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A work made of hemp, plain weave with areas of displaced wefts.

Mizugoromo, 18th century, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

"The Bombardment of Algiers" (Furnishing Fabric), After 1816

A work made of cotton, plain weave; screenprinted.

Piano (Furnishing Fabric), 1972

Katsuji Wakisaka

A work made of silk, satin weave; embroidered with silk floss and metal-alloy-strip-wrapped silk in chain stitches; applied paillettes; loop and ball fastenings; edged with applied braid; embroidered areas lined with cotton, plain weave.

Aba (Dress for Child or Young Woman), 19th or early 20th century

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

Horses (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1949/52

Saul Steinberg

A work made of silk and cotton, satin weave; cut; appliquéd with silk, cut solid velvet; embroidered with looped and outlining gilt-metal strip wrapped silk.

Panel, Late 19th/early 20th century

A work made of 26 scarves: silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts.

Autumn Leaves (Impromptu of Scarves), Heisei period (1989–present), 1988

Keiko Kobayashi

A work made of wool, stripes of plain weave and plain weave with warp substitution.

Cover or Blanket, 19th or early 20th century

A work made of linen, plain weave; appliquéd with linen, plain weave; embroidered with cotton in stem, buttonhole, and satin stitches.

Hanging, 1899/1901

Haslemere Peasant Industries

A work made of cotton, plain weave; quilted with areas of raised padding.

Robe, Ottoman period, 19th century

A work made of cotton, various plain weaves; printed; some calendarized and glazed; pieced; lined with cotton, plain weave; pieced; batting: cotton; quilted.

"Star of Bethlehem" Quilt, c. 1830

A work made of cotton, various plain weaves; block-printed and roller-printed; pieced; lined with cotton, various plain weaves; block-printed; pieced; quilted.

"Nine Patch" Quilt, c. 1815

A work made of two panels joined: wool, plain weave; fulled; appliqued with silk, plain weave ribbons; applied hide with beadwork and ribbon and hide streamers.

Elonshka Society Blanket, Late 19th–early 20th century

Osage

A work made of wool, twill weave; resist-dyed (shibori).

Untitled, #16323, 2009

Frank Connet

A work made of silk and rayon, stencil printed warps (hogushi kasuri) and weft resist-dyed (kasuri) plain weave; lined with rayon, plain weave; resist-dyed; stenciled (kata yûzen-some).

Haori, Taishô period (1912–26), c. 1920

Woman's Heirloom Dress

Woman's Heirloom Dress, Probably mid 19th century or earlier

Kabyle

A work made of silk, stencil-printed wefts (yokoso kasuri) plain weave; lined with silk, plain weave with creped wefts (chirimen).

Kimono, Taishô period (1912–1926)/Shôwa period (1926–1989), late 1920s/1930s

A work made of silk, stencil-printed warps and wefts (heiyo kasuri) plain weave; lined with silk, plain weave and cotton, plain weave.

Kimono, 1920s/1930s, Taishô period (1912–1926)/ Shôwa period (1926–1989)

A work made of silk, stencil-printed wefts (yokoso kasuri) plain weave, lined with possibly rayon, plain weave, painted.

Haori, 1920s/1930s, Taishô period (1912–1926)/ Shôwa period (1926–1989)

A work made of linen plain weave embroidered in silk floss, silk chenille and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk; glass beads; applied braid.

Orpheus Charming the Animals, first half 17th century

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