A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with wool, silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in cross, half cross, plaited and tent stitches.

Table Carpet, 1600/10

A work made of silk and gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped silk, weft-faced three-color complementary weft plain weave with inner warps.

Fragment From the Chasuble of San Valero, 13th century

Islamic

A work made of silk, plain weave; embroidered in silk, gilt-metal strip, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in double running, satin, and padded satin stitches; laid work and couching; paillettes.

Chasuble (Front), 1701/25

A work made of silk, satin weave with brocading wefts tied in twill weave.

Panel, c. 1775

Philippe de La Salle

A work made of silk and wild silk, plain weave; resist-dyed (batik).

Saints of the Christian Church, c. 1979

John W. Mulder

A work made of silk, plain weave with twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped silk supplementary facing wefts; supplementary pile warps forming cut voided velvet; edged with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, bobbin-made tape; lined with silk, plain weave.

Chasuble, Late 13th/14th century

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

Scarf, 1960

Alberto Giacometti

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

Blues (Shawl), 1977 (designed 1920)

Sonia Delaunay-Terk

A work made of gray earthenware, slip-coated with polychrome pigments.

Winged Beast (Tomb Figure), Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.–9 A.D.)

A work made of silk, velvet, plain twill, damask, also warp-faced plain weave; patterns in warp dyeing, printing, brocading, and extra pattern wefts; wadding and printed warp-faced tabby weave silk lining.

Bedcover, c 1900/10

A work made of album leaf (fan); ink and colors on silk.

Chang E, The Moon Goddess, Yuan or early Ming dynasty, c. 1350/1440

A work made of silk and gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped silk; satin weave with secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts.

Textile Fragment with the Nasrid Coat of Arms, Nasrid Dynasty (1232–1492), c. 1400

Islamic

A work made of earthenware with three-color (sancai) lead glazes.

Camel and Rider, Tang dynasty (618–907), first half of 8th century

A work made of silk, satin weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut, voided velvet; stamped.

Panel, 15th century

A work made of linen, plain weave; backed with cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk and linen and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in stem, satin, long and short, padded satin and variations on buttonhole stitches; french knots; laid work and couching; glass beads.

Wie das Gras (Like the Grass), 1977

Lissy Funk

Large tapestry depicts Chinese emperor heading to sea in opulent ceremony.

The Emperor Sailing, from The Story of the Emperor of China, 1716/22

Guy-Louis Vernansal

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in cross, back, algerian eye, long and short stitches.

Sampler, 1769

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

Portrait of Ichikawa Danjuro II as Kamakura no Gongorô, 1736

Furuyama Moromasa

A work made of silk, plain weave; pieced; attached ribbon and cord.

Wrapping Cloth, Pojagi, 19th century

A work made of silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts and supplementary pile warps forming cut voided velvet.

Cope, 1480/1500