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A work made of silk, warp-float faced 3:1 'z' twill weaves self-patterned by areas of plain weave; pieced; medallions with under drawing in black pigment and trimmed with cords of gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk couched with silk; neck facing: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered in satin, single satin, and stem stitches; trimmed with braid of silk, 2:2 oblique interlacing and with ribbon of silk and cotton, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary patterning warps and self-patterned by main warp floats; ties: silk, warp-float faced 3:1 'z' twill weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave; lined with silk, plain weave.

Boy's Baijia Pao ("One Hundred Household" Robe), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1850/1900

Han-Chinese

A work made of silk and cotton, pieced plain, twill and satin weaves; some with supplementary patterning warps or wefts; some self-patterned by main ground or complementary ground wefts; some with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet, cut and uncut solid velvet, cut and uncut voided velvet, cut solid stamped velvet and 'velours au sabre'; some printed painted or warp painted (chiné); some (moiré); one appliqué with silk and cotton, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; embroidered with silk in buttonhole, chain, detached chain, feather, double feather, herringbone, stem, straight and sheaf stitch variations; some stitches interlaced; french knots; lined with silk 7:1 satin weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave and ground weft floats.

Bedcover (Crazy Quilt), 1875/80

A work made of album leaf; ink and light color on silk.

Portrait of Wen Zhengming, late Ming/early Qing dynasty, 17th century

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

Scarf, 1957

Georges Braque

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

Playing Card, c. 1957

Piero Fornasetti

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

Visiting Dai Kui on a Snowy Night 雪夜訪戴圖, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 15th century

Xia Kui

A work made of silk and linen, compound weave.

Fragment (From an Orphrey Band), 15th century

A work made of linen, plain weave; underlaid with cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk in back, chain, open chain, leaf, roman, roumanian, satin and stem stitches; edged with linen, plain weave tape; two loom widths joined.

Bedcover, late 17th/early 18th century

Jane Bolas Vaughan

A work made of carved teakwood, ash or oak.

Server, c. 1880–90

Lockwood de Forest

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

Cushion Cover, 1701/25

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

Wild Pflanzen (Dress Fabric), c. 1915

Wiener Werkstätte

A work made of silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit and dovetailed tapestry weave with interlaced outlining wefts; painted details; lined with silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave.

Cushion Cover, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1700/50

Manchu

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

Panel (Furnishing Fabric), 1978 (designed 1924)

Sonia Delaunay-Terk

A work made of wooden box; beaded with silk and glass beads; appliquéd with beaded figures worked over cotton padding and silk, satin weave; embroidered with silk in satin and single satin stitches; couching and seed pearls; metal hinges.

Writing Box Depicting King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, 17th century

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with wool, silk, gold- and silver-gilt-strips-wound-around-silk-fiber cores, metal purl and linen in bullion, outline and running stitches; couching, roumanian couching and laidwork.

A Day in the LIfe of a French Nobleman, 17th century

A work made of silk, slit tapestry weave with interlaced outlining wefts; painted details in colors, black, and with gold leaf; outer scroll top: silk, warp-float faced 5:1 satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts and self-patterned by ground weft floats; scroll wrapper: silk, warp-float faced 5:1 satin weave with 1:2 's' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts and self-patterned by main warp and ground weft floats; rayon and cotton ties; scroll wrapper lined with silk, warp-float faced 2:1 's' twill weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave.

Thanka (Religious Picture), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1743/44

Manchu

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 3:1 'z' twill weave with supplementary discontinuous facing brocading wefts forming areas of weft loops (known as bouclé) tied by secondary binding warps in weft-float faced 3:1 twill interlacing and supplementary pile warps forming cut, pile on pile, voided velvet.

Altar Frontal, 1480-1550

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

Watching the Waterfall 高士觀瀑圖, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 15th century

Xia Kui

A work made of cotton and paper, interlooping (crochet and crochet variations); embroidered with silk and paper, cotton, mercerized cotton, ramie and nylon in variations on long and short stitches and some knotting; leather and ramie in laid work and couching; metal (aluminum?) wrapped with silk and paper secured to the surface with adhesive; blocked; lined with silk, plain weave.

Evidence, 2008/12

Michael Olszewski

A work made of silk, tabby, satin, velvet & twill weaves. some have warp-face, extra pattern wefts, printing, or moiré pattern, cisele velvet embroidered in silk floss & 2 ply twist. (backed with tabby cotton after piecing.) embroidery thru 3 layers stitches: herrinbone, feather, buttonhole, cross, satin, fishbone knot, & variations with line stitch.

Fragment from Bedcover (Crazy Quilt Block), c. 1884

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