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

L'Exposition de 1889 (Exposition Universelle; 100th anniversary of French Revolution) (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1890

A work made of wool and cotton, warp threads dyed in multiple colors prior to weaving; center of weft-float faced 1:2 'z' twill weave; patterned areas of warp-float faced 2:1 'z' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:2 'z' twill interlacings; main warp fringe; woven on loom with jacquard attachment.

Long Shawl, 1845

A work made of cotton and wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "sehna knots".

Carpet, 1875/1900

A work made of silk, brocaded plain compound cloth.

Fragment, Louis XVI period, 1774–1792, late 18th century

A work made of cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss and silk yarns in back, cross, herringbone, individual satin, satin, star, and stem stitches; laid work, couching, and french knots;.

Bedcover, c.1720

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

Blanket, 1901/25

Darmstadt Künstler-Kolonie

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

Loopholes (Furnishing Fabric), Late 1940s/50s

Ruth Adler Schnee

A work made of silk, warp-float faced satin weave self-patterned by areas of main warp and ground weft floats, and supplementary pile warps forming cut, voided velvet.

Border, Empire period, 1804/14

A work made of cotton, plain weave, underlaid with linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss and silk yarns in back, herringbone, individual satin, and satin stitches; laid work, couching, and french knots.

Pillow Sham, c.1720

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

L'Escarpolette (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1789

Jean Baptiste Huet

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

La Chasse au cerf et au sanglier (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1780

Johann Elias Ridinger

A work made of linen and wool, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts (overshot).

Coverlet, 1800

A work made of cotton and silk, twill weave; screen printed.

Curtain Panel, 1935

Hans Tisdall

A work made of rayon, double-faced plain, weft-float faced broken twill and warp- and weft-float faced twill weaves; woven on loom with jacquard attachment.

Les Ronds Coupés (The Disected Circles), 1925/30

Hélène Henry

A work made of cotton and rayon, weft-float faced satin weave; screen printed.

Blocks, 1947/48

Joseph R. Bobrowicz

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

America Presenting at the Altar of Liberty Medallions of Her Illustrious Sons (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1785

Pierre Eugene du Simitiere

A work made of cotton and wool, pain weave variation (supplementary wrapping wefts are enclosed between elements of paired ground wefts; intervening ground wefts are single) with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "ghiordes knots"; main warp fringe.

Carpet, Mid–17th century

A work made of stone; covered with wool and rayon felt and oversewn with cotton in needle lace stitches.

Study Sample, 1970/1976

Claire Zeisler

A work made of cotton, weft ikat dyed; combined twill weave.

Verona (Furnishing Fabric), 1991

Création Baumann

A work made of linen, warp-faced weft-ribbed plain weave with discontinuous wefts; knotted and wrapped warp fringe; embellished with cardinal feathers; wooden rods.

Shield, c. 1967/89

Lenore Tawney

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