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The Textile Museum, Directors Choice

Location: The Textile Museum, Washington DC, USA

Iranian kilim late 16th - early 17th century. The Textile Museum R33.28.1. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1926. Photo courtesy The Textile Museum.February 10 - July 30, 2006 - Exhibition on rarely seen textiles selected by the Director Daniel Walker.

TM Announcement: Director's Choice from the Museum's Collections presents Director Daniel Walker's selection of 28 rarely exhibited textiles from The Textile Museum's permanent holdings, which number more than 17,000 objects. The resulting exhibition is varied in terms of culture and function, representing the major areas of textiles traditionally collected by the Museum. Included are textiles from South America, Africa, the Middle East, South East Asia, and Japan.

The exhibition features many special pieces, including a Persian kilim acquired by Museum founder George Hewitt Myers in 1926. The kilim has not been exhibited since 1987. The kilim is in pristine condition and was a favorite of Myers, who used the design for his bookplate.

Another textile, to be exhibited for the first time, is an embroidered alpaca mantle from the Museum's pre-Columbian Peruvian holdings.

Hat. Cameroon, 20th century. The Textile Museum 2000.36.1. Gift of Mark Rapoport, M.D., and Jane Hughes. Photo courtesy The Textile Museum.African textiles include objects from Cameroon - among them three sculptural hats, which have never been exhibited.

South Asian objects include a never exhibited skirt from Laos.

Among objects from Caucasus and Central Asia are exhibited interesting covers from 18th-19th century.

Source: Press release - The Textile Museum January 2006
More textiles from the exhibition
Cover - Central Asia, late 19th century. The Textile Museum 1989.9.3. Gift of Charles Grant Ellis, from the collection of Arthur Arwire. Photo courtesy: The Textile Museum
Cover - Central Asia, late 19th century. The Textile Museum 1989.9.3. Gift of Charles Grant Ellis, from the collection of Arthur Arwire.		 Mantle fragment. Peru, North Coast, Paracas Necropolis style ca. 200-150 B.C.E. The Textile Museum 91.159A. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1932. Photo courtesy The Textile Museum.
Mantle fragment. Peru, North Coast, Paracas Necropolis style ca. 200-150 B.C.E. The Textile Museum 91.159A. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1932.
Cushion cover. Caucasus, 18th century. The Textile Museum 2.6. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1915.
Cushion cover. Caucasus, 18th century. The Textile Museum 2.6. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1915.
Tunic fragment. Peru, South Highlands, Colonial Inca style. The Textile Museum 91.8. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1940. Photo courtesy The Textile Museum.
Tunic fragment. Peru, South Highlands, Colonial Inca style. The Textile Museum 91.8. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1940. 		 Tabard. Peru, North Coast, Chimu style. The Textile Museum 91.395. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1941. Photo courtesy The Textile Museum.
Tabard. Peru, North Coast, Chimu style. The Textile Museum 91.395. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1941.
Photo courtesy: The Textile Museum
Jozan Magazine February 12, 2006
 

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