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

Archery from Amusements Champêtres (Country Sports), 1770/90

Manufacture Royale d’Aubusson

Panel (Furnishing Fabric)

Panel (Furnishing Fabric), 1960s

Georges Seurat

A work made of cotton plain weave, pieced; appliquéd with cotton, plain weaves; embroidered with cotton and wool wrapped cotton cords of oblique interlacing in running stitches; laid work and couching; edged with cotton, plain weave.

Bedcover, 1877/78

Mrs. M. E. Mohortor

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 pieced and embroidered quilt; dyed and undyed cotton satin and plain weave fabrics; cotton embroidery threads.

Quilt, c. 1930

Belle Wright

A work made of linen, bobbin straight lace.

Border, 1750/1800

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

Calder #1 (Furnishing Fabric), 1949/50

Alexander Calder

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

Woodland with a Pond, 1660/70

A work made of ivory guards and sticks, etched and carved; metal and mother-of-pearl insets; paper mount painted; gold leaf; metal pin with imitation gemstones.

Fan, 18th century

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", About 1868

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

Mouchoirs D'Instruction Militarie No. 1 (Handkerchief), 1850/1900

Alexander Buquet

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

Space Walk (Furnishing Fabric), 1969

Sue Thatcher Palmer

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

Poleaxe, 1500/10

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

Panel (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1815

Bannister Hall Print Works

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

Psyche et L'Armour (The Story of Cupid and Psyche) (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1790

Gorgerat Frères et Cie.

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave warp: count: 9 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of three z-spun elements; diameters: 0.6–0.9 mm weft: count: varies from 24 to 36 wefts per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.3–1.0 mm; silk: pairs and three yarns of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.4–0.9 mm; wool and silk: paired yarns of s-ply of two z-spun wool elements and s-ply of two z-twisted silk elements; diameters: 0.6–1.0 mm.

The Triumph of Caesar from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra, c. 1680

Workshop of Gerard Peemans

A work made of wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "turkish" (ghiordes) knots.

Carpet, 1875–1900

Large Leaf Verdure with Balustrade, Animals, and Birds

Large Leaf Verdure with Balustrade, Animals, and Birds, 1550/75

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

Table Carpet with Garlands of Flowers and Rinceaux, 1650/75

Manufacture de Aubusson

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