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A work made of silk and cotton, warp-float faced satin weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut and uncut, voided velvet.

Panel, Empire period, 1804/14

A work made of silk, plain weave; embroidered in back, buttonhole, overcast. padded overcast, and padded satin stitches; edged with square knotted netting; embroidered in open buttonhole filling, buttonhole; darned leave, and interlocking lace stitches; woven wheels and half wheels (lacis).

Handkerchief, 1850/1900

Hermione Rosales

A work made of wool, twill weave; fulled; appliquéd with linen, plain weave; embroidered with wool in running stitches cut to form pile.

Cover, 1825/75

Laura Dollaff Dresser

A work made of cotton; plain weave; paired warps in warp stripes; with supplementary brocading wefts.

Woman's Shawl or Headdress (Tzute), 1930/39

Maya

A work.

Bag, 17th century

A work made of red velvet embroidered with gold.

Cap, 19th century

A work.

Fragment (From a Tunic), A.D. 600/800

Wari

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

Infinity (Furnishing Fabric), 1925/75

Pierre Kleykamp

A work made of drawnwork on pineapple cloth; embroidered.

Blouse, 19th century

A work made of linen, raised needle lace.

Flounce, 1660/80

A work made of variety of fibers, plain weave with variety of fibers, yarns, felted, knitted, oblique interlaced and/or woven strips, forming "hooked" pile.

Rug, 19th century

A work made of silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1:2 's' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps, supplementary patterning wefts and self-patterning ground wefts; silk, warp-float faced 5:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1:2 's' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps, supplementary patterning wefts and self-patterning ground wefts; silk, warp-float faced 5:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1:2 's' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; silk, warp-float faced 5:1 satin weave with secondary binding warps; appliquéd with warp-float faced 5:1 satin weave and warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave over paper; silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts; silk, warp-float faced 5:1 satin weave; appliquéd with silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; appliquéd with warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; silk, warp-float faced satin weave with 1:2 'z' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts and self-patterning ground wefts; silk, warp-float faced 5:1 satin weave; appliquéd with warp-float faced 2:2 'z' twill weave; silk, weft-float faced 1:2 'z' twill weave; silk, warp-float faced 5:1 satin weave with secondary binding warps; lined with silk, plain weave.

Valance, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1750/1850

A work made of cotton, leavers machine lace imitation of "valenciennes" bobbin lace.

Border, c. 1911

A work made of linen, square netting; embroidered in cloth stitches; edged in bobbin lace.

Border, 1675/1725

A work made of silk, integrated compound weave of warp-float faced satin weave and weft-float faced twill weave.

Border, 1675/1700

A work made of silk, pusher machine lace.

Table Cover, 1875/1900

A work made of carved and gilded pearl sticks with guards painted silk mount.

Fan, c. 1880

A work made of cotton and gold-leaf-on-paper-strip-wrapped bast fiber (probably ramie), bands of plain weave; knotted main warp fringe.

Ceremonial Textile, 19th century

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 3:1 twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts.

Border, Empire period, 1804/14

A work made of cotton and wool, slit tapestry weave with warp fringe.

Sarape, 1850/1900

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