Sonia Delaunay-Terk, Rythmes couleurs ou Panneau F 1898 (detail), 1974-75, wool. Mobilier national, Paris, France, BV-276. © Pracusa. Photo: Françoise Baussan From Wall Power! Modern French Tapestry from the Mobilier National, Paris at the Clark Art Institute Gowns designed by Ann Lowe From Ann Lowe: American Couturier. Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library, Delaware Hangama Amiri , Bazaar, 2020. Painted textile. From Hangama Amiri: A Homage to Home. Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum. Golden needle-lace antependium (altar frontal) or flounce (detail). Flanders, France, or Italy, ca. 1695-1710. Linen, silk. Gift of Leopold Ikle, 1905 and John Jacoby, 00816. From Threads of Power: Lace from the Textilmuseum St. Gallen. Bard Graduate Center. The Wampanoag people and the village of Patuxet - later Plymouth - before the arrival of the Pilgrims (detail). Wool and silk on linen. From: The Plymouth Tapestry Project. Pilgrim Hall Museum. Ann Hamilton, habitus. Installation Pier 9, Philadelphia, Fabric Workshop and Museum. Photo courtesy StreetsDept.com. Decorated Wall Hanging, Egypt, early 20th century, cotton (detail). Newark Museum Purchase, 1929 From Wondrous Worlds: Art & Islam through Time & Place, Newark Museum The Last Judgment, Flemish, c. 1500. (detail) Museum Purchase, © Worcester Art Museum From The Last Judgment Tapestry, Worcester Art Museum Family Register Sampler stitched by Olive Ann Parker of Eliot, Maine, 1840 (detail), Collection of the Dyer Library Saco Museum From I My Needle Ply With Skill: Maine Schoolgirl Needlework of the Federal Era, Dyer Library and Saco Museum
The Coby Foundation, Ltd., located in New York City, supports projects in the fields of textiles and fashion. Its funding is limited to non-profit organizations in the Mid-Atlantic and New England.
The mission of the Coby Foundation is to foster a deeper understanding and public appreciation of textiles and the needle arts by encouraging innovative scholarship, engaging exhibitions, and expanded access to museum collections.

The Foundation was established in 1994 by Irene Zambelli Silverman in honor of her mother, Irene Meladakis Zambelli. Mrs. Silverman described her mother as “the finest needlewoman in New York.” In the spirit of its founder, the Coby Foundation champions creative expression and embraces the full spectrum of textile arts and fashion across techniques, time periods, and cultures. Since it began its grantmaking in 2002, the Foundation has awarded more than $10 million to over 200 projects.

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