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A work made of wool, cotton, silk and wild silk, plain, twill, float and plain weave derived float weaves; some with supplementary pile warps forming cut velvet, some with supplementary patterning warps; and some self-patterned by main warp and ground weft floats; some fulled; some embroidered with silk in satin stitches; pieced; back with cotton, plain weave; roller printed; quilting knots.

Bedcover, 1880s

A work made of silk, plain weave; appliquéd with silk plain weaves and silk and cotton, plain weaves cut solid velvet; sewn with silk and cotton, and embroidered with silk in chain, herringbone, satin, single back and stem stitches; french knots and couching; edged with silk, plain weave; backed with cotton, plain weave; glazed.

Bedcover (Basket of Flowers Quilt), c. 1860

A work made of cotton; plain weave, block printed, wool trim with tassels.

Strawberry Thief, Design 1883, made 1883–1917

William Morris

A work made of silk and cotton, plain weave double cloth of paired warps and wefts.

Black-White-Red, Designed 1926/27, woven 1965

Anni Albers

A work made of jacquard woven silk, wool; double cloth.

Helena, Design c. 1890

John Henry Dearle

A work made of madder vat dyed and block printed cotton.

Brer Rabbit (or Brother Rabbit), Design before 1881, made 1917–40

William Morris

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

Snakeshead, Design 1876, made 1925–40

William Morris

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

Marigold, Design 1875, made 1917–25

William Morris

A work made of indigo discharged block printed cotton.

Medway, Design 1885, made 1917–40

William Morris

A work made of lantern slide.

Kelmscott Manor: Bed Wm. Morris Was Born In, 1896

Frederick H. Evans

A work made of cotton or linen ground, silk floss, linen backing.

Vine Leaf, Design 1896

May Morris

A work made of cotton ground, silk threads.

Peony, Design 1885–90, made 1905–17

John Henry Dearle

A work made of indigo discharged block printed cotton.

Evenlode, Design 1883, made 1917–40

William Morris

A work made of block printed cotton.

Cray, Design 1884, made 1884–1917

William Morris

Kelmscott Manor: Wm. Morris's Bedroom

Kelmscott Manor: Wm. Morris's Bedroom, 1896

Frederick H. Evans

A work made of cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk in satin, surface satin, and stem stitches; laid work and couching.

Border for a Table Cover or Valance, Design 1890s

May Morris

A work made of silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts bound by main warps in weft-float faced 1:2 'z' twill interlacings and with supplementary pile warps forming cut voided velvet.

Fragment of Velvet, 1401–50

A work made of indigo discharge block printed cotton.

Wey, Design c. 1883, made 1883–1917

William Morris

A work made of indigo discharge block printed cotton.

Wandle, Design 1884, made 1917–40

William Morris

A work made of wool, three-colored complementary weft, weft-float faced 3:1 twill weave; lined with linen, plain weave; two panels pieced.

Peacock and Dragon, Design 1878

William Morris

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