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A work made of silk, warp float-faced 10:1 satin weave self-patterned by main warp and ground weft floats and by areas of twill weaves; woven on loom with jacquard attachment.

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

Claude Bonnefond

A work made of silk, satin weave; embroidered with silk floss and metal-alloy-strip-wrapped silk in chain stitches; applied paillettes; loop and ball fastenings; edged with applied braid; embroidered areas lined with cotton, plain weave.

Aba (Dress for Child or Young Woman), 19th or early 20th century

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, silvered-and-gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in double running, running (pattern darning), flat, satin, and stem stitches; main warp plied fringe.

Towel, 18th century

A work made of silk in a variety of weaves including cut velvet weave and a variety of techniques; painted; appliquéd; pieced, worked in squares; embroidered in silk threads in a variety of stitches; backed with cotton, plain weave, roller-printed.

'Crazy Quilt', c.1880/90

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with wool and silk floss in flame stitch.

Fragment, 17th century

A work made of linen, plain gauze weave; embroidered with silk floss in running, double running and satin stitches.

Border, 17th century

A work made of silk, compound weave; knotted silk fringe.

Shawl, c. 1860

A work made of silk, wool, rayon, cellulose acetate, and metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film; plain weave with supplementary patterning warps and wefts; supplementary warp and main warp braided and cut fringe.

Hanging, 1960s-70s

Claire Zeisler

A work made of linen, wool, and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

Table Carpet (Depicting Scenes from the Life of Christ), 1600/50

Black and white with floral-like shapes closing in a semi-circle.

Celestial Chaos No. 1, 2014

Tai Xiangzhou

A work made of linen, wool, silk, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk; slit tapestry weave warp: count: 10 warps per cm; linen: s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–0.5 mm. weft: count: varies from 28 to 64 wefts per cm; wool: single z-spun elements; s-ply of two z-spun elements; pairs of s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters; 0.25–0.65 mm; silk: four elements possibly with a slight s- or slight z-twist; three z-twisted elements; s-ply of two z-twisted elements; pairs of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; three yarns of s-ply of two z- twisted elements; z-ply of two s-twisted elements; four yarns, two of s-ply of two z-twisted elements and two of z-ply of two s-twisted elements; two to four yarns of z-ply of two and three s-twisted elements; diameters: 0.2–0.65 mm; wool and silk: paired yarns of s-ply of two z-spun wool elements and s-ply of two z-twisted silk elements; paired yarns of s-ply of two z-twisted silk elements and z-spun wool clement; diameters; 0.3–0.6 mm; gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk: gilt-metal strips wrapped in an s-direction on an s-twisted silk element; s-ply of two yarns: each a z-ply of two s-twisted yarns of gilt-metal strips wrapped in an s-direction on a z-twisted silk element; diameters: 0.3–0.65 mm.

The Holy Family with the Infant Christ Pressing the Wine of the Eucharist, 1485/1525

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 bound in weft-float faced 1:2 'z' twill interlacings; painted details; closures, ties, and lining: silk, 4:1 satin damask weave; metal clasps and knotted button.

Bridal Long Pao (Dragon Robe), 1875/90, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Han-Chinese

A work made of cast iron and dyed silk.

Veil, 1987

Richard Rezac

A work made of silk, wild silk, and linen, satin weave with patterning wefts bound in twill interlacings; woven on loom with jacquard attachment.

Panel, c. 1900

René Beauclair

A work made of steel, iron, gilding, wood, and silk textile (velvet).

Arming Sword, 1520/30

A work made of silk, satin weave; embroidered with silk and silk chenille yarns in satin, single satin, split, and stem stitches; couching; painted; lined and edged with linen, plain weave.

The Harp that Once through Tara's Halls, 1827

Mary R. Glenn

A work made of linen(?), plain weave; embroidered with silk floss and gilt and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped thread in detached buttonhole, buttonhole filling, stem, chain, ladder, threaded back (italian link), holllie, and ceylon variation stitches; plaited braid.

Coif, c. 1600

A work made of wool, silk, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk; slit tapestry weave with some 2 : 2 interlacing in alternate alignment of some gilt metal strip-wrapped silk wefts warp: count: 10 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of three z-spun elements; diameters: 0.7–0.8 mm weft: count: varies from 38 to 76 wefts per cm; wool: single z-spun elements; s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.2–0.5 mm; silk: pairs of z-twisted elements; three yarns of z-twisted elements; four yarns of s-twisted elements; s-ply of two z-twisted elements; pairs of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; three yarns of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; z-ply of three s-twisted elements; diameters: 0.3–0.5 mm; gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk: gilt-metal strip wrapped in an s-direction on an s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.3–0.35 mm.

Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalene (“Noli me tangere”), 1485/1500

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk floss and frisé yarns, gilt-metal purl, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, metal pieces, and paillettes in detached chain, running, satin, split and tied herringbone stitches; laid work, couching, and padded couching.

Needlework Picture Depicting Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, 17th century, c. 1640

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

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