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A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in back and long-armed cross stitches; lower edge finished with silk, twin cord.

Border, 17th century

A work made of cotton, plain weave; silk screen printed; glazed; two selvages present.

Batik Moderne (Furnishing Fabric), 1947

Stan Taylor

A work made of silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound on reverse face by secondary binding warps in plain interlacing; lined in red silk crepe (chirimen), plain weave; padded in silk, non-woven; dyed with safflower (beni).

Furisode, 18th century, late Edo period (1789–1868)

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, silvered-metal-wire-wrapped silk, and gilt-and-silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk in double running, leaf, satin, and stem stitches.

Border, c. 1580

A work made of silk, 1:1 plain gauze weave; embroidered with silk and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk in satin, stem, and tent stitches; roumanian couching.

Man's Bufu (Court Surcoat), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1875/1900

Manchu

A work made of silk and gilt-paper strip; twill and satin weaves with secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts.

Kesa, 17th century, Edo period (1615–1868)

A work made of silk, plain weave; screen printed.

Kardinal (Cardinal) (Dress or Furnishing Fabric), 1911/13

Dagobert Peche

Bordered textile depicting a festive scene on a gold background in yellow, red, green, and blue. Three poled structures linked by garland arches dominate the scene. At center, a person rides an elephant, a while at right, two people dance near a seated leopard. Two others dance at left.

The Elephant, from The Berain Grotesques Series, c. 1688/1732

Jean Baptiste Monnoyer

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 3:1 'z' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts.

Orphrey Band (Depicting the Resurrection), 15th/16th century

A work made of silk cut velvet embroidered with couched gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk; later additions: orphrey band.

Cope, 1450-1500

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

Fragment, 14th century

A work made of silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, warp-float faced twill weave with weft float faced twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; interlined with cotton, plain weave.

Kosode, Edo period (1615–1868), 1775/1800

A work made of silk and cotton, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1:3 'z' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps, supplementary patterning wefts and self-patterning ground weft.

Panel in Japanese Style, 19th century

Tassinari et Chatel

A work made of silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave; painted (kossu).

Man's Rank Badge, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1860/89

Manchu

A work made of silk, satin weave; over linen, plain weave; lined in silk, damask weave; embroidered in silver-gilt strips wound around a silk fibre core; in purl.

Bag, 1601/25

A work made of cotton, gilt-paper-strip-wrapped silk, and gilt metal, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; applied gilt metal.

Tampan (Ceremonial Cloth), 19th century

Paminggir

A work made of silk, satin weave self-patterned by reversing of faces; embroidered with silk floss, gold and silver gilt strips wound around silk fiber cores, in cross, running, satin, padded satin and split stitches; french knots; couching and laidwork.

Panel (Showing Symbols of the Four Seasons), 17th century

A work made of silk; satin weave with secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts.

Panel, c. 1870

Owen Carter Jones

A work made of silk, warp resist-dyed (kasuri) plain weave; lined with cotton, plain weave and silk, plain weave.

Kimono, Shôwa period (1926–1989), c. 1930

A work made of silk and cotton, warp-faced weft-ribbed plain weave; watered (moiré); appliquée with silk and cotton, warp-faced weft-ribbed plain weave and warp-float faced satin weave; embroidered with silk and cotton, in chain and overcast stitches.

Panel (Dress or Furnishing Fabric), 1901

Joseph Maria Olbrich

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