Cloth Collection (#8)

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 3 (The Gift), c1850-1870. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 3 (The Gift), c1850-1870. After his banishment from the kingdom, Vessantara is accompanied into the forest by his wife, Maddi, and their two children

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 2 (Himavanta Forest), c1850-1870. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 2 (Himavanta Forest), c1850-1870. In this scene, we see Prince Vessantara giving his prized white elephant to a group of brahmins from a neighboring kingdom

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 1 (Ten Boons), c1850-1870. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 1 (Ten Boons), c1850-1870. Before her rebirth on earth as Vessantara's mother, Queen Phusati resided in heaven as the primary queen of Indra, king of the gods

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 5 (Jujaka), c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 5 (Jujaka), c1920-1940. The old brahmin Jujaka is poor but has a young, beautiful wife named Amittatapana

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11 (Maharaja), c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11 (Maharaja), c1920-1940. Divine beings lead Jujaka to the palace of King Sanjaya, Vessantara's father

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 8 (The Royal Children), 1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 8 (The Royal Children), 1920-1940. Jujaka visits Vessantara in his cottage in the forest and asks for the children

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 6 (The Light Forest), c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 6 (The Light Forest), c1920-1940. Wandering in the forest as he tries to find Vessantara, Jujaka is chased up a tree by dogs

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 3, c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 3, c1920-1940

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka Beset by Villagers, c1875-1925. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka Beset by Villagers, c1875-1925. As Jujaka is on his way back to his village with Vessantara's children

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka Treats Jali and Kanha Poorly; While Jujaka... c1875-1925. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka Treats Jali and Kanha Poorly; While Jujaka Sleeps the Children are Cared For, c1875-1925

Buddha Worship, 19th Century. Creator: Unknown
Buddha Worship, 19th Century. This dynamic painting illustrates one of the Jataka tales--stories of the former lives of the Buddha

The Buddha Attains Parinirvana, 19th Century. Creator: Unknown
The Buddha Attains Parinirvana, 19th Century. This dynamic painting illustrates one of the Jataka tales--stories of the former lives of the Buddha

Upagupta Binds Mara to a Mountaintop, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Upagupta Binds Mara to a Mountaintop, 19th century. This dynamic painting illustrates a story of the former lives of the Buddha, known as the Jataka tales

The Birth of the Buddha, 19th Century. Creator: Unknown
The Birth of the Buddha, 19th Century

Buddha Mucalinda, 19th Century. Creator: Unknown
Buddha Mucalinda, 19th Century

Reception of the Prince at Kandy, Ceylon, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Reception of the Prince at Kandy, Ceylon, 1876. The future King Edward VII meets locals....the great Kandyan chiefs...were marvels to behold

Cinghalese Chiefs waiting for the Prince of Wales at Kandy, Ceylon, from a sketch by... 1876. Creator: Unknown
Cinghalese Chiefs waiting for the Prince of Wales at Kandy, Ceylon, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. Royal visit of the future King Edward VII

Jagannatha, Balabhadra, and Subhadra in the Jagganatha Temple, between c1875 and c1900. Creator: Unknown
Jagannatha, Balabhadra, and Subhadra in the Jagganatha Temple, between c1875 and c1900

Design for an Embroidered Border, c.1765-1775. Creator: Charles-Germain de Saint-Aubin
Design for an Embroidered Border, c.1765-1775. Flowers and tassels

Portrait of a Woman with a Pomander, 1563. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of a Woman with a Pomander, 1563. This woman's affluence is seen in her embroidered cap, pearl necklace, and the gold chain from which hangs a pierced metal container, or pomander

Ulrik III, 1527-1603, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Elisabeth, 1524-1586, Princess of Denmark. Creator: Anon
Ulrik III, 1527-1603, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Elisabeth, 1524-1586, Princess of Denmark, unknown date

Consulting His Lawyer, 1872. Creator: Benjamin Vautier
Consulting His Lawyer, 1872. A country lawyer in outmoded costume is seated beside a cluttered desk perusing some documents

Sumptuous Still Life with Fruit, c17th century. Creator: Unknown
Sumptuous Still Life with Fruit, c17th century

Portrait of a Woman, 1663. Creator: Pieter Nason
Portrait of a Woman, 1663. This older woman, in lace collar, pearl necklace, and cut-stone earrings, holds open a fashionable pocket watch

Stadhouder William IV, Prince of Orange, after 1734. Creator: Philip Van Dijk
Stadhouder William IV, Prince of Orange, after 1734. Half-length portrait of Willem Karel Henrik, Prince of Orange, later Statholder Willem IV (1711-51)

Sigismund, 1566-1632, King of Sweden King of Poland, c17th century. Creator: Anon
Sigismund, 1566-1632, King of Sweden King of Poland, c17th century

Good Friends (Puppy and Kitten), 4th quarter 19th century. Creator: John Henry Dolph
Good Friends (Puppy and Kitten), 4th quarter 19th century

Unknown woman, formerly known as Sofia Gyllenhielm, 17th century. Creator: Jacob Heinrich Elbfas
Unknown woman, formerly known as Sofia Gyllenhielm, 17th century

Portrait of an unknown man, from c. 1715 until 1730. Creator: Hieronymus van der Mij
Portrait of an unknown man, from c. 1715 until 1730

Princess Kotschoubey, 1860. Creator: Franz Xaver Winterhalter
Princess Kotschoubey, 1860. Helene Bibikoff was initially married to Prince Esper A. Belosselsky-Belozersky and subsequently to Prince Kotschoubey, the son of the chancellor of the Russian empire

Two smaller dogs, c17th century. Creator: David Klocker Ehrenstrahl
Two smaller dogs, c17th century

The Petition to the Doge, 1860. Creator: Carl Ludwig Friedrich Becker
The Petition to the Doge, 1860. A doge, standing in a palace doorway, is confronted by a petitioner; a lady in black, who, kneeling on the pavement, holds her young daughter before her

Portrait of Pope Pius V, c1566. Creator: Bartolomeo Passarotti
Portrait of Pope Pius V, c1566. The aging, enthroned pope turns toward the viewer while making the sign of blessing with his right hand

Portrait of Pope Clement XIII, 1759. Creator: Anton Raphael Mengs
Portrait of Pope Clement XIII, 1759. Clement XIII was of the Venetian Rezzonico family and reigned as pope from 1758 to 1769

Portrait of Mrs. Decatur Howard Miller (Eliza Credilla Hare), c1850. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Portrait of Mrs. Decatur Howard Miller (Eliza Credilla Hare), c1850. The artist's sister-in-law is standing with her back to a mirror, which, in turn, reflects her bare neck and shoulders

Unknown woman, formerly called Cecilia Vasa, 1540-1627, Princess of Sweden, c.1625. Creator: Anon
Unknown woman, formerly called Cecilia Vasa, 1540-1627, Princess of Sweden, c.1625

Portrait of a Cavalier, 1766. Creator: Alexander Roslin
Portrait of a Cavalier, 1766

Valentin Heider, 1605-1665, c17th century. Creator: Anon
Valentin Heider, 1605-1665, c17th century

Portrait of E.W.G. Bagelaar, 1781-1815. Creator: Gerrit Jacobus Geusendam
Portrait of E.W.G. Bagelaar, 1781-1815

The Embroiderer, mid-late 18th century. Creator: Jean-Simeon Chardin
The Embroiderer, mid-late 18th century

Sitting under the Arbour, 1880. Creator: Hugo Birger
Sitting under the Arbour, 1880

Her Majesty's Drawingroom at Buckingham Palace, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Her Majesty's Drawingroom at Buckingham Palace, 1876. The...ceremony of personally introducing ladies to the Queen, beside whom stand their Royal Highnesses the Princess of Wales

Whole Cloth Quilt with Pillar Print, c1830. Creator: Unknown
Whole Cloth Quilt with Pillar Print, c1830

Dyers Quarters, Kanda, 1857. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Dyers Quarters, Kanda, 1857. From One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

The Daimyo's Ladies Procession at Eastern Capitol: Hachimangu Shrine and Chaki-Inari Shrine, 1845
The Daimyo's Ladies Procession at Eastern Capitol: Hachimangu Shrine and Chaki-Inari Shrine (image 1 of 3), 1845

Woman's yellow silk and cotton dress, Europe, c.1827. Creator: Unknown
Woman's yellow silk and cotton dress, Europe, c.1827

Woman's tea gown by Liberty & Co. of London, c.1887. Creator: Unknown. Woman's tea gown by Liberty & Co
Woman's tea gown by Liberty & Co. of London, c.1887

Paris Fashions for the New Year, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Paris Fashions for the New Year, 1860. 1. Morning Toilet. Double-skirted taffety dress; the under skirt is plain, and the upper one largely rounded off at the lower corners

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