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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 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

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.

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

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

Abacus (Furnishing Fabric), 1951

Paul Rand

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

Santa Sofia, 1910/12

Josef Hoffmann

A work made of linen and cotton, weft-float faced twill weave; embroidered with wool yarns in chain, detached chain, satin, single back, and stem stitches; french knots; edged with wool, twill woven tape.

Panel, 1675/1700

A work made of cotton and polyester, plain weave.

Wintertree (Furnishing Fabric), 1968

Larsen Design Studio

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

Glaive for the Bodyguard of Emperor Maximilian II, 1564

Jörg Hopfer

A work made of silk and linen, satin weave with brocading wefts; painted.

Panel, c. 1775

Philippe de La Salle

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 linen, cotton, and rayon, plain weave; double cloth.

Bathmat (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1950s

Alvar Aalto

A work made of cotton and wool, double weave; two loom widths joined.

Coverlet, 1833

A work made of cotton and rayon, plain weave self patterned by main warps and ground weft floats; roller printed.

Deer Season (Furnishing Fabric), 1950

Rockwell Kent

A work made of brocaded.

Panel, late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912), 19th century

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave warp: count: 10 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of three z-spun elements; diameters: 0.5–0.7 mm weft: count: varies from 20 to 48 wefts per cm: wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.3–0.8 mm; silk: pairs and three yarns of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; paired yarns of s-ply of two z-twisted elements and single z-twisted element; diameters: 0.4–0.85 mm.

Caesar Embarks by Boat to Join His Army from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra, c. 1680

Workshop of Gerard Peemans

A work made of wool, broken twill weave; fulled; embroidered with wool and silk in back, individual back, looped back (cut to form pile), chain, feather, fly, long-armed cross, satin, individual satin, and stem stitches; lined with cotton, plain weave; roller and possibly block printed; glazed.

Bedcover, c. 1849

Rebecca C. Hayward

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