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

Geometric Abstraction (Dress or Furnishing Fabric), 1977 (designed 1920)

Sonia Delaunay-Terk

A work made of cotton, twill weaves; pieced; embroidered with cotton in buttonhole, chain, detached chain, feather, running, satin, and scroll stitches; edged with cotton, plain weave; printed; backed with cotton, plain weave; quilted.

Bedcover, 1986

Cora Meek

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

Oka (Furnishing Fabric), 1969

Katsuji Wakisaka

A work made of linen, three bands of needle lace worked on a plain weave; cut and drawn work grid; edged with bobbin straight lace.

Collar (Made from Border), 1575/1625

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 wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave warp: count: 6 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of three z-spun elements; diameters: 0.7–0.9 mm weft; count: varies from 19 to 60 wefts per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–1.5 mm; silk; s-ply of two elements with no appreciable twist; paired elements with no appreciable twist; diameters: 0.3–1.0 mm.

Pluto and Proserpina with Falconry, c. 1600

Erasmus de Pannemaker, I

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)

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

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

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 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 wool and jute, macramé and wrapping with inserted fringes.

Free Standing Yellow, 1968

Claire Zeisler

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 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 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 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

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