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A work made of sixteen joined squares, most of silk, plain, satin and twill weaves, some with supplementary pile warps (velvet) and supplementary patterning and brocading wefts; some squares of cotton, plain weave with supplementary weft pile (velveteen); embroidered in silk threads in buttonhole feather, running, stem, herringbone, satin and outline stitches and couching; appliquéd; additional design in paint and human hair; border: silk, plain weave with supplementary pile warps (velvet) back: silk, satin weave; four panels joined.

Bedcover or Parlor Throw (Crazy Quilt), 1880's

Hallie Rogers Judd, (Halvania)

A work made of silk, bobbin part lace; embroidered in single satin stitches.

Fragment (Border), Late 19th century

M. Jesurum & Cie.

A work made of silk; batik dyed; screen printed.

Off to War, 1917

Martha Ryther Kantor

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in bullion, cross, eyelet, stem, and surface satin stitches.

Sampler, 1808

Nancy Laird

A work made of silk, weft-float faced complementary weft twill weave with inner warps.

Fragment, Roman period (30 B.C.– 641 A.D.)/Arab period (641–969), 6th/7th century

A work made of linen, plain weave; bands of cut and drawn thread work in darning, interlocking lace, satin, and needle lace filling stitches; bands of needle lace or a cut and drawn thread grid and bands embroidered with silk and linen in algerian eye, back, cross, long-armed cross, two-sided italian cross, double running, running, satin and a variety of buttonhole stitches.

Sampler, 1690

Parnell Mackett

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

Isadora (Furnishing Fabric), 1981

Gretchen Bellinger

A work made of silk and gilt animal substrate wrapped linen, plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts bound by secondary bingding warps in plain interlacings.

Fragment, 13th century

A work made of silk, satin damask weave; ôbôshi shibori dyed; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in satin stitches; laid work and couching; lined with silk, plain weave.

Furisode, late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912), 19th century

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

Parts of a Waistcoat, 1775/1890

A work made of cotton, silk, and gilt-metal strip wrapped cotton, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; glazed.

Ceremonial Skirt (Sarong songket), Late 19th/early 20th century

Minangkabau

A work made of silk, cotton, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, satin weave with brocading wefts; cut voided velvet.

Panel, 1601/25

A work made of silk, cotton, wool, rayon, and acetate, plain weaves, some with creped wefts, some with supplementary pile warps and/or wefts forming cut solid velvet and some with self-patterning ground wefts; some printed; twill weaves; satin weaves, some with creped wefts; and double-sided satin weave of complementary warps and wefts, secondary binding warps and main warp floats cut to form "velours au sabré"; pieced; appliquéd with cotton, silk, and rayon, plain weave and satin weaves; some with creped wefts; some printed; embroidered with cotton and rayon, in back, bullion, buttonhole, chain, detached chain, open chain, feather, fly, herringbone, interlooping, overcast, satin, single satin, sheaf filling and stem stitches; french knots and couching, edged with rayon, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet, each square backed with cotton, plain weave.

Figurative Crazy Quilt, c. 1929/41

A work made of two panels joined: cotton and silk, stripes of warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave; warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts, and warp resist dyed (warp ikat) plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts; appliquéd with wool, plain weave; embroidered with silk, cotton, pineapple fiber, silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped cotton and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped bast fiber (probably ramie) in buttonhole, double running, split, stem, straight and surface satin; laidwork and couching; embellished with metal-backed glass mirrors.

Ceremonial Skirt (tapis), Early 19th century

Abung

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

Marchesa (Dress or Furnishing Fabric), 1928

Mathilde Flögl

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

Portrait of a Gentleman, Yuan dynasty (1260–1368) or Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

A work made of silk, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk; satin weave foundation with a supplementary twill weave and brocading wefts.

Fragment, first half of the 17th century

A work made of silk, twill weave.

Shawl, Late 19th century

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss in back, double running, hem, and running stitches; cut fringe: warp and cut embroidered fringe.

Border, 17th century

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss and silk creped yarns, gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, and gilt-metal purl in reverse tent, satin, and tent stitches; couching and french knots.

Book Cover for the Holy Bible, c. 1700

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