Interwoven globe : the worldwide textile trade, 1500-1800 / edited by Amelia Peck ; with contributions by Amy Bogansky, Joyce Denney, John Guy, Maria João Pacheco Ferreira, Elena Phipps, Marika Sardar, Cynthia V. A. Schaffner, Kristen Stewart, and Melinda Watt.
Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Sept. 16, 2013-Jan. 5, 2014. Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-343) and index.
Contents:
Trade textiles at the Metropolitan Museum : a history / Amelia Peck -- "One thing leads to another" : Indian textiles and the early globalization of style / John Guy -- The Iberian globe : textile traditions and trade in Latin America / Elena Phipps -- Chinese textiles for Portuguese tastes / Maria João Pacheco Ferreira -- Japan and the textile trade in context / Joyce Denney -- Silk along the seas : Ottoman Turkey and Safavid Iran in the Global textile trade / Marika Sardar -- "Whims and fancies" : Europeans respond to textiles from the East / Melinda Watt -- "India chints" and "China taffaty" : East Indian Company textiles for the North American market / Amelia Peck -- Global colors : dyes and the dye trade / Elena Phipps
Summary:
"Beginning in the 16th century, the golden age of European navigation created a vigorous textile trade, and a breathtaking variety of textile designs subsequently spread across the globe. Trade textiles blended the traditional designs, skills, and tastes of their cultures of origin, with new techniques learned through global exchange, creating beautiful new works that are also historically fascinating. Interwoven Globe is the first book to analyze these textiles within the larger history of trade and design. Richly illustrated texts explore the interrelationship of textiles, commerce, and taste from the age of discovery to the 19th century, including a detailed discussion of 120 illuminating works. From the elaborate dyed and painted cotton goods of India to the sumptuous silks of Japan, China, Turkey, and Iran, the paths of influence are traced westward to Europe and the Americas. Essential to this exchange was the trade in highly valued natural dyes and dye products, underscoring the influence of global exploration on the aesthetics and production techniques of textiles, and the resulting fashion for the 'exotic.'"--Publisher's website.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.