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A work made of cotton and wool, dovetail tapestry weave.

Les Trois Danseuses (The Three Dancers), 1967 (Designed 1925)

Mme. J. De la Baume Durrbach

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in back, double running, overcast, running, and split stitches; couching and french knots; edged with silk and linen, bobbin lace.

Border, 1601/50

A work made of cotton, plain weave; block printed.

Antelopes, 1929/30

Paul Poiret

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave warp: count: varies from 8 to 10 warps per cm; wool; s-ply of six z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–0.7 mm weft: count: varies from 22 to 44 wefts per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; s-ply of three z-spun elements; pairs of s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.2–1.0 mm; silk; pairs of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; three yarns of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters; 0.15–0.5 mm.

July, before 1528

Circle of Bernard van Orley

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

Bark Cloth (Dress or Furnishing Fabric), c. 1954

Eduardo Paolozzi

Robe with vertical bands of yellow, blue, and red abstract designs.

Woman's Robe, 1840/60

A work made of cotton, twill weave with supplementary pile wefts forming cut, solid pile (velveteen); block printed.

Panel (Formerly Furnishing Textiles), Late 1880s/early 1890s

Lewis Foreman Day

A work made of wood.

Carved Box Incised with Figures, Birds, and Textile Patterns, 1000–1532

Chancay

A work made of leather binding; covers of velvet, embroidered with chenille and metal thread.

Notebook, 19th century

A work made of wool, single interlocking tapestry weave; twined edges; corner tassels.

Chief Blanket (Third Phase), c. 1860/65

Diné (Navajo)

A work made of cotton, plain weave; copperplate printed.

The Inauguration of The Port of Cherbourg by Louis XVI (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1787

Jean Baptiste Huet

A work made of cotton, plain weave; copperplate printed; linen fringe.

Birth of Venus (Furnishing Fabric), 1800/05

Charles-Joseph Natoire

A work made of plain simple cloth.

Fragment, Fatimid period (969–1171)

Islamic

A work made of silk, 2:1 twill weave, with complementary weft plain weave double cloth.

Panel (Dress Fabric), 17th century, Safavid Dynasty (1501–1722)

A work made of silk, irregular interlacing plain weave variation; pairs of larger diameter warp inserted between warp groups; screen printed.

Scarf, 1965

Vasily Kandinsky

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

The Feast [central part], from The Story of Artemisia, 1607/30

Antoine Caron

A work made of linen, plain gauze weave; embroidered with silk floss and linen in double running, stem, weaving, and buttonhole stitches; applied silk tassels at each corner.

Sampler, 17th century

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

Albatrossi (Albatross) (Furnishing Fabric), 1967

Maija Isola

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

The Crossing of the Granicus, from The Story of Alexander the Great, 1619

Karel van Mander, II

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave warp: count: 8 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of four z-spun elements; diameters: 0.6–0.8 mm weft: count: varies from 28 to 54 wefts per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–0.8 mm; silk: pairs and three yarns of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.4–1.0 mm.

Caesar's Death Makes Cleopatra Mourn from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra, c. 1680

Workshop of Gerard Peemans

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