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A work made of wool, diamond twill weave molded and folded; and embroidered with lamb's wool, alpaca, and mohair yarns in buttonhole, chain, detached chain, running, satin, and stem stitches; couching.

Fall, 1979

Nancy Hemenway Barton

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

Little Boxes (Furnishing Fabric), 1968

Sue Thatcher Palmer

A work made of silk, twill weave; screen printed.

Scarf, 1971

Valerio Adami

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

Ananas (Pineapple) (Furnishing Fabric), 1963

Maija Isola

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

Triomphe de Voltaire (Triumph of Voltaire) (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1788/93

Petitpierre et Cie.

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in cross, romanian, satin, and stem stitches.

Sampler, 1775/1800

A work made of a: silk, complex gauze weave self-patterned by areas of plain interlacing with silk tapes of 3:1 twill oblique interlacing, ikat; lined; plain weave; b: silk, weft-ribbed plain weave; waist band and ties: silk, plain weave; cords: silk, four element square braid, three element ply; c: silk, warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave; warp ikat; embroidered in satin, stem and straight stitches; couching; four element square braid fringe; d: plain weave.

Noh Costume (Awase kariginu, Sashinuki and Koshi obi), a–b: late Edo/early Meiji period, 19th century; c–d: Late Meiji period, late 19th century or early 20th century

A work made of wool, plain weave, double cloth; edged with leather binding; ground weft corner tassles.

Machinery II, 1963

Ulla-May Berggren

A work made of silk, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts.

Panel, 1730/33

Style of Jean Revel

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

Conics (Furnishing Fabric), 1968

Eddie Squires

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 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 cotton, plain weave; probably engraved roller printed.

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

Thomas Rowlandson

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 cotton, twill weave; roller and engraved roller printed.

Handkerchief, c. 1897

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

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

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