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
Chasuble	Italy	18th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen	false
Dalmatic	Italy	18th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen metal	false
Chocolate Cup Stand	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
Kesa	Japan	18th century, Edo period (1615–1868)	Textiles	silk paper	false
Sampler	Mary M. Wallace (active c. 1796) United States	1796	Textiles	silk wool	false
Fan	France	18th century, Louis XVI period (1774–1793)	Textiles	paper	false
Kesa	Japan	18th century, Edo period (1615–1868)	Textiles	silk paper	false
Sash or Towel	Republic of Türkiye	18th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen	false
Three Casters	Alice Sheene English, active 1700-02 London, England	1701/02	Applied Arts of Europe	metal	false
Obi (Belt)	Japan	18th/19th century, Edo period (1615–1868)	Textiles	silk paper	false
Panel	England	18th century, Queen Anne period	Textiles	silk cotton_linen	false
Kesa	Japan	18th century, Edo period (1603–1868)	Textiles	silk paper	false
Fragment	Japan	18th century, late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912)	Textiles	silk paper	false
Fragment	Japan	18th century, late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912)	Textiles	silk paper	false
Woman's Riding Jacket	China	18th century, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)	Textiles	silk metal paper	false
Bedspread	England	Queen Anne period, 1701/25	Textiles	silk cotton_linen	false
Kesa (Formerly Nō Costume)	Japan	18th century, Edo period (1615–1868)	Textiles	silk	false
Towel	Republic of Türkiye	18th century	Textiles	other	false
Sash	Republic of Türkiye	18th‒19th century	Textiles	silk	false
Cover	Republic of Türkiye	18th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen	false
Scarf or Cover	Republic of Türkiye	1701‒25	Textiles	other	false
Turban Cover	Republic of Türkiye	18th century	Textiles	silk metal	false
Cover (possibly Turban Cover)	Republic of Türkiye	18th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen	false
Cover or Handkerchief	Republic of Türkiye	18th century	Textiles	silk	false
Harvesting	England	1701/25	Textiles	silk wool cotton_linen	false
Obi (Belt)	Japan	18th/19th century, late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912)	Textiles	metal	false
Obi (Belt)	Japan	18th/19th century, late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912)	Textiles	other	false
Woman's Waistcoat	England	1701/25	Textiles	silk cotton_linen	false
Fire Fan	England	1701/25	Textiles	silk wool cotton_linen	false
Fragment	China	18th century, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)	Textiles	silk	false
Carpet (Known as a "Ryijy" or "Rya")	Central Finland	1701/25	Textiles	wool	false
Fragment	Japan	Edo period (1615–1868), 1701/25	Textiles	silk	false
Fragment	Japan	18th century, Edo period (1615–1868)	Textiles	silk paper	false
Fragment	Japan	18th century, Edo period (1615–1868)	Textiles	silk paper	false
Valance	China	18th century, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)	Textiles	silk	false
Picture	China	18th century, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)	Textiles	silk cotton_linen	false
Panel (Furnishing Fabric)	China	18th century, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)	Textiles	silk	false
Panel (Furnishing Fabric)	China	18th century, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)	Textiles	silk	false
Border	England	Queen Anne period (1702–1714), early 18th century	Textiles	other	false
Mizugoromo	Japan	18th century, Edo period (1615–1868)	Textiles	other	false
Fragment	China	18th century, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)	Textiles	silk	false
Pattern	Bukhara, Turkestan, Uzbekistan	18th century	Textiles	other	false
Pattern	Bukhara, Turkestan, Uzbekistan	18th century	Textiles	other	false
Pattern	Bukhara, Turkestan, Uzbekistan	18th century	Textiles	other	false
Fan	China	18th century, Qing dynasty(1644–1911)	Textiles	other	false
Bedspread	England	Queen Anne period (1702–1714), 1701/25	Textiles	cotton_linen	false
Kesa	Japan	18th century, Edo period (1615–1868)	Textiles	other	false
Panel (Pillar Print)	Manufactured by Stead McAlpin & Co., founded in 1835 England	18th century	Textiles	cotton_linen	false
Fragment (Dress Fabric)	Iran (Persia)	18th century	Textiles	silk	false
Fragment (Dress Fabric)	Iran (Persia, Kashan)	18th century	Textiles	other	false