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A work made of black leather.

Doll's Shoe, 1870

A work made of rayon, plain weave self-patterned by rows of gauze crossings (yoko ro); resist dyed, stenciled and dye extracted through use of chemical discharge dyeing (bassen) (yûzen-zome: utsushinori and hitta shibori); embroidered with cotton, rayon and gold and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped silk in satin stitches and underside couching; lined with silk and cotton, stripes of warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave and stripes of 3:1 (plain interlacing in alternate alignment) plain weave derived float weave (cannelé alternatif); printed.

Nagoya Obi (Formal Belt), 1920/26, late Taishô period (1912–1926)

A work made of linen, plain weave; applied painted paper, leather, and fur; appliquéd with jute, wool and linen, plain weaves; embroidered with wool, linen, silk, wild silk, cotton, jute, hemp, sisal, and cellulose film, in crossed back, eyelet, herringbone, laced herringbone, laced long-armed cross, long-armed cross, ladder and stem stitches; couching.

Excavations, 1959/60

Mariska Karasz

A work.

Apron, c. 1850

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

Border, Early 19th century

A work made of silk, gold and silver metal thread (wound around a silk fiber core), warp-faced plain weave; additional metal threads in float pattern tied at intervals. backed with glazed cotton; fringed at one end in silver.

Ribbon, 1810

A work made of cotton, velveteen; batik printed.

Waterlilies (Furnishing Fabric), 1960s

Jack Lenor Larsen

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

Tauromachine (The Bull Fight) (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1840

A work made of lace silk mount decorated with silver spangles; carved pearl sticks; pearl rivet, metal loop.

Fan, c. 1870

A work made of linen, satin damask weave.

Napkin, c. 1600

A work made of linen and cotton, twill weave; embroidered with wool yarns in long, satin, short and stem stitches; couching.

Hanging, c. 1690

A work made of linen, plain weave, embroidered with cotton in buttonhole, eyelet, padded overcast, and padded satin stitches; couching; inserts and edging of cotton, bobbin straight lace of a type known as "valenciennes".

Handkerchief, 1850/75

A work made of fancy simple satin.

Fragment, Early 17th century

A work made of cotton, satin weave; printed.

Narrow Border, 1920s

Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo

A work made of linen, plain weave; pulled thread work with silk floss in two-sided italian cross stitch; inside waistband gathered by feather, running, and back filling stitches; edged in silk, warp twining with ground weft fringe, attached by buttonhole and detached buttonhole stitches.

Apron, 17th century

A work made of wool, 2:2 's' twill weaves; pieced; embroidered with wool in stem, detached chain, and various filling stitches; laid work and couching; warp fringe.

Shawl, 1846/77

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

Picture (Needlework), 18th century

A work made of cotton.

Bedcover, c. 1800

A work.

Fragment, 18th century

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

Panel, 1675/1700

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