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A work made of silk, satin weave; brocaded.

Panel (Dress Fabric), 18th century

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

Fragment, 1450/1500

A work made of silk, plain weave; batik dyed.

Bookcover, c. 1910

Louis Comfort Tiffany

A work made of etching and engraving in black on silk, satin weave.

The Holy Family with Saint John and Saint Elizabeth, 1620

Lucas Emil Vorsterman

A work made of silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning warps and supplementary patterning and brocading wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 twill interlacings.

Panel, c. 1735

Style of Jean Revel

A work made of silk and gilt-paper strip; twill weave with secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts, with couched plied silk.

Kesa, 18th century, Edo period (1615–1868)

A work made of silk, weft-rib plain weave; embroidered in silk threads, gilt strip wound around a silk core, silk chenille threads, creped silk and metal coils in french knots, satin, outline and cross stitches, laid work, couching and paper padded couching; braid: silk and gilt strip wound around a silk core, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; lining: cotton, plain weave; glazed.

Chasuble, 18th century

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

Beauty About to Bathe, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss in back and long-armed cross stitches.

Fragment (From a Border), 1575/1625

A work made of linen, plain weave; appliquéd with linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped silk, linen, and wool in split stitches; laid work, couching, and padded couching.

Fragment (From an Orphrey Band), 16th century

A work made of woven in one piece (hikikaeshi); both sides: silk, twill weave.

Dashibukusa (Fukusa for Tea Ceremony), Shôwa period (1926–1989), 1984

A work made of silk; plain weave, embroidered and appliqued with silk and gilt-paper-strip-wrapped silk; silk cord and tassels.

Kesa, Late 19th century, Meiji period (1868–1912)

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; underlaid with linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, gilt-metal strips, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in cross, outline, satin, split, and stem stitches; laid work, couching and french knots; metal paillettes; gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk woven fringe on hood.

Cope, 18th century

A work made of cotton, nylon, polyester and wild silk, plain weaves, some printed; pieced; edged and backed with cotton, plain weave; cotton quilting knots.

Crib Quilt, c. 1950s

A work made of hand-made paper (washi); stitched with silk thread.

Battle Strategy, 1990

Sheila Hicks

A work made of polyester, rayon, and wool, plain weave; silk screen printed.

Central Park South (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1953

Ruth Adler Schnee

A work made of silk, cotton, and wool, variety of plain satin and twill weaves; some with supplementary and/or complementary elements; some with self-patterning elements, and some printed; pieced; quilted; edged with silk, plain weave.

Bedcover, 1904/05

Medora Ann Welsh

A work made of silk, warp striped, warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts; two loom widths joined with silk in overcast stitches.

Mantle-cloth (cawng nak), 1925/50

Zotung Chin

A work made of earthenware with three-color (sancai) lead glazes and traces of polychrome pigments.

Seated Woman Holding Mirror, Tang dynasty (A.D. 618–907), first half of 8th century

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