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A work made of silk, plain simple cloth.

Fragment, Arab period (641–969)/Fatimid period (969–1171)/Ayyubid period (1171–1250)/ Mamluk period (1250–1517), 9th/13th century

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

Cover, 1575/1600

A work made of silk, plain gauze weave; embroidered with linen in darning stitches (lacis).

Border, 1601/50

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; patterned with impressed gold leaf; lined with silk, plain weave; dyed with beni, safflower.

Surihaku (Noh Costume), Edo period (1615–1868), 1775/1825

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

Commemorative Bookmark "A Tribute of Affection", 19th century

Thomas Stevens

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

Panel (Dress or Furnishing Fabric), 1924

Léon Bakst

A work made of earthenware with polychrome pigments.

Female Musician, Tang dynasty (A.D. 618–907), late 7th/early 8th century

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

Sampler, 17th century

A work made of silk, bobbin straight lace (made in horizontal strips).

Bonnet Veil, 1850s

A work made of cotton, silk, polyester window covering, upholstery.

I Morosi Alla Finestra, 2002

Gio Ponti

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk, peacock-feather-wrapped silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, and gold-leaf-over-lacquered paper in surface satin stitches; laid work and couching; appliquéd with forms of silk, plain weaves between two layers of paper, some with gold- and silver-leaf-over-lacquered paper, and embroidered with silk in chain and knot stitches, needle looping with laid thread and darned bars, and silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, laid work and couching; edged with cotton, plain weave; lined with ramie, plain weave; metal button.

Vestment for a First-Degree Taoist Priest, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century; inscribed 1793

Han-Chinese

A work made of steel, wood, silk, and brass.

Bill (Ronca), 16th century

A work made of silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts bound by main warps in weft-float faced 1:4 's' twill interlacings and with supplementary pile warps forming cut voided velvet.

Cope, 1460-1470

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

Sampler, 1814

A work made of five panels joined: three panels of stripes of silk and cotton, warp resist dyed (warp ikat) plain weave (paired warps), stripes of warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts and one stripe of cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk in back, double running, stem and surface satin stitches and two panels of cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk in back, stem and surface satin stitches.

Woman's Ceremonial Skirt (tapis), 18th century (?)

Paminggir

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

The Orchid Pavilion Gathering, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century

A work made of silk, plain weave; screen or stencil printed; padded with silk; lined with silk, plain weave.

Child's Kosode, 1901/25, Taishô period (1912–1926)

A work made of persian silk piece. light silk; small flower spray.

Fragment (Dress Fabric), 18th/19th century

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

The Four Accomplishments: Painting, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), late 16th/17th century

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

Two Scholar-Musicians in a Landscape, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 15th century

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