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A work made of silk, satin weave; embroidered with silk threads, foremost in satin and stem stitches; lined and backed with linen, plain weave.

Waistcoat, 1775/1800

A work made of linen and wool, plain weave, tied and free double cloth.

Hanging Showing Pyramus and Thisbe, 17th century

A work made of interlocking twill weave; embroidered; pieced.

Shawl, c. 1840

A work made of linen, bobbin straight lace.

Border, 1601/25

A work made of silk and cotton; cut, voided velvet against plain weave foundation with areas tied in satin and twill weaves.

Fragment, 1875/1925

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

Fragment from an Orphrey, 1360s

A work made of silk, plain weave with supplementary warps with bands of plain interlacings of discontinuous secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts and with bands of supplementary patterning wefts; probably woven on loom with jacquard attachment.

Panel, 1890s

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

Cover, 1850/1900

A work made of linen, bobbin part lace (worked in large sections with the aid of a hook).

Altar Frontal, 1725/50

A work made of roller printed and block over print.

Panel, c. 1830

A work made of brocaded plain compound cloth in silk and gold wound on yellow silk core.

Fragment (Dress Fabric), 18th century

A work.

Panel, 19th century

A work made of carved pearl sticks; encrusted with gold painted swanskin paper mount; rhinestone rivet.

Fan, 18th century, Louis XV period, 1774–1793)

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk in satin and split stitches; couching and chinese knots; inner tape: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk in satin and split stitches; chinese knots; edging and button loops: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; lined with cotton, plain weave; metal buttons.

Woman's Vest, 1890/1910, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Manchu

A work made of wool, slit tapestry weave; plaited cords; tassels.

Sling (Waraka), Probably late 19th/early 20th century

Quechua

A work made of cotton.

Fragment (Furnishing Fabric), 1801/25

A work made of plain simple cloth (old card).

Fragment, 1–1532

A work made of cotton, plain weave; glazed; some inscribed with sepia ink; cotton, plain weave; roller printed; and center of linen, plain weave self-patterned by main warp and ground weft floats; embroidered with wool in stem stitches.

Bedcover (Friendship Quilt) (Unfinished), 1848

A work made of cotton and linen, bobbin straight lace of a type known as "mechlin" with a kat stitch and rose mesh ground.

Fragment (Three Joined Strips), 1750/75

A work made of carved and gilded pearl sticks and guards; painted paper mount; gilt ornaments on guard; pearl rivet.

Fan, 1825/75

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