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A work made of wool and cotton: slit tapestry weave; embroidered with wool and cotton in heavy chain, herring bone, interlacing and stem stitches; main warp cut fringe, twined and wrapped; added wrapped cut fringe and leather binding stitched with hemp.

Man's Cape (Akhnif), Mid–19th century

Ait Ouaouzguite Confederation

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.

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

Geraert Peemans

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

Glaive for the Bodyguard of King of Hungry and Bohemia (Later Emperor) Maximilian II, 1563

A work made of silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts forming weft loops in areas and supplementary pile warps forming cut voided velvet.

Fragment, 1501/50

A work made of rayon and silk, plain weave; screen printed.

Panel (Design No. 104), 1955

Frank Lloyd Wright

A work made of cotton, plain weave; cutwork embroidered with wool in overcast stitch; embroidered with silk and wool in cross, long-armed cross, outline, satin and stem stitches.

Sampler, 1852

Eliza Ryan

A work made of three panels joined: top panel: stripes of cotton, warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave patterned with cotton and silk supplementary weft wrapping, songket, and of cotton, warp resist dyed (warp ikat), warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave; center panel: stripes of cotton, warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave, and of warp resist dyed (warp ikat), warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave; bottom panel: stripes of cotton and rayon, warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave, and of cotton warp resist dyed (warp ikat), warp-faced weft ribbed plain weave.

Textile, 20th century

A work made of cut paper design, mounted on paper with glue.

Textile Design, c. 1915

k. und k. Kunststickereischule

A work made of cotton and wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming "ghiordes knots" cut pile.

"Swan House" Carpet, Design c. 1883, made 1887

William Morris

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 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 appliquéd and embroidered quilt; dyed and undyed cotton plain weave fabrics; cotton embroidery threads; graphite pencil pattern outlines.

State Birds and Flowers Quilt, c. 1950

Dr. Jeannette Dean Throckmorton

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

Woodland with a Pond, 1660/70

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