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

Panel (Dress or Furnishing Fabric), 1924

Léon Bakst

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.

Tapestry Medallion, 650 CE-700 CE

Nasca

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, 200 CE-900 CE

Nasca

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 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 wool, warp-float faced twill weave; fulled.

Limousine Cloth (Furnishing Fabric), 1976

Gretchen Bellinger

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

Ramure (Branches or Antlers), 1950s

Jean (Hans) Arp

A work made of wool and silk; tapestry weave.

Psyche's Entrance into Cupid's Palace from the Story of Psyche, 1756/63

François Boucher

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

Zischägge (Helmet), 1620-40

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

"Top Sheets" Tobacco Premium Quilt, 1913

Theresa Zett Smith

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave warp: count: 8 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of three z-spun elements; diameters: 0.7–1.0 mm weft: count: varies from 24 to 40 wefts per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; three yarns of s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.5–1.0 mm; silk: z-ply of two yarns of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; three yarns of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.6–0.9 mm; wool and silk: paired yarns of s-ply of two z-spun wool elements and s-ply of two z-twisted silk elements; diameters: 0.5–0.7 mm.

Village Fete (Saint George's Fair) from a Teniers series, c. 1710

Workshop of Gaspard (Jasper) van der Borcht

A work made of hemp and wool, plain weave.

Couch Cover, 19th century

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

Panel (Dress or Furnishing Fabric), 1924

Léon Bakst

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

Panel Entitled "Femme à marguerite" (Woman with Daisy), c. 1898/1900

Alphonse Marie Mucha

A work made of wool and silk, slit and single interlocking tapestry weave warp: count: 8 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of three z-spun elements; diameters: 0.6–1.0 mm weft: count: varies from 19 to 44 wefts per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.3–1.5 mm; silk: pairs of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.15–0.5 mm.

The Diversion of the Euphrates from The Story of Cyrus, c. 1670

Workshop of Gillis Ydens

A work made of wool and cotton: slit tapestry weave; embroidered with wool and cotton in heavy chain, herring bone, interlacing and stem stitches; main warp cut fringe, twined and wrapped; added wrapped cut fringe and leather binding stitched with hemp.

Man's Cape (Akhnif), Mid–19th century

Ait Ouaouzguite Confederation

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave warp: count: 6 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of three z-spun elements; diameter: 0.8 mm weft: count: varies from 22 to 48 wefts per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.5–0.8 mm; silk: pairs of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.3–0.8 mm; wool and silk: three yarns, one yarn of s-ply of two z-spun wool elements and two yarns of s-ply of two z-twisted silk elements; diameters: 0.6–0.9 mm.

Procession of the Fat Ox from a Teniers Series, 1729-1768

Workshop of Daniel IV Leyniers

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

The Stag Hunt, from Pastoral Hunting Scenes, c. 1775

Workshop of Léonard Roby

Detail of a textile with an intricate red and white floral border and a central pattern composed of floral motifs and birds.

Coverlet, 1855

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