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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; 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, "point d'aleçon" needle lace.

Borders, 1820s/30s

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 cotton, "point de gaze" needle lace.

Bertha, c. 1900

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 silk and gilt-paper; compound satin weave.

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

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

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

A work made of cotton and rayon, double-faced plain weave self-patterned by main warp and ground weft floats.

Dress or Furnishing Fabric, 1928

Grete Reichardt

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

Elfenbein (Ivory) (Dress or Furnishing Fabric), 1927

Wiener Werkstätte

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

Woman's Àdìre Eleso Wrapper, 1925/75

Yoruba

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 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 linen, plain weave; screen printed.

Printing Presses (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1954

Eleanor Kluck

A work made of cellophane and cotton, warp-float faced float weave backed by weft-float faced twill weave of supplementary warps and wefts.

Sample (Upholstry Fabric), 1919/33

Otti Berger

A work made of cotton and wool (camelid), single interlocking tapestry weave; neck and armholes finished with wool (camelid) in overcast stitches; seams joined with wool (camelid) in darning stitches.

Tunic, 600-800

Wari

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

Cap, 16th century

A work made of cotton, plain weave; hand-drawn wax resist dyed (batik tulis).

Tubular Skirt (Sarong), c. 1900

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

Japanese Paper (Furnishing Fabric), 1948/55

L. Anton Maix Fabrics

A work made of silk, warp striped, warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts; two loom widths joined with silk in overcast stitches.

Mantle-cloth (cawng nak), 1925/50

Zotung Chin

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