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
June 17, 1990–September 2, 1990
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)
panel
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
pair of panels
1800s or early 1900s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
tassels
date unknown
tassels
date unknown
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)
child's hooded cap
1800s–early 1900s
bodice (choli)
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)
Kashmir shawl
mid 1800s
Kashmir shawl
circa 1875–1899
Kashmir shawl
circa 1870
shawl
1850–1900
piano shawl
date unknown
shawl
1800s
shawl
1800s
shawl
1800
shawl
1800s
shawl
late 1800s
book cover
mid 1800s
silk
date unknown
silk satin brocade
1775–1800
child's waistcoat
late 1700s
coverlet
1700s
textile
1600s
doll
date unknown
woman's coat
1870–1885
tablecloth
late 1800s
coverlet
circa 1820
coverlet
mid 1800s
textile fragment
1800s or early 1900s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
coverlet panel
circa 1800