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A work made of silk, in a variety of weaves including cut velvet weave and a variety of techniques; pieced; embroidered in silk and chenille threads in a variety of stitches; backed with silk, satin weave.

Bedcover (Crazy Quilt), 1887/88

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 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 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 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 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

A work made of steel, brass, and textile.

Cuff of a Gauntlet, c. 1550/60

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

Wallpaper and Textile Design, c. 1922

Dagobert Peche

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 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), 1540/45

Willem de Pannemaker

A work.

Fragment, A.D. 1000/1476

Nasca

A work made of silk(?), plain weave; resist-dyed; painted; applied paper elements and reflective material.

Textil + Papel (Textile + Paper), 1991

Aurèlia Muñoz

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 slit tapestry weave.

Patch, A.D. 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 work made of textile samples and reprocessed plastic pallets.

Perfect Pattern, 1999

Dan Peterman

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