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A work made of fancy compound satin.

Fragment, 16th century

A work made of silk, gold, and silver gilt strips wound around silk fiber core and gold wire, integrated compound-weave of warp-float faced satin weave and twill weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts forming weft loops.

Fragment (From an Orphrey Band), 15th century

A work made of silk and linen; brocaded.

Fragment, 17th century

A work made of plain compound satin.

Orphrey, 16th century

A work made of silk and gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped linen, warp-float faced satin weave with twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts.

Fragment (From an Orphrey Band), 15th century

A vertical textile in red and gold depicts a saint holding a flag in the upper center. Two people in armor appear toward the bottom, one holding a shield with a scorpion on it.

Fragment (From an Orphrey Band), 15th century

A work made of silk, plain compound cloth; brocaded.

Fragment, 17th century

A work made of silk, plain weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts.

Fragment, 16th century

A work made of silk and linen, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound by secondary binding warps in plain interlacings.

Fragment, 17th century

A work made of linen and wool, plain weave; tied and free double cloth.

Fragment, 17th century

A work made of silk, damask weave.

Panel, 16th century

A work made of brocaded plain compound cloth.

Fragment, 1625/75

A work made of silk and silver gilt strips, warp-faced plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts.

Fragment, 1625/75

A work made of silk, linen, and cotton, plain weave, tied and free double cloth with self-patterning ground wefts.

Fragment, 17th century

Textile with a cream-colored floral motif on red fabric, vines arranged in repeating diamond shapes, a large flourish or blossom within each one.

Panel, 16th century

A work made of silk, gold, and silver gilt strips wound around silk fiber core, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts.

Fragment, Mid–17th century

A work made of silk and gold gilt strips, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts.

Fragment, 1625/75

A work made of silk, 4:1 satin damask weave.

Fragment, 1575/1600

A work made of silk and gold gilt strip wound around silk fiber core, warp-float faced satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts tied by supplementary binding warps in twill interlacing.

Fragment, 17th century

An irregularly shaped textile fragment of gold floral design on a red background.

Fragment, 1601/25

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