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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

A work made of leather, wood and silk, fringed tops (platform soles).

Woman's Clogs, 18th century

A work.

Fragments, A.D. 1000/1476

A work made of slit tapestry.

Fragments (Loincloth), A.D. 1000/1476

Chancay

A work.

Miniature Tunic

A work.

Poncho, Probably late 19th/early 20th century

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

Les Quatre Parties du Monde (Four Quarters of the Globe) (Furnishing Fabric), c.1794

Jean Baptiste Huet

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

Ram (Furnishing Fabric), 1956

Vuokko Eskolin-Nurmesniemi

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

Cuffs, c. 1900

A work made of cotton, machine-made net; embroidered with cotton and linen in cross, darning, eyelet, and trammed overcast stitches.

Child's Cap or Bonnet, 1825/50

A work made of silk, plain weave, warp-faced, moiré treatment; embroidered in silk floss, spangles, purl, metal strip wrapped on silk core; stem and satin stitches.

Bag, 18th century

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