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A work made of cotton, plain weave; cut and drawn work embroidered with silk in overcast stitches; embroidered in double running and long-armed cross stitches; beaded with glass beads.

Sampler, 1849

A work made of silk; printed.

Cover (Furnishing Fabric), 19th century

A work made of silk, warp-float faced satin weave; underlaid with linen, plain weave; embroidered with linen, silk, gilt-metal strips, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in satin and split stitches; laid work, couching, padded couching; beaded with coral beads; edged with gilt-metal strip and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, twill and plain weaves; lined with silk, plain weave.

Chasuble, 1601/75

A work made of silk and linen, plain weave; screen printed and possibly hand painted.

Wiener Werkstätte Neustiftfasse 32 (Sample Book) (Dress or Furnishing Fabric), c. 1910

Martha Alber

A work made of silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning warps and supplementary patterning wefts bound by secondary binding warps in plain interlacings.

Fragment, Meiji period (1868–1912), 1875/1900

A work made of linen, plain weave; beaded with glass beads; backed with cardboard; lined with silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts.

Basket Insert, 1662

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 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 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 tin-glazed earthenware (delftware).

Vase with Cover, 1678-80

Grieksche A Factory

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

Fragment, 17th century

White ceramic cup with red and blue flowers and square handle.

Tankard (Hanap) with Tulips, Hyacinths, Roses, and Carnations, Ottoman dynasty (1299–1923), Late 16th century

Islamic

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

Border, 17th century

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

Shawl, c. 1860

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

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

Celestial Chaos No. 1, 2014

Tai Xiangzhou

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

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