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A work made of silk, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut, solid velvet; screen printed.

Panel from a Lady's Evening Tunic, c. 1920

Maria Monaci Gallenga

A work made of center: silk, slit tapestry weave with eccentric and interlaced outlining wefts; painted; border: silk, warp-float faced 5:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1:2 twill interlacings of secondary binding warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; lined with silk, 3:1 twill damask weave.

Panel (Former Fragment of Man's Coat), Qing dynasty(1644–1911), 1700/35

Manchu

A work made of silk, gilt-and-silvered-metal strips, and gilt-and-silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts and supplementary brocading wefts; two loom widths joined.

Panel, 1725/75

Style of Jean Baptiste Pillement

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in surface satin stitches over circular metal plate.

Sample (Ford Foundation Program), 1967

Sheila Hicks

A work made of silk, warp-float faced satin weave.

Fragment, c. 1905

A work made of silk, broken twill weave cut solid velvet; pieced and appliquéd with silk, satin weave and linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, and gilt-metal-strip and purl in brick, satin and split stitches; couching and padded couching; painted.

Panel (Made of Reassembled Fragments from Orphrey Bands), 17th century

A work made of linen and silk, warp printed; plain weave.

Bamako (Furnishing Fabric), 1960 (produced 1962/63)

Ed Rossbach

A work made of silk, figured weave; painted.

Valance, 18th century, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in cross and long armed cross stitches; upper border of linen, plain weave; cut and drawn thread work; embroidered with silk in russian overcast stitches; insertion of silk, needle lace.

Pillow Cover (Incomplete), 1600-50

A work made of silk, plain weave; screen printed, stenciled, and/or stamped ribbons; pieced and embroidered with silk in feather stitches; underlaid with cotton, warp-float faced 2:1 twill weave and batting; backed with silk, plain weave; machine-stitch quilted with silk.

Cigar Ribbon Quilt, 1880s

A work made of linen, silk, plain weave; embroidered in cross and straight stitches.

Sampler, 18th/19th century

A work made of silk, compound weave; brocaded; gilt galloon; gilt buttons with silk cord loops.

Sarafan (Gala Costume), 18th century

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk and wool in tent stitches.

Panel, 1701/25

A work made of book bound with ivory laid papers, silk-lined endpapers, and bound of red leather with gold stamping; the prints have been cut from the text..

Monument du costume physique et moral de la fin du dix-huitième siècle ou tableaux de la vie, 1789

Jean Michel Moreau

A work made of silk, satin weave with two-color supplementary pile warps forming cut velvet.

Panel (Hanging), 2007

Rahul Jain

A work made of silk, warp-faced plain weave with supplementary patterning warps and supplementary brocading wefts; five panels joined; finished at both ends with knotted and braided warp fringe.

Panel (Lamba Mpanjaka), 1997

Antoine Rakotoarinala

A work made of silk (crepe fiber warp), plain weave; screen printed.

Scarf, 1976

Claude Garache

A work made of silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts and supplementary pile warps forming cut voided velvet.

Portion of a Chasuble, 1450-1500

A work made of silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave with interlaced outlining wefts; painted details; cuffs trimmed with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped linen couched with silk; sleeves, neck trim, and cuff edging: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; neck edging, cuff trim, and closures: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; trimmed with braid of gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, 1:1 oblique interlacing with triple elements; lined with silk, 4:1 satin damask weave; cuffs lined with silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; metal buttons.

Man's Jifu (Semiformal Court Robe), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1750/75

Manchu

A work made of silk, plain weave; appliquéd with linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in chain, individual back, running, and stem stitches; spangles; edged with silk, warp-faced cut weft fringe; lined with silk, plain weave.

Chasuble, 17th century

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