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

Cape Collar, 1850/75

A work made of silk, warp-faced plain weave; same lining; edged with bobbin lace of metal thread; embroidered in silk floss, gold metal strip wrapped on silk core—used singly and as 2-ply twist, metal strip; stitches: long and short, couching, stem, knot, herring-bone (threaded with metal strip) couching in brick and other patterns.

Chalice Cover, 18th century

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; screen printed.

Bat Flower (Furnishing Fabric), 1964/66

Tzaims Luksus

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; appliquéd with linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in tent stitches and embroidered with silk, linen, gilt-metal strips, wires, purl, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in bullion, cross, satin, and stem stitches; raised work in a variety of buttonhole, raised stem, and trellis stitches with buttonhole and bullion picots; couching and embroidered cut pile; embellished with seed pearls and glass beads.

Needlework, 1698

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

Steinbrecher (Stone Breaker), 1910/18

Maria Vera Brunner

A work made of silk, satin weave with brocading wefts and plain interlacing of secondary binding warps and self-patterning ground wefts.

Panel, c. 1770

Philippe de La Salle

A work made of cotton and silk, plain weave with brocading wefts; joined with cotton in cretan stitches.

Woman's Shawl or Headdress (Tzute), 1900/50

Maya

A work made of silk, stripes of plain weave and of satin weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and ground wefts and self-patterned by main warp floats cut away leaving satin weave rectangles on plain interlacing; painted; two panels joined.

Muslin, 1996

Marie-Hélène Guelton

A work made of silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 7:2 twill weave with twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning and brocading wefts.

Panel, 1860/80

Mathevon et Bouvard

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 3:1 's' twill weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave; edge bands and center back: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered paper, and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in satin and knot stitches; laid work and couching; inner collar and closures: silk, weft-float faced 1:7 satin weave; collar patches: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; lined with ramie, plain weave; lining fragments: silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave.

Vestment (For a Second-degree Taoist Priest), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1801/50

Han-Chinese

A work made of woven in one piece (hikikaeshi); mon side: silk, slit and single dovetailed tapestry weave (tsuzure); patterned side: silk, slit and single dovetailed tapestry weave (tsuzure); controlling stitches: silk, running “controlling stitches” along all edges; corners: silk, knotted fringe tassels.

Fukusa (Gift Cover), late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912), 19th century

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in flat, knot, satin, padded satin, surface satin, split, and stem stitches; laid work and couching; four panels joined.

Panel (Furnishing Fabric), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1820/30

A work made of steel, iron, gilding, wood, and textile (silk velvet).

Sword, c. 1500

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk and linen in leaf, individual satin, satin, split and stem stitches; french knots, laid work, couching and linen padded couching.

Altar Frontal, Late 17th century

A work made of linen, silk and gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped linen, bands of weft-float faced 1:2 twill weave with inner warps and bands of weft-float faced 1:2 complementary twill weave.

Portion of an Orphrey Band with Coat-of-Arms, 15th century

A work made of silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts; warps and wefts twice dip-dyed, once to produce the red and again for purple.

Shoulder Cloth (kain selendang songket), c. 1900

A work made of silk, satin weaves; embroidered with silk in satin, split, and stem stitches; laidwork and couching; edged with silk, satin weave; loops of silk, plain weave.

Child's Collar, Qing dynasty (1644– 1911), late 19th century

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in knot, split, and straight stitches; laid work and couching; lined with silk, plain weave.

Buzi (Court Rank Badge), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1850/75

Manchu

A work made of silk, warp-float faced twill weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; embroidered with gilt paper and gold-leafed-paper-strip-wrapped cotton and silk in satin and stem stitches; laid work, couching and french knots; fringe of gilt-paper-strip-wrapped cotton and silk, wrapped and braided; lined with silk, weft-float faced satin weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave.

Portière, 1880/1900

Anna G. Lyman

A work made of wild silk, plain weave; block printed.

Panel, c. 1900

Charles Francis Annesley Voysey