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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, satin weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton in chinese knot, eyelet, feather, satin, single satin, split and stem stitches; laidwork and couching; underlined with linen, plain weave; lined with cotton plain weave; edged with silk plain weave paired warp.

Coverlet, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)/ Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Mid–17th century

A work made of linen, plain weave; applied mexican hand- made paper (amate); laid palm fibers couched with cotton.

Mixteca Series #1, 1982

Evelyn Svec Ward

A work made of linen and cotton, combined twill weave with discontinuous wefts; open work.

Celtic Fret, c. 1986

Robin A. Pyzik-Shuler

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

Semaphore (Drapery Fabric), c. 1953

Ruth Adler Schnee

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

Construction (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1950

Ruth Adler Schnee

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

Coverlet, 1855

John Craig

A work made of silk, plain weave; painted warp (chiné).

Panel, 1850/1900

A work made of cotton and wool, plain weave double cloth; woven on loom with jacquard attachment; cotton, machine-knit fringe; two loom widths joined; all selvages present.

Coverlet, 1846

Abram William Van Doren

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

Le Char de l'Aurore (The Chariot of Dawn) (Furnishing Fabric), 1785/89

Guido Reni

A work made of plain weave, block printed.

Panel (Possibly a Shawl or bedspread?), 19th century

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

Panel, 19th century

A work made of cotton and metallic-foil-wrapped rayon and cotton; wrapped and oversewn with cotton in simple looping stitches.

Study Sample (Ball), 1950/91

Claire Zeisler

A work made of cotton and wool, composite point twill weave (multiple shaft); two loom widths joined.

Coverlet, 1825/35

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

Kardinal (Cardinal) (Dress or Furnishing Fabric), 1911/13

Dagobert Peche

A work made of silk, warp-float faced broken twill weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; applizued with warp-float faced satin weave backed in linen, plain weave embroidered with silk in overcast, satin, split, and stem stitches; couching and french knots; painted; edged in warp-faced weft-rib plain weave with ground weft cut fringe.

Pall, 17th century

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

Panel (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1850

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

Panel, 1830/50

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

Panel (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1830

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

Panel (Furnishing Fabric), 1785/1890

Jean Baptiste Pillement

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