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

Bookcover, c. 1910

Louis Comfort Tiffany

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 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 gouache on silk.

Dorian Gray, 1945

Ivan Albright

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

Battle Strategy, 1990

Sheila Hicks

A work made of sixteen joined squares, most of silk, plain, satin and twill weaves, some with supplementary pile warps (velvet) and supplementary patterning and brocading wefts; some squares of cotton, plain weave with supplementary weft pile (velveteen); embroidered in silk threads in buttonhole feather, running, stem, herringbone, satin and outline stitches and couching; appliquéd; additional design in paint and human hair; border: silk, plain weave with supplementary pile warps (velvet) back: silk, satin weave; four panels joined.

'Crazy Quilt', 1880's

Hallie Rogers Judd, (Halvania)

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 album leaf; ink and colors on silk.

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

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 hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk.

Courtesan and Two Attendants, About 1705

Torii Kiyonobu I

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 hanging scroll; ink, colors, and gold on silk.

Heron Maiden, 1920/25

Nakamura Daizaburô

A work made of silk, satin damask weave; edged with braid of silk, gilt-metal strips, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave with two-color complementary warp weave; and fringe of silk, gilt-metal strips, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave with paired warps and extended ground weft fringe; ribbons: silk, plain weave; tassels: silk, linen, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, oblique interlacing and interknotting in flat knots over silk fringe and paper core.

Dalmatic, 1675/1700

A work made of linen, plain weave; silk screen printed; left selvage present.

(Design No. 102), 1955

Frank Lloyd Wright

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