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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 silk, twill weave; screen printed.

Scarf, 1973

Antonio Tàpies

A work made of jute, flanges square knotted and wrapped; cascading ends.

Red Preview, 1969

Claire Zeisler

Penn's Treaty with the Indians (Furnishing Fabric)

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

John Hall

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

Scarf, 1957

Georges Braque

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.

Kesa, Edo period (1615–1898), 1784

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 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

A work made of silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:4 'z' twill interlacings; lined with silk, plain weave, creped wefts, dyed with safflower.

Kosode, late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912), 19th century

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

Panel, 1401/25

A work.

Tunic, A.D. 800/900

Nasca

A work made of cotton and wool, plain weave with patterning and brocading wefts; joined with wool in cretan stitches.

Ayate, 1936

Otomí

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 underlaid with silk, plain weave with insert medallion of silk, warp-float faced satin weave; embroidered with silk and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk and linen in satin, split and stem stitches; couching and french knots; edged with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave with patterning wefts and complementary weft weave tapes; lined with silk, plain weave.

Chasuble with Medallion Depicting John the Baptist, 1575/1625

Andrea del Sarto

A work made of cotton, plain weaves; printed; pieced; backed with cotton, plain weave; cotton batting; quilted with cotton thread.

Bedcover (Sunburst Quilt), c. 1820

A work made of cotton, velveteen; printed; treated with silicone.

Primavera (Furnishing Fabric), 1959

Don Wight

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

Blanket or Rug, c. 1900

Navajo (Diné)

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

Armorial with an Unidentified Coat of Arms, c. 1550

A work made of linen, lacis construction.

Morpheus (God of Dreaming), 1979

Luba Krejci

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