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Close-up of beige fabric embroidered with pink and green floral patterns and decorated with beaded trims.
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In Search of Foreign Embroidery: Men’s 18th c. Embroidered costume

Woven textile with dark blue background and geometric patterns in red, yellow, white, and blue with fringed edges.
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The Weaving of History Among the Akwete Igbo of Nigeria

Red 18th-century coat with white lace cuffs and a patterned waistcoat underneath.
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Fashion Victims: London Macaronis and Paris Petits-Maîtres, c. 1760-80

Man's uncut imperial coat (chao fu). China. Ming Dynasty. early 17th century. Solid ciselé silk velvet embroidered in silk and gold. 956.67.2 Gift of Louise Hawley Stone.
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Development of Chinese Velvets: Chinese Velvet Design, Use, and Weave Structure

Red toile fabric pattern showing pastoral scenes with people riding horses, trees, and classical urns.
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18th- and Early 19th-century Printed Textiles

Portrait of Queen Victoria. Embroidered by Agnes Pringle Wallace, based on a painting by Mary Ann 'Mclean' Pringle. St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. 1841. Satin embroidered in silk and wool. 963.14.2.A. Gift of Mr. Andrew H. Wallace.
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The Public and the Private Face of Fashionable Domestic Embroidery in 19th Century Canada

Le Jardinier furnishing textile. Philippe de Lasalle (French textile designer, manufacturer, 1723 - 1805). Lyon, France. early 1770s. Silk lampas with separately-woven brocaded satin insert. 959.7.1.
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Paris Fashions, Made in Lyons: Designers’ Role in the 18th Century French Silk Industry

Woman's shoe. England. 1725-1750. Brocaded silk. 921.2.29. The Greig Collection of ladies' shoes, Gift of H. and C. Blachford Ltd.
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Early Consumption: 18th century British, French and North American Shoes

Overdress of a robe en fourreau. Attributed to Marie-Jean "Rose" Bertin (French couturière, 1747-1813). France. 1780's, altered in 1870's. Embroidered satin with ribbon appliqués, sequins, faceted glass stones mounted on silver facings, and silver filé; fitted, boned bodice. 925.18.3.A.
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From the Tuileries to Toronto: A Late 18th Century French Court Dress in the Royal Ontario Museum

Floral fabric pattern with brown branches and leaves, and pink flower clusters on a beige background.
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Chemistry in Fashion: The French Textile Printing Industry 1759-1820

Green hat decorated with pink and white flowers and green leaves, with lace trim.
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Seeing is Deceiving: Camouflage, Concealing Colouration and Fashion in WWI

Intricate leaf and flower patterns carved in circular and curved designs on a textured stone surface.
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The Whole Nine Yards: Early Quilts and Quilted Clothing in the 18th Century

Fragment of ancient textile showing loose threads and woven fabric in brown and beige tones.
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Connections between Fatimid and Andalusi Inscribed Textiles

Close-up of fabric decorated with a grid of small metal studs on a red textile background.
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Clothing for the Warrior and the Courtier: Patterns of Sixteenth Century European Court Dress

Woman's huipil (bodice). Probably Mazatec culture. State of Oaxaca, Mexico. 1875-1899. Cotton tabby and gauze with cotton satin-stitch embroidery. 943.35.1 Gift of Mrs. Percy Robertson.
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Mexican Textiles in the Collections of the Royal Ontario Museum: A Survey