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A work made of beadwork with design on shirred white muslin.

Two Narrow Bands, 19th century

A work made of silk, wool and cotton, warp-float faced 3:1 'z' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 's' twill interlacings and 1:3 and 2:2 'z' twill interlacings; attached side borders: warp-float faced 3:1 'z' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'z' twill interlacings; attached ends and fringe of wool, weft-float faced 1:2 'z' twill weave; main warp fringe; woven on loom with jacquard attachment.

Long Shawl, 1810-25

A work made of linen, bobbin straight lace of a type known as "mechlin" with a mechlin mesh ground.

Border, 1750s

A work made of brocaded plain simple twill, silk.

Fragment (Dress Fabric), 18th/19th century

A work made of slit tapestry weave.

Patch, A.D. 1000/1476

Lambayeque

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with linen, wool, silk, horsehair, hemp, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in open buttonhole filling and stem stitches; laid work and couching.

Das andere Land (The Other Land), 1986/87

Lissy Funk

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

Handkerchief, 1801/25

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

Towel, 19th century

A work made of silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts.

Panel, Mid–18th century

A work made of wool, plain weave; glazed.

Apron, 1701/50

A work made of brocaded, twill weave.

Fragment (Border), 18th century

A work made of cotton, needle lace of a type known as "point de gaze".

Handkerchief, Fragment of a Border, Collar, Two Cuffs, 1880/90s

A work.

Notebook Cover, 1825/75

A work made of cotton, plain weave; printed.

Panel, 18th century

A work made of cotton and wool, plain weave double cloth with main warp and extended ground weft fringe; woven on loom with jacquard attachment.

Coverlet, 1840-45

Printed fabric featuring a series of stately buildings in repetition, blue mountains in the distance and fall colors creeping into the foliage.

Williamstown (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1952

Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson Moses)

A work made of cotton, plain weave; roller printed; machine-made ball fringe.

Panel (Furnishing Fabric), 1901/50

A work made of cotton, plain weave; cut work embroidered in couching and with buttonhole bars; appliquéd with machine-made net; embroidered with cotton in bead insertion stitches.

Border and Two Fragments, 1850/1900

A work made of vinyl, embroidered with cotton.

Jackpot (Furnishing Fabric), 1960/74

Larsen Design Studio

A work made of linen, bobbin part lace; continuous clothwork tapes.

Border, Early 18th century

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