18th century French sample book
Prelle
Late 16th or 17th century Indian temple hanging (pechhavai) via The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Date: 19th century Culture: European, Eastern Medium: (b, e–g) silk; (c, d) cotton

Date: 1850s Culture: European (probably) Medium: wool, silk Dimensions: Length at CB: 33 in. (83.8 cm)
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich, c. 1903 (via Costume Ball in the Winter Palace)
omgthatdress: Albanian coat via The Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Details of an embroidered fire screen, made for the Palace of Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine France.