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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, 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

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 hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk.

Beauty About to Bathe, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century

A work made of silk, plain weave; batik dyed.

Bookcover, c. 1910

Louis Comfort Tiffany

Chest decorated with scenes from the Old Testament and vegetal and floral designs. The scenes and designs are made up of colored fabric, detailed embroidery, beading, and gilded metal.

Casket Depicting Scenes from the Old Testament, 1668

Rebecca Stonier Plaisted

A work made of gouache on silk.

Dorian Gray, 1945

Ivan Albright

A work made of silk, satin weave; brocaded.

Panel (Dress Fabric), 18th century

A work made of etching and engraving in black on silk, satin weave.

The Holy Family with Saint John and Saint Elizabeth, 1620

Lucas Emil Vorsterman

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; plain weave, embroidered and appliqued with silk and gilt-paper-strip-wrapped silk; silk cord and tassels.

Kesa, Late 19th century, Meiji period (1868–1912)

A work made of woven in one piece (hikikaeshi); both sides: silk, twill weave.

Dashibukusa (Fukusa for Tea Ceremony), Shôwa period (1926–1989), 1984

A work made of linen, plain weave; appliquéd with linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped silk, linen, and wool in split stitches; laid work, couching, and padded couching.

Fragment (From an Orphrey Band), 16th century

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss in back and long-armed cross stitches.

Fragment (From a Border), 1575-1625

A work made of silk, plain weave; underlaid with linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, gilt-metal strips, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in cross, outline, satin, split, and stem stitches; laid work, couching and french knots; metal paillettes; gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk woven fringe on hood.

Cope, 18th century

A work made of hand-made paper (washi); stitched with silk thread.

Battle Strategy, 1990

Sheila Hicks

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, cotton, and wool, variety of plain satin and twill weaves; some with supplementary and/or complementary elements; some with self-patterning elements, and some printed; pieced; quilted; edged with silk, plain weave.

Bedcover, 1904/05

Medora Ann Welsh

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.

'Crazy Quilt', 1880's

Hallie Rogers Judd, (Halvania)

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

Courtesan and Two Attendants, About 1705

Torii Kiyonobu I

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