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A work made of wool and cotton, warp threads dyed in multiple colors prior to weaving; center of weft-float faced 1:3 'z' twill weave; patterned areas of warp-float faced 3:1 'z' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 twill interlacings; main warp fringe;woven on loom with jacquard attachment.

Long Shawl, 1848/52

Anthony Berrus

A work made of cotton, machine-made net; appliquéd with bobbin and machine-made laces.

Pair of Long Mittens, c. 1900

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

Scarf, 1957

Georges Braque

A work made of wool and linen, plain weave with supplementary broading wefts and supplementary patterning wefts tied by secondary binding warps, knotted warp fringe along edge.

Hanging, after 1904

Maja Sjöström

A work made of cotton, plain weave; quilted; appliquéd and pieced with cotton, plain weave; backed with cotton, plain weave.

North Carolina Lily Quilt, c. 1850

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

Cyclades (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1960

Donald Hamilton Fraser

Penn's Treaty with the Indians (Furnishing Fabric)

Penn's Treaty with the Indians (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1785

John Hall

A work made of cotton and silk, two-faced, two-color complementary weft, warp-float faced satin weave over satin interlacing and self-patterned by areas of plain weave with complememntary ground weft floats; woven on loom with jacquard attachment.

Panel (Furnishing Fabric), 1909/1929

Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann

Very tall sculpture of braided, knotted, and twisted strands of hemp fabric arranged to make a cylindrical shape, with loose ends that pool out at the base.

Private Affair I, 1986

Claire Zeisler

A work made of ceramic and pigment.

Bottle with a Masked Figure and Abstract Feline and Textile Motifs, 700–900

Tiwanaku

A work made of linen and sisal, discontinuous weft plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts, supplementary wrapping wefts and some ground wefts forming cut and uncut weft pile; self-patterned by ground weft floats; appliquéd with smaller rectangle of same weave, wrapped cord, yarn bundles forming cut pile and three-dimensional form in a knotting technique known as macramé.

Le Feu et La Cendre (Fire and Cinders), 1973/75

Magdalena Abakanowicz

A work made of silk, plain weave with three-color supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet.

Panel, 1401-1425

A work made of cotton, plain weave, pieced; appliquéd with cotton, plain weave, printed, embroidered in cotton threads in buttonhole and chain stitches; quilted; backed with cotton, plain weave.

Album Quilt, 1857

A work made of wool, dovetailed tapestry weave; twined edges and ends.

Blanket or Rug, c. 1900

Diné (Navajo)

A work made of cotton and wool, plain weave variation with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut solid pile through a technique known as "sehna knots".

Carpet, 1875/1900

A work made of appliquéd quilt; dyed and undyed plain weave cotton fabrics.

"Cherry Tree and Robin" Quilt, 1820/50

A work made of linen, lacis construction.

Morpheus (God of Dreaming), 1979

Luba Krejci

A work made of cotton, plain weave, block printed.

Cray, Design 1884, made 1884–1917

William Morris

A work made of cotton, rayon and silver-metal-foil on acetate film strip, plain weave with ground weft floats; screen printed.

Arches in Space (Furnishing Fabric), 1950s

Cohama Upholstery & Drapery Fabrics

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk yarns and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in algerian eye, back, buttonhole, open buttonhole filling, chain, double running, overcast, plaited braid, and square open work stitches; laid work, couching and woven wheels; spangles.

Cushion Cover (Made from a Woman's Dress), late 16th century

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