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A work made of silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 3:1 'z' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts.

Orphrey Band (Depicting the Resurrection), 15th/16th century

A work made of silk and gilt-paper strip; twill and satin weaves with secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts.

Kesa, 17th century, Edo period (1615–1868)

Bordered textile depicting a festive scene on a gold background in yellow, red, green, and blue. Three poled structures linked by garland arches dominate the scene. At center, a person rides an elephant, a while at right, two people dance near a seated leopard. Two others dance at left.

The Elephant, from The Berain Grotesques Series, c. 1688/1732

Jean Baptiste Monnoyer

A work made of silk, 1:1 plain gauze weave; embroidered with silk and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk in satin, stem, and tent stitches; roumanian couching.

Man's Bufu (Court Surcoat), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1875/1900

Manchu

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

Kardinal (Cardinal) (Dress or Furnishing Fabric), 1911/13

Dagobert Peche

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in back, cross, double running, running, eyelet hole, four-sided, and two-sided italian cross stitches; detached buttonhole stitches on reverse.

Double-Sided Sampler, 1675/1700

A work made of silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave; painted (kossu).

Man's Rank Badge, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1860/89

Manchu

A work made of silk, satin, twill, and plain weaves; some with supplementary patterning warps or wefts, some self-patterned by main warps and ground wefts; some embroidered with silk and silk chenille yarns in bullion, satin, split and stem stitches; couching; some warp dyed; silk and silk and cotton, plain and satin weaves with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid and cut voided velvets; and wool, twill weave; embroidered in herringbone, satin and stem stitches; pieced; padded; backed with cotton, plain weave and embroidered with silk in cross, double feather, feather, fly, herringbone, knot, satin and split stitches.

Square from a 'Crazy Quilt', c. 1884

A work made of silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound on reverse face by secondary binding warps in plain interlacing; lined in red silk crepe (chirimen), plain weave; padded in silk, non-woven; dyed with safflower (beni).

Furisode, 18th century, late Edo period (1789–1868)

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

Tampan (Ceremonial Cloth), 19th century

Paminggir

A work made of silk, satin weave; over linen, plain weave; lined in silk, damask weave; embroidered in silver-gilt strips wound around a silk fibre core; in purl.

Bag, 1601/25

A work made of silk, warp resist-dyed (kasuri) plain weave; lined with cotton, plain weave and silk, plain weave.

Kimono, Shôwa period (1926–1989), c. 1930

A work made of silk, satin weave self-patterned by reversing of faces; embroidered with silk floss, gold and silver gilt strips wound around silk fiber cores, in cross, running, satin, padded satin and split stitches; french knots; couching and laidwork.

Panel (Showing Symbols of the Four Seasons), 17th century

A work made of silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, warp-float faced twill weave with weft float faced twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; interlined with cotton, plain weave.

Kosode, Edo period (1615–1868), 1775/1800

A work made of silk and cotton, warp-faced weft-ribbed plain weave; watered (moiré); appliquée with silk and cotton, warp-faced weft-ribbed plain weave and warp-float faced satin weave; embroidered with silk and cotton, in chain and overcast stitches.

Panel (Dress or Furnishing Fabric), 1901

Joseph Maria Olbrich

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; screen printed.

Lupin (Furnishing Fabric), 1964/66

Tzaims Luksus

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

Sample Book Containing 125 Swatches, c. 1910

Wiener Werkstätte

A work made of silk, knotted square netting; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in cloth and darning stitches; edged with silk, warp-faced plain weave extended ground weft uncut fringe.

Antependium, 19th century

A work made of silk; satin weave with secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts.

Panel, c. 1870

Owen Carter Jones

A work made of silk, weft-float faced 7:1 satin weave; appliquéd with linen, plain weaves and silk, satin weaves; embroidered with silk, linen, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, feathers, metal wire and purl in bullion, eyelet, roman, satin, split, stem, and tent stitches; raised work in a variety of buttonhole, raised stem, and trellis stitches with bullion picots; couching and embroidered cut pile; embellished with beads, mica and pearls.

Picture, 1660/65

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