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A work made of white linen with drawn work borders.

Handkerchief, 1875/1900

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk.

Handkerchief, 19th century

A work made of silk, satin weave of two-color complementary ground wefts with supplementary patterning wefts and some self-patterning ground wefts bound in twill interlacings and self-patterned by reversing of faces.

Panel, c. 1725

A work made of silk, satin damask weave.

Panel, 16th/17th century

A work made of silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, stripes of plain weave, plain weave with supplementary patterning warps, and bands of two- and three-color complementary weft plain weave with inner warps terminating in a plied warp fringe with bands of supplementary discontinuous bast fiber warps imitating an attached woven fringe.

Panel, Possibly 15th/16th century

A work made of top: wool, plain weave; resist dyed and stenciled (yûzenzome; utsushinori); bottom: silk, plain weave; resist dyed and stenciled (yûzenzome: itome and utsushinori); lining side: silk, satin weave with bands of supplementary patterning.

Katagawa Obi (Side Patterned Belt), 1912/20, early Taishô period (1912–1926)

A work made of linen, bobbin part lace made in sections; cloth work tapes.

Fragments (From a Border), 1601/25

A work made of cotton, plain weave with machine embroidered stitches; rayon threads couched to panel with a cotton thread.

Panel, 1920s

Tissages Rodier

A work.

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

Nasca

A work made of slit tapestry, warp fringe..

Band, A.D. 700/900

Nasca

A work made of wool, center of 2:2 'z' twill weave; embroidered with wool and silk in fly, satin, and stem stitches; attached border of wool and cotton, two layers of complementary warp and five-color complementary weft twill weaves self-patterned by main warp floats; woven on loom with jacquard attachment; "harlequin" tabs of wool, pieced 2:2 'z' twill weaves; embroidered with wool and silk in back, satin, and stem stitches; couching; main warp fringe.

Square Shawl (Turnover), 1801/50

A work.

Skirt (Corte), 1900/50

Maya

A work made of white wool with multicolor borders; embroidered with multicolor wool.

Shawl, 1801/35

A work.

Utility Cloth (Servilleta), 1900/50

Maya

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; stamped; apparels and orphrey bands: 4:1 satin damask weave; fringe: warp-faced plain weave with extended ground weft uncut fringe; closures of oblique interlacing; lined with linen, plain weave; glazed.

Dalmatic, c. 1600

A work made of wool and cotton; compound weave.

Fragment (Border), A.D. 1000/1476

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in double running cross, and long-armed cross stitches; edged with cotton, plain weave with extended weft-cut fringe.

Valance (For a Bed), 18th century

A work made of silk, satin weave, with gussets of warp-faced plain weave silk; embroidered in silk floss, silver metal strip wrapped on silk core; alos frisé in metal, "purl"; stitches: knot, stem, satin, couching, couched looping around edges.

Purse, c. 1680

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

Panel (Furnishing Fabric), 1760/70

Jean Baptiste Pillement

A work made of silk and cotton, pieced plain, twill, and satin weaves, some with supplementary patterning warps, supplementary patterning and brocading wefts, self-patterning, and/or cut solid velvet; some painted; embroidered with silk in buttonhole, cross, double feather, feather, herringbone, satin, slanting cretan, stem, and straight stitches; french knots.

Bedcover or Parlor Throw (Crazy Quilt), 1884

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