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A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in back, individual back, bullion, chain, plaited braid, and stem stitches; buttonholed couching, darned wheels and french knots.

Woman's Coif (Altered), c. 1600

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

Tree Peonies in Full Bloom, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), dated 1911

Longyu, Empress Dowager of China

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

The Lovers, 1490/1500

A work made of silk, wild silk, and acetate, plain weave; batik printed.

If I Forget Thee, Oh Jerusalem, c. 1979

John W. Mulder

A work made of wild silk, plain weave; appliquéd with silk, satin weave; embroidered with silk- and gold-leaf-paper-strip wrapped silk in detached chain, satin and stem stitches; laid work, couching and french knots; and glass beads.

The Bride, about 1906

Ann Macbeth

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

Two Beauties on a Veranda, 1802/16

Kitao Masanobu

A work made of linen, wool, silk, rayon, nylon and acetate, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts.

Two Forces Meeting and Opposing (Hanging), 1959

Lenore Tawney

A work made of engraving in black and yellowish brown, with hand additions in red gouache on cream, silk satin weave, folded.

The Holy Shroud of Besançon, 1634

Jean De Loisy

A work made of gray earthenware, slip-coated with polychrome pigments.

Winged Beast (Tomb Figure), Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.–9 A.D.)

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

Geese on a Riverbank, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1750

Shen Kai

A work made of acrylic, silk-screened tempera, gesso on wood.

Passing Through the Opposite of What It Approaches, Chapter 25, 2012

R. H. Quaytman

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in cross, hem, satin, split, stem, and tent stitches; french knots.

Sampler, 1825

Mary Ayer

A work made of earthenware with three-color (sancai) lead glazes.

Camel and Rider, Tang dynasty (618–907), first half of 8th century

A work made of cellulose acetate, interworked elements; embellished with silk in needleworked spots; stiffened.

Crazy Circulation, 1996

Betty Boulez-Cuykx

A work made of silk, twill compound weave.

Woven Silk Fragment, About 1930–50, imitation of a 10th- or 11th-century pattern

A work made of cotton, plain weave with supplementary wool yarns forming hooked cut and uncut pile; attached wool tassels embellished with plain oblique interlacing, knotting, plaiting, and wrapped with wool, hemp, silk and linen yarns.

Whiskered Rug, 1970s

Angelo Testa

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

Chasuble (Front), 1701/25

A work made of two widths joined: silk and silvered-and gilt-metal threads wrapped cotton, plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts.

Ceremonial Shoulder Cloth (Kain songket lepus)

A work made of silk and wild silk, plain weave; resist-dyed (batik).

Saints of the Christian Church, c. 1979

John W. Mulder

A work made of appliquéd and embroidered quilt; dyed and printed cotton, silk, rayon and acetate plain, twill and satin weave fabrics; cotton embroidery threads.

"Mother-in-Law" Quilt, c. 1930

Lulu Bennett

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