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A work made of linen, plain weave; cut and drawn thread work backed by cotton, machine made "twist net"; and embroidered with cotton in buttonhole, eyelet, padded overcast, and padded satin stitches.

Handkerchief, 1875/1900

A work made of wool, weft-faced warp-rib plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "ghiordes knots".

Carpet (Known as a "Ryijy" or "Rya"), 1701/25

A work made of cotton and wool (camelid), slit and single dovetailed tapestry weave.

Border, 1000-1476

Chancay

A work made of linen, bands of weft-float faced diamond twill weave; weft-faced, warp-ribbed plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts.

Towel, 15th century

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

Nautilus (Furnishing Fabric), 1956/57

Mary Warren

A work made of cotton, plain weave; engraved roller printed.

La Route de St. Cloud ou de Poissy (Furnishing Fabric), 1822 or after

Carle Vernet

A work made of wool and linen, single dovetailed tapestry weave; embroidered with stem stitches.

Fog, 1978

Zofia Butrymowicz

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

A Chinese Tea Party (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1854

Daniel Lee & Co.

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

Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc)(Furnishing Fabric), c. 1840

Marie Christine d'Orléans

A work made of cotton, plain weave; quilted; appliquéd with plain weaves, some printed, some glazed, some padded; embroidered in buttonhole, chain, satin, and straight stitches.

Fruit and Flowers Quilt, 1845/50

A work made of cotton, jute, and wool, plain weave with secondary binding warps tying supplementary chenille patterning wefts forming cut surface pile.

Carpet, 1920/25

Jacobus W. C. Gidding, (Jaap)

A work made of hanging scroll; ink and color on silk.

Ancestor Portrait of a Woman, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

A work made of wool (camelid), plain weave; embroidered in stem stitches; corners edged with weft-faced plain weave with extended ground weft fringe and embroidered in cross-knit loop stitches.

Mantle, 100 BCE-200 CE

Paracas

Red silk with plant inspired design in green, white, and yellow.

Fragment, Nasrid dynasty (1230–1492), late 15th century

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

Panel (Furnishing Fabric), 1978 (designed 1924)

Sonia Delaunay-Terk

A work made of cotton, wool, and silk, plain weave with supplementary warp; painted.

Blue Bird, 1950/1976

Trude Guermonprez

A work made of wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming solid cut pile through a technique known as "ghiordes knots"; attached wool, knotted fringe.

Le Jardin (The Garden), 1925/26

Jean Lurçat

A work made of cotton, plain weave, printed: total of swatches: volume i: 238; volume ii: 57 (also 15 border designs on paper: see 1959.883c-q).

Bordures, 19th century

A work made of paint and graphite, on paper.

Needlework Design, c. 1915

k. und k. Kunststickereischule

A work made of wool, stripes of plain weave, warp ikat plain weave, and-two color complementary warp weave; plied warp fringe.

Chief's Poncho, 1850/1900

Mapuche

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