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A work made of silk, weft-float faced complementary weft twill weave with inner warps.

Fragment, Roman period (30 BCE– 641 CE)/Arab period (641–969), 6th/7th century

A work made of linen, plain weave; bands of cut and drawn thread work in darning, interlocking lace, satin, and needle lace filling stitches; bands of needle lace or a cut and drawn thread grid and bands embroidered with silk and linen in algerian eye, back, cross, long-armed cross, two-sided italian cross, double running, running, satin and a variety of buttonhole stitches.

Sampler, 1690

Parnell Mackett

A work made of silk, plain weave with supplementary wefts; pleated.

Isadora (Furnishing Fabric), 1981

Gretchen Bellinger

A work made of silk, satin weave; embroidered with silk.

Parts of a Waistcoat, 1775/1890

A work made of silk and gilt animal substrate wrapped linen, plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts bound by secondary bingding warps in plain interlacings.

Fragment, 13th century

A work made of silk, pieced and appliquéd plain weaves, some with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts, supplementary patterning warps, and selft patterning ground wefts; quilted.

Mosaic or Honeycomb Quilt, 1855/60

A work made of cotton, silk, and gilt-metal strip wrapped cotton, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; glazed.

Ceremonial Skirt (Sarong songket), Late 19th/early 20th century

Minangkabau

A work made of two panels joined: cotton and silk, stripes of warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave; warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts, and warp resist dyed (warp ikat) plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts; appliquéd with wool, plain weave; embroidered with silk, cotton, pineapple fiber, silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped cotton and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped bast fiber (probably ramie) in buttonhole, double running, split, stem, straight and surface satin; laidwork and couching; embellished with metal-backed glass mirrors.

Ceremonial Skirt (tapis), Early 19th century

Abung

A work made of silk, cotton, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, satin weave with brocading wefts; cut voided velvet.

Panel, 1601/25

A work made of album leaf; ink and colors on silk.

Portrait of a Gentleman, Yuan dynasty (1260–1368) or Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

Marchesa (Dress or Furnishing Fabric), 1928

Mathilde Flögl

A work made of silk and cotton, pieced plain, twill, satin and satin damask weaves; some with supplementary patterning warps or wefts; some self-patterned; some with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet, cut voided velvet, and uncut voided velvet; some painted or warp painted (chiné); some "watered" (moiré); appliquéd with silk and cotton, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; embroidered with silk and silk chenille yarns in buttonhole, detached chain, feather, double feather, herringbone, satin, stem and straight stitches; edged with silk, 2:1 twill weave; backed by cotton, 2:1 twill weave.

'Crazy Quilt', 1885

A work made of silk, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk; satin weave foundation with a supplementary twill weave and brocading wefts.

Fragment, first half of the 17th century

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

Flowers, Vegetables, and Fruit 花卉蔬果圖, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century

Xu Chongsi

A work made of silk, twill weave.

Shawl, Late 19th century

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss and silk creped yarns, gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, and gilt-metal purl in reverse tent, satin, and tent stitches; couching and french knots.

Book Cover for the Holy Bible, c. 1700

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss in back, double running, hem, and running stitches; cut fringe: warp and cut embroidered fringe.

Border, 17th century

A work made of hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper.

Dancer with a Maple Branch, About 1780-90

Katsukawa Shunsho

A work made of carved teakwood, ash or oak.

Server, c. 1880–90

Lockwood de Forest

A work made of linen, plain weave; with bands of cut and drawn thread work in back, buttonhole, darning, double hem, interlocking lace, overcast, and needle lace filling stitches; bands of linen, needle lace; and bands embroidered with silk in algerian eye, antwerp edge, back, cross, double hem, double running, long-armed cross, two-sided italian cross, satin, squared ground, and a variety of buttonhole stitches.

Sampler, 1688

Mercy Mackett

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