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A work made of silk, satin weave; embroidered with silk floss and metal-alloy-strip-wrapped silk in chain stitches; applied paillettes; loop and ball fastenings; edged with applied braid; embroidered areas lined with cotton, plain weave.

Aba (Dress for Child or Young Woman), 19th or early 20th century

A work made of silk, warp float-faced 10:1 satin weave self-patterned by main warp and ground weft floats and by areas of twill weaves; woven on loom with jacquard attachment.

Portrait of Joseph Marie Jacquard (1752–1834), 19th century

Claude Bonnefond

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, silvered-and-gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in double running, running (pattern darning), flat, satin, and stem stitches; main warp plied fringe.

Towel, 18th century

A work made of silk in a variety of weaves including cut velvet weave and a variety of techniques; painted; appliquéd; pieced, worked in squares; embroidered in silk threads in a variety of stitches; backed with cotton, plain weave, roller-printed.

'Crazy Quilt', c.1880/90

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with wool and silk floss in flame stitch.

Fragment, 17th century

A work made of linen, plain gauze weave; embroidered with silk floss in running, double running and satin stitches.

Border, 17th century

Plate sized sculpture depicting seated deity, adorned with figures, filigree, and temples.

Tiered Offering Mandala of the Goddess of Wealth (Vasudhara), 19th century

A work made of silk, compound weave; knotted silk fringe.

Shawl, c. 1860

Black and white with floral-like shapes closing in a semi-circle.

Celestial Chaos No. 1, 2014

Tai Xiangzhou

A work made of silk, wool, rayon, cellulose acetate, and metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film; plain weave with supplementary patterning warps and wefts; supplementary warp and main warp braided and cut fringe.

Hanging, 1960s-70s

Claire Zeisler

A work made of linen, wool, and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

Table Carpet (Depicting Scenes from the Life of Christ), 1600/50

A work made of linen, wool, silk, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk; slit tapestry weave warp: count: 10 warps per cm; linen: s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–0.5 mm. weft: count: varies from 28 to 64 wefts per cm; wool: single z-spun elements; s-ply of two z-spun elements; pairs of s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters; 0.25–0.65 mm; silk: four elements possibly with a slight s- or slight z-twist; three z-twisted elements; s-ply of two z-twisted elements; pairs of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; three yarns of s-ply of two z- twisted elements; z-ply of two s-twisted elements; four yarns, two of s-ply of two z-twisted elements and two of z-ply of two s-twisted elements; two to four yarns of z-ply of two and three s-twisted elements; diameters: 0.2–0.65 mm; wool and silk: paired yarns of s-ply of two z-spun wool elements and s-ply of two z-twisted silk elements; paired yarns of s-ply of two z-twisted silk elements and z-spun wool clement; diameters; 0.3–0.6 mm; gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk: gilt-metal strips wrapped in an s-direction on an s-twisted silk element; s-ply of two yarns: each a z-ply of two s-twisted yarns of gilt-metal strips wrapped in an s-direction on a z-twisted silk element; diameters: 0.3–0.65 mm.

The Holy Family with the Infant Christ Pressing the Wine of the Eucharist, 1485/1525

A work made of silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:2 'z' twill interlacings; painted details; closures, ties, and lining: silk, 4:1 satin damask weave; metal clasps and knotted button.

Bridal Long Pao (Dragon Robe), 1875/90, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Han-Chinese

A work made of cast iron and dyed silk.

Veil, 1987

Richard Rezac

A work made of silk, wild silk, and linen, satin weave with patterning wefts bound in twill interlacings; woven on loom with jacquard attachment.

Panel, c. 1900

René Beauclair

A work made of steel, iron, gilding, wood, and silk textile (velvet).

Arming Sword, 1520/30

A work made of linen(?), plain weave; embroidered with silk floss and gilt and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped thread in detached buttonhole, buttonhole filling, stem, chain, ladder, threaded back (italian link), holllie, and ceylon variation stitches; plaited braid.

Coif, c. 1600

A work made of silk, satin weave; embroidered with silk and silk chenille yarns in satin, single satin, split, and stem stitches; couching; painted; lined and edged with linen, plain weave.

The Harp that Once through Tara's Halls, 1827

Mary R. Glenn

A work made of wool, silk, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk; slit tapestry weave with some 2 : 2 interlacing in alternate alignment of some gilt metal strip-wrapped silk wefts warp: count: 10 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of three z-spun elements; diameters: 0.7–0.8 mm weft: count: varies from 38 to 76 wefts per cm; wool: single z-spun elements; s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.2–0.5 mm; silk: pairs of z-twisted elements; three yarns of z-twisted elements; four yarns of s-twisted elements; s-ply of two z-twisted elements; pairs of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; three yarns of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; z-ply of three s-twisted elements; diameters: 0.3–0.5 mm; gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk: gilt-metal strip wrapped in an s-direction on an s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.3–0.35 mm.

Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalene (“Noli me tangere”), 1485/1500

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss in double running stitch.

Border, Ayyubid period (1171–1250)/Mamluk period (1250–1517), 13th/14th century

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