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

Sampler, 1651

Mary Bidgood

A work made of wool and silk, weft-float faced 1:3 'z' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'z' twill interlacings; main warp fringe; woven on loom with jacquard attachment.

Long Shawl, 1825/75

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

Fragment, 17th century

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

KFB - 105, 1992

Kazimiera Frymark-Blaszczyk

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

Wall Hanging Composed of Five Panels, 1850/75

A work made of silk tapestry (kesi).

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

A work made of wool, silk, and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk; slit and double interlocking tapestry weave with some areas of 2 : 2 plain interlacing of silvered-metal wefts warp: count: 10 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of four z-spun elements; diameters: 0.7–0.9 mm weft: count: varies from 19 to 42 wefts per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.3–0.8 mm; silk: pairs of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.4–0.8 mm; silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk: silvered-metal strip wrapped in an s-direction on s-ply of two yarns of z-ply of two slightly z-twisted silk elements; pairs of yarns of silvered-metal strip wrapped in an s-direction on s-ply of two yarns of z-ply of two slightly z-twisted silk elements; diameters: 0.4–0.8 mm.

September and October [fragment] from The Twelve Months of the Year, After 1675

Workshop of Gerard Peemans

A work made of bronze.

Suspension Bell (Bo) 东周时期青铜镈, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 B.C.), first half of 5th century B.C.

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 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 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

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 silk and wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "persian" (sehna) knots.

Prayer Carpet, c. 1894

A work made of silk, plain, gauze and satin weaves with brocaded patterns, and damask weave; total of swatches: 680.

Sample Book of Ribbon Swatches, 1850/60

A work made of top: silk and cotton, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:4 's' twill interlacings; bottom: silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:4 's' twill interlacings; three panels joined; lined with silk and cotton, 7:1 satin damask weave.

Valance, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1650/1700

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 linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss and cotton threads in buttonhole stitches; laidwork and couching.

Sample, 1987

Lissy Funk

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