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Red silk with plant inspired design in green, white, and yellow.

Fragment, Nasrid dynasty (1230–1492), late 15th century

A work made of linen and viscose-rayon, plain weave; resist dyed; pieced; appliquéd with cotton, plain weave; stitched viscose-rayon fringe; knotted cotton fringe; knotted cotton ties.

Untitled (Sin Título), 2003

Paola Moreno

A work made of silk, plain weave with self-patterning weft floats and areas of satin weave; watered (moiré).

Length of Dress or Furnishing Fabric, 1852/70

A work made of silk, satin weave with supplementary warps binding self-patterning wefts and supplementary patterning wefts in twill and plain interlacings.

Drapery Panel, 1935

Jean Beaumont

A work made of silk and wool, twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in twill interlacings; main warp fringe; woven on a loom with a jacquard attachment.

Shawl, c. 1855/62

Anthony Berrus

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

Begonia, c. 1925

Atelier Martine

A work made of cotton, plain weaves; some embroidered with silk in chain and cross stitches; some printed; pieced; edged with cotton, plain weaves; some printed; lined with linen.

Pocket, c. 1799

Sally Standish

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

Sampler, 1838

Nancy Vredenburgh

A work made of wool and cotton, slit tapestry weave.

Hindu Kush, 1969

Jan Yoors

A work made of three panels joined: silk (tussar), plain weave; embroidered with cotton in chain (tambour work) stitches; lining: cotton, plain weave; edging: silk, plain weave with looped and plied warp fringe; attached silk and cotton tassels at all four corners.

Cover, 1601/50

A work made of linen, plain weave; cutwork; embroidered with silk floss in double running and wrapping stitches; linen picot loops.

Panel (Probably used as a Pillow Cover), c. 1600

A work made of 30 squares and 26 triangles of linen, plain weavw; pieced; embroidered with linen in overcast stitches and laid work and couching; cut and drawn work with inserts of needle lace; and 42 squares of linen, needle lace; pieced; edged with linen, bobbin lace.

Cover, Late 16th/early 17th century

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss in tent, cross, long, stem, whip, and couching stitches.

Mourning Sampler, About 1815

Smith Family

A work made of cotton, plain weave; block-printed mordant and resist-dyed; painted.

Heirloom Textile (sarasa), 18th century

A work made of wool, linen, and cotton, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts.

Mu 1, 1965

Helena Hernmarck

A work made of linen, knotted netting; embroidered with linen in cloth, interlocking lace, and buttonhole stitches and woven wheels (lacis construction); edged on all sides with attached bobbin lace.

Panel, 17th century

A work made of silk, satin weave with two-color supplementary pile warps forming cut velvet.

Panel (Hanging), 2007

Rahul Jain

A work made of black chalk wash over watercolor with scraping on machine-made, off-white wove paper.

Mu 2 (Study), 1965

Helena Hernmarck

A work made of two panels joined: silk, warp and weft resist-dyed (double ikat) and painted (tsumgi), plain weave.

Raven's Ridge, 2008

Polly Barton

A work made of cotton, plain weave; hand-drawn wax resist dyed (batik tulis).

Hip Wrapper (Kain Panjang), Mid–20th century

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