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

Amsel (Blackbird) (Dress or Furnishing Fabric), 1910/11

Koloman (Kolo) Moser

A work made of silk, plain weave; stitch resist dyed (tritik) and tie-dyed resist (plangi); edged with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton bobbin lace and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton and silk bobbin lace uncut fringe.

Shoulder Cloth (selendang pelangi), c. 1900

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 silk, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts.

"The Good Old Days" (Royal Mail Coach)", After 1879

Thomas Stevens

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut, voided velvet.

Altar Frontal, 1450-1500

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

Birds on a Tree with Fruit and Autumn Foliage, Qing dynasty (1644–1911); late 17th century 清朝

Jiang Hong

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 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, c. 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 silk, wild silk, and acetate, plain weave; batik printed.

If I Forget Thee, Oh Jerusalem, c. 1979

John W. Mulder

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 2:1 twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound by secondary binding warps in plain interlacings.

Fragment, Mamluk period (1250–1517), 14th/15th century

Islamic

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 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 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 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 linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss in back and running (pattern darning) stitches.

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

Islamic

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

Crazy Circulation, 1996

Betty Boulez-Cuykx

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