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A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in bullion, buttonhole, couched buttonhole, chain, hollie, and single satin stitches; darned couching.

Man's Cap (Unassembled), 1601/25

A work made of linen, single knots and extended threads; (pressure mounted into fan shape).

Painted Fan, 1981

Diane Itter

A work made of linen, plain weave; appliquéd vertical strips of plain weave; embroidered with silk floss in long-armed cross and back stitches and appliquéd lower border of plain weave; embellished with pulled thread work (with silk floss) in two-sided italian cross stitch and embroidered in back stitch; edged with silk, warp-faced plain weave with ground weft cut fringe.

Altar Cloth, 17th century

A work made of linen, plain weave; copperplate printed; two panels joined.

L'Abreuvoir (Furnishing Fabric), 1796/97

Jean Baptiste Huet

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

Conics (Furnishing Fabric), 1968

Eddie Squires

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

Handkerchief, c. 1897

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

The Travels of Doctor Syntax (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1820

Thomas Rowlandson

A work made of silk and gilt-paper; compound satin weave.

Kesa, late Edo period (1789–1868), late 18th/early 19th century

A work made of linen, twenty-four squares of square netting (filet) embroidered in cloth, darning, and twined double running stitches; alternating with twenty-four squares of linen, plain weave; cut and drawn thread work embroidered in cross, darning, interlocking lace, overcast, and satin stitches; knots, overcast bars, buttonhole, darned, and woven wheels; needle lace filling stitches; appliquéd with plain weave and embroidered in back, bullion, cross, half cross, detached chain, double running, running, satin, single satin, surface satin, and stem stitches; buttonhole wheels, eyelet holes, and french knots; edged with bobbin straight lace.

Cover, c. 1620/30

A work made of linen and horsehair, needle lace of a type known as "point d'aleçon".

Borders, 1820s/30s

A work made of cotton, plain weave; resist-dyed; two panels joined.

Woman's Àdìre Eleso Wrapper, 1925/75

Yoruba

A work made of two panels: linen, cotton, silk, nylon, polyester, leaf fiber (probably abaca), wool, ramie, synthetic foam, and paper; crochet variations, running stitches and knotting; blocked.

Fields, 2004

Michael Olszewski

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, linen, and wool yarns in long-armed cross stitches; edged with wool and linen, plain weave with extended weft cut fringe.

Cushion Cover, 1601

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

Merkur (Mercury) (Dress or Furnishing Fabric), 1911/13

Dagobert Peche

A work made of book containing text and 28 etchings.

Herbarium, 1918

Rudolph Grossmann

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

Bertha, c. 1900

A work made of rayon, silk, and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped cotton, weft-faced six-color complementary weft plain weave with inner warps.

Panel, c. 1920

Raoul Dufy

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

Upholstery Fabric for the Fisher Theater, c. 1928

Mrs. Howard C. Blake

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

L'Escarpolette (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1789

Jean Baptiste Huet

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

The Marrige of Eugenie and Napolean (Furnishing Fabric), 1854/55

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