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the metropolitan museum of art
Fabric, Wallcovering & Trimming
collection
This captivating collection, created in collaboration with The Met, draws on artworks and objects from across nine of The Met’s 17 curatorial departments to create a rich mosaic of historical narratives. Each design is a celebration of artisanship, inspired by exquisite forms and cultural traditions. Following our first collaboration with The Met in the 1970s, we bring museum magic into the home once again in homage to history and the grand beauty of art.
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Arms & Armor
The Met’s Department of Arms and Armor collects, preserves, researches, publishes, and exhibits distinguished examples representing the art of the armorer, swordsmith, and gunmaker. Arms and armor have been a vital part of virtually all cultures for thousands of years, pivotal not only in conquest and defense, but also in court pageantry and ceremonial events. Throughout time the best armor and weapons have represented the highest artistic and technical capabilities of the society and period in which they were made, forming a unique aspect of both art history and material culture. It is one of the most comprehensive and encyclopedic collections of its kind.
SCALAMANDRÉ OFFERINGS INSPIRED BY ARMS & ARMOR
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Paisley Embroidered Tape
On a Linen / Cotton Ground
SC T3340
Field and Tournament Armor of Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
Attributed to Anton Peffenhauser
(German, 1525–1603)
Steel, gold, brass, textile, leather; ca. 1565
Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Gift of Helen Fahnestock Hubbard, in memory of her father,
Harris C. Fahnestock, 1929 29.155.2
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.
Paisley Embroidered Tape
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