Silk

A fine, lustrous, natural fiber obtained from the larval cocoons of silk moths, such as the domesticated Bombyx mori.

Basics Works of Art

Silk

A fine, lustrous, natural fiber obtained from the larval cocoons of silk moths, such as the domesticated Bombyx mori.

Basics Works of Art

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The art of making a tapestry

The making of a thangka painting

The Torah and its adornment

Textiles in the colonial Andes

Motifs and patterns: fundamentals of design vocabulary

The court carpets of the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires, an introduction

Works of Art

Mantle of Roger II (Coronation Mantle)

1133/34

Edgar Degas, Little Dancer Age Fourteen

wax model c. 1880; bronze cast 1922

Marwan tiraz

7th or 8th century

María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Spoken Softly with Mama

1998

Plautilla Nelli, The Last Supper

c. 1568

Asafo flags

Early 20th century

Jeogui, the most formal ceremonial robe of the Joseon queens

early 20th century

Portrait of Yi Haeung, Regent Heungseon Daewongun

c. 1869

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