Craft & Design Objects

Name: Craft & Design Objects
Creator: Little Birdie Studio
License: Open-access data is CC0; public-domain images are served via IIIF links without redistribution.

Craft & Design Objects presents textile and applied-arts holdings from the Art Institute of Chicago open-access collection, with artist, dates, medium and gallery context, drawn from the CC0 API and refreshed monthly. Every record links the museum page and adds material and technique families from our pipeline.

Records: 5,000
Last changed: 09/03/2026
Update schedule: 5 11 20 * * UTC
Coverage: 03/03/2026–09/03/2026
Method: Methodology

Object	Artist	Date	Department	Material family	On view
Fragment	Kashan, Persia (present-day Iran)	18th century	Textiles	silk metal	false
Towel or Napkin	Republic of Türkiye	19th century	Textiles	other	false
Cover (Possibly for a Tray)	Republic of Türkiye	18th century	Textiles	other	false
Tray Cloth or Cover	Republic of Türkiye	18th century	Textiles	other	false
Towel or Napkin	Republic of Türkiye	18th century	Textiles	other	false
Towel or Napkin (Altered)	Republic of Türkiye	18th‒19th century	Textiles	other	false
Cover	Republic of Türkiye	18th century	Textiles	other	false
Cover (possibly for a Turban)	Republic of Türkiye	18th century	Textiles	silk metal	false
Towel or Napkin	Republic of Türkiye	18th century	Textiles	other	false
Towel or Napkin	Republic of Türkiye	18th century	Textiles	other	false
Towel, Napkin or Sash	Republic of Türkiye	18th century	Textiles	other	false
Towel	Republic of Türkiye	18th century	Textiles	other	false
Cover	Republic of Türkiye or Greece	18th‒19th century	Textiles	other	false
Cover (possibly Turban Cover)	Republic of Türkiye	18th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen	false
Towel	Republic of Türkiye	1700‒1725	Textiles	other	false
Towel	Republic of Türkiye	18th‒19th century	Textiles	other	false
Head Scarf	Republic of Türkiye	18th‒19th century	Textiles	other	false
Fragment (Cushion Cover)	Bursa, Republic of Türkiye	18th century	Textiles	silk	false
Towel	Republic of Türkiye	18th century	Textiles	other	false
Chasuble (Back)	Italy	1701/25	Textiles	silk	false
Chasuble (Front)	Italy	1701/25	Textiles	silk	false
Panel	Japan	18th century, late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912)	Textiles	silk paper	false
Patolu	Gujarat, India	18th-19th century	Textiles	silk	false
Patolu	Gujarat, India	18th–19th century	Textiles	silk metal	false
Fragment	China	18th century, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)	Textiles	silk	false
Fragment	China	18th century, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)	Textiles	silk	false
Fragment	China	18th century, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)	Textiles	silk	false
Fragment	China	18th century, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)	Textiles	silk	false
Uncut Yardage (Panel for Dress)	China	18th century, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)	Textiles	silk	false
Panel (Dress Fabric)	Iran (Persia, Yazd)	18th century	Textiles	silk	false
Fragment (Dress Fabric)	Iran, probably Kashan	18th century	Textiles	silk	false
Uncut Yardage (Ribbon)	China	18th century, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)	Textiles	silk	false
Fragment (Dress Fabric)	Iran (Persia, Isfahan)	18th century	Textiles	silk metal	false
Panel (Dress Fabric)	Iran (Persia, Esfahan)	18th/19th century	Textiles	silk	false
Fragment	Iran (Persia, Isfahan)	18th century	Textiles	silk metal	false
Fragment	Iran (Persia, Kashan)	18th century	Textiles	silk metal	false
Fragment (Border)	Iran (Persia, Kashan)	18th century	Textiles	silk metal	false
Fragment (Dress Fabric)	Iran (Persia, Isfahan)	18th century	Textiles	silk metal	false
Panel	Made in China for the European/American market	Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1701/25	Textiles	silk	false
Cover	Republic of Türkiye	18th century	Textiles	other	false
Chasuble	Central Europe	18th century	Textiles	silk cotton_linen paper	false
Fragment	Japan	Edo period (1615–1868), 1701/50	Textiles	other	false
Coffer	Attributed to André-Charles Boulle (born France, 1642–1732) Paris	c. 1700–20	Applied Arts of Europe	metal wood paper	true
Candelabrum	England	1700–20	Applied Arts of Europe	glass	true
Vestment for a First-Degree Taoist Priest	Han-Chinese China	Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century; inscribed 1793	Textiles	silk cotton_linen metal paper	false
Miniature Grotto	Nevers, France	Early 18th century	Applied Arts of Europe	glass	true
Woman Holding a Chalice	Nevers, France	c.1700–50	Applied Arts of Europe	glass	true
Monk Holding a Child	Nevers, France	c.1700–50	Applied Arts of Europe	glass	true
Priest	Nevers, France	c.1700–50	Applied Arts of Europe	glass	true
Jupiter	Nevers, France	c.1700–50	Applied Arts of Europe	glass	true