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A work made of cotton, twill weave with supplementary pile wefts forming cut, solid pile (velveteen); block printed.

Panel (Formerly a Furnishing Textile), c. 1895/1900

Sidney Mawson

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; engraved roller printed.

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

Jean Baptiste Huet

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

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

Koloman (Kolo) Moser

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 ceramic and pigment.

Anthropomorphic Flat-sided Flask with Molded Head and Painted Textile Tunic, 100 BCE–500 CE

Moche

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; screen printed.

Oka (Furnishing Fabric), 1969

Katsuji Wakisaka

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

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

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 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 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 wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

The Outdoor Market, from Village Festivals, 1775/89

Etienne Jeaurat

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

La Moisson (The Harvest), 1920

Raoul Dufy

A work made of cotton, plain weave double cloth.

Tablecloth, c. 1908

Otto Prutscher

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 steel, iron, gilding, wood, and silk textile (velvet).

Arming Sword, 1520/30

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

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