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A work made of silk.

Fragment, Late 17th century

A work.

Garden rug, 1890

A work.

Sandals, 1900/69

Maya

A work.

Panel, Mid–18th century

A work made of silk, brocaded fancy compound satin.

Panel, Mid–18th century

A work made of linen, plain weave; stenciled; embroidered with silk in satin and stem stitches; edged with linen and cotton, plain weave with supplementary patterning warps and supplementary wefts and with extended ground weft fringe; lined with cotton, plain weave.

Pillow Sham, 1910/15

Richardson Silk Company

A work made of wool, diamond twill weave molded and folded; and embroidered with lamb's wool, alpaca, and mohair yarns in buttonhole, chain, detached chain, running, satin, and stem stitches; couching.

Fall, 1979

Nancy Hemenway Barton

A work made of silk and gilt-metal strip, plain weave with supplementary facing wefts and pile warps forming cut and uncut voided velvet.

Fragment, 1600/50

A work.

Fragment (Border), 100 B.C./A.D. 200

Nasca

A work made of silk, plain weave and warp-float faced satin weave with self-patterning wefts which tie with main warps in twill weave when they float on face in plain weave areas.

Panel (pon. 11229), 1925

A work made of silk, cotton, and wool, pieced plain, twill, and satin weaves; some with velvet, some with patterning and brocading wefts, and some self-patterned; some printed / painted; some watered (moiré); embroidered with silk, cotton, gilt-and-silvered-metal-strip-wrapped cotton and silk, and copper-metal-strip-wrapped wool in back, individual back, chain, detached chain, eyelet, feather, herringbone, overcast, satin, surface satin, single, stem stitches; laid work and couching; embellished and appliquéd with gilt and silver metal and gelatin paillettes, lacquered paper, glass, ceramic, and metal beads, pearls, silk ribbons, leather, and machine embroidered motifs; edged with silk chenille and cotton, machine-made net; cut work embroidered in overcast and satin stitches; backed wtih silk, plain weave.

Bedcover (Crazy Quilt), 1880/85

A work made of silk, leavers machine lace.

Bonnet Veil, 1875/1900

A work made of carved ivory.

Fan, 18th century, Qing dynasty(1644–1911)

A work.

Fragment (Dress Fabric), 18th century

A work made of silk, plain weave; embroidered with cotton in back, hem, padded overcast, and padded satin stitches; edged with cotton, needle lace of a type known as "point de gaze".

Handkerchief, 1901/25

A work made of cotton, machine-made twist net; embroidered in chain stitches (tambour work) and appliquéd with plain weave; embroidered in chain, darning, overcast, and satin stitches.

Fichu, 1850/75

A work made of silk, warp-float faced satin weave, pleated; with silk braid and glass beads.

Delphos (Dress), 1901/25

Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo

A work made of linen, plain weaves; pieced; cut and drawn thread work embroidered with cotton and linen in overcast and darning stitches; pulled thread work with linen in loop stitches; embroidered with cotton in cross and darning stitches; warp fringe; tapes of linen, plain weave.

Towel, 1831

Elizabeth Borgholder

A work made of silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning warps and self-patterned by two-color complementary ground weft floats; woven on loom with jacquard attachment.

Fragment, 1840/50

A work made of linen and wool, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming solid cut and uncut velvet; stamped; (known as velours de trek); edged with linen, warp-faced plain weave with extended ground weft uncut fringe off one side; lined with linen, plain weave; glazed.

Chasuble Showing the Arms of France, 16th century

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