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
Ewer	Porcelain: Jingdezhen, China; mounts: probably London	Porcelain: c. 1573–1610 (Ming dynasty [1368–1644], Wanli period [1573–1620]); mounts: c. 1610	Applied Arts of Europe	metal ceramic	true
Powder Flask	German; possibly Munich	1610/40	Applied Arts of Europe	metal	true
Wheellock Pistol (Pedrenyal) of King Louis XIII of France	Spanish, Ripoll	c. 1615	Applied Arts of Europe	metal wood	true
Cuirass from an Armor of Tsar Dmitry I	Italian; Milan	1605/06	Applied Arts of Europe	metal	true
Wheellock Gun	Franco-German; Possibly Alsace Embellishment probably by Workshop of Frédéric Spitzer (Austrian, active 1815-1890) Paris	c. 1610, with later 19th century embellishment	Applied Arts of Europe	metal wood	false
Hunting Trousse (Waidpraxe) with the Coat of Arms and Initials of Christian II, Elector of Saxony	German (Saxony), Dresden Silversmith: Joachim Puttlost, active 1607-1652	1609	Applied Arts of Europe	metal wood	true
Bell Salt	London, England	1601/02	Applied Arts of Europe	metal	true
Pall	Spain	17th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen	false
Needlework Picture Depicting the Queen of Sheba before King Solomon	England	early to mid-17th century	Textiles	silk metal glass	false
Needlework Picture Depicting the Five Senses	England	1601-25	Textiles	silk	false
Mirror Depicting King Charles II and Queen Catherine of Braganza	England	17th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen glass	false
Fire Fans	France	17th century	Textiles	silk wool cotton_linen wood	false
Sampler	Probably England	1601/25	Textiles	cotton_linen	false
Book Cover for Book of Psalms, Prayers, and Hymns	England	17th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen paper	false
Chasuble	Spain	17th century	Textiles	silk	false
Fragment (Cut/Slashed)	Italy	1601/25	Textiles	silk	false
Cap	England	16th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen	false
Cushion Cover	Bursa, Republic of Türkiye	1601‒25	Textiles	silk cotton_linen metal	false
Dalmatic	Spain	17th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen	false
Cover	Made in Bengal, India, for the Portuguese market	1601/50	Textiles	silk cotton_linen	false
Dalmatic with Apparel and Orphrey Band	Spain	17th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen	false
Stomacher	England	17th century	Textiles	silk	false
Dalmatic	Spain or Italy	17th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen metal	false
Hanging (Furnishing Fabric)	China	Ming (1368–1644)/ Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 17th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen	false
Panel (Dress Fabric)	Iran	17th century, Safavid Dynasty (1501–1722)	Textiles	silk	false
Scroll	China	Ming dynasty (1368–1644)/ Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 17th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen	false
Sash or Scarf Fragment (?)	Republic of Türkiye	17th century	Textiles	other	false
Cover	Republic of Türkiye	17th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen	false
Fragment	Republic of Türkiye	17th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen	false
Cover	Republic of Türkiye	17th‒18th century	Textiles	cotton_linen	false
Cover	Republic of Türkiye	17th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen	false
Fragment (Cover or Turban Cover)	Republic of Türkiye	17th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen	false
Cover	Republic of Türkiye	17th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen	false
Cover	Republic of Türkiye	Ottoman Dynasty (1299–1923), 17th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen	false
Cushion Cover	Republic of Türkiye	17th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen	false
Man's Cap	England	1601/25	Textiles	silk cotton_linen	false
Curtain	England	Queen Anne period, 17th century	Textiles	other	false
Fragment (Dress Fabric)	Kashan, Iran or India	17th century	Textiles	silk	false
Carpet	Uşak, Anatolia, Republic of Türkiye	1601‒25	Textiles	wool	false
Towel or Napkin	Republic of Türkiye	17th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen	false
Towel	Republic of Türkiye	17th‒early 18th century	Textiles	other	false
Towel or Napkin (?)	Republic of Türkiye	17th century	Textiles	other	false
Fragment	Republic of Türkiye	17th century	Textiles	other	false
Fragment	Republic of Türkiye	17th century	Textiles	other	false
Fragment	Republic of Türkiye	17th century	Textiles	other	false
Fragment (Towel)	Republic of Türkiye	17th century	Textiles	other	false
Cover	Republic of Türkiye	17th‒early 18th century	Textiles	other	false
Cover	Republic of Türkiye	17th century	Textiles	other	false
Cover or Hanging	Republic of Türkiye	17th century	Textiles	other	false
Cover	Republic of Türkiye	17th century	Textiles	cotton_linen	false