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

Wari

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 made of gelatin silver print.

Textile Mills, Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1974

David Plowden

A work made of ivory and brass.

Folding Shoe Measure, 1738

A work made of appliquéd and embroidered quilt; dyed and printed cotton plain weave fabrics; rayon embroidery threads.

Diner Quilt, 1950s or after

A work made of appliquéd, pieced and embroidered quilt; dyed and printed cotton, linen and rayon plain, twill, satin and patterned weave fabrics; cotton, silk and rayon embroidery fabrics; plastic liberty bell charm.

Sunday School Picnic Quilt, 1932

Jennie C. Trein

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 antler, bone, leather, iron, textile, and gold thread.

Powder Flask, Mid-17th century or 19th century in the 17th century style

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

Wrapping Cloth, Pojagi, 19th century

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

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

Koloman (Kolo) Moser

A square-shape textile with a dual multicolor border features a painted five-by-four grid of images with the repeated face of a Black woman with short hair, Bessie Smith. Her face appears blue in each instance, while the outline of her facial features, her hair, and clothing alternate colors in varying shades of yellow and orange. The background of each square likewise alternates between shades of blue and green, some with an influx of red.

American Collection #5: Bessie's Blues, January 19, 1997

Faith Ringgold

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 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 cotton, plain weave; screen printed.

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

Astrid Sampe

A work made of paper, woodcuts; 499 pages.

De Gli Habiti Antichi, et Moderni di Diuerse Parti del Mondo Libri Dve, Fatti da Cesare Vecellio et con discoursi da Lui Dichiarti. Con Privilegio", 1590

Cesare Vecellio

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

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

Signal (Tablecloth), 1977 (designed 1920)

Sonia Delaunay-Terk

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

Composition Gris, Noir, Rouge (Composition Gray, Black, Red), 1958

Jean (Hans) Arp

A work made of steel, iron, copper, textile, leather, and wood.

Rapier and Scabbard, c. 1630

Antonio Piccinino

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