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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 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.

Akhnif (Man's Cape), Mid–19th century

Ait Ouaouzguite Confederation

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

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 steel, brass, gilding, and textile.

Zischägge (Helmet), 1620-40

A work made of silk, plain simple cloth, semi-transparent brocaded with gold wound on yellow silk core; stripes and four corner motifs of red silk and border of gold warp along selvages.

Scarf, 19th century

A work.

Fragment, 1000-1476

Nasca

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

Coverlet, 1855

A work made of wool and silk; slit, single, and double interlocking tapestry weave warp: count: 8 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of three z-spun elements; diameters: 0.7–0.85 mm weft: count: varies from 32 to 56 wefts per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.3–0.85 mm; silk: pairs of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.4–0.8 mm.

Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalene (Noli Me Tangere), 1540-1545

Willem de Pannemaker

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

Wallpaper and Textile Design, c. 1922

Dagobert Peche

A work made of slit tapestry weave.

Patch, 1000-1476

Lambayeque

A work made of silk, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut, uncut, and voided velvet.

Fragment, Early 17th century

A textile featuring two pheasants in the upper portion facing one another, strands of golden beads held between them in their beaks, symmetrical garlands above and below them, a golden structure near the middle, and curled ribbons embroidered near the bottom.

The Pheasants from the "Verdures of the Vatican" Series, c. 1799

Jean-Demosthene Dugourc

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 wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave warp: count: 7 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.7–0.8 mm weft: count: varies from 18 to 30 wefts per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.45–1.0 mm; silk: pairs of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.4–0.55 mm.

Cyrus Defeats Spargapises from The Story of Cyrus, c. 1670

Workshop of Albert Auwercx

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

The Lovers, 1490/1500

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