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A work made of silk, weft resist-dyed (ikat) twill weave.

Ceremonial Hanging (Khmer Pidan), 1875/1925

Khmer

A work made of cotton, wool, and rayon, weft-float faced satin weave; screen printed.

Panel (Design No. 106), 1956

Frank Lloyd Wright

Textile in muted brown tones with dark mauve splotches, featuring a geometric pattern overlayed in thin black lines.

White, 1913

Vanessa Bell

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

Direction (Furnishing Fabric), 1979

Nob and Non

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in cross, rococo, roumanian, satin, stem, and tent stitches.

Sampler, 1791

Lucy Potter

A work made of handwoven wool, double weave.

Wall Hanging, 20th century

Emily K. Wilson

A group of black children stand closely together, gazing out at the viewer. They wear brightly colored and patterened clothing made of African fabrics; one child stands in front of the others with his arms outstretched in a protective gesture, wearing a belt and sash that identify him as part of a school safety patrol.

The Safety Patrol, 2018

Bisa Butler

A work made of cotton, plain weave; double cloth.

Split Entry (Furnishing Fabric), 1969

Richard Landis

A work made of wool, cotton, linen, rayon, metallic strip encased in synthetic film, nylon, gold gilt strip wound around a cotton fiber core, polyethylene, plain weave with supplementary patterning warps.

Remoulade (Furnishing Fabric), 1956

Jack Lenor Larsen

A work made of wool and silk, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "persian" ("sehna") knots; edged with cotton, and wool weft-faced warp-ribbed plain weave.

Carpet, 1675/1725

A work made of silk, satin, twill, and plain weaves; some with supplementary patterning warps or wefts, some self-patterned by main warps and ground wefts; some embroidered with silk and silk chenille yarns in bullion, satin, split and stem stitches; couching; some warp dyed; silk and silk and cotton, plain and satin weaves with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid and cut voided velvets; and wool, twill weave; embroidered in herringbone, satin and stem stitches; pieced; padded; backed with cotton, plain weave and embroidered with silk in cross, double feather, feather, fly, herringbone, knot, satin and split stitches.

Fragment from Bedcover (Crazy Quilt Block), c. 1884

A work made of cotton, plain weave; engraved-roller printed; fulled; pieced with cotton, machine stitching; embroidered with cotton in long-armed cross stitches.

Quilt Top, 1900/20

A work made of linen, plain weave; ink drawing; embroidered with silk and linen in chain and running stitches; cut and drawn work embroidered with linen in buttonhole, overcast, and russian overcast stitches; with needle lace filling stitches.

Insertion from a Table Cloth, 1601/25

A work made of wool, knitting with strap in plain weave.

Bag (Matate or Bolsa), 1900/50

Maya

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

Plum Trees and Pheasants (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1830/40

Bannister Hall Print Works

A work made of wool, double interlocking twill tapestry weave; attached side borders, ends and tabs of pieced twill weaves; main warp fringe.

Long Shawl, 1800/15

A work made of cotton, plain weave; embroidered with wool in tent stitches; beaded with glass and metal beads with cotton; edged with silk, plain weave.

Furnishing Valence, 1850-1875

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

Chancellerie, 1718/20

Manufacture Royale de Beauvais

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

Chrome City (Furnishing Fabric), 1970

Sue Thatcher Palmer

A work made of silk, plain weave; block-printed.

"Narcissus" Dress Fabric, 1910/12

Franz von Zülow

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