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A work made of silk brocade ith two dragons.

Fragment, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1700/50

Manchu

A work made of silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts forming uncut pile; selvage edge of plain weave terminating in weft fringe.

Carpet, 18th century

A work made of two panels: linen, cotton, silk, nylon, polyester, leaf fiber (probably abaca), wool, ramie, synthetic foam, and paper; crochet variations, running stitches and knotting; blocked.

Fields, 2004

Michael Olszewski

A work made of silk and gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped silk, weft-faced four color complementary weft plain weave with inner warps and areas of detached plain interlacing of inner warps with complementary ground wefts (blue).

Fragment from the Dalmatic of San Valero, 13th century

Islamic

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

Flight of Geese, Late Yuan (1279–1368) or early Ming dynasty (1368-1644)

A work made of silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk; satin weave with secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts.

Fragment, 15th century

Islamic

A work made of linen, plain weave; ink drawing; embroidered with silk and linen in chain and running stitches; cut and drawn work embroidered with linen in buttonhole, overcast, and russian overcast stitches; with needle lace filling stitches.

Insertion from a Table Cloth, 1601/25

A work made of silk, plain weave; block printed and/or painted; warp fringe.

Shawl, 1920s

Raymond Duncan

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

Matsuchiyama on the Sumida River, Edo period, 1856

Utagawa Hiroshige

Large rectangle of fabric, geometric shapes depicting ship and people, in red, blue and yellow.

Ceremonial Hanging (palepai), 19th century

Paminggir

A work made of silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced satin weave with weft-float faced twill interlacings of secondary binding warp and supplementary patterning wefts.

Fragment, 16th century

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

King Yu Moving a Mountain to Control the Floods, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century

A work made of silk, tabby, satin, velvet & twill weaves. some have warp-face, extra pattern wefts, printing, or moiré pattern, cisele velvet embroidered in silk floss & 2 ply twist. (backed with tabby cotton after piecing.) embroidery thru 3 layers stitches: herrinbone, feather, buttonhole, cross, satin, fishbone knot, & variations with line stitch.

Square from a 'Crazy Quilt', c. 1884

A work made of cotton and silk, plain weave with pile warps forming cut solid velvet; appliquéd with silk and cotton, satin damask weave; linen and gilt-strip-wrapped linen satin weave; cotton and silk plain weaves; embroidered with silk, cotton, linen, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped linen threads.

Portière, 1901

George Washington Maher

A work made of silk, satin weave with twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts.

Sutherland, 1870/71

Owen Carter Jones

A work made of silk, satin weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and self-patterning ground wefts and brocading wefts.

Fragment Entitled "Fruits", 1914

François Vernay

A work made of silk, machine-made twist net; embroidered in chain stitches (tambour work); edged with machine-made picots.

Bonnet Veil, c. 1820

Mary N. Keith

A work made of silk, warp-float faced satin weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut voided pile-on-pile velvet; orphrey: linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in satin, padded satin, and split stitches; couching, padded couching, and laid work; edged with silk, gilt-metal strip, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk woven tape.

Chasuble, 1425/75

A work made of silk and cotton, pieced plain, twill and satin weaves; some with supplementary patterning warps or wefts; some self-patterned by main ground or complementary ground wefts; some with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet, cut and uncut solid velvet, cut and uncut voided velvet, cut solid stamped velvet and 'velours au sabre'; some printed painted or warp painted (chiné); some (moiré); one appliqué with silk and cotton, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; embroidered with silk in buttonhole, chain, detached chain, feather, double feather, herringbone, stem, straight and sheaf stitch variations; some stitches interlaced; french knots; lined with silk 7:1 satin weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave and ground weft floats.

'Crazy Quilt', 1875/80

A work made of silk, plain weave; appliquéd with a variety of fibers and weaves; embroidered with a variety of fibers in stem stitches; couching; edged with silk, plain weave extended ground weft uncut fringe.

Bedcover, 1701/25

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