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A work made of cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk in algerian eye, buttonhole, cross, rice, rococo, satin, stem and tent stitches.

Sampler (Needlework), 1820

Rebecca Ann Dod

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

Chasuble (Fron only), 15th century

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

Panel (Design 103), 1955

Ling Po

A work made of linen, plain weave; cut and drawn work embroidered with silk floss in algerian eye, back, buttonhole, coral, cross, detached chain, feather, hem, herringbone, interlocking lace, knotted back, knotted insertion, long-armed cross, overcast, roman, running (pattern darning), russian overcast, satin, square open work, and wave stitches; darned, open buttonholed, overcast, and zig-zag overcast bars; darned and satin squares; darned and woven wheels; french knots; beaded with glass and metal beads; edged with 2/2 silk, twill weave tape.

Sampler, 1825/75

Painted portrait of the upper torso and head of a man with medium skin, a red cloth covering his head and shoulders, an exposed chest, and light facial hair. The background is a neutral tone and the figure takes up only the bottom half of the tall, bordered, rectangular scroll.

Daruma, c. 1550

A work made of silk, stencil-printed warp and weft (heiyo kasuri) plain weave; lined with cotton, plain weave.

Kimono, 1920s/30s, Taishô period (1912–1926) /Shôwa period (1926–1989)

A work made of silk, plain weave; embroidered.

Band, 19th century

A work made of silk, satin weave; underlaid with linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk and gilt-metal-strips in crossed back, running, satin, and split stitches; laid work, couching, and padded couching; beaded with coral beads; edged with woven tapes.

Cope, 1601/75

A work made of cotton, wool, rayon, acrylic, acetate, linen, silk and polyolefin, warp-dyed complementary warp, twill and mix-float weaves with discontinuous wefts.

Approaching Change, 1997

Cynthia Schira

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

Scarf, 1970

Paul Rebeyrolle

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

Flying Buttresses, 1935

Walter Dorwin Teague

A work made of silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning warps.

Panel, 1752

Anna Maria Garthwaite

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk.

Border, Early 17th century

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

"The Present Time", After 1879

Thomas Stevens

A work made of silk and cotton, 7:1 warp-float faced satin weave with 1:2 'z' twill interlacing of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts.

Kelty, 1922

W. J. Coombes

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

Scarf, 1972

Pablo Palazuelo

A work made of silk and gilt-paper strip; twill weave with secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts, with couched plied silk.

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

A work made of silk, weft-rib plain weave; embroidered in silk threads, gilt strip wound around a silk core, silk chenille threads, creped silk and metal coils in french knots, satin, outline and cross stitches, laid work, couching and paper padded couching; braid: silk and gilt strip wound around a silk core, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; lining: cotton, plain weave; glazed.

Chasuble, 18th century

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

Fragment, 1450-1500

A work made of silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning warps and supplementary patterning and brocading wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 twill interlacings.

Panel, c. 1735

Style of Jean Revel

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