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A work made of earthenware and glaze.

Flame Red Bowl, 1945

Gertrud Natzler

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

Border, 19th century

A work made of cotton, plain weave; brocaded in wool.

Panel (Style of Toile Normande), 1750/1800

A work made of wool and cotton, warp-faced plain weave with weft stripes in slit tapestry weave and weft floats.

Panels, 1901/50

A work made of linen, bobbin part lace.

Border, 1725/50

A work made of linen, mixed lace: needle lace and bobbin part lace.

Border, c. 1770

A work made of earthenware and glaze.

Bottle, 1962

Gertrud Natzler

A work made of silk, warp-float faced broken warp chevron twill weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; appliquéd with linen, plain weave, silk and gilt and silvered wire, plain weave with twill interlacing of secondary binding warps and patterning wefts; silk and silvered wire, twill weave; embroidered with silk, gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk and gilt and silvered wire in overcast, satin, padded satin, split, and stem stitches; laid work, couching, and padded couching; semi-precious stones; edged with woven fringes.

Altar Frontal Depicting Scenes from the Life of Christ, Late 16th century

A work made of cotton, plain weave; brocaded.

Over Towel Section, c. 1775

A work made of cotton, plain weave; embroidered with wool (crewel).

Panel, 20th century

A work made of rayon and cotton, warp-float faced satin weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave; two selvages present.

Panel, c. 1925

A work made of cotton, machine-made lace: twist net; machine embroidered laid work and couching.

Panels (Curtain Fabric), 1924

Josef Hillerbrand

A work made of cotton, bobbin straight lace.

Border, 1850/1900

A work made of linen, needle lace.

Fragment (Border), c. 1700

A work made of linen, needle lace of a type known as "point d'argentan" with buttonholed mesh ground.

Border, 1725/75

A work made of linen, needle lace.

Sleeve Ruffle (Engageante) and Lappets (Joined), 1740s

A work made of linen, bobbin straight lace of a type known as "valenciennes" with a five hole mesh ground.

Border, 1750s

A work made of linen, plain weave; with bands of cut and drawn thread work in back, buttonhole, darning, double hem, interlocking lace, overcast, and needle lace filling stitches; bands of linen, needle lace; and bands embroidered with silk in algerian eye, antwerp edge, back, cross, double hem, double running, long-armed cross, two-sided italian cross, satin, squared ground, and a variety of buttonhole stitches.

Sampler, 1688

Mercy Mackett

A work made of cotton and wool, plain weave double cloth; woven on loom with jacquard attachment; two loom widths joined.

Coverlet, 1843

James Cunningham

A work made of silk, broken warp chevron twill weave cut solid velvet; underlaid with cotton, plain weave; appliquéd with same velvet and with silk, satin weave; underlaid with linen, plain weave; embroidered with gilt-metal strip and purl, gilt-metal-wire-wrapped linen, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in laidwork and couching; edged with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, bobbin straight lace.

The Stafford Altar Frontal, 1620/40 (appliquéd areas: late 17th century)

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