Home Art Collection Works Collection Search Advanced search Works where medium is Textile created 1940 or earlier (222) works on display (4) works with images (207) Filter by: Collection area Origin Media Date/period Artist A–Z 1 2 3 4 Sort by: artist surname oldest first (excludes undated works) newest first (excludes undated works) title image availability accession number Aceh, Indonesia Head cloth with stylised Islamic calligraphy design early 20th century 293.2007 Ancient Arakan, Myanmar Breast cover (akhin) with bead trim circa 1900 201.2006 Ancient Arakan, Myanmar Breast cover ('akhin') and accompanying beads circa 1900 202.2006.a-b Bali, Indonesia Songket circa 1900 218.1995 Bali, Indonesia waistsash, breastcloth circa 1900 265.2000 Bali, Indonesia Ceremonial sash circa 1900 250.2003 Bali, Indonesia Breast wrapper (kemban) late 19th century-early 20th century 245.2006 Jessica Booth Handbag with carved gumnut design on mount 1923 2346 Jessica Booth Scarf circa 1931 2357 Jessica Booth Scarf with geometric design circa 1931 2363 Jessica Booth Scarf 1923 2368 M.L. Bowen D'oyley with clematis design circa 1922 2345 Image not available Bukhara, Uzbekistan Woman’s robe (munisak) circa 1850-1875 118.2010 On display – South Building, lower level 1, Asian Lantern galleries Cambodia Ceremonial skirt cloth (sampot chawng kbun) circa 1900 119.2003 Cambodia Ceremonial cloth circa 1860 251.2003 Cambodia Skirt cloth (sampot rbauk) mid 19th century-late 19th century 230.2003 Cambodia Skirt cloth (sampot chawng kbun) circa 1900 231.2003 Cambodia Ceremonial skirt cloth (sampot chawng kbun) circa 1900 232.2003 Central Java, Java, Indonesia Headcloth circa 1920 249.2003 Central Java, Java, Indonesia Slendang (shoulder cloth) with paradise design mid 19th century-early 20th century 200.2003 Central Java, Java, Indonesia Slendang (shoulder cloth) with bird and flower design mid 19th century-early 20th century 201.2003 China Woven basket and lid for stem cup 1522-1566 191.1988.2 China Figures in a landscape 19th century EV4.1968.a-c China Kossu Panel 18th century EV2.1970 China Kossu Panel 19th century EV3.1970 China Insignia badge for the wife of a 5th rank military official with bear 1723-1735 27.2001 China Insignia badge for the wife of a 6th rank civil official with egret 1736-1795 28.2001 China Insignia badge for a noble 189.2000 China Woman's rank badge with silver pheasant design 1723-1735 127.2000 China open crown woman's hat late 19th century 297.2000 China Chuba with dragon design 18th century 137.2000 China Informal waistcoat circa 1890 138.2000 China Fragment of Chinese woven silk depicting the swan hunt 1115-1234 120.2003 China Front facing dragon roundel with brown background circa 1775 194.2002 China A fragment of Chinese woven silk depicting phoenixes soaring among clouds 1115-1234 121.2003 China Yuan Shikai nine symbol roundel 1915-1916 113.2005 China Yuan Shikai seven symbol roundel 1915-1916 114.2005 Image not available China Section of official brocade dragon robe 18th century 269.2004 China Pair of rank badges for a 4th rank official circa 1880 268.2004.a-b China Embroidered jacket early 20th century 265.2004 China Front facing dragon roundel with imperial yellow background circa 1750 193.2002 China Dragon roundel, imperial consort of third rank 230.2011 China Double sided cheat's handkerchief circa 1850 181.2008 China Embroidered skirt late 19th century-early 20th century 329.2006.a-b China Pair of children’s civil rank badges, fourth rank (goose) circa 1860 236.2011.a-b China Military rank badge, for the wife of a third rank (leopard insignia) circa 1860 237.2011 China Civil rank badge, seventh rank (mandarin duck insignia) circa 1700-circa 1750 231.2011 China Military rank badge, second rank (lion insignia) late 18th century 232.2011 China Civil rank badge, first rank (crane insignia) 233.2011 China Lining with excerpts from Confucian classics 19th century 182.2008 China Censor’s Badge ('xiezhi') circa 1790 234.2011 China Dharani Sutra quilt circa 1875 246.2009 China Boy’s surcoat and under-robe (nei tao) mid 19th century 235.2011.a-b China Man's bamboo undergarment 19th century 316.2009 Cirebon, West Java, Java, Indonesia M'aa cloth late 19th century-early 20th century 254.2006 Cirebon, West Java, Java, Indonesia Kain panjang (skirt cloth) with Taman arum Sunyaragi (Fragrant garden of Sunyaragi) motif early 20th century 121.1998 Muriel Cornish D'oyley with cicada and gumnut design 1922 88.1978 Muriel Cornish D'oyley with christmas bell design Design for d'oyley with christmas bell design 1919 1300.a-b Muriel Cornish D'oyley with waratah design Design for d'oyley with waratah design 1919 1301.a-b Muriel Cornish D'oyley with eucalypt design Design for d'oyley with eucalypt design 1919 1302.a-b 1 2 3 4