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Mass Moments: January 12, 1912: Bread and Roses Strike Begins

For Students 9th - 10th
The Bread and Roses Strike was given a very slight chance of accomplishing anything for women who worked in poor conditions in the textile mills in Lawrence, Massachusetts. See how wrong the mill owners and even the leaders of the...
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Louvre Museum: Discover the Collection: Islamic Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Pieces from the Louvre's extraordinary collection of Islamic art are grouped together in this thematic overview that lets viewers explore the decorative characteristics and motifs of Islamic art. Wonderful photographs of carvings,...
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Stanford University

Stanford History Education Group: Factory Life

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson to help students work in discussion groups to evaluate data and resources when the information is contrasting over the same event. Discussion groups Particular to this lesson explore primary...
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Himalayan Art Resources

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Older students will find this to be a fabulous resource with examples of Himalayan art. Be sure to click "Kids!" to find various activities, stories, and coloring pages for younger children. Paintings, sculptures and textiles are the...
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Himalayan Art Resources

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Older students will find this to be a fabulous resource with examples of Himalayan art. Be sure to click "Kids!" to find various activities, stories, and coloring pages for younger children. Paintings, sculptures and textiles are the...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Eighteenth Century European Dress

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore fashion from the 1700's with the slideshow. Includes a discussion of popular styles, textiles and silhouettes.
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Victoria and Albert Museum

Victoria and Albert Museum: Victorian Dress at the V&a

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the fashions worn by the various social classes during the Victorian era. Includes information on popular styles and textiles, along with a collection of images.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art

Philadelphia Museum of Art

For Students 9th - 10th
The home page of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Visit the museum through an interactive floor plan, or by area (American art, European art, Asian art, Arms and Armor, Costumes and textiles, Dutch ceramics, etc.).
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Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: The Industrial Revolution

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explores the development of the textile industry in Great Britain, focusing on the invention of various machines. Also,discusses the social effects of the Industrial Revolution and the connections between the Industrial Revolution and...
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Eternal Egypt: Piece of Band Textile

For Students 9th - 10th
This small piece of textile consists of a decorative band with floral designs in the form of flowers and small rosettes. This piece of textile is in the Kapati style, for which the Egyptian Copts were famous throughout the ages.
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Eternal Egypt: Textile Depicting Birds

For Students 9th - 10th
The thick rectangular textile fabric is ornamented with birds within medallions and lines. The textile has a yellow Kufic inscription of "Muslim El-Ra."
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Eternal Egypt: Silk Textile Fragment

For Students 9th - 10th
This silk textile fragment, from the Fatimid period, has designs of geometric patterns, plant elements, and benedictory inscriptions.
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Eternal Egypt: Piece of Cotton Textile

For Students 9th - 10th
This piece of cotton textile is decorated in dark green color with three stripes containing flowers and gammas.
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Eternal Egypt: Piece of Woolen Textile

For Students 9th - 10th
This piece of woolen textile, woven in the Coptic traditional Kapati style, is among the most important items of Coptic art.
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Eternal Egypt: Piece of a Linen Textile

For Students 9th - 10th
This piece of linen textile is decorated with a single-line inscription in black Kufic script. Some parts of the inscription are lacking the embroidery.
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Eternal Egypt: Piece of Ottoman Textile

For Students 9th - 10th
This piece of Ottoman textile has red designs repeated on a golden yellow background. It has a round opening at the top, which gives the impression that it could be part of a garment.
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Eternal Egypt: Piece of Colored Textile

For Students 9th - 10th
This piece of colored textile is made of linen and wool and decorated with an eight-pointed star.
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Eternal Egypt: Oblong Wool Kapati Textile

For Students 9th - 10th
The oblong piece of Kapati textile, a fabric named for the Copts, is made of wool surrounded by bands of undecorated dark blue. It is decorated with animal and human figures separated by a tree against a red background.
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Eternal Egypt: Piece of Silk Textile Fabric

For Students 9th - 10th
This piece of silk textile, renowned as damask, probably represents a part of a complete garment. It is decorated by green ornaments on a blue background, according to the Chinese style.
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Eternal Egypt: Textile Fragment With Camels

For Students 9th - 10th
The Tulunid textile fragment has a red band decorated with white and green camels separated by geometric designs.
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Eternal Egypt: Piece of Linen Textile Fabric

For Students 9th - 10th
A piece of linen textile has as its main decoration numerous longitudinal lines with contrasting ornaments. Some of the ornaments are narrow calligraphy and others include geometric decorations and drawings of animals and birds.
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The Fabric of Moroccan Life Urban Textiles and Costumes

For Students 3rd - 8th
For hundreds of years, Moroccan women have composed fine embroideries and rugs using intricate designs that have been passed down through generations. View these exquisite textiles with large detailed images.
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The Fabric of Moroccan Life Urban Textiles and Costumes

For Students 3rd - 8th
For hundreds of years, Moroccan women have composed fine embroideries and rugs using intricate designs that have been passed down through generations. View these exquisite textiles with large detailed images.
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The Fabric of Moroccan Life Urban Textiles and Costumes

For Students 3rd - 8th
For hundreds of years, Moroccan women have composed fine embroideries and rugs using intricate designs that have been passed down through generations. View these exquisite textiles with large detailed images.

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