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A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with linen and silk in darning and double running stitches; edged with silk, plain weave.

Insertion (From a Cover), 1575/1625

A work made of silk, warp-float faced satin weave with supplementary patterning warps and self-patterned by ground weft floats and areas of plain weve; woven on loom with jacquard attachment.

Fragment, 1830/50

Gertrude Rapp

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, 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 pigment on silk.

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

A work made of silk, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss, silk-wrapped linen, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in satin stitch; couching; edged with silk, bobbin-made tape.

Chasuble, 18th century

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 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 silk, satin weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut, voided velvet.

Panel (from a Dress), 1875/1925

Charles Frederick Worth

A work made of dress: silk, plain weave; embroidered in silk floss in cross stitch; sleeves: plain weave with paired wefts, with supplementary patterning warps forming cut pile (velvet); dress trimed with sleeve fabric.

Tea Gown, 1920s

Jessie Franklin Turner

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 silk, warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave; watered (moiré); underlaid with linen, plain weave; embroidered with gilt-metal strips, spangles, pieces, and wire, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk (file and frisé), in laid work, couching, padded couching, and french knots; edged with gilt-metal-strips and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, bobbin-made tapes.

Chasuble, Stole, and Maniple, Late 17th/early 18th century

A work made of cotton, plain weave; covered with paper; embroidered with silk, cotton and wild silk, in bullion, satin, single satin, and stem stitches; chinese knot, laid work and couching; edged with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip, warp-float faced 4:1 'z' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts.

Hanging, late Edo period (1789–1868)/Meiji period (1868–1912), 1825/1900

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut voided velvet; apparels: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; appliquéd with warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; painted; embroidered and appliquéd with silk in laid work and couching; fringe: silk, warp faced plain weave with extended ground weft fringe; lining: cotton, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; underlining: hemp.

Dalmatic, Late 15th century; Apparels later due to satin binding

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, 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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