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A work made of wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "persian (sehna) knots".

Carpet, Early 16th century, Mamluk period (1250–1517)

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 and wool, plain weave; tied and free double cloth ("beiderwand").

Panel in the Style of "Beiderwand", 1875/1925

A work made of wool, plain weave, with couched braid.

Pair of Leggings, 19th century

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

Anakreon (Dress or Furnishing Fabric), 1937/57 (reproduced 1980s)

Josef Frank

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

Ceremonial Hanging (Khmer Pidan), 1875/1925

Khmer

A work made of steel, iron, wood, silk velvet textile, wood fiber, and leather.

Two-Handed Sword with Scabbard, 1580-1600

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

Louis XVI Restaurateur de la Liberté (Louis XVI Restorer of Liberty) (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1789/ 91

Jean Baptiste Huet

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

Flying Buttresses, 1935

Walter Dorwin Teague

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

Kalikka (Furnishing Fabric), 1975

Katsuji Wakisaka

A work made of layered felt (cotton) over steel, cotton stitching.

Felt Stool, 2000

Hella Jongerius

A work made of wool (camelid), tubular three- and five-color complementary warp and three-color complementary weft plain weave, double cloth; braided warp cut fringe.

Band, 800-900

Nasca

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk.

Border, Early 17th century

A work made of single six-panel screen; ink, color, and gold on silk.

Fish and Plants, 1908

Ikeda Keisen

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

Losanges (Dress or Furnishing Fabric), 1977 (designed 1920)

Sonia Delaunay-Terk

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

Fragment (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1943 (produced 1944/48)

Henry Moore

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

Handkerchief, c. 1876

A. & C. Cramer

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.

Square from a 'Crazy Quilt', c. 1884

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

April (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1960

Alexander Girard

A work made of cotton; plain weave; with supplementary patterning warps; fringed on one end through extended warp supplementary patterning threads..

Ayate, 1900/40

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