Adorning the Horse

Sumru Belger Krody joined The Textile Museum in 1994 and was appointed Chief Curator/Avenir Foundation Curator in 2025. Additionally, she is editor in chief of The Textile Museum Journal. Lee Talbot joined The Textile Museum as a curator in 2007, specialising in East Asian textile history. Most recently, Talbot curated the exhibitions Irresistible: The Global Patterns of Ikat (2024) and Korean Fashion: From Royal Court to Runway (2022).

• ForewordThe Collector and CollectingWho Were the First Horse Riders? Embroidered Silk Horse CoverTibetan Equestrian TextilesEast Asian Equestrian Textiles in The Textile Museum CollectionGift and Elite Horses and Their Tack in Islamic LandsWest and Central Asian Equestrian Textiles in the The Textile Museum CollectionCatalogBibliography Index