Textile with Crowned Double-Headed Eagles, China, for the Iberian market, second half of the 16th century Lampas, silk, 20 by 22 1⁄2 inches. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1912
It’s the last few days for this fascinating exhibition, which displays eye-popping textiles that indicate how international trade helped to hybridize design. For example, a piece of 16th-century Chinese silk created for the Iberian market sports motifs of a crowned double-headed eagle, symbolic of the Habsburgs. An Indian embroidery, meanwhile, displays a Dutch coat of arms and designs from Portuguese sources.
