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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

A work.

Tapestry Medallion, 650 CE-700 CE

Nasca

A work made of ceramic and pigment.

Miniature Jar with Textile Pattern or Abstract Fish Motifs, 1450–1532

Inca

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 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, 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, 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

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 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 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

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 steel, brass, and textile.

Cuff of a Gauntlet, c. 1550/60

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

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

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