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A work made of silk, satin weave with plain and twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and complementary ground wefts.

Panel, Empire period, c. 1820

A work made of silk and cotton, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps, supplementary patterning wefts and self-patterned by areas of plain weave; woven on loom with jacquard attachment.

Border, Empire period, 1804/14

A work made of silk, warp-striped, warp-faced plain weave with extended ground weft loop fringe; grouped and knotted; with attached silk tassels.

Fringe, 17th/18th century

A work made of wool and cotton, plain weave with warp stripes and stripes of two color complementary warp weave; fringe.

Poncho, 1800/50

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 3:1 broken warp chevron twill weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut and uncut voided velvet.

Fragment (From a Chasuble), 1575/1625

A work made of silk and cotton, two-faced, two-color complementary warp weave of warp-float faced twill weave with areas of complementary warp-floats and of warp-float faced twill weave with areas of twill weave, both with stripes of two color complementary warp weave; woven on a loom with jacquard attachment.

Border or Ribbon, c. 1830

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts tied by supplementary binding warps in weft-float faced 3:1 twill and plain interlacings; backed by plain weave of supplementary wefts tied by supplementary binding warps; jacquard woven.

Panel, 1875/1900 (based on design from 1820s)

A work made of wool, stripes of plain weave and three-color complementary warp weave; joined with darning stitches; bottom edged with tape of three-color complementary warp weave; plain weave with extended supplementary patterning weft fringe.

Poncho, 1850/1900

Aymara

A work made of silk, satin weave with patterning wefts, cut and uncut voided velvet.

Panel, 1775/1800

A work made of silk and gold gilt strip wound around silk fiber core, plain weave with supplementary patterning weft loop fringe and extended ground weft cut fringe.

"Renaissance" Fringe, 16th century

A work made of wool and cotton, center of weft-float faced 1:2 'z' twill weave; patterned areas of warp-float faced 5:1 's' twill weave with supplementary inner warps and supplementary patterning wefts bound in warp-float faced 2:1 's' twill and plain interlacings; "harlequin" tabs of warp-float faced two-color complementary warp 5:1 twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in warp-float faced 2:1 's' twill interlacings; main warp fringe; woven on loom with jacquard attachment.

Square Shawl, 1870s

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and self-patterning ground wefts.

Panel, Empire period, c. 1810

A work made of linen, satin weave self-patterned by reversing of faces (damask).

Napkin, c. 1665

A work made of silk, wild silk and gold gilt strip wound around silk and wild silk fiber core, warp-float faced satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts tied in twill interlacing and self-patterned by ground wefts tied by supplementary binding warps in plain weave backed by twill interlacing.

Panel, 1928/29 (reproduction of 18th century design)

F. Schumacher & Co.

A work made of silk, plain weave with self-patterning ground wefts, 'watered' (moiré).

Panel, 1725/75

A work made of silk, warp-faced satin weave; with supplementary patterning wefts and binding warps; twill weave in pattern areas on face.

Ribbon, 1801/50

A work made of cotton and gilt strip wound around cotton fiber core; irregular binding float weave; composed of eleven fragments joined.

Panel (Dress Fabric)

A work made of silk, plain weave; brocaded.

Panel, 1725/75

A work made of linen, plain weave; open work; two panels joined.

Altar Cover, 19th century

A work made of silk and gold gilt strip wound around silk fiber core, warp-faced plain weave with extended ground wefts loop fringe.

"Renaissance" Fringe, 16th century

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