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A work made of wooden frame with nails wrapped and crossed with wool and silk; embroidered with wool and silk in back, overcast, single satin, and stem stitches; couching.

Unfinished Hanging, 1950/91

Claire Zeisler

A work made of handscroll; ink and color on silk.

The Four Accomplishments, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century

Wang Ning

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

The Salt Maidens, Matsukaze with Yukihira's Coat, Edo period, c. 1800

Chôbunsai Eishi

A work made of silk, bobbin straight lace.

Two Borders, 1870s

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in running stitches (twill darning); lined with cotton, plain weave.

Cover, 17th 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 cotton and linen, weft float-faced 2:1 twill weave; embroidered with wool and silk in back, bullion, buttonhole, chain, detached chain, coral, satin, single satin, and stem stitches; laid work, couching, and french knots.

Panel, 1675/1700

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk yarns and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in algerian eye, back, ceylon, chain, detached buttonhole, double running, plaited braid, running, square openwork and stem stitches; couching; woven wheels; lined with linen, plain weave.

Cushion Cover (Made from Woman's Dress), Elizabethan period, 1575/1600

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

Fragment (Cover or Turban Cover), 17th century

A work made of silk, plain weave; stitch resist dyed (tritik) and tie-dyed resist (plangi); edged with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton bobbin lace and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton and silk bobbin lace uncut fringe.

Shoulder Cloth (selendang pelangi), c. 1900

A work made of silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, satin damask weave with brocading wefts; edged with woven tape and fringe.

Chasuble, 1700/25

A work made of buff earthenware with pigment.

Entertainer, Northern dynasties, 6th century

A work made of silk, weft resist-dyed (ikat) twill weave.

Ceremonial Hanging (Khmer Pidan), 1875/1925

Khmer

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

Amsel (Blackbird) (Dress or Furnishing Fabric), 1910/11

Koloman (Kolo) Moser

A work made of silk and gilt-paper strip; twill and satin weaves with supplementary patterning wefts.

Kesa, 18th century, Edo period (1615–1868)

A work made of silk, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts.

"The Good Old Days" (Royal Mail Coach)", After 1879

Thomas Stevens

A work made of wool and silk; tapestry weave.

Psyche's Entrance into Cupid's Palace from the Story of Psyche, 1756/63

François Boucher

A work made of hanging scroll; ink and color on silk.

Beauty Replacing Her Hairpin, Edo period, 1798

Chôbunsai Eishi

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut, voided velvet.

Altar Frontal, 1450/1500

Cloth fragment of dress, blue and brown floral design in circular patterns.

Fragment (Dress Fabric), Tang dynasty (A.D. 618–906), late 8th/early 9th century

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