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

Amorini et Medallions (Cupid and Medallions) (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1810

Jean Baptiste Huet

A work made of cotton and linen, bobbin straight lace of a type known as "mechlin" with a kat stitch mesh ground.

Border, 1901/25

Printed fabric featuring a snowy landscape with a house and barn, evergreen trees, and a long cart or wagon being pulled by a horse or ox.

Early Springtime on the Farm (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1952

Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson Moses)

Large panel of red fabric covered in repeating white floral pattern.

Mohnköpfe (Poppyheads) (Dress or Furnishing Fabric), 1900

Koloman (Kolo) Moser

A quilt composed of multicolored and irregular patches sewn together. The patches are decorated with animals, plants, and other floral motifs and patterns. The quilt is bordered by a floral pattern on a black background.

Crazy Quilt with Animals, 1886

Florence Elizabeth Marvin

Quilt made of many small, multicolored scraps of fabric arranged organically, with a thick black border.

Bedcover (Altered or Unfinished Crazy Quilt), 1883

Phyllis Rothschild

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

The Outdoor Market, from Village Festivals, 1775/89

Etienne Jeaurat

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 wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave warp: count: 8 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of four z-spun elements; diameters: 0.8–1.0 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: three yarns of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.4–0.8 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: 0.7–0.9 mm.

Caesar in the Gallic Wars from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra, c. 1680

Workshop of Willem van Leefdael

A work made of silk and cotton, plain weave double cloth of paired warps and wefts.

Black-White-Red, Designed 1926/27, woven 1965

Anni Albers

A work made of cotton, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut, solid velvet; screen printed.

Caravan (Furnishing Fabric), 1962

Anita Askild

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

La Moisson (The Harvest), 1920

Raoul Dufy

A work made of wood.

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

Chancay

A work made of wool and jute, macramé and wrapping with inserted fringes.

Free Standing Yellow, 1968

Claire Zeisler

A work made of linen, plain weave; drawn work embroidered with silk and linen in hem and overcast stitches; embroidered in double running and stem stitches; insert and edge of linen, bobbin straight lace; edged with silk, plain weave extended weft fringe.

Cover, Probably 1601/50

A work made of cotton, plain weave double cloth.

Tablecloth, c. 1908

Otto Prutscher

A work made of silk, in a variety of weaves including cut velvet weave; pieced; embroidered in silk threads in a variety of stitches; backed with cotton, plain weave; lined with silk, satin weave.

Fragment from Bedcover (Crazy Quilt Block), c. 1884

A work made of wooden box; covered with silk, satin weave; appliquéd with silk and linen, plain weaves and twill plaited tapes; embroidered with silk, metal threads, and linen in a variety of stitches; laid work, buttonhole couching, couching, and french knots; mica and pearls; edged with woven tape; silver feet.

Dressing Box Depicting the Finding of Moses and Scenes from Abraham and Hagar, Third quarter of the 17th century

A work.

Fragment

A work made of cotton, rayon, and polyester, six-color complementary warp and four-color complementary weft plain weave double cloth, self-patterned by areas of warp floats.

Circa 1926 Serious (Furnishing Fabric), 1991

Rob Rose

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