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A work made of linen, plain weave embroidered in silk floss in chaing, short, long and brick stitches; original silk fringe.

Bedcover, Late 17th century

Indo-Portuguese

A work.

Valance, 19th century

A work.

Altar Cover, 19th century

A work made of cotton, silk, and wool, plain weave with patterning wefts (cut between motifs after weaving).

Blouse (Huipil), 1930/39

Maya

A work made of silk embroidered on plain cream-colored cotton cloth. stitch: holbein stitch over four threads, stem-stitch, star-stitch.

Fragment

A work made of embroidery.

Fragment

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 3:1 broken warp chevron twill weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; appliquéd with warp-float faced 7:1 satin weaves; painted; embroidered with silk, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, and metal wire in split stitches; laid work and couching; edged with braid of silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave with silk, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts and extended weft uncut fringe; with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, square braided, wrapped and knotted cords and silk, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, square braided, wrapped, knotted and fringed tassels worked over cotton core; underlined with linen and sisal, plain weaves; lined with linen, plain weave; glazed.

Amice, 17th century

A work made of raffia, plain weave; pieced; appliquéd with plain weave in pearl stitches; embroidered in pearl stitches.

Ceremonial Skirt, 1900/25

Kuba

A work made of red velvet; bands of blue velvet with design; appliquéd in yellow, red and white satin; outlined with couched gold cord.

Altar Frontal, 17th century

A work.

Altar Frontal, 15th century (needlework: 17th century)

A work made of silk, velvet; cut, voided; additional brocading wefts in gilt strip (wound around silk fiber core) forming loops where required; gilt galloon trim and crosses; two attached silk cords, knotted and fringed.

Stole, 15th century

A work made of silk, velvet; cut, voided; additional brocading wefts in gilt strip (wound around silk fiber core) forming loops where required; gilt galloon trim and crosses; two attached silk cords, knotted and fringed.

Stole, 15th century

A work made of silk, brocaded.

Silk (2 pcs), 18th century

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered through only one thickness in polychrome wool yarns in chain, buttonhole, link powdering, seed, wheel ear, flat and back stitches.

Bedcover, c. 1734/40

A work made of silk, plain weave; embroidered in stem, herringbone, plaiting, and holbein stitches.

Fragments

A work made of silk embroidery on plain cream-colored cotton cloth. stitch: holbein stitch over four threads, stem stitch, satin stitch, star stitch; buttonhole stitched edges.

Fragment (From a pillowcase)

A work made of offset print on card.

Portfolio Box, 1976

Terry Allen

A work made of lithograph on white wove paper.

Colophon page, from Juarez, 1976

Terry Allen

A work made of color lithograph on white wove paper.

Pillow in the Mountains II, from Juarez, 1976

Terry Allen

A work made of lithograph on white wove paper.

The Characters, from Juarez, 1976

Terry Allen

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