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Silk Collection

Background imageSilk Collection: Burmese womens native attire

Burmese womens native attire
Women of Burma (now Brunei) in traditional dress, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageSilk Collection: Chinese man and a Malaysian woman

Chinese man and a Malaysian woman
Chinese businessman and a Malaysian woman in traditional attire, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageSilk Collection: EXPL2A-00146

EXPL2A-00146
Marco Polo welcomed at the court of Kublai Khan in China, 1200s. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSilk Collection: Japanese women musicians

Japanese women musicians
Japanese women playing music and drums, wearing traditional clothing. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageSilk Collection: Japanese poet under a cherry tree

Japanese poet under a cherry tree
Japanese mother and infant meeting a poet under a cherry tree. Lithograph reproduction of a painting by Genjiro Kataoka, circa 1910

Background imageSilk Collection: Carolina coast map, 1600s

Carolina coast map, 1600s
Map of the Carolinas, showing Charleston and the Outer Banks, north on the right. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 17th-century map

Background imageSilk Collection: Japanese ladies in traditional clothing

Japanese ladies in traditional clothing
Japanese girls and a woman with her baby, wearing traditional dress, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageSilk Collection: Natives of Malaysia and the Celebes

Natives of Malaysia and the Celebes
Malaysians from Sumatra and on the far right, a man from Celebes, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageSilk Collection: Traditional Burmese uniforms and dress

Traditional Burmese uniforms and dress
Burmese officer in his traditional uniform, a government official, and a girl from Mandalay. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageSilk Collection: Burmese family of the Karenni

Burmese family of the Karenni
Karenni women and children of the Burmese mountains, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageSilk Collection: Sri Lanka upper class people, 1800s

Sri Lanka upper class people, 1800s
Well-to-do people of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1800s. Antique hand colored print

Background imageSilk Collection: Javanese emperor and empress, 1890s

Javanese emperor and empress, 1890s
Emperor and empress of Surakarta in Java, Indonesia, circa 1890. Hand-colored engraving reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Background imageSilk Collection: Afghan men, 1800s

Afghan men, 1800s
Afghan men in their traditional attire. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageSilk Collection: Dry-goods store in Boston, 1850s

Dry-goods store in Boston, 1850s
Driggss Lace & Bonnet Store on Hanover Street, Boston, 1852. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSilk Collection: Making silk in early China

Making silk in early China
Silk-making in the early days of China. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSilk Collection: PASI2A-00004

PASI2A-00004
Marco Polo transported in Kublai Khans elephant car during visit to China, 1200s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier engraving

Background imageSilk Collection: Java dancers and actors

Java dancers and actors
Performers of Java in traditional costumes. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageSilk Collection: Chinese worker and businessman

Chinese worker and businessman
Southern Chinese workman and businessman in traditional attire, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageSilk Collection: Burmese women and a spinning wheel

Burmese women and a spinning wheel
Burmese woman spinning, another at a loom (left), and a woman (right) from Ava, former capital of Burma. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageSilk Collection: Sri Lanka natives, 1800s

Sri Lanka natives, 1800s
Hindu woman of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), and a Singalese official and his page, 1800s. Antique hand colored print

Background imageSilk Collection: GASI2A-00066

GASI2A-00066
King, queen, and young prince of Siam and a Buddhist monk, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageSilk Collection: Ceylon women elegantly dressed, 1800s

Ceylon women elegantly dressed, 1800s
Women of Jaffna, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), in their finest traditional clothing. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageSilk Collection: Maharaja, guard, and woman from Kashmir, India

Maharaja, guard, and woman from Kashmir, India
Rajah of Kashmir, attended by a bodyguard and a woman dancer. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageSilk Collection: Siamese (Thai) actors and actresses

Siamese (Thai) actors and actresses
Native actors and actresses in traditional costume, Siam, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageSilk Collection: Sri Lanka upper class, 1800s

Sri Lanka upper class, 1800s
Well-to-do people of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1800s. Antique hand colored print

Background imageSilk Collection: Stylish Chinese women, 1800s

Stylish Chinese women, 1800s
Chinese upper-class ladies in their finery, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageSilk Collection: BUSN2A-00075

BUSN2A-00075
Trade caravans on the Silk Road, the great highway of Central Asia. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSilk Collection: BUSN2A-00049

BUSN2A-00049
Transporting merchandise on the great Silk Road in the Middle Ages. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration

Background imageSilk Collection: Ruler of Delhi and his attendants, 1800s

Ruler of Delhi and his attendants, 1800s
King of Delhi and his court, including a Brahaman student (right). Antique hand-colored print

Background imageSilk Collection: EXPL2A-00096

EXPL2A-00096
Trade in a seaport of the Mediterranean about the time of Marco Polo. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century reproduction of a miniature in a 15th-century manuscript of the Travels of Marco Polo

Background imageSilk Collection: GASI2A-00053

GASI2A-00053
Men of Jaffna, Ceylon ( Sri Lanka ) in their finest clothing. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageSilk Collection: Afghan men and an Indian dancer

Afghan men and an Indian dancer
Dancer from India and men from Afghanistan. Antique hand-colored print


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