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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 silk and cotton, areas of warp-float faced satin weave, plain weave, and twill weave; with weft floats on reverse face in plain weave areas.

La Promenade, 1924

Bianchini Férier

A work made of cotton and wool, plain weave with discontinuous wefts; fulled.

Si Rothko M'etait Conté (If Rothko Himself Had Told Me a Story), 1997

Mariette Rousseau-Vermette

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

Signal (Tablecloth), 1977 (designed 1920)

Sonia Delaunay-Terk

A work made of cotton, bobbin straight lace.

Border, 1825/50

A work made of cotton, plain weave, quilted (sashiko); painted.

Fireman's Coat (Hikeshi Sashiko Banten), Meiji period (1868–1912), c. 1875-1900

A work made of silk, warp-float faced broken warp chevron twill weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; appliquéd with linen, plain weave, silk and gilt and silvered wire, plain weave with twill interlacing of secondary binding warps and patterning wefts; silk and silvered wire, twill weave; embroidered with silk, gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk and gilt and silvered wire in overcast, satin, padded satin, split, and stem stitches; laid work, couching, and padded couching; semi-precious stones; edged with woven fringes.

Altar Frontal Depicting Scenes from the Life of Christ, Late 16th century

A work made of opaque watercolor over graphite on paper prepared with opaque watercolor.

Design for Printed Textile, 1929/34

Fredrica Justina Staack

A work made of cellophane and cotton, double woven plain weaves.

Furnishing Fabric, 1927/33

Otti Berger

A work made of cotton, bobbin straight lace of a type known as "valenciennes" with a square valenciennes mesh ground.

Seven Borders, 1850/75

A work made of sisal, hemp, and horsehair, slit tapestry weave with raised coils of supplementary wefts; attached strips of weft-faced plain weave and lengths of horsehair.

Brun Rouge, 1970/73

Magdalena Abakanowicz

A work made of oil on silk.

Pray for These Little Ones (Perforce They Live Together), 1973–74

Ivan Albright

A work made of wool, warp chevron twill weave; screen printed.

Bouquet Garni (Furnishing or Drapery Fabric), 1976

Don Wight

Pieced quilt of eighty-five uniquely designed squares featuring geometric and floral motifs, bordered with triangles.

Friendship Quilt, 1842

Ella Maria Deacon

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

Le Char de l'Aurore (The Chariot of Dawn) (Furnishing Fabric), 1785/89

Guido Reni

A work made of cotton, pieced plain weaves; some printed; some glazed; backed with paper.

Unfinished Mosaic or Honeycomb Quilt Top, c. 1840

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

Le Meunier, Son Fils, et l'Ane (The Miller, His Son, and the Ass) (Furnishing Fabric), 1806

Jean Baptiste Huet

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

Lunar Rocket (Furnishing Fabric), 1969

Eddie Squires

A work made of cotton, rayon, wool, nylon, and silk; wool, rayon, cotton, and acetate bouclé; and rayon and cotton chenille; plain weave open work.

Hanging (Prototype), 1974/75

Robert D. Sailors

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

Arundel (Furnishing Fabric), 1960

John Piper

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