
date unknown
saddlebag
date unknown
saddle rug
date unknown
shawl
1850–1900
piano shawl
date unknown
shawl
1800s
shawl
1800s
shawl
1800
shawl
1800s
shawl
late 1800s
cloth
1850s
book cover
mid 1800s
woman figure
late 1700s–early 1800s
woman figure
late 1700s–early 1800s
silk
date unknown
unknown maker, petit point panel
unknown maker
date unknown
silk satin brocade
1775–1800
child's waistcoat
late 1700s
coverlet
1700s
textile
1600s
panel
1700s
G. J. Lewis & Company, party shoes
G. J. Lewis & Company
circa 1870
man's shirt
mid-late 1800s
man's soft collar
early 1800s
pair of stockings
circa 1860
Elisabeth Pitcher, untitled sampler
Elisabeth Pitcher
1720
woman's corset
1870–1889
boy's jacket
date unknown
boy's shorts
date unknown
boy's dress
mid 1800s
baby bonnet
late 1800s
baby shoes
circa 1840
child's dress
circa 1840
child's dress
circa 1880
unrecorded Plains artist, pair of child's beaded moccasins
unrecorded Plains artist
late 1800s–early 1900s
unrecorded Nimiipuu (Nez Percé) artist, cornhusk bag
unrecorded Nimiipuu (Nez Percé) artist
late 1800s–1926
bodice
late 1800s
child's shoes
circa 1905
doll
date unknown
woman's nightgown
after 1841
woman's nightgown
late 1800s
Ann York (born circa 1810), When This You See Remember... sampler
Ann York (born circa 1810)
1824
dress
1880–1900
parasol
circa 1890–1900
jacket
circa 1870–1880
overskirt
1900–1905?
scarf
circa 1910–1920
woman's coat
1870–1885
Henrietta Moody (1811–?), Why Restless Why Cast Down... sampler
Henrietta Moody (1811–?)
1818
bib apron
late 1800s
sunbonnet
circa 1850
sunbonnet
date unknown
sunbonnet
date unknown
Mother of John G. Haskell, child's sunbonnet
Mother of John G. Haskell
1833
tablecloth
late 1800s
Ann Christopher-Rothman, ottoman cover
Ann Christopher-Rothman
date unknown
table runner
date unknown
coverlet
circa 1820
unrecorded Diné (Navajo) artist, Navajo blanket
unrecorded Diné (Navajo) artist
after 1914
Gabriel Miller, coverlet
Gabriel Miller
after 1806
Jerga weaving
early 1900s
unrecorded Diné (Navajo) artist, Navajo blanket
unrecorded Diné (Navajo) artist
after 1860
coverlet
mid 1800s
Olive Batchelor Wells (1822–1893), Garden of Eden quilt
Olive Batchelor Wells (1822–1893)
circa 1840–1860
Emma B. Roessler, Autumn Leaf quilt
Emma B. Roessler
circa 1933–1940
textile fragment
1800s or early 1900s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
unrecorded Cheyenne artist, pair of beaded moccasins
unrecorded Cheyenne artist
late 1800s–1915
coverlet panel
circa 1800
woman's dress
circa 1900