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

Panel, 16th/17th 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 wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

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

François Boucher

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

Panel (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1815

Bannister Hall Print Works

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 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 silk, brocaded in silk and metal thread.

17 Fragments, 18th century

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

Panel, 1750/75

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

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

Jan Leyniers

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.

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

François Boucher

A work made of cotton, plain weave; printed.

Panel (Furnishing Fabric), 1924

Hanging cloth depicting figure in green cloak under rainbow.

Fragment (Hanging), Roman period (30 B.C.– 641 A.D.), 5th/6th century

Coptic

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

The Massacre at Jerusalem, from The Story of Titus and Vespasian, 1650/75

Geraert Peemans

A work made of cotton, plain weave; block printed and copperplate printed; total of swatches: 1650 swatches.

Copy of the Goods of Montpellier, 1809

A work made of silk, stripes of warp-float faced satin weave and stripes of two-clor complementary weft plain weave with supplementary patterning warps and self-patterned by ground weft floats; both with supplementary brocading wefts.

Panel (Dress Fabric), 1775/1800

A work made of silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts bound by main warps in a twill interlacing and supplementary pile warps forming cut, voided velvet.

Fragment (From a Chasuble), 1475/1500

A work made of ceramic and pigment.

Miniature Single-Handled Jar with Textile-like Pattern, 1450–1532

Inca

A work made of cotton and wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "sehna knots".

Carpet, 1875/1900

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