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A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with linen, rayon, silk, wool, and metal-foil-wrapped cotton in padded satin stitches; laid work and couching.

Sankt Valentin (Saint Valentine), 1996

Lissy Funk

A work made of silk, twill weave; gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips; lined with silk, plain weave.

Atsuita karaori (Noh Costume), Edo period (1615–1868), 1775/1800

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss in tent, cross, long, stem, whip, and couching stitches.

Mourning Sampler, About 1815

Smith Family

Room with yellow wallpaper with graphic images, white dress under spotlight.

Untitled, 1989

Robert Gober

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, linen, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped linen in back, a variety of buttonhole, chain, square chain, cross, long-armed cross, eyelet, herring bone, threaded herringbone, knotted, interlocking lace, overcast, running, double running, satin, and stem stitches; couching; edged with linen and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped linen bobbin lace.

Panel (Judith with the head of Holofernes, Possibly from an Altar Frontal), c. 1590

A work made of gold, enamel, antler core, glass, silk, shell, pearl, paper, and wood.

Double-Sided Pendant with Scenes from the Lives of Saint Francis and of Christ, 17th century

A work made of cotton, plain weave; cut and drawn work embroidered with silk in overcast stitches; embroidered in buttonhole, overcast, satin, stem, and tent stitches.

Sampler, 1857

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

Waldidyll (Forest Idyll) (Dress or Furnishing Fabric), 1910/11

Carl Otto Czeschka

A work made of silk, stripes of warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave, warp-float faced 7:1 warp chevron twill weave and plain weave; pieced; stars: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 and 4:1 satin and plain weaves; some self-patterned by complementary ground wefts or by warp and weft floats; some in stripe of both weaves with supplementary patterning warps; some with impressed patterning; some warp ikat dyed; some printed; and silk and cotton, plain weave self-patterned by weft floats; pieced; quilted with silk threads; edged with ribbon of silk, stripes of warp-float facd 4:1 satin weave and plain weave with extended weft loops; backing: cotton, plain weave; glazed; batting: cotton.

"Lone Star" Variation Quilt, c. 1845/50

Ruth Hart

A work made of silk, satin weave; embroidered with silk and metal threads.

The Finding of Moses (Needlework), 19th century

A work made of linen, plain weave; pulled thread work embroidered with silk and linen in buttonhole, hem, interlocking lace, overcast, russian overcast, and simple loop stitches; embroidered in double running and satin stitches.

Sampler, 1825/75

A work made of pieced and embroidered “crazy” quilt top; dyed and printed silk, cotton, wool and metallic, plain, twill, satin, velvet and patterned weave fabrics and ribbons; silk, metallic and cotton embroidery threads.

John L. Sullivan Quilt, c. 1890

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 silk, satin weaves; embroidered with silk, silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, laid work and couching; ties: silk, satin weave; lined with silk, twill damask.

Vestment (For a First-degree Taoist Priest), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1825/75

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, gilt-strip-wrapped silk, and metal paillettes in ladder and stem stitches; couching and buttonholed couching; edged with bobbin lace.

Man's Cap, 1575/1600

A work made of four panels joined: cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss in running, back, herringbone, long and short, chain, and filling stitches; interlining: cotton wadding; lining: five panels joined: cotton, plain weave; pieced; applied silk fringe; attached silk tassels at corners.

Bedcover, Late 17th century

Indo-Portuguese

A work made of silk, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "ghiordes knots"; knotted warp fringe.

Carpet, About 1875

Islamic

A work made of cotton, plain weave; embroidered in silk; cross, algerian, single faggot, and hem stitches.

Sampler, 1860

Sophia Margaretha Reuning

A work made of silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, complex gauze weave with supplementary brocading wefts.

Chôken (Noh Costume), 1901/25, Meiji period (1868–1912)/ Taishô period (1912–1926)

A work made of silk; plain weave and plain weave self-patterned by warp floats; double cloth (areas stuffed); embroidered with linen in stem stitches.

Hanging (Possibly Incomplete), 1960s-70s

Claire Zeisler

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