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A work made of silk, plain weave; underlaid with linen, plain weave; appliquéd with hemp, plain weave; embroidered with silk, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, and linen in bullion, satin, single satin, split, and stem stitches; laid work, couching, and padded couching.

Orphrey Band, 16th century

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, silvered-metal-strip-wrapped fiber, and linen in chain and seed stitches.

Bodice, 16th century

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 3:1 twill weave with weft-float faced 1:3 twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk supplementary facing wefts and supplementary brocading wefts forming weft loops in areas and with supplementary pile warps forming pile-on-pile cut voided velvet.

Fragment, 1450/1500

A work.

Kesa, Edo period (1615–1868), late 18th/early 19th century

A work made of ink, colors, and gold on silk.

Kasuga Deer Mandala, 15th century

Mandara Shika

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

Sampler, Early/mid–19th century

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in closed herringbone, satin, stem, and twined double running stitches.

Cushion Cover, 18th century

A work made of silk, cut, uncut, voided velvet with additional patterning wefts in gold foil against plain weave foundation.

Fragment, c. 1600

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk floss and yarns, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, gilt metal purl and cardboard in brick, overcast, running, satin, and split stitches; couching, padded couching and laid work; french knots, braided pom pons and seed pearls; in tortoise-shell frame.

Mirror Showing King Charles II, Queen Catherine of Braganza, and Scenes from the Old Testament, c. 1665

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with linen and silk in pulled thread work in chained border, overcast, and two-sided italian cross stitches; embroidered in satin, single satin, stem, and stem filling stitches; couching; edged with silk, plain weave tape.

Part of an Antependium (Depicting The Last Supper), 1300/10

A work made of silk, satin weave, cut solid velvet.

Portion of a Chasuble, 1450/1500

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk and creped silk yarns, gilt-metal purl and wire, gilt-metal-wire-wrapped silk, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in buttonhole filling, raised and couched buttonhole, plaited braid, square chain, and tent stitches; knots, knotted pile, and couching; glass beads.

Picture Depicting Adam and Eve (Needlework), 17th century

A work made of silk, plain weave; embroidered with silk, gilt-metal strips, spangles, and purl, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in couching and padded couching; lining and ribbons of silk, plain weave; d: lined with linen, plain weave.

Chasuble, Stole, Maniple, and Burse, 1775/1825

A work made of silk and gold gilt strip wound around a silk fiber core, plain weave with supplementary patterning weft extended loop fringe.

"Renaissance" Fringe, 16th century

A work made of silk; plain weave with additional patterned warps.

Panel, 1750/75

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk in satin, single satin, and stem stitches; laid work and couching, and chinese knots; painted with gold; lined with red silk (chirimen), crepe; dyed with beni, safflower.

Uchikake (Over Kimono), late Edo (1789–1868)/Meiji period (1868–1912), 19th century

A work made of appliquéd, pieced and embroidered quilt; dyed and printed cotton, linen and rayon plain, twill, satin and patterned weave fabrics; cotton, silk and rayon embroidery fabrics; plastic liberty bell charm.

Sunday School Picnic Quilt, 1932

Jennie C. Trein

A work made of silk and cotton, areas of warp-float faced satin weave, plain weave, and twill weave; with weft floats on reverse face in plain weave areas.

La Promenade, 1924

Bianchini Férier

A work made of silk, warp-float faced broken warp chevron twill weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; appliquéd with linen, plain weave, silk and gilt and silvered wire, plain weave with twill interlacing of secondary binding warps and patterning wefts; silk and silvered wire, twill weave; embroidered with silk, gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk and gilt and silvered wire in overcast, satin, padded satin, split, and stem stitches; laid work, couching, and padded couching; semi-precious stones; edged with woven fringes.

Altar Frontal Depicting Scenes from the Life of Christ, Late 16th century

A work made of oil on silk.

Pray for These Little Ones (Perforce They Live Together), 1973–74

Ivan Albright