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

“Paul and Virginie” Furnishing Fabric, c. 1795

Petitpierre et Cie.

A work made of silk, satin weave, with needlework.

Woman's Shoes, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century

A work made of raffia, plain weave; embroidered in overcast and stem with running stitches cut to form pile; couching.

Panel, Early/mid–20th century

Kuba

A work made of silk, plain weave; batik dyed.

Bookcover, c. 1910

Louis Comfort Tiffany

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

Fruit Trees (Furnishing Fabric), 1960

Alexander Girard

A work made of cotton, plain weave; supplementary pile warps forming cut, solid velvet; printed.

Spice Garden (Furnishing Fabric), 1981

June Groff

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave warp; count; 8 warps per cm; wool; s-ply of four z-spun elements; diameter: 1.0 mm weft: count: varies from 20 to 36 wefts per cm; wool: single s-spun elements; s-ply of two z-spun elements; pairs of s-ply of two z-spun elements; paired yarns of single s-spun elements and s-ply of two z-spun elements; three yarns of s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.35–1.0 mm; silk: pairs of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.7–0.9 mm; wool and silk: paired yarns of s-ply of two z-spun wool elements and s-ply of two z-twisted silk elements; paired yarns of s-spun wool elements and s-ply of two z-twisted silk elements; diameters: 0.5–0.85 mm.

October, 1525-1550

Circle of Bernard van Orley

Large rectangle of fabric, geometric shapes depicting ship and people, in red, blue and yellow.

Ceremonial Hanging (palepai), 19th century

Paminggir

A work made of cotton and linen, plain weave; screenprinted.

Rhythm (Furnishing Fabric), 1972

Eleanor Kluck

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in chain, crossed back, cross, running (pattern darning), satin and stem stitches; joined by silk, needle-made inserts and linen, bobbin straight lace tape; four loom widths joined.

Bedcover, 17th century

A work made of cotton and silk, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut, solid velvet; stenciled.

Cushion Cover, 1911

Maria Monaci Gallenga

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

Panel (Design No. 101), 1955

Frank Lloyd Wright

A work made of jute and wool.

Breakwater, 1968

Claire Zeisler

A work made of cotton and wool, bands of plain weave self-patterned by ground weft floats.

Furnishing Fabric, 1924/28

Bauhaus Workshop

A work made of silk and mohair, pusher machine lace.

Jacket (Separated Bodice and Sleeves), 1855/65

A work made of oil on canvas.

Lemons on a Pewter Plate, 1926

Henri Matisse

A work made of linen; silk embroidery.

Niche Wall Hanging, 18th century

A work made of linen, wool, and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, slit and dovetailed tapestry weave; embroidered with silk in back and split stitches.

Altar Frontal, c. 1450

A work made of cotton, needle lace of a type known as "point de gaze".

Borders, 1850s/60s

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

La Vie de Jeanne d'Arc (The Life of Joan of Arc) (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1815

Charles Abraham Chasselat

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