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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

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

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, needle lace of a type known as "point de gaze".

Borders, 1850s/60s

A work made of appliquéd and embroidered quilt; dyed cotton plain weave fabrics; cotton embroidery threads; ink drawing and inscriptions.

Map Quilt, c. 1920

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

A work made of cotton, plain weaves; pieced; appliquéd; some printed; embroidered in buttonhole and herringbone stitches; quilted; backed and overlined with cotton, plain weave.

Bedcover, 1833

Carolyn A. Ford

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