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A work made of silk, satin weave; embroidered with silk.

Parts of a Waistcoat, 1775/1890

Interior with beige walls and an exposed wood-beam ceiling. Glass doors at back right let in light, and a framed doorway at center reveals a hint of a staircase. Upholstered wooden furniture and decorative elements have been placed throughout, and a chandelier hangs from the ceiling.

A35: California Living Room, c. 1935-1940, c. 1940

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

A work made of hard-paste porcelain and enamel decoration.

Ice Cream Cooler, 1804

Vienna State Porcelain Manufactory

A work made of appliquéd, pieced and embroidered quilt; dyed and printed cotton, linen and rayon plain, twill, satin and patterned weave fabrics; cotton, silk and rayon embroidery fabrics; plastic liberty bell charm.

"Sunday School Picnic" Quilt, 1932

Jennie C. Trein

Shiny silver pitcher with pond design featuring reeds, dragonfly

Pitcher, 1878

Edward C. Moore

A work made of one gelatin silver print and two chromogenic prints.

Symptom, 1973

Koji Enokura

A work made of cotton, plain weave; copperplate printed.

Le Tombeau de Voltaire (Voltaire's Tomb) (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1785

Pierre Dubern et Cie.

A work made of silk, warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave; watered (moiré); underlaid with linen, plain weave; embroidered with gilt-metal strips, spangles, pieces, and wire, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk (file and frisé), in laid work, couching, padded couching, and french knots; edged with gilt-metal-strips and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, bobbin-made tapes.

Chasuble, Stole, and Maniple, Late 17th/early 18th century

Miniature upper-class room with white wood-paneled walls, chandelier, wooden furniture, and canopied bed and curtains draped with matching printed fabrics.

A8: Massachusetts Bedroom, c. 1801, c. 1940

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

A work made of silk, cotton and gold leaf over lacquered-paper strips, warp-float faced 5:1 'z' twill weave with weft-float faced 1:2 'z' twill interlacings of supplementary patterning wefts and secondary binding warps; b: lined with silk, warp-float faced 3:1 's' twill weave; c: lined with silk and cotton, plain weave.

Kamishimo (Kyôgen Costume), 1901/50, Shôwa period (1926–1989)

A work made of gelatin silver prints (triptych).

Untitled, 1989

Tom Cinoman

A work made of velvet: silk, plain weave variation with silk supplementary facing wefts, weft-float faced 1:2 'z' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, supplementary facing wefts forming weft loops, and supplementary pile warps forming cut and uncut, pile-on-pile, voided velvet; cuffs and apparels: silk, warp-float faced 3:1 broken warp chevron twill weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; appliquéd with linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, linen and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in couching and padded couching; edge trim: 1) silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal -strip-wrapped silk in couching, and 2) silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave (with multiple wefts) with supplementary patterning wefts and extended ground weft cut and uncut fringe.

Two Dalmatics, Late 15th/early 16th century (cuffs and apparels: late 15th century

A work made of cotton and rayon, weft-float faced satin weave; hand block printed (repeat print).

Flora (Furnishing Fabric), 1946

Eleanor Kluck

A work made of miniature room, mixed media.

A26: Virginia Dining Room, c. 1800, c. 1940

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

A work made of engraving on ivory wove paper.

The Courtship of Washington, 1860

John C. McRae

A work made of cotton, needle lace of a type known as "point de gaze".

Three Borders, 1875/1900

A work made of gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the photographic section, air service, american expeditionary forces, world war i.

Progressive destruction by artillery fire of a farm occupied and fortified by the enemy, 1918/19

Edward Steichen

Miniature parlor with two rooms divided by a wall opening. There is a large chandelier, gold-gilded frames and mirrors, and red and yellow upholstered wooden furniture.

A30: Georgia Double Parlor, c. 1850, c. 1940

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

Miniature parlor with low ceilings, hardwood floors, fireplace, and back wall with cherry-colored wood paneling. Room is full with mismatched, upholstered wooden furniture.

A2: New Hampshire Parlor, c. 1710, c. 1940

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

Miniature dining room with white walls and ceiling, wooden floor, dark wood chairs and table with rose-colored fabric.

A22: Virginia Dining Room, c. 1752, c. 1940

Narcissa Niblack Thorne