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A work made of silk, plain, twill, and satin weaves; some with supplementary patterning warps, some with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts, some velvet, some with self-patterning; some painted, warp ikat, or engraved roller printed; pieced; appliquéd with cotton and silk, cut solid velvet; stamped; and embroidered with silk in buttonhole, chain, detached chain, cross, double feather, herringbone, satin, single satin, split, and stem stitches; laid work and couching; backed with cotton, plain weave; roller printed.

'Crazy Quilt', 1896/1900

Lana Almedia Marcellus Jeffery

A work made of silk, warp faced weft ribbed plain weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps, supplementary patterning wefts and self-patterning ground wefts; woven on loom with jacquard attachment.

Portrait of Joseph Marie Jacquard (1752–1834), 19th century

François Carquillat

A work made of silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts and supplementary brocading wefts.

Panel, c. 1752/55

A work made of silk, bobin straight lace (made in horizontal strips).

Half Shawl, 1855/65

A work made of plain compound twill, silk and gold wound on yellow silk core, silver wound on white silk core.

Panel (Dress Fabric), 18th century

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

Panel (Dress or Furnishing Fabric), 1924

Léon Bakst

A work made of silk, rayon, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, twill weave, with patterning wefts bound in twill interlacing; woven on a loom with a jacquard attachment.

“Chevaux Marins, Baleines et Coquillages” (Sea horses, Whales and Shellfish), c. 1925

Raoul Dufy

A work made of machine-made lace; backed with silk warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; silk, warp-float faced 15:1 satin weave with supplementary pile warps foaming cut solid velvet ribbon wrap rhinestone and metal buckle's ribbon ties; silk warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; silk loops and plain weave edge; leather.

Pair of Tango Shoes, 1914/19

Costa

A work made of center: cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk, cotton, and wool in buttonhole, chain, cross, single cross, feather, roumanian, satin, single satin, stem, and twined double running stitches; squares: cotton, cotton and linen, and linen, plain weaves; block, copperplate, and roller printed.

Bedcover, 1795/1820

Mary Jones

A work made of cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk in back, cross, and padded cross stitches.

Sampler, 1801/75

A work made of silk, warp-float faced satin weave; embroidered with silk, gilt-metal strips, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, and metal purl and spangles in long-armed cross, padded satin, satin, single satin, split, and stem stitches; couching and embroidered cut pile; embellished with mica and glass beads.

Picture Depicting Peace, Justice, and Plenty (Needlework), 17th century

A work made of silk and cotton; areas of warp-float faced turned satin weave, weft-faced twill weave and plain weave tying half of the ground wefts on face and half on reverse.

Summer Sports, c. 1920

Alberto Fabio Lorenzi

A work made of four panels joined to form a poncho: silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts.

Silk Overshot Wearable Poncho, Shôwa period (1926– 1989), 1984

Keiko Kobayashi

A work made of silk and gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped silk, bands of plain weave with inner warps and complementary weft plain weave with inner warps.

Fragment from the Mantle of Don Felipe, 1275-1300

Islamic

A work made of hanging scroll; ink and color on silk.

Ancestor Portrait of a Woman, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

A work made of cotton, wool, and silk, plain weave with supplementary warp; painted.

Blue Bird, 1950/1976

Trude Guermonprez

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

Panel (Dress or Furnishing Fabric), 1924

Léon Bakst

A work made of hanging scroll; ink and color on silk.

A Courtesan Reading a Letter, 1820/25

Chôbunsai Eishi

A work made of linen, plain weave; pulled thread work with silk floss in two-sided italian cross stitch; inside waistband gathered by feather, running, and back filling stitches; edged in silk, warp twining with ground weft fringe, attached by buttonhole and detached buttonhole stitches.

Apron, 17th century

A work made of watercolor on canvas, five joined panels.

Screen (Trees and Moon), 2019

Silke Otto-Knapp