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A work made of silk, plain weave; painted.

Painted Silk, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1750–75

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 oil on canvas.

Seventeenth-Century Interior, 1877

Charles Gifford Dyer

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 oil on canvas.

The Music Lesson, 1671

Jacob Ochtervelt

A work made of persian silk strip..

Fragment (Border), 18th 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 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 tempera on panel.

The Adoration of the Magi, c. 1495

Raffaello Botticini

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

Jacket (Separated Bodice and Sleeves), 1855/65

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, satin weave, with needlework.

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

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

Scarf, 1975

Bram van Velde

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 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 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

A work made of silk, gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped linen, twill weave with plain and twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and patterning and brocading wefts (detached on reverse).

Fragment, 13th century

A work made of silk, warp-float faced satin weave, pleated; with silk braid and glass beads.

Delphos (Dress), 1901/25

Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo

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