Craft & Design Objects

Name: Craft & Design Objects
Creator: Little Birdie Studio
License: Open-access data is CC0; public-domain images are served via IIIF links without redistribution.

Craft & Design Objects presents textile and applied-arts holdings from the Art Institute of Chicago open-access collection, with artist, dates, medium and gallery context, drawn from the CC0 API and refreshed monthly. Every record links the museum page and adds material and technique families from our pipeline.

Records: 5,000
Last changed: 09/03/2026
Update schedule: 5 11 20 * * UTC
Coverage: 03/03/2026–09/03/2026
Method: Methodology

Object	Artist	Date	Department	Material family	On view
Sash	Republic of Türkiye	19th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen metal	false
Fragment	China	Qing dynasty(1644–1911), early 19th century	Textiles	silk paper	false
Uchishiki (Altar Cloth)	Japan	Edo period (1615–1868), 1801/25	Textiles	silk paper	false
Uchishiki (Altar Cloth)	Japan	Edo period (1615–1868), 1801/25	Textiles	silk cotton_linen paper	false
Kesa	Japan	late Edo period (1789–1868), early 19th century	Textiles	silk metal paper	false
Kesa	Japan	late Edo period (1789–1868), early 19th century	Textiles	silk metal paper	false
Ball	Korea	Choson dynasty (1392–1910), 19th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen paper	false
Wrapping Cloth (pojagi)	Korea	Choson dynasty (1392–1910), 19th century	Textiles	silk	false
Kesa	Japan	late Edo period (1789–1868), 1801/50	Textiles	silk cotton_linen metal paper	false
Ôhi (Stole)	Japan	late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912), 19th century	Textiles	silk metal paper	false
Fukusa (Gift Cover)	Japan	late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912), 19th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen metal paper	false
Fukusa (Gift Cover)	Japan	late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912), 19th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen metal paper	false
Fukusa (Gift Cover)	Japan	late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912), 19th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen metal paper	false
Fukusa (Gift Cover)	Japan	late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912), 19th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen metal paper	false
Fukusa (Gift Cover)	Japan	late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912), 19th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen metal paper	false
Fukusa (Gift Cover)	Japan	late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912), 19th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen metal paper	false
"Jacobs Ladder" Quilt	United States	19th century	Textiles	cotton_linen	false
Woman's Shoes	China	Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century	Textiles	other	false
Kesa	Japan	Early 19th century, Late Edo period (1789–1868)	Textiles	silk paper	false
Man's Haori	Japan	late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912), 19th century	Textiles	silk	false
Kesa	Japan	late Edo period (1789–1868), early 19th century	Textiles	silk metal paper	false
Fukusa (Gift Cover)	Japan	late Edo period (1789–1868), 1801/25	Textiles	silk cotton_linen metal paper	false
Uchishiki (Altar Cloth)	Japan	late Edo period (1789–1868), 1801/25	Textiles	silk cotton_linen metal paper	false
Fukusa (Gift Cover)	Japan	late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912), 19th century	Textiles	silk	false
Ceremonial Cloth with Pattern of Elephants and Tigers	India, Gujarat	19th century	Textiles	silk	false
Saddle Cover	Caucasus, Karabagh District	19th century	Textiles	wool	false
Ôhi (Stole)	Japan	late Edo period (1789–1868), 1801/25	Textiles	silk	false
Ôhi (Stole)	Japan	late Edo period (1789–1868), 1801/25	Textiles	silk metal paper	false
Cut Out Motif (Needlework)	China	Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen metal paper	false
Fan	France	Empire period, 19th century	Textiles	metal	false
Obi (Belt)	Japan	late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912), 19th century	Textiles	metal	false
Sash	Republic of Türkiye	19th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen	false
Hangiri (Noh Costume)	Japan	1801/25, late Edo period (1789–1868)	Textiles	silk metal paper	false
Uchikake (Over Kimono)	Japan	late Edo (1789–1868)/Meiji period (1868–1912), 19th century	Textiles	silk metal	false
Panel (Intended for a Kimono)	Japan	late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912), 19th century	Textiles	silk	false
Wrapping Cloth, Pojagi	Korea	19th century	Textiles	silk	false
Kesa	Japan	late Edo period (1789–1868), early 19th century	Textiles	silk	false
Ôhi (Stole)	Japan	late Edo period (1789–1868), 1801/25	Textiles	silk metal paper	false
Unusual Ôsodemone-Style Garment	Japan	late Edo period (1789–1868), 1801/25	Textiles	silk metal paper	false
Ceremonial Shoulder Cloth	Indonesia, Bali	19th century (?)	Textiles	silk cotton_linen metal paper	false
Ceremonial Textiles	Indonesia, Bali, Buleleng	19th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen metal paper	false
Sarong (sarong limar)	Indonesia, Bangka	19th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen metal paper	false
Woman's Skirt (Sarong)	Indonesia, Lembata, Ili Ape	19th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen	false
Kesa	Japan	First half of the 19th century, Late Edo period (1789–1868)	Textiles	silk paper	false
Kesa	Japan	late Edo period (1789–1868), 1801/44	Textiles	silk metal paper	false
Kesa	Japan	late Edo period (1789–1868), 1801/44	Textiles	silk metal paper	false
Ceremonial Textile	Indonesia, Bali, Buleleng	19th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen metal paper	false
Sample book of swatches	Mulhouse, France	19th c.	Textiles	cotton_linen	false
Hanging Scroll (Furnishing Fabric)	China	Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1801/50	Textiles	silk metal wood paper	false
Atsuita Karaori (Noh Costume)	Japan	late Edo period (1789–1868), Early 19th century	Textiles	silk metal paper	false