Rug and Textile Appreciation Morning: Master Dyers to the World
Virtual and In Person, Saturday, July 19, 2025, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. EDT
Tent hanging (detail); India, Golconda; c. 1700-1725. The Textile Museum Collection 6.129. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1947.
As part of a series of 2025 programs revisiting groundbreaking exhibitions from The Textile Museum’s 100-year history, curator Lee Talbot will highlight Master Dyers to the World: Technique and Trade in Early Indian Dyed Cotton Textiles. This 1982 exhibition and catalog by the late Textile Museum curator Mattiebelle Gittinger galvanized international interest in Indian textile studies by showcasing the millennia-long achievements of Indian artists in mordant and resist dyeing cotton. Using artworks from The Textile Museum and other project participants, Talbot will illustrate how the domestication and export of patterned cottons shaped the history of the Indian subcontinent and influenced the world.
This program is presented as part of The Textile Museum’s centennial celebrations in 2025.
About Lee Talbot
Lee Talbot joined The Textile Museum as a curator in 2007, specializing in East Asian textiles. He has curated numerous exhibitions and published catalogs, articles and textbook chapters. Talbot was previously curator at the Chung Young Yang Embroidery Museum in Seoul, Korea. He has a bachelor’s from Rhodes College, an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management and a master’s from Bard Graduate Center.
How to Participate
This program will be in a hybrid format. You can join us in person at the museum or watch the livestream online. Please register in advance and choose how you would like to participate. We will email virtual attendees a link and instructions for joining via Zoom. When you register, you can also request to receive a reminder email one day before the program with the link included.
About Rug and Textile Appreciation Mornings
Collectors and experts discuss textile topics and display examples from their personal holdings. This series is named in honor of late Textile Museum trustee emeritus, Harold M. Keshishian. Browse upcoming programs