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
Sampler	Lucy Garland (American, active c. 1704) United States	1704	Textiles	silk cotton_linen	false
Sampler	Rebecah Garland (American, active c. 1704) United States	1704	Textiles	silk cotton_linen	false
Panel (Dress Fabric)	France	1703/05	Textiles	silk	false
Plate	De Grieksche A (The Greek A) Factory Delft, Netherlands, 1658-1811 Pieter Adriaensz. Kocks Dutch, active 1701-1722	1703	Applied Arts of Europe	ceramic	false
Glass Cooler (Monteith)	Marked by Thomas Bolton (born Ireland, c. 1658–1736) Dublin	1702–3	Applied Arts of Europe	metal	true
Dish Depicting Queen Anne of England	Bristol, England	c. 1702–27	Applied Arts of Europe	ceramic	true
Panel	England	Queen Anne period (1702–1714), 1700/25	Textiles	silk cotton_linen	false
Panel	England	Queen Anne period (1702–1714), 1701/1725	Textiles	silk cotton_linen	false
Curtain or Wall Hanging	Chefchaouen, Morocco	18th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen	true
Mihrab or Jai-namaz Suzani	Bukhara Khanate (in present-day Uzbekistan)	18th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen	true
Fragment (From a Cover)	Republic of Türkiye	18th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen	true
Woman's Skirt	Kuba, Bushong Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mushenge	Possibly 18th century	Textiles	other	false
Pendent (For Bed Curtain)	Manchu China	Qing Dynasty (1644–1911, 1701/50	Textiles	silk metal paper	false
Tunic	Iran (Persia)	18th century	Textiles	silk	false
Fan	France	18th century, Louis XVI period (1774–1793)	Textiles	silk metal	false
Man's Waist Sash	Made in Iran or Poland for the Polish market	18th century	Textiles	silk	false
Karaori (Noh Costume)	Japan	18th century, Edo period (1615–1868)	Textiles	silk metal paper	false
Thanka (Religious Picture)	Manchu China	18th century, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)	Textiles	silk metal paper	false
Needlework Rug	English	18th century	Textiles	wool cotton_linen	false
Woman's Ceremonial Skirt (tapis)	Paminggir people Indonesia, South Sumatra, Lampung area	18th century (?)	Textiles	silk cotton_linen	false
Section of Border from Thanka (Religious Picture)	Manchu China	18th century, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)	Textiles	silk	false
Section of Border from Thanka (Religious Picture)	Manchu China	18th century, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)	Textiles	silk	false
Section of Border from Thanka (Religious Picture)	Manchu China	18th century, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)	Textiles	silk	false
Section of Border from Thanka (Religious Picture)	Manchu China	18th century, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)	Textiles	silk	false
Fan	France	1701/25	Textiles	paper	false
Kesa	Japan	Edo period (1615–1868), 18th century	Textiles	silk paper	false
Ceremonial Textile (mbesa tali tau batu or pewo)	Rongkong people Indonesia, Sulawesi, North Luwu Regency	18th/19th century	Textiles	cotton_linen	false
Ceremonial Textile (mbesa tali tau batu or pewo)	Rongkong people Indonesia, Sulawesi, North Luwu Regency	18th/19th century	Textiles	cotton_linen	false
Lining from Thanka (Religious Picture)	Manchu China	18th century, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)	Textiles	cotton_linen	false
Backing from Thanka (Religious Picture)	Manchu China	18th century, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)	Textiles	cotton_linen	false
Lace Flounce	Flanders, Brussels (present-day Belgium)	1701-25	Textiles	cotton_linen	false
Panel (Dress Fabric)	China, Possibly Macao	Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1701/1800	Textiles	silk	false
Fan	France	18th century, Louis XVI period (1774–1793)	Textiles	metal paper	false
Furisode	Japan	18th century, late Edo period (1789–1868)	Textiles	silk metal paper	false
Table Frontal	China	18th century, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)	Textiles	other	false
Panel	France or Italy	1701/50	Textiles	silk	false
Fan	France	18th century	Textiles	metal paper	false
Panel (Dress Fabric)	Made in China for the European/American market	18th century, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)	Textiles	silk	false
Fan	France	18th century, Louis XV period, 1774–1793)	Textiles	metal paper	false
Fan	France	18th century, Louis XVI period (1774–1793)	Textiles	metal paper	false
Sarasa	Japan	Edo period (1615–1868), probably 18th century	Textiles	cotton_linen	false
Fragment of an Altar Cloth	Bhutan	Late Ming dynasty (1368–1644) or early Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century	Textiles	silk metal paper	false
Fan (Military or Battle)	Japan	18th century, Edo period (1615–1868)	Textiles	metal paper	false
Plate	De Grieksche A (The Greek A) Factory Delft, Netherlands, 1658-1811 Pieter Adriaensz. Kocks Dutch, active 1701-1722	1701-22	Applied Arts of Europe	ceramic	false
Kosode Made into a Tobari or Fukusa Composed of Six Panels	Japan	mid–Edo period (1716–1789), early 18th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen metal paper	false
Kosode Panel	Japan	Edo period (1615–1868), 1701/25	Textiles	silk cotton_linen metal paper	false
Kosode (Robe)	Japan	Edo period (1615–1868), 1701/25	Textiles	silk	false
Fragment from a Royal Overskirt (ncaka kot)	Kuba Kasai region, Democratic Republic of the Congo	Probably early 19th century and possibly as early as the 18th century	Textiles	other	false
Fan	France	18th century, Louis XVI period (1774–1793)	Textiles	metal paper	false
Mandarin Fan	China	18th century	Textiles	silk metal paper	false