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A work made of silk, plain simple cloth, semi-transparent brocaded with gold wound on yellow silk core; stripes and four corner motifs of red silk and border of gold warp along selvages.

Scarf, 19th century

A work.

Fragment, 1000-1476

Nasca

A work made of wool and silk; slit, single, and double interlocking tapestry weave warp: count: 8 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of three z-spun elements; diameters: 0.7–0.85 mm weft: count: varies from 32 to 56 wefts per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.3–0.85 mm; silk: pairs of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.4–0.8 mm.

Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalene (Noli Me Tangere), 1540-1545

Willem de Pannemaker

A work made of slit tapestry weave.

Patch, 1000-1476

Lambayeque

A work made of silk, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut, uncut, and voided velvet.

Fragment, Early 17th century

A textile featuring two pheasants in the upper portion facing one another, strands of golden beads held between them in their beaks, symmetrical garlands above and below them, a golden structure near the middle, and curled ribbons embroidered near the bottom.

The Pheasants from the "Verdures of the Vatican" Series, c. 1799

Jean-Demosthene Dugourc

A work made of hemp, wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

The Lovers, 1490/1500

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave warp: count: 7 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.7–0.8 mm weft: count: varies from 18 to 30 wefts per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.45–1.0 mm; silk: pairs of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.4–0.55 mm.

Cyrus Defeats Spargapises from The Story of Cyrus, c. 1670

Workshop of Albert Auwercx

A work made of steel, brass, and textile.

Cuff of a Gauntlet, c. 1550/60

A work made of silk, satin weave; embroidered.

Picture, 1634

A work made of a: cotton and gold-leaf-on-paper-strip-wrapped bast fiber (probably ramie), bands of plain weave; knotted main warp fringe b: cotton, bast fiber (probably ramie), and gold-leaf-on-paper-strip-wrapped bast fiber (probably ramie) bands of plain weave, weft resist dyed (weft ikat) plain weave and weft-faced plain weave; knotted main warp fringe c: cotton, silk, and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped bast fiber (probably ramie), bands of plain weave, main warp fringe.

Ceremonial Textiles, 19th century

A work made of cotton and wool dovetailed tapestry weave.

"Germantown Eye-Dazzler" Rug, c. 1800/90

Diné (Navajo)

A work made of wool, double interlocking 2:2 's' twill tapestry weave.

Fragment (Shawl Border), 1800/25

A work made of wool and silk; slit, dovetailed, and double interlocking tapestry weave warp: count: 7 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of three z-spun elements; diameters: 0.7–1.0 mm weft: count: varies from 22 to 34 wefts per cm; wool : s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.3–1.0 mm; silk: s-ply of two z-twisted elements; pairs of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.3–1.1 mm.

The Resurrection from The Allegory of the Redemption of Man, c. 1500-1510

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave warp: count: 8 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of three z-spun elements; diameters: 0.55–0.65 mm weft: count: varies from 16 to 28 wefts per cm; wool; s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.3–1.0 mm; silk; pairs of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.4–1.0 mm.

Antony Presents Artavasdes, King of the Armenians, to Cleopatra from The Story of Antony and Cleopatra, c. 1640

Evrard Leyniers

A work made of textile samples and reprocessed plastic pallets.

Perfect Pattern, 1999

Dan Peterman

A work made of silk, in a variety of weaves including cut velvet weave and a variety of techniques; pieced; embroidered in silk and chenille threads in a variety of stitches; backed with silk, satin weave.

'Crazy Quilt' Parlor Throw, 1887/88

A work made of silk and silk-wrapped linen cords, bobbin straight lace.

Braid, 1650/75

A work made of cotton and wool, plain weave double cloth; woven on loom with jacquard attachment; two loom widths joined.

Coverlet, 1843

James Cunningham

A work made of ceramic and pigment.

Drum-Shaped Vessels with Textile Motif, 1450–1532

Inca

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