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A work made of cotton and wool; thirteen strips of weft-faced, warp-ribbed plain weave and slit tapestry weave with interlaced outlining and eccentric wefts; main warp fringe.

Wedding Blanket (Arkilla Jenngo), Early/mid–20th century

Fulani

A work made of cotton and polyester, twill weave; screen printed.

Christmas Horn (Furnishing Fabric), 1979

Carol Gresko-Lyons

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with wool in tent stitches.

Chair Seat and Back, 19th century

A work made of cotton and wool, plain weave double cloth; woven on loom with jacquard attachment; two loom widths joined.

Coverlet, 1857

Harry Tyler

A work made of wooden box; beaded with silk and glass beads; appliquéd with beaded figures worked over cotton padding and silk, satin weave; embroidered with silk in satin and single satin stitches; couching and seed pearls; metal hinges.

Writing Box Depicting King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, 17th century

A work made of calabash.

Cocoa Tree-Shaped Stamp for Adinkra Textile, Late 19th/mid–20th century

Asante

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

America Presenting at the Altar of Liberty Medallions of her Illustrious Sons (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1785

Pierre Eugene du Simitiere

A work.

Fragment (From a Tunic), A.D. 600/800

Wari

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

Signal (Tablecloth), 1977 (designed 1920)

Sonia Delaunay-Terk

A work made of ivory and brass.

Folding Shoe Measure, 1738

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

Arlequin (Dress or Furnishing Fabric), 1977 (designed 1920)

Sonia Delaunay-Terk

A work made of cotton, warp-float faced twill weave with supplementary weft pile; screen printed.

Black Magic (Dress or Furnishing Fabric), 1977 (designed 1920)

Sonia Delaunay-Terk

A work made of silk, satin weaves; embroidered with silk, silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, laid work and couching; ties: silk, satin weave; lined with silk, twill damask.

Vestment (For a First-degree Taoist Priest), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1825/75

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

Amsel (Blackbird) (Dress or Furnishing Fabric), 1910/11

Koloman (Kolo) Moser

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk in satin, single satin, and stem stitches; laid work and couching, and chinese knots; painted with gold; lined with red silk (chirimen), crepe; dyed with beni, safflower.

Uchikake (Over Kimono), late Edo (1789–1868)/Meiji period (1868–1912), 19th century

A work made of linen and wool, plain weave of discontinuous wefts with supplementary brocading wefts.

1909 Plan of Chicago, 1986

Helena Hernmarck

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

Coral Stucture (Furnishing Fabric), 1960s/70s

Astrid Sampe

A work made of silk, plain weave; pieced; attached ribbon and cord.

Wrapping Cloth, Pojagi, 19th century

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 22 to 42 wefts per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–0.8 mm; silk: pairs and three yarns of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.5–1.0 mm.

Caesar and Cleopatra Enjoying Themselves from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra, c. 1680

Workshop of Gerard Peemans

A work made of embroidered in silks on gauze in design of flowers and plants in jardinieres.

Sleeve Band, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1875/1900

Han-Chinese

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