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A work made of silk and silk chenille yarns, plain weave with twill interlacings of secondary binding warp and facing wefts and with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and brocading wefts.

Branche de Corail, c. 1780/85

Philippe de La Salle

A work made of silk, plain weave; screen or stencil printed; padded with silk; lined with silk, plain weave.

Child's Kosode, 1901/25, Taishô period (1912–1926)

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in satin, padded satin and split stitches; laid work and couching; lined with linen, plain weave; edged with silk, warp-faced plain weave with cut weft fringe.

Cope, 1675/1700

A work made of linen, plain weave; cutwork embroidered with cotton in overcast stitch; pulled threadwork embroidered with cotton in hem, interlocking and outline stitches; embroidered with silk in outline, satin and stem stitches; french knots; bobbin lace.

Sampler, 19th century

A work made of silk and cotton, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave self-patterned by areas of weft-float faced 1:3 'z' twill interlacings and plain interlacings.

View through a Window from a Table with Fruit and Wine, c. 1925

Alberto Fabio Lorenzi

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

The Four Accomplishments: Painting, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), late 16th/17th century

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

Two Scholar-Musicians in a Landscape, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 15th century

A work made of silk and pineapple fiber, plain weave.

Scarf, Shôwa period (1926–1989)/ Heisei period (1989–present), 1975/2000

Akiko Ishigaki

A work made of silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave with interlaced outlining wefts; pieced; painted details; edged with silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; lined with silk, plain weave.

Jiasha (Mantle), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1700/50

Han-Chinese

A work made of silk and gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped linen, warp-float faced satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts and supplementary brocading wefts tied by secondary binding warps in twill interlacings.

Fragment (From an Orphrey Band), 1450-1500

A work made of silk, satin damask weave; woven on a loom with a drawloom attachment fabricated by the artist.

Panel, 1982

Ethel Stein

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with wool and silk in cross stitches.

Family Record, about 1819

Harriot A. Raymond

A work made of four panels joined; cotton, gilt-metal strip, silvered-paper-strip wrapped silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts; stitched together with pineapple fiber.

Ceremonial Textile (Tampan), Late 19th century

Paminggir

A work made of cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk and rayon in back and cross stitches; beaded with glass beads.

Sampler, 1841

A work made of linen plain weave embroidered in silk floss, silk chenille and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk; glass beads; applied braid.

Orpheus Charming the Animals, first half 17th century

A work made of silk and paper, crochet and crochet variations; appliquéd with silk, plain weaves, some printed, dyed, hole-punched, and discharge dyed and appliquéd with silk, ribbon; embroidered with silk; metal wire wrapped with silk; blocked.

The Clearing, 2008

Michael Olszewski

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk threads in tent stitch; edging: silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave; drawstrings; silk, plaited; tassels: silk and gilt-metal-wrapped silk, plaited; lining: silk, plain weave.

Bag, 17th century

A work made of linen, plain weave embroidered in silk floss in chaing, short, long and brick stitches; original silk fringe.

Bedcover, Late 17th century

Indo-Portuguese

A work made of silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped cotton and silver-leaf-on-adhesive-on-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts and bands of weft resist dyed (weft ikat), plain weave.

Skirt Cloth (kain bidak), Early 20th century

Incense Wrapper with Design of Morning Glories

Incense Wrapper with Design of Morning Glories, 18th century

Ogata Korin

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