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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.

Fragment, A.D. 700/900

Nasca

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

A work.

Fragments, A.D. 1000/1476

Chancay

A work made of four panels joined; cotton, gilt-metal strip, silvered-paper-strip wrapped silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts; stitched together with pineapple fiber.

Ceremonial Textile (Tampan), Late 19th century

Paminggir

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

The Arrival of Telemachus on Calypso's Island, from The Story of Telemachus, after 1776

Manufacture Royale d’Aubusson

A work made of wool and silk; slit, dovetailed, and double interlocking tapestry weave warp: count; 6 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of three z-spun elements; diameter: 1.5 mm weft: count: varies from 17 to 28 wefts per cm; wool; s-ply of two z-spun elements; pairs of s-ply ol two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.5–1.5 mm; silk: s-ply of two z-twisted elements; pairs of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.35–1.0 mm; wool and silk: paired yarns of s-ply of two z-spun wool elements and s-ply of two z-twisted silk elements; diameter: 0.8 mm.

Alexander Kneeling before Jaddus at the Gates of Jerusalem [left section] from The Story of Alexander the Great, c. 1600

Nicolaas van Orley

Quilt depicting flags from various countries, each waving right, with the American flag in the center, waving to the left.

Tobacco Premium Quilt, 1913

Theresa Zett Smith

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

Hackney Coach and Cabriolet Fares/ Regulations and Acts of Parliament (Handkerchief), 1832

John Leander Bishop

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

Kids and Kites (Furnishing Fabric), 1964

Eleanor Kluck

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

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

Asante

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

Panel (Dress or Furnishing Fabric), 1924

Léon Bakst

A work made of steel, brass, gilding, and textile.

Zischägge (Helmet), 1620-40

A work.

Tapestry Medallion, A.D. 650/700

Nasca

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary binding warps tying some three color complementary self-patterning ground wefts in plain interlacings.

Panel, c. 1724/27

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

Achille reconnu par Ullysse (Achilles Recognized by Ulysses) (Furnishing Fabric), c.1798

Favre-Petitpierre et Cie.

A work made of wool (camelid), plain weave of discontinuous warps and wefts; embroidered in double running stitches; edged with cross-knit loop stitches.

Fragment, A.D. 200/900

Nasca

A work made of wool, warp-float faced twill weave; fulled.

Limousine Cloth (Furnishing Fabric), 1976

Gretchen Bellinger

A work made of silk, cotton, “silver” metal strips wrapped around a silk core, warp-float faced satin weave with “silver” supplementary metal-wrapped silk brocading wefts, supplementary binding wefts, and supplementary warps forming cut and voided velvet.

Cushion Cover, 1575/1625

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

Ramure (Branches or Antlers), 1950s

Jean (Hans) Arp

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