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

Furnishing Fabric, 1927/33

Otti Berger

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 silk, plain, twill, and satin weaves; some with supplementary patterning warps, some with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts, some velvet, some with self-patterning; some painted, warp ikat, or engraved roller printed; pieced; appliquéd with cotton and silk, cut solid velvet; stamped; and embroidered with silk in buttonhole, chain, detached chain, cross, double feather, herringbone, satin, single satin, split, and stem stitches; laid work and couching; backed with cotton, plain weave; roller printed.

Bedcover or Parlor Throw (Crazy Quilt), 1896/1900

Lana Almedia Marcellus Jeffery

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 wool, warp chevron twill weave; screen printed.

Bouquet Garni (Furnishing or Drapery Fabric), 1976

Don Wight

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, plain weave; copperplate printed.

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

Guido Reni

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 silk, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts.

"The Good Old Days" (Royal Mail Coach)", After 1879

Thomas Stevens

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

Arundel (Furnishing Fabric), 1960

John Piper

A work.

Curtain, Queen Anne period, 17th century

A work made of wool (camelid), plain weave self-patterned by main warp floats; joined in double running stitches; edged with plain weave with plied warp fringe.

Bag, A.D. 1476/1532

Inca

A work made of colored silk.

Sampler, 1812

Rectangular, mostly brown textile made up of many small fabric squares of the same pattern, featuring flora and fauna in green, blue, and cream.

Kesa, Edo period (1615–1868), 18th century

A work made of cotton, needle lace of a type known as "point de gaze".

Border, 1875/1900

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

William Penn's Treaty with the Indians (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1800

John Boydell

A work made of linen, plain weave, block printed with surface paint corrections.

Panel (Furnishing Fabric), 1955

Ling Po

A work made of chasuble: silk, plain weave with silk facing wefts and twill interlacings of secondary binding warps, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk facing wefts forming weft loops on cut and uncut, pile-on-pile voided velvet; orphrey band: linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, linen and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in fishbone, herringbone, satin, split, and stem stitches; laid work, couching, and padded couching; edged with woven fringe.

Chasuble with Orphrey Band, Chasuble: Late 15th century; Orphrey Band: Late 15th/early 16th century

An ink and color handscroll of a landscape scene, mountains in the background, a river in the foreground and trees throughout the midground

The Peach Blossom Spring 桃花源圖, Late Ming (1368–1644) or early Qing (1644–1912) dynasty 明朝

Qiu Ying

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