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A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss in double running stitch.

Border, Ayyubid period (1171–1250)/Mamluk period (1250–1517), 13th/14th century

Islamic

A work made of chasuble: silk and metal-wrapped thread, brocaded silk velvet with two heights of silk pile, and metal-wrapped threat boucle. orphrey cross: silk and metal-wrapped thread, embroidered in flat and padded couching stitches and split stitches on linen plain weave foundation..

Chasuble Front with Orphrey Cross, Chasuble: 15th century; Orphrey Cross: 1401/50

A work made of silk, plain weave; needlework in gilt strip wound around silk core and silk floss in satin, stem, and outline stitches; sleeves: button covered in gold gilt thread.

Jacket, 1920s

Natalia Goncharova

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

Panel, c. 1725

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

Scarf, 1974

Jean-Paul Riopelle

A work made of silk, satin weave; block printed.

Flowers, Oranges, and Cherries, c. 1911

Raoul Dufy

A work made of silk and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 2:1 twill weave with gilt-metal wire supplementary patterning wefts bound by secondary binding warps in twill interlacings and supplementary patterning and brocading wefts forming weft loop pilesilk and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, twill weave with gilt-metal wire supplementary patterning wefts bound by secondary binding warps in twill interlacings and supplementary patterning and brocading wefts forming weft loop pilesilk and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, twill weave with gilt-metal wire supplementary patterning wefts bound by secondary binding warps in twill interlacings and supplementary patterning and brocading wefts forming weft loop pile.

Chasuble (Back Only), 16th century

A work made of silk and gold gilt strip wound around silk fiber core, warp-faced plain weave with extended ground wefts loop fringe.

"Renaissance" Fringe, 16th century

A work made of persian silk strip..

Fragment (Border), 18th century

A work made of silk and wool, plain weave and plain weave double cloth (areas stuffed) with areas of gauze interlacing and knotting technique known as macramé (bead, flat, and half knots); crochet and cut main warp fringe.

Hanging, 1960s

Claire Zeisler

A work made of silk, satin weave, with needlework.

Woman's Shoes, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in chain, crossed back, cross, running (pattern darning), satin and stem stitches; joined by silk, needle-made inserts and linen, bobbin straight lace tape; four loom widths joined.

Bedcover, 17th century

A work made of silk and mohair, pusher machine lace.

Jacket (Separated Bodice and Sleeves), 1855/65

A work made of linen, plain weave; pulled thread work embroidered with silk in back, double running, and two-sided italian cross stitch; edged with silk and linen fringe of oblique twill interlacing with two-color supplementary weft uncut fringe.

Border, 1601/25

A work made of silk (crepe fiber warp), plain weave; screen printed.

Scarf, 1975

Bram van Velde

Red long sleeve garment embroidered with a large gold tree with white blossoms.

Furisode, late Edo period (1789–1868), 1801/1868

A work made of handscroll; ink and colors on silk.

United by Music 合樂圖, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 15th/16th century

Zhou Wenju

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; appliquéd with silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin and plain weaves; painted; embroidered with silk, silk 2:2 twill oblique interlaced tapes, gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, and gilt- and silvered-metal strips, coils, wires and paillettes in satin, single satin, raised stem and a variety of buttonhole stitches; laid work and couching; feathers; glass beads and seed pearls.

Picture Depicting the Queen of Sheba before King Solomon, 1601/50

A work made of wooden box; covered with linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss in back, running, and satin stitches; laid work and couching; edged with silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk and silvered-metal strips, plain weave; lined with silk, plain weave and plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; silver hardware; two glass bottles inside.

Writing Box (Needlework), 17th century

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in fishbone, overcast, and running stitches.

Cover (possibly Turban Cover), 18th century

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