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A work made of linen, two layers of plain weave; embroidered with silk, linen, wool, gilt- and silvered-animal-substrate-wrapped linen, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped linen in satin, single satin, and split stitches; laid work and couching; gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk and silk, plain weave extended weft uncut fringe; lined with linen, plain weave; glazed; edged with silk.

Orphrey Cross, c. 1525

A work made of raffia, plain weave; pieced; appliquéd with plain weave in pearl stitches; edged with cut fringe.

Ceremonial Skirt, 1900/25

Kuba

A work made of linen and rayon, plain weave; screen printed.

Delphi (Furnishing Fabric), 1981

Eleanor Kluck

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

Seedy Weeds (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1953

Ruth Adler Schnee

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

Cordwood (Drapery Fabric), 1945/1959

Ruth Adler Schnee

A work made of cotton, weft-float faced twill weave; screen printed.

Night Mysteries, 1985

Terry A. Gentille

A work made of three widths of cotton, plain weave, printed; pieced border with star motif on blue along two edges; quilted; backed with cotton, plain weave; roller-printed.

Bedcover (Centennial Fabric with Portraits of George Washington), 1875/1900

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

Two Panels, 1775/1800

A work made of linen, plain weave; cut and drawn work in overcast stitches with needle lace inserts; embroidered in back, buttonhole, double faggot, double hem, eyelet hem, overcast, and satin stitches.

Fragment (Three Joined Strips from Small Pillow), 1550/1600

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

Brisbane Palms (Furnishing Fabric), 1986

Eddie Squires

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with wool in romanian and stem stitches.

Bedcover, 1750/70

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

Palazzo (Furnishing Fabric), 1976

Alexander Girard

A work.

Panel, c. 1830/40

A work made of cotton, 4:1 warp-float faced satin weave; screen printed.

Alphabet Stripe (Furnishing Fabric), 1967

Alexander Girard

A work.

Canopy for a Bed, 18th century

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

Coverlet, 19th century

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

L'Agréable leçon (The Pleasant Lesson) (Furnishing Fabric), 1788

Petitpierre Frères & Cie.

A work made of linen, bobbin part lace.

Two Cravat Ends, 1701/25

A work made of linen, plain weave; underlaid with linen, plain weave; embroidered with gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, linen and silk in knot, overcast, satin, split, and stem stitches; laid work, couching, and hemp, padded couching.

Orphrey Band, 1375/1400

A work made of linen and sisal, discontinuous weft plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts, supplementary wrapping wefts and some ground wefts forming cut and uncut weft pile; self-patterned by ground weft floats; appliquéd with smaller rectangle of same weave, wrapped cord, yarn bundles forming cut pile and three-dimensional form in a knotting technique known as macramé.

Le Feu et La Cendre (Fire and Cinders), 1973/75

Magdalena Abakanowicz

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