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A work made of silk, bobbin straight lace backed by silk 7:1; satin weave; lined with silk, plain weave; tortoise shell guards, sticks, rivet and loop; black on white.

Fan, 1860/70

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 5:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1:2 's' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps, supplementary patterning wefts, and self-patterning ground wefts; silk, warp-float faced 5:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1:2 's' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; and silk and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, warp-float faced 5:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1:2 's' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps, supplementary patterning wefts, and self-patterning ground wefts; pieced; lined with silk.

Banner, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1750/1850

A work made of cotton, various plain weaves; most printed; pieced; quilted; inscribed; backed with cotton, plain weave; pieced; printed; edged with cotton, plain weave; printed.

Bedcover ("Album Patch" or "Signature" Quilt), 1847/48

A work made of linen, plain weave; cut and drawn thread work in double hem and overcast stitches; darned and overcast bars; embroidered in back, eyelet, and satin stitches.

Insertion (Incomplete), 1875/1900 (revival)

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 5:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1:2 's' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps, supplementary patterning wefts, and self-patterning ground wefts; silk, warp-float faced 5:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1:2 's' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; and silk and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, warp-float faced 5:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1:2 's' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps, supplementary patterning wefts, and self-patterning ground wefts; pieced; lined with silk.

Banner, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1750/1850

A work made of paper, plain gauze weave; embroidered with cotton, wool, jute, cellulose film and paper, metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, paper and rayon, animal collagen strips, wool and metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film in chain, cross, herringbone, laced herringbone, running, twined double running, simple loop, and stem stitches.

Glorified Potato Bag, 1946

Mariska Karasz

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk and silvered-metal coils in stem filling and tent stitches; laid work, couching and french knots; edged with silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, bobbin straight lace; backed with silk, plain weave; quilted.

Pillow cover, c. 1620

A work made of linen and horsehair, needle lace of a type known as "point d'aleçon".

Borders, 1820s/30s

A work made of slit tapestry (old card).

Fragment, A.D. 1000/1476

A work made of cotton, silk, and wool, plain weave with brocading wefts; joined with cotton in cretan stitches.

Woman's Shawl or Headdress (Tzute), 1900/50

Maya

A work made of silk and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts and self-patterned by areas of weft-float faced 1:3 's' weft chevron twill weave.

Panel, 1680/1700

A work made of linen and cotton, needle lace.

Cover, 1901/25

Jean François Millet

A work made of cotton and silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton, bands of plain weave, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts, weft-faced, warp ribbed plain weave, and slit tapestry weave; ends of wool, plain weave; fulled; with hammered white metal fitting and fringe of chain and cut, hammered end pieces.

Ceremonial Waist Sashes (ikak pinggang), 19th century

Minangkabau

A work made of bands of linen, plain weave; linen, plain weave; pulled thread work; embroidered with silk in back, four-sided, overcast, running, single faggot, and two-sided italian cross stitches; and linen, plain weave; pulled thread work; embroidered with linen in russian overcast and cloth stitches; edged with linen and silk, plain weave extended weft uncut fringe and silk, buttonhole loops and bullion picots.

Altar Frontal, Late 16th century

A work made of polyester and cotton, plain weave; embroidered in wool in satin stitch with french knots; lined with cotton.

Panel (Hanging), 1977

Ulla-May Berggren

A work made of silk, crossed knitting with glass beads; silk and glass beads, loop fringe; band: silk, plain weave.

Bag, c. 1839

A work made of wool, double interlocking 2:2 's' twill tapestry weave; ends of 2:2 twill weave.

Shawl, c. 1830

A work made of plain double cloth, silk.

Fragment (Dress Fabric), 1601/25

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

La Péche et la Commerce Maritime (Fishing and Maritime Trade) (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1780

Jean Jacques Le Veau

A work.

Fragments, 100 B.C./A.D. 200

Nasca

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