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A work made of pigment on silk.

Painted Banner (Thangka) with Guru Dragpur, a Wrathful Form of Padmasambhava, 18th/19th century

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

Romulus (Dress or Furnishing Fabric), 1928

Maria Likarz-Strauss

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

Mikado (Furnishing Fabric), 1954

Alexander Girard

A work made of wool, rayon, silk, metal strip wrapped cotton, metallic strip encased in synthetic film wrapped cotton and paper and cotton, bands of plain and twill weaves.

Sample (Drapery Fabric), 1947

Dorothy Liebes

A work made of silk and cotton, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut voided velvet.

Panel, 1890 (produced 1890/94)

Hubert von Herkomer

A work made of linen, satin damask weave, embroidered with cotton, polyester, and/or silk, and human hair.

Dispersions (no. 20), 2013

Anne Wilson

A work made of triptych of hanging scrolls; ink and light colors on silk.

Snowy Landscape, Late 17th–early 18th century

Kanô Tsunenobu

A work made of silk, satin weave with supplementary warps binding self-patterning wefts and supplementary patterning wefts in twill and plain interlacings.

Drapery Panel, 1935

Jean Beaumont

A work made of cotton and silk, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut, solid velvet; stenciled.

Cushion Cover, 1911

Maria Monaci Gallenga

A work made of silk and wool, twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in twill interlacings; main warp fringe; woven on a loom with a jacquard attachment.

Shawl, c. 1855/62

Anthony Berrus

A work made of cotton, silk, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton, bands of plain weave, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts, and bands of interlocking tapestry weave; ends of wool, plain weave; fulled; underlaid with cotton, plain weave; embroidered with cotton and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton in laidwork and paper padded couching; embellished with gold-colored-metal spangles; edged with tape of cotton and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton, and gilt-metal strip; plain weave with secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; underlaid with tape of cotton, plain weave with extended paired weft and gilt-metal coil fringe.

Ceremonial Waist Sash (ikak pinggang), 19th century

Minangkabau

A work made of cotton, silk and gilt or silvered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; embroidered with back, surface satin, stem and trammed loop stitches; mica and mirrors.

Tapis (Ceremonial or Wedding Skirt), 19th century

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in chain, closed herringbone, cretan, open chain, overcast back, satin, single back, and stem stitches; french knots; six panels joined.

Border (For a Skirt), 18th century

A work made of silk, plain weave with gilt-metal-strip supplementary facing wefts and supplementary pile warps forming cut and uncut voided velvet.

Fragment from a Chasuble, 1550/75

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

Panel (from a Dress), 1875/1925

Charles Frederick Worth

A work made of mina'i ware, fritware with polychrome painting over an opaque white glaze.

Mina'i Lobed Bowl with a Seated Prince and Mythical Creatures, Seljuq dynasty (1037–1194), Late 12th/early 13th century

Islamic

A work made of center of silk and cotton, warp-float faced 3:1 's' twill weave; patterned areas of cotton, weft-float faced 1:3 's' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 's' twill interlacings; main warp fringe; attached side borders of cotton and wool, weft-float faced 2:2 'z' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'z' twill interlacings; added fringe; woven on loom with jacquard attachment.

Long Shawl, 1815/20

A work made of silk, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts and self-patterned by complementary ground weft floats.

Panel (From a Dress), c. 1748/49

A work made of silk and gold-leaf-paper strips, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with plain interlacing of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; stiffening: reeds covered with paper, plain weave; lining: silk, plain weave; ties: silk over cotton, plain weave over plain weave; edges: couched with silk.

Hangiri (Noh Costume), Meiji period (1868–1912), 1875/1900

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

Panel, 1906/49 (based on 15th–century Venetian design)

Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo

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