History of Western Textiles (mine)

The Miraculous Draught of Fishes from the Acts of the Apostles tapestry series, cartoons by Raphael, woven in Brussels, 1519

- Raphael's influence on tapestry - More painterly, less figures

Bird Bone Needle, Denisova Cave, Siberia, 48,000 BCE - 50,000 years old - Used by another species, Denisovians, around the same time that Homo Sapiens existed - Proves that the embellishment of textiles is very old (even though we don't have those textiles

BONE NEEDLE

Last Surviving Dress of Elizabeth I, St. Faith's Barton Church, Herefordshire, England, 16th century - Embroidered panel being used as an alter cloth that was recently found to have belonged to Elizabeth - We have an entire written inventory of her clothes, but this is the only actual piece - Shows the incredible value of textiles - it was given as a gift to one of her servants - Textiles were too expensive and valuable to just be thrown out/preserved - they were reused, gifted, etc

ELIZABETH DRESS

Visite de Louis XIV a la Manufacture des Gobelins, le 15 Octobre 1667, from the History of the Kings Series, designed by Charles le Brun, woven at Gobelins, France, after 1667

GOBELINS VISIT

The Triumph of the Church, from the Triumph of the Eucharist series, designed by Peter Paul Rubens, woven in the workshop of Jan Raes, Brussels, 1628

HORSE BUTT

- Weft-faced compound twill - Look for the diagonal! - Longer floats, more shine - Consistent twill diagonals but with changes in color and pattern

Samite

Petit Patron for Trojan War themed tapestry, 1460 - 1465, South Netherlands (maybe)

TROJAN WAR PETIT PATRON

Scenes from the Story of the Trojan War, Tournai, South Netherlands, 1470 - 1490, Jean or Pasquier Grenier of Tournai (merchants)

TROJAN WAR TAP

warp-faced compound tabby, imitation of jin

Taquete

Jin

Warp-faced pattern silk with long floats (TABBY OR TWILL?)