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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, 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, 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 linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk.

Map Sampler, c. 1800

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

Spindrift (Furnishing Fabric), 1983

Jack Lenor Larsen Inc.

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 silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning warps, supplementary patterning wefts and self-patterning ground wefts.

Panel, 1775/1800

A work made of silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts and self-patterning ground wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'z' twill interlacings.

Buzi (Court Rank Badge), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1775/1800

Manchu

A work made of steel, wood (oak), silk, and brass.

Langebeve, 1530

A work made of mon side: silk, warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave (shioze); stenciled dyed (yûzenzome: utsushinori yûzenzome); lining: silk, warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave (shioze); sewn with lining extending beyond front equally along edges of all sides (shihôhi); corner: gold-metallized-probably polyester-film wrapped rayon, knotted, buttonhole stitch covered, and re-plied fringe tassels.

Fukusa (Gift Cover), Heisei period (1989–present), 1991

Akihiko Takemura

A work made of linen, plain weave; cutwork; embroidered with silk floss in double running and wrapping stitches; linen picot loops.

Panel (Probably used as a Pillow Cover), c. 1600

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered in satin and stem stitches; laid work and couching; edged with silk, cut fringe.

Bedcover, 1775/1825

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in overcast, satin, split, and twined double running stitches; laid work, couching, and padded couching.

Fragment, 15th century

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss in back, hem and running stitches.

Border, 17th century

A work made of silk, horsehair, and cotton, needle lace.

Edging, 1875/1900

A work made of silk and cotton, plain weave self-patterned by main warp and ground weft floats.

Vista Weave (Upholstery Fabric), 1945/80

reg/wick studio

A work made of cotton, silk, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton, bands of weft-faced warp ribbed plain weave, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts, and bands of slit tapestry weave; ends of wool, plain weave; fulled; 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 silk, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts.

Commemmorative Ribbon "Compliments of the Season", 19th century

Thomas Stevens

A work made of mount and inner mount: silk, cotton and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip, twill weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and patterning wefts; scroll panel: silk and cotton, satin weave; embroidered with silk in chinese knot, satin, single satin, and stem stitches; laidwork and couching; tying tape: cotton, plain weave.

Scroll, Meiji period (1868–1912), c. 1880

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