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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 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 linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss, and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk in tent stitches; padded couching.

Fragment, 17th century

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

A work made of design in gold, red, blue, green and white on greyish-blue ground. horizontal rows of floral butes turned alternately in opposite direction, surrounded by smaller butes and flowers. lined. satin..

Fragment (Dress Fabric), 1801/1850

A work made of silk, warp-float faced satin weave, pleated; with silk braid and glass beads.

Delphos (Dress), 1901/25

Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo

A work made of brocaded plain compound cloth, silk, gold wound on yellow silk core, silver wound on white silk core.

Fragment, 18th century

Islamic

A work made of linen and wool, plain weave, tied and free double cloth.

Hanging Showing Pyramus and Thisbe, 17th century

A work made of cotton, plain weave; pieced and appliquéd with cotton, plain weave; batting; backed with cotton, plain weave; appliquéd areas embroidered in buttonhole, chain, running, and stem stitches.

Sunbonnet Sue Quilt, 1920s

Maggie Carson

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

O'Hare (Furnishing Fabric), 1961

Eleanor Kluck

A work.

Kesa, Edo period (1615–1868), late 18th century

A work made of double cloth; edges embroidered with wool yarn; braided straps at each corner ending in tassels.

Carrying Cloth, A.D. 1476/1532

Inca

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; diameter: 0.8 mm weft: count: varies from 18 to 36 wefts per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–1.0 mm; silk: pairs and three yarns of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.5–1.2 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: 0.8–1.0 mm.

Discovery of the Plot to Kill Caesar and Cleopatra from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra, c. 1680

Workshop of Gerard Peemans

A work made of cotton, plain weave; painted.

Painted Textile, c. 1000

Chancay

A work.

Bell Pull, 1825/75

Large tapestry depicts Chinese emperor heading to sea in opulent ceremony.

The Emperor Sailing, from The Story of the Emperor of China, 1716/22

Guy-Louis Vernansal

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

Mustalammas (Black Sheep) (Furnishing Fabric), 1957

Maija Isola

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

Panel, c. 1815

Bannister Hall Print Works

A work made of cotton, weft-float faced 2:1 twill weave; printed.

Border, 1920/30

Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo

A work made of linen and cotton, weft-float faced 2:1 twill weave; embroidered with wool yarns in algerian eye, back, crossed back, individual back, buttonhole, pearl, romanian running, individual running, individual satin, stem, and two-sided italian cross stitches; couching; edged with linen, silk, and wool, plain weave in alternate alignment; three panels joined.

Bedcover, c. 1620

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