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A work made of silk, bobbin straight lace (made in sections).

Parasol Cover, 1850/75

A work made of silk, twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in twill interlacings; attached side borders; applied knotted fringe; woven on a loom with a jacquard attachment.

Shawl, 1860s

Clabburn, Sons and Crisp

A work made of wool, plain weave with stripes of plain weave double cloth.

Fledermaus (Furnishing Fabric), 1985

Jack Lenor Larsen Inc.

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered.

Portion of Altar Frontal, 19th century

A work made of brocaded fancy compound satin.

Panel, Late 17th century

A work made of silk; embroidered in eyelet, buttonhole and chain stitches and inset with tiny mirrors.

Shawl, 19th century

A work made of wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "turkish" (ghiordes) knots.

Carpet, 1875–1900

A work made of silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts bound in 3:1 twill interlacings.

Panel, c. 1733/40

A work made of slit tapestry, simple cloth.

Patch, A.D. 1000/1476

Lambayeque

A work made of carved, pierced and gilded ivory sticks; painted paper mount; rhinestone rivet.

Fan, 18th century, Louis XVI period (1774–1793)

A work made of silk, 4:1 satin damask weave; stenciled with india ink and dye; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton in satin, surface satin, stem and straight stitches; laidwork and couching.

Kosode Panel, Edo period (1615–1868), 1701/25

A work made of linen, needle lace worked on a laid and plaited thread grid with detached points (with inserts of later date) reticello pattern.

Border, 1601/25

A work made of silk, plain weave; underlaid with linen, plain weave and embroidered with silk floss, gold gilt strips, and paillettes in satin stitch; laid work, couching, and padded couching.

Cope with Orphrey Band, Hood and Remnants of a Morse, 1775/1800

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave. warp; count; 8 warps per cm; wool; s-ply of four z-spun elements; diameter: 1.0 mm weft: count: varies from 20 to 36 wefts per cm; wool: single s-spun elements; s-ply of two z-spun elements; pairs of s-ply of two z-spun elements; paired yarns of single s-spun elements and s-ply of two z-spun elements; three yarns of s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.35–1.0 mm; silk: pairs of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.7–0.9 mm; wool and silk: paired yarns of s-ply of two z-spun wool elements and s-ply of two z-twisted silk elements; paired yarns of s-spun wool elements and s-ply of two z-twisted silk elements; diameters: 0.5–0.85 mm.

October, 1525/50

Follower of Bernard van Orley

A work made of broken twill.

Bag, A.D. 1476/1532

Inca

A work made of silk and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary binding warps tying some supplementary brocading wefts and self-patterning two-color complementary ground wefts in twill and plain interlacings.

Panel (Possibly from a Chasuble), c. 1732/33

A work.

Altar Cover, 18th century

A work made of ivory guards and sticks, carved and etched; gold and silver leaf; paper mount, painted; gold leaf; pin and metal with imitation gemstones; handle of metal; gilt.

Fan, 1825/75

A work.

Fragment

A work made of cotton, plain weave; screen printed.

Plumes, 1929/30

Paul Poiret

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