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A work made of cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk in cretan, split, and trammed stem stitches.

Fragment of Embroidery, 19th century

A work made of silk, plain, twill, and satin weaves, some with supplementary patterning warps or wefts, some self-patterned, and some with cut solid velvet; pieced.

"Log Cabin" Quilt Block, 1875-1900

A work.

Fragment with Step-Fret Design, 9th-12th century

Wari

A work made of wool (camelid), plain weave of discontinuous warps and wefts; scaffold weave; resist-dyed.

Fragment, About 600-800 CE

Wari

A work made of wool (camelid) and cotton, plain weave of discontinuous single interlocking warps and wefts.

Fragment Displaying Stepped-Fret Motif, About 200-500

Nasca

A work made of cotton, plain weave; embroidered with wool (camelid) in cross-knit loop stitches; extensions in buttonhole stitches overworked with cross-knit loop stitches.

Fragment of a Decorative Border, 100 BCE-200 CE

Nasca

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in darning and cross stitches.

Darning Sampler, 1801

A work made of linen and silk, complementary weft twill weave with inner warps.

Fragments with Roundel and Stripe Pattern, 13th-14th century

A work made of silk, three color complementary weft-float faced twill weave with inner warps.

Fragment of Woven Silk, 15th century

A work made of cotton, plain weave; embroidered in darning and cross stitches.

Darning Sampler, 1808

A work made of silk, satin damask weave; embroidered with silk in knot and open chain stitches over gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips.

Fragment of Embroidery, Yüan dynasty (1279–1368), 14th century

A work made of silk and gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped linen; warp-float faced chevron twill weave of two-color complementary wefts with inner warps.

Fragment of Woven Silk, 13th-14th century

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

Fragment of a Block-Printed Silk, 1860

A work made of 289 small squares of silk, 7:1 satin damask weave, 7:1 satin weave, 4:1 satin damask weave, 4:1 satin weave, 4:1 satin weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave, and 3:1 twill weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave and plain weave; pieced; edged with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, 4:1 satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts and silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, 7:3 float weave self-patterned by ground weft floats.

Fragment of an Altar Cloth, Late Ming dynasty (1368–1644) or early Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk, peacock-feather-wrapped silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, and gold-leaf-over-lacquered paper in surface satin stitches; laid work and couching; appliquéd with forms of silk, plain weaves between two layers of paper, some with gold- and silver-leaf-over-lacquered paper, and embroidered with silk in chain and knot stitches, needle looping with laid thread and darned bars, and silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, laid work and couching; edged with cotton, plain weave; lined with ramie, plain weave; metal button.

Vestment for a First-Degree Taoist Priest, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century; inscribed 1793

Han-Chinese

A work made of cotton, indigo dyed; sixteen strips of plain weave, joined by hand stitching; embroidered with wool in chain stitches; edged with cotton, buttonhole stitched uncut fringe.

Ogboni Chief's Textile, Early-mid-20th century

Iwo Yoruba

A work made of linen; silk embroidery.

Overcoat Dress (Jellaya), Mid- late 19th century

A work made of cotton, silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped bast fiber (probably ramie), and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped cotton, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts.

Ceremonial Hanging (Palepai), 19th century

Paminggir

Large rectangle of fabric, geometric shapes depicting ship and people, in red, blue and yellow.

Ceremonial Hanging (Palepai), 19th century

Paminggir

A work made of 6 panels joined of factory-produced cotton, plain weave self-patterned by warp and weft floats;
embroidered with silk floss and viscose rayon threads in chain stitches.

Adinkra Wrapper, Early 20th century (after 1904)

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