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A work made of tin-glazed earthenware (delftware).

Vase with Cover, 1678-80

Grieksche A Factory

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 steel, iron, gilding, wood, and silk textile (velvet).

Arming Sword, 1520/30

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk floss and frisé yarns, gilt-metal purl, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, metal pieces, and paillettes in detached chain, running, satin, split and tied herringbone stitches; laid work, couching, and padded couching.

Picture (Depicting the Creation), 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 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 appliquéd and embroidered quilt; dyed and printed cotton, silk, rayon and acetate plain, twill and satin weave fabrics; cotton embroidery threads.

Mother-in-Law Quilt, c. 1930

Lulu Bennett

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 hanging scroll; ink and slight color on silk.

Spring Arriving in the Han Palace 漢宮春曉圖, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1717

Yuan Jiang

A work made of silk, wool, and cotton, warp threads dyed in multiple colors prior to weaving; center of 2:2 's' twill weave; patterned areas of warp-float faced 3:1 's' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 's' twill interlacings; main warp fringe; woven on loom with jacquard attachment.

Square Shawl, c. 1850

A work made of silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip, slit tapestery weave (kossu); backed with silk, plain weave, creped wefts; tassels: painted and plied.

Uchishiki (Altar Cloth), late Edo period (1789–1868), 1801/25

A work made of linen, plain weave; cutwork embroidered with linen in needle lace filling stitches; cut and drawn work embroidered with silk and linen in buttonhole, cross, darning and single satin stitches; and embroidered with silk in buttonhole, chain and satin stitches.

Sampler, 1795

A work made of silk, twill weave; screen printed.

Scarf, 1966

Saul Steinberg

A work made of linen and wool, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; edged with silk and linen plain weave extended weft cut fringe.

Carpet, 1650/1700

A work made of silk, plain weave; embroidered with silk; appliquéd.

Long Housewife, 19th century

A work made of silk, satin damask weave; woven on a loom with a drawloom attachment fabricated by the artist.

Panel, 1982

Ethel Stein

A work made of hanging scroll; ink, colors, and gold on silk.

Portrait of Kobo Daishi (Kukai), 14th century

A work made of bronze with bone or ivory inlay.

Pair of Protomes Depicting the Forepart of a Griffin, 625-575 BCE

Ancient Greek

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in double running, twined double running and stem stitches; both selvages present.

Towel/Napkin, 17th century

A work made of (probably) silk, plain weave; embroidered with silk in single and surface satin stitches.

#32, 1990

Scott Rothstein

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