Combat on foot between contestants separated by a waist-high barrier was a popular sport in European courts during the 16th and 17th centuries. Our Saxony products are inspired by the patterning on combat armor commissioned for Christian I of Augsburg during the 16th century. These gilded adornments give the work a sense of craftmanship and regal delicacy.

This design is embroidered on a linen-and-cotton fabric to emulate the decorative pattern on the armor’s breastplate. The fabric is paperbacked for the wall, and its dimensional stitching evokes a sense of delicacy compared to the strength and durability of the Museum’s armor. This stately wallcovering would make a memorable grand foyer or an elegant dining room, and coordinates with the Saxony Embellished Tape.

Embroidered on 3"-wide faux leather with detailed beading outlining the armor’s intricate pattern repeating every 3.15", this elegant tape coordinates with the Saxony Scroll Wallcovering.

The Milanese armor that inspired our Milan Diamond Grasscloth and Appliqué Tape is a unique example of Italian armor made with German influences. Created around 1510, this rare example with fluted surfaces in the German fashion is etched with Christian symbolism and references to the Bible, including images of the Virgin and Child and saints Paul and George as well as Latin inscriptions. The armor is adorned with richly gilt ornamentation that we’ve emulated in our products, which will add charm to any room they’re featured in.

This wallcovering is made of laser-cut metallic cork appliquéd on grasscloth. The mix of materials in this textile creates an interesting texture that is both eye-catching and understated.

This 3" tape is made of laser-cut metallic cork appliquéd on a linen-and-cotton ground with a 5.2" repeat.

Inspired by 16th-century German armor intended for light cavalry or infantry use, our Archduke Embroidered Tape emulates the sleek, geometric design elements on the original, which was created in 1582 by the celebrated armorer Anton Peffenhauser. The armor’s decorative motif has been reimagined with texture and dimension for an artful addition to pillows, wallcoverings, or furniture pieces.

Embroidered on a 3"-wide faux-leather ground, the tape uses padding to create dimension within a structured design.

Our Knight Wallcovering is inspired by armor with northern Italian features characteristic of Milanese or Brescian workmanship. This especially thick type was made for protection against firearms, which were becoming increasingly popular and efficient weapons. Weighing over 86 pounds, it’s one of the heaviest known examples of field armor. Before armor of this kind was completed, it was fired at with a pistol or musket to test its effectiveness against bullets, and the bullet dents were left to showcase its strength and quality.

Uniquely handmade with polymer, this wallcovering is incredibly dimensional and adds texture and shine to any room it is featured in.

The intricate field and tournament armor (ca. 1565) of Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, is a finely crafted work attributed to the leading armorer of Augsburg, Germany, Anton Peffenhauser. The elaborate etched decoration inspired the creation of our Paisley Embroidered Tape, which displays the same floral teardrop pattern in alternating colors.

It is crafted with elegant viscose embroidery on linen-and-cotton ground to replicate the armor’s detailing, and uses a tone-on-tone palette to create both contrast and consistency.

Taking inspiration from a Greek drinking cup, or kylix, dating to 490–480 B.C., the Fret Mosaic Grasscloth’s Greek key motif is both timeless and elegant. A recurrent detail in ancient Greek design, the continuous meander of this iconic device symbolizes eternity and infinity.

Offered in three colorways, this wallcovering features precision-cut mica appliquéd on woven grasscloth. The Greek key has been interpreted as a dynamic allover motif. Its dimension and texture make it a refined yet eye-catching wallcovering.

Arches supported by baluster pillars became popular in mid-17th-century Indian palaces during the reign of Shah Jahan. The form then spread throughout central and northern India, showing up in both residential and religious spaces.

Embroidered on sisal, this wallcovering reproduces the elaborate details and shapes of the Museum’s example.

The Karanfil Block Print is a tribute to a 17th-century Turkish panel in the Museum’s Islamic art collection. The original source is a cut velvet featuring repeating stylized carnations. The carnation motif present on both the original textile and our wallpaper is a Turkish symbol of life.

This wallpaper is hand-printed with wood blocks on non-woven paper to create an eye-catching piece of art for the wall.

Popular among the elite of 16th-century Istanbul, kemha weaves were spectacular, large-pattern silks that were favored materials for luxury garments. Their glimmering patterns in multi-weave designs catch light and create dimension in any space.

Inspired by the textiles of the Ottoman empire, Kemha Woven is a viscose-and-cotton weave that features recurring tulip and pomegranate motifs. Originating as wildflowers indigenous to eastern Persia and western Anatolia, now Turkey, tulips became a symbol of wealth, power, and the divine, while the pomegranate served as an emblem of prosperity and abundance.

In 18th-century Europe, Indian dyed cloths known as palampores were prized as hand-printed bed coverings and wall hangings. The inspiration for our pattern is a palampore featuring a flower-and-fruit-bearing serpentine tree emerging from a hillock with stylized peaks. Originally sourced to Sri Lanka, it was likely made for European communities in Batavia and Colombo, or for families of mixed European and Asian descent wishing to emulate Western taste.

The Metropolitan Palampore – Mural is a set-contained panel inside a floral border. A large serpentine tree surrounded by flora is digitally printed on non-woven paper and is a striking focal point in any room. The 14-foot-long panel can be resized for lower ceiling heights. To reduce the height of the mural, the top border may be cut off, straight under the floral garland. The center section of the mural may then be cropped to reduce it to the desired height. The top border will be placed back above the panel to sit at the top of the wall. The standard height of this wall panel is 14 feet (4.66 yards). The border height is 8.5". The bottom border and mountainous base together are 25" high. The center climbing tree section is 134.5" high. Within this section, the pattern vertical repeat is 60.5".

This pattern is also available in both a complementary fabric and wallpaper in four colorways.

The Metropolitan Palampore Wallpaper is digitally printed on non-woven paper. It features a large-scale repeat pattern of the original motif featuring a serpentine tree surrounded by flora. This pattern is also available in both a complementary fabric and wall mural in various colorways.

The Metropolitan Palampore Print features an elemental design depicting a flower-and-fruit-bearing tree, which is digitally printed on a cotton-and-linen blend to ensure clean precision and detail in every roll. This pattern is also available in both a complementary wallpaper and wall mural in various colorways.

Inspired by a woven scroll cover produced to accompany the Qianlong emperor’s calligraphy, the Dragon Tableau fabric celebrates the visual culture of the Qing dynasty, the last in China’s imperial history. In Chinese culture, the dragon represents good luck, strength, and health. Our textile features both a four- and five-clawed dragon—the four-clawed dragon denoting lower ranks, and the five-clawed dragon representing the emperor.

Our Dragon Tableau is a brocaded jacquard fabric that is suitable for curtains, light upholstery, and even walling.

Our Reine Embroidered Tape is inspired by an 18th-century fauteuil, or armchair, originally intended for Marie-Antoinette's grand cabinet intérieur at Versailles. The armchair boasts finely brocaded and appliquéd silk with botanical motifs.

Made with viscose embroidery on a cotton-satin tape, this floral decoration can add exquisite detail to the border of an upholstered ottoman or serve as a vertical element on Roman shades.

The Flamme Embroidered Tape is inspired by an 18th-century fauteuil, or armchair, originally intended for Marie-Antoinette's grand cabinet intérieur at Versailles. The armchair boasts finely brocaded and appliquéd silk with botanical motifs.

Based on the border of the armchair, this is a viscose-embroidered silk-and-cotton tape whose versatile and symmetrical design can be used in both traditional and contemporary environments.

Parlor Velvet is inspired by an 18th-century fauteuil, or armchair, originally intended for Marie-Antoinette's grand cabinet intérieur at Versailles. The armchair boasts finely brocaded and appliquéd silk with botanical motifs.

A cotton-and-viscose velvet, this fabric uses cut and uncut pile for both a shine and matte effect that adds depth to the structured pattern.

Inspired by a bright canary-yellow dress from 18th-century Britain in the collection of The Costume Institute, this tape’s centralized ruffle lends a simplistic yet delicate detail.

Made of 100% silk ruching, this serpentine tape adds an eye-catching layer.

Our Kasai Velvet takes inspiration from a woman’s overskirt made by the Kuba peoples of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kuba textiles are a long-standing tradition, significant as emblems of rank and noted for the complexity of their design and surface decoration. Featuring a raffia tabby weave, The Met’s textile is transformed into a unique, soft velvet.

Kasai Velvet adapts the geometric and linear motifs on the original for a luxe and multi-dimensional textile. Its cotton-and-viscose composition and varying pile afford both a shine and matte effect.

Inspired by a broad collar belonging to an ancient Egyptian noblewoman named Senebtisi, this tape mimics the brilliant colors and design intricacy seen on The Met’s adornment from the Middle Kingdom. In the early Egyptian dynasties, jewelry was made of colored pebbles. These were gradually replaced by glazed beads and semiprecious stones such as turquoise and carnelian, both of which are displayed on this collar in a linear pattern along with two falcon heads, which symbolize divine kingship.

This trim is embroidered on a linen ground with multicolor viscose and intricate beading to add depth and elegance.