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A work made of strips of linen and cotton, plain weave with exposed warps; applied gesso; painted with gold leaf and pigment; joined by knotted extended ground weft fringe.

Alquimia III (Alchemy III), 1983

Olga de Amaral

A work made of silk, gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped linen, warp-float faced 2:1 twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound by secondary binding warps in weft-float faced 1:3 twill interlacings; left selvage present.

Fragment, 14th century

A work made of linen plain weave embroidered in silk floss, silk chenille and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk; glass beads; applied braid.

Orpheus Charming the Animals, first half 17th century

A work made of pieced quilt; dyed and printed plain and twill weave cotton and rayon fabrics.

"Aunt Jemima" Quilt, 1930/1950

Beige, square textile with a large circle filling the piece. The circle is bisected laterally, with light-blue vertical striations at top and a beige effect at bottom that includes some darker striations. Short fringe at top and bottom.

Waters Above the Firmament, 1976

Lenore Tawney

A work made of leather; shoe stitched with cotton and silk; trimmed with wool, plain weave; embroidered with silk, cotton and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in satin and stem stitches; couching; silk and cotton wrapped cut tassels.

Pair of Shoes, Early 20th century

Ida Ou Nadif

A work made of silk, warp-float faced satin weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut voided velvet.

Fragment, 1450/1500

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

Skyscrapers (Furnishing Fabric), 1942 (produced c. 1947)

Angelo Testa

A work made of linen, bobbin part lace (worked in large sections with the aid of a hook).

Altar Frontal, 1725/50

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

West Wind, 1931

Duncan Grant

A work made of coiled wool yarns wrapped and overworked with cotton yarns in buttonhole stitches; metal discs overworked with cotton yarns in buttonhole stitches; wool yarns irregularly interworked, knotted in half stitches, and terminating in cut fringe.

Hanging, 1950s

Claire Zeisler

A work made of cotton, plain weave; printed.

Russo-Japanese War (Handkerchief), 19th century

A work made of wool, plain weave; pieced; quilted with cotton; edged with wool, oblique twill interlacing.

Bride's Quilt, 1868

Kate Strother McClanahan

A work made of a and b: human hair, seven elements plaited to form warps and wefts; two layers of alternating weft wrapping, self-patterned c and d: iron with gold.

Belts (sabuk and epek) and Buckles (timang and lerep), Early 20th century

A work made of cotton, strips of warp-resist dyed striped plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts; embroidered with silk in open chain stitches; faced with cotton, warp-faced stripe plain weave and plain weave.

Man's Robe, 1875/1920 (before 1920)

Yoruba

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

Spefaglar (Bird) (Furnishing Fabric), 1959 (reproduced 1985)

Hans Krondahl

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

Landscape with Daoist Immortals Playing Weiqi, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 15th-16th century

Dai Jin

A work made of linen, plain weave; pulled thread work with silk floss in two-sided italian cross stitch; embroidered in back stitch.

Border, 17th century

A work made of wood, metal, paper, and silk warp.

Miniature Loom or Patent Model with Jacquard Attachment, Punched Cards and Tools, 1900/25

A work made of silk, satin weave with brocading wefts and secondary binding warps tying some ground wefts in plain interlacing.

Panel, c. 1736

Style of Jean Revel

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