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A work made of steel, iron, gilding, wood (ash), silk, and silk textile.

Halberd for the Bodyguard of Karl Eusebius, Prince of Liechtenstein, 1632

A work made of appliquéd quilt; dyed and printed cotton plain weave fabrics; cotton thread and metallic braid embroidery; ink signatures.

The Circuit Rider's Quilt, c. 1862

A work made of red velvet with design in applique and couched gold cord.

Orphrey, 16th century

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 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

Bernard van Orley

A work made of steel, iron, brass, wood, and textile.

Poleaxe, 1500/10

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 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

Navajo (Diné)

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 wood.

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

Chancay

A work made of plain simple cloth.

Fragment, Fatimid period (969–1171)

Islamic

A work made of steel, iron, gilding, oak, and silk textile (velvet).

Glaive for the Bodyguard of Emperor Maximilian II, 1564

Jörg Hopfer

Half circle of fabric, embroidered with Virgin Mary, saints, prophets, and plant motif.

Cope, 1490-1525, with later restoration

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

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