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A work made of silk, plain, twill, and satin weaves; some with supplementary patterning warps, some with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts, some velvet, some with self-patterning; some painted, warp ikat, or engraved roller printed; pieced; appliquéd with cotton and silk, cut solid velvet; stamped; and embroidered with silk in buttonhole, chain, detached chain, cross, double feather, herringbone, satin, single satin, split, and stem stitches; laid work and couching; backed with cotton, plain weave; roller printed.

Bedcover or Parlor Throw (Crazy Quilt), 1896/1900

Lana Almedia Marcellus Jeffery

A work made of linen plain weave ground appliquéd with linen and silk plain weaves and silk velvet; embroidered with silk floss and creped threads, gilt- and-silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk threads, seed pearls and metal spangles.

Altarpiece of the Virgin and Child, 1460/70

A work made of colored silk.

Sampler, 1812

A work made of silk, stripes of warp-float faced satin weave and stripes of two-clor complementary weft plain weave with supplementary patterning warps and self-patterned by ground weft floats; both with supplementary brocading wefts.

Panel (Dress Fabric), 1775/1800

A work made of chasuble: silk, plain weave with silk facing wefts and twill interlacings of secondary binding warps, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk facing wefts forming weft loops on cut and uncut, pile-on-pile voided velvet; orphrey band: linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, linen and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in fishbone, herringbone, satin, split, and stem stitches; laid work, couching, and padded couching; edged with woven fringe.

Chasuble with Orphrey Band, Chasuble: Late 15th century; Orphrey Band: Late 15th/early 16th century

An ink and color handscroll of a landscape scene, mountains in the background, a river in the foreground and trees throughout the midground

The Peach Blossom Spring 桃花源圖, Late Ming (1368–1644) or early Qing (1644–1912) dynasty 明朝

Qiu Ying

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in chain, cross, eyelet, hem, satin and single satin stitches.

Sampler, 19th century

Ann Morris

Large panel of fabric covered in West African text, grid patterns, and squares of animal hide.

Talismanic Textile, Late 19th/early 20th century

Prosperity of the Kingdom

Prosperity of the Kingdom, 1600/1800

A work.

Kesa, Edo period (1615–1898), 1784

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

Scarf, 1973

Antonio Tàpies

A work made of silk, 4:1 satin damask weave.

Panel, 16th/17th century

A work made of silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:4 'z' twill interlacings; lined with silk, plain weave, creped wefts, dyed with safflower.

Kosode, late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912), 19th century

A work made of silk, plain weave with three-color supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet.

Panel, 1401/25

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk yarns and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in algerian eye, back, buttonhole, open buttonhole filling, chain, double running, overcast, plaited braid, and square open work stitches; laid work, couching and woven wheels; spangles.

Cushion Cover (Made from a Woman's Dress), late 16th century

A work made of wooden box; covered with linen, plain weave; beaded with silk, linen, and glass beads; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk laid work and couching; silver hardware.

Box (Casket), 17th century

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in buttonhole, double running, and satin stitches; edged with silk, bobbin straight lace.

Cover, 1601/75

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

Sampler, 1757

A work made of pair of six-panel screens; ink, color, and gold on silk.

Blue Phoenix, 1921

Ōmura Kōyō

A work made of silk, satin weave, with needlework.

Man's Boots, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century