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A work made of silk, plain weave; embroidered with silk in satin, single satin, and stem stitches; attached painted ivory faces; edged with silk, oblique interlacing with wrapped, knotted, cut fringe.

Shawl, c. 1890

A work made of linen and silk, complementary weft twill weave with inner warps.

Two Fragments, 13th/14th century

A work made of silk, plain weave with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, bobbin lace.

Stomacher, 18th century

A work made of silk, gilt-metal strips, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk and silk bouclé yarns, plain weave with secondary binding warps and supplementary brocading wefts bound in twill interlacing; edged with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, woven tape.

Dalmatic, 1775/1800

A work made of silk, cotton, rayon, and metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, warp-stripe weft band plain weave self-patterned by areas of paired warp.

Sample (Drapery Fabric), 1950

Dorothy Liebes

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk and linen.

Sampler, 1651

Mary Bidgood

A work made of wool, silk and silvered-metal-strip wrapped silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave with some 2:2 plain interlacing of gilt-metal wefts.

September and October From The Twelve Months of the Year (Fragment), After 1675

Geraert Peemans

A work made of silk, plain weave; applied feathers; card(?) structure; lining: cotton, knit.

KFB - 105, 1992

Kazimiera Frymark-Blaszczyk

A work made of silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts forming weft loops in areas and with supplementary pile warps forming cut voided velvet.

Fragment, 1501/50

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss in flame stitch.

Fragment, 17th century

A work made of silk tapestry (kesi).

Wrathful Form of the Goddess Saraswati (Magzor Gyalmo) or Palden Llamo, 20th century

A work made of silk, warp-faced plain weave; warp-dyed (ikat).

Wall Hanging Composed of Five Panels, 1850/75

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk threads, design raised over cords, backstitched and background covered with backstitch filling in manner of quilting.

Woman's Waistcoat, 1701/25

A work made of silk, plain weave; patterned with resist dyeing, impressed gold leaf, and embroidered with silk in satin, single satin, surface satin and stem stitches; couching; lined with silk, plain weave; center back panels of silk, warp-float faced 3:1 twill weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave.

Nuihaku (Noh Costume), Momoyama period (1568–1615), 16th century

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

Beauty at the Mimeguri Shrine, Edo period, Bunka era c. 1804/18

Utagawa Toyohiro

A work made of rayon and silk, two-color complementary weft plain weave self-patterned by areas of main warp and ground wefts floats; woven on loom with jacquard attachment.

Panel (Depicting Mao Tse Tung), Republic Period (1912–1949)/ People's Republic of China (1949–present), Mid–20th century

A work made of silk and silk chenille yarns, satin weave with brocading wefts.

Panel, c. 1780

Philippe de La Salle

A work made of patterned side: silk, warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave (shioze); painted with india ink (sumi) and gold paint; lining: silk, wrap-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave (shioze); sewn with front and lining matched in size (tachikire awrase); silk, running "controlling" stitches along all edges; corners: silk, knotted and re-piled fringe tassels.

Fukusa (Gift Cover), late Edo period (1789–1868), early 19th century

Saeki Ganryô

A work made of cotton and silk, plain weave with patterning and brocading wefts and bands of warp chevron twill weave; joined with cotton and silk in double running stitches.

Blouse (Huipil), 1900/50

Maya

Sampler

Sampler, 1811

Mary Ann Doe

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