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A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave warp: count: 7 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of three z-spun elements; diameters: 0.8–1.0 mm weft: count: varies from 18 to 37 wefts per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; pairs of single z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–1.4 mm; silk: s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.4–1.0 mm.

Pomona Surprised by Vertumnus and Other Suitors from The Story of Vertumnus and Pomona, 1535-1540

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

Panel (Dress or Furnishing Fabric), 1922 (produced 1924)

Léon Bakst

A work made of silk, 4:1 satin damask weave.

Panel, 16th/17th century

A work made of steel, gilding, brass, copper, leather, and velvet textile.

Cuirass and Pauldrons for a Papal Swiss Guard, 1590; decoration 1623/44

A work made of ink, on paper; screen printed.

Wallpaper and Textile Design, c. 1922

Dagobert Peche

A work made of silk, brocaded in silk and metal thread.

17 Fragments, 18th century

A work made of wool, pieced plain weaves, some glazed, some with supplementary brocading wefts; quilted.

Bedcover, c. 1812

Almeda and Lucinda Robinson

A work made of cotton, jute and wool, plain weave with discontinuous supplementary pile warps forming cut solid pile.

Der Paukenspieler (The Drummer Boy), 1972

Paul Klee

A work made of silk, plain weave of two color complementary ground wefts self-patterned by areas of 3:1 twill interlacings.

Fragments, c. 1725

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

Panel (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1815

Bannister Hall Print Works

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

The Bird Catcher, from The Noble Pastoral, 1778/80

François Boucher

A work made of silk(?), plain weave; resist-dyed; painted; applied paper elements and reflective material.

Textil + Papel (Textile + Paper), 1991

Aurèlia Muñoz

A work made of calabash.

"Ram's Horns" Stamp for Adinkra Textile, Late 19th/mid–20th century

Asante

A work made of silk; plain weave with additional patterned warps.

Panel, 1750/75

A work made of calabash, sticks, cloth, and string.

"Hairstyle of Court Attendants" Stamp for Adinkra Textile, Late 19th/mid–20th century

Asante

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

Alexander Encounters Thalestris, Queen of the Amazons, from The Story of Alexander the Great, c. 1600

A work made of wool and silk; slit, dovetailed, and double interlocking tapestry weave warp: count: 9 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of three z-spun elements; diameters: 0.6–0.8 mm weft: count: varies from 32 to 36 wefts per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.3–0.9 mm; silk: pairs of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.2–0.6 mm.

The Offering of the Boar's Head from The Story of Meleager and Atalanta, 1673/86

Workshop of Jan II Leyniers

Hanging cloth depicting figure in green cloak under rainbow.

Fragment (Hanging), Roman period (30 BCE– 641 CE), 5th/6th century

Coptic

A work made of bamboo, silk, mica, and gilt bronze.

Textile Wrapper for Jingoji Sutras, 12th century

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

Psyche's Entrance into Cupid's Palace [left fragment], from The Story of Psyche, 1756/63

François Boucher

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