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A work made of cotton, plain weave, block printed.

Border, 19th century

A work made of linen, needle lace worked on a laid and plaited thread grid, reticello pattern.

Insertion (For a Cover), 1601/25

A work made of linen, plain weave, front: embroidered in buttonhole, double hem, hem, overcast, and satin stitches; couching and eyelet holes; cut and drawn work with needle lace filling stitches; sides (replacement): 3 strips of cut and drawn work embroidered in buttonhole, coral, hem, and needle lace filling stitches; back: center panel plain weave with cut and drawn work embroidered in double hem, hem and needle lace filling stitches; center panel is a symmetrical scrolling floral motif; inner borders combine geometric and scrolling floral patterns outer borders geometric patterning.

Pillow Cover, c. 1600

A work made of cotton and linen, twill weave; embroidered with wool.

Pair of Curtains, 17th century

A work made of cotton, mixed lace of needle lace and bobbin part lace of a type known as "duchesse de bruxelles".

Scarf, 1865/1900 (based on design from 1720/30)

A work.

Fragment, A.D. 1250/1470

Chimú

A work made of cotton, polyester, and rayon, plain and twill weaves; pieced; backed with cotton and polyester, plain weave; quilted with cotton thread.

Bedcover, 1950/2000

Amish

A work made of silk and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 twill interlacings.

Panel, 1575/1600

A work made of linen, needle lace with woven tapes.

Border, 1625/75

A work made of cotton, plain weave; pieced with cotton, stripes of plain weave and stripes of warp-float faced satin weave; roller printed; backed with cotton, plain weave; quilted.

Bedcover, 1921/1985

Eleanor Beard Incorporated

A work.

Panel, c. 1910

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

Fragment, A.D. 1476/1532

Chuquibamba

A work.

Panel, c. 1870/80

A work made of linen, bobbin part lace (made in large sections).

Flounce, 1701/50

A work made of silk and wool, center of weft-float faced 1:3 'z' twill weave; patterned areas of warp-float faced 3:1 'z' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'z' twill interlacings; woven on loom with jacquard attachment.

Long Shawl, c. 1850

A work made of silk and silk-wrapped linen cords, bobbin straight lace.

Braid, 1650/75

A work.

Fragment (Band)

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.

Band from an Orphrey, 1360s

A work made of cotton and rayon, 7:1 satin damask weave with supplementary patterning wefts and self-patterned by areas of weft-float faced 1:3 'z' twill weave.

Fragment "Les Feuilles" (No. 3), 1924

Edouard Bénédictus

A work made of cotton, plain weave; embroidered in tent stitch.

Les Saltimbanques (The Entertainers), 1972/74

Gloria DiTomaso

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