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A work made of cotton, twill weave; embroidered with wool (crewel) in satin, link powdering and stem stitches; also embroidered with silk and metal strips wound around a silk fiber core in split and stem stitches; couching; bobbin lace border.

Bedcover, 1750/1800

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

Panache (Furnishing Fabric), 1982/84

Anne White

A work made of cotton, stripes of plain weave; warp-float faced twill weaves; plain gauze weave; openwork; roller printed.

Panel (Dress Fabric), c. 1850

A work made of linen and rayon, plain weave; pieced and appliquéd with linen, plain and twill weaves; embroidered with wool, linen, and cotton in buttonhole, feather, herringbone, satin, stem and a variety of lace stitches; darned and woven wheels, buttonhole and double buttonhole bars; braid; laid work, couching, and french knots; worked over and embellished by wooden rings and beads, metal rings, washer, and wires, mirrors, cork balls, stones, glass beads, and wooden and plastic strips; backed by cotton and polyester, plain weave; appliquéd with felt.

To Grow, 1970

Virginia Churchill Bath

A work.

Fragment (Border)

A work made of silk, wool, and cotton, warp threads dyed in multiple colors prior to weaving; center of 2:2 's' twill weave; patterned areas of warp-float faced 3:1 's' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 's' twill interlacings; main warp fringe; woven on loom with jacquard attachment.

Square Shawl, c. 1850

A work made of silk and wild silk, plain weave; resist-dyed (batik).

Saints of the Christian Church, c. 1979

John W. Mulder

A work made of cotton, twill weave; printed.

Panel, 1901/50

Fortuny, Inc.

A work made of silk, double interconnected looping with crochet fringe.

Scarf, c. 1820

A work made of wool, weft-rib plain weave; possibly roller printed.

Panel, 19th century

A work made of cotton, plain weave double cloth with warp fringe.

Tassel, A.D. 1000/1476

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

Direction (Furnishing Fabric), 1979

Nob and Non

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

La Caravane du Caire (The Caravan from Cairo) (Furnishing Fabric), 1785/89

Petitpierre et Cie.

A work made of wool, weft-faced warp-rib plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "ghiordes knots".

Carpet (Known as a "Ryijy" or "Rya"), 1701/25

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

Caliopsis (Curtain Panel), c. 1930

Mathilde Flögl

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in surface satin stitches over cardboard disk.

Sample (Ford Foundation Program), 1967

Sheila Hicks

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

Sequoia (Dress or Furnishing Fabric), 1965/69

Lucienne Day

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

Pits & Pods (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1947

Ruth Adler Schnee

A work made of tapestry.

Cornelius Vanderbilt Fishing, 1882

Royal Windsor Workshop

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

Feed Sack, 1950/2000

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