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A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in surface satin stitches over circular metal plate.

Sample (Ford Foundation Program), 1967

Sheila Hicks

A work made of .1: stone and coins; over sewn with cotton in simple looping stitches .2 and .3: stone; over sewn with cotton in buttonhole and simple looping stitches .4: stone; painted; over sewn with cotton in buttonhole and simple looping stitches; glass beads .5: stone; wrapped with wool and synthetic felt; over sewn with cotton in buttonhole and simple looping stitches.

Five Study Samples, 1950/91

Claire Zeisler

A work made of skeins of linen, wrapped with pearl cotton, couched with linen to handmade paper with imbedded hemp fibers; backed with linen, plain weave.

Éventail (Fan), 1990

Sheila Hicks

A work made of wool, cotton, and silk, plain, twill, and satin weaves; some with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; some self-patterned; some warp dyed; and some printed; pieced; backed with wool, plain weave; printed; cotton batting.

Mosaic or Honeycomb Quilt, 1875/80

A work made of jute, plain weave with cotton and wool yarn, felted, knitted and woven strips forming "hooked" pile; edged with cotton, plain weave.

Rug, 19th century

A work made of cotton, plain weave; quilted.

Bedcover, 1825/75

A work made of cotton, knitted; edged with knotted fringe.

Bedcover, 1850/1900

A work made of cotton, plain weave; pieced with cotton, plain weave, printed; quilted; backed with cotton, plain weave.

Bedcover (Star Pattern), c. 1870/80

A work made of cotton, plain weave; pieced with cotton, plain weave, printed; quilted, pattern outlined in pencil; backed with cotton, plain weave.

"Feather-Edged Star" Quilt, 1845

Annie Maria Miller

A work made of toned gelatin silver print.

Qurban Gul Holding a Photograph of Her Son Mula Awaz, Khairabad, Northern Pakistan, 1998

Fazal Sheikh

Earthenware flower vase with five individual necks for plants, two swirly handles and a high base. The vessel decorated with flowers, leaves, and birds in green, blue, and red.

Study Sample, 1950/91

Claire Zeisler

A work made of wool fibers matted; edged with cotton in needle lace stitches.

Study Sample, 1976

Claire Zeisler

A work made of etching on off-white wove paper.

Norwegian Seacoast During a Storm, 1819

Johan Christian Clausen Dahl

A work made of gelatin silver print, no. 7, from the portfolio "arthur rothstein" (1981).

Minnie Knox, Garrett County, Maryland, 1937

Arthur Rothstein

A work made of gelatin silver print, no. 4, from the portfolio "arthur rothstein" (1981).

Migrant Family, Oklahoma, 1936

Arthur Rothstein

A work made of pen and brown ink on cream laid paper.

Landscape with River and Mill, c. 1540

Unknown artist

A work made of engraving in black on ivory laid paper.

Christopher Columbus, frontispiece from volume 5 of Theodor de Bry's America, 1595

Johann Theodor de Bry

A work made of pen and brown ink on tan laid paper, laid down on card.

Rape of the Sabines, n.d.

Michel Joseph Speeckaert

A work made of engraving in black on ivory laid paper.

Eleazar and Rebecca, n.d.

Johann Theodor de Bry

A work made of engraving in black on cream laid paper.

The Age of Gold, 1608

Johann Theodor de Bry

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