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

Landscape with Tree in Center, n.d.

Cornelius Massys

A work made of pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, heightened with lead white (partly discolored), over traces of black chalk, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory wove paper.

Saint Mark the Evangelist, n.d.

Maarten de Vos

A work made of green velvet with conventional baroque interlacing flower and stem design in appliqué; red velvet borders, top and sides; red and black embroidered design; metal fringe does not appear to be of the period.

Altar Frontal, 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.

Fragment (Border)

A work made of metalcut and letterpress in black with rubrication (recto/verso) on vellum.

The Martyrdom of Saint John the Evangelist (recto), and December Calendar (verso), from Book of Hours, 1496/97

Philippe Pigouchet

A work made of silk, wool, and cotton, warp threads dyed in multiple colors prior to weaving; center of 2:2 's' twill weave; patterned areas of warp-float faced 3:1 's' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 's' twill interlacings; main warp fringe; woven on loom with jacquard attachment.

Square Shawl, c. 1850

A work made of cotton and rayon, cotton chenille and rayon bouclé wool, plain weave self-patterned by main warp and ground weft floats; knotted warp fringe.

Honeycomb (Sampler), 1960s

Mary Beth Werner

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

Ceremonial Skirt, 1900/25

Kuba

A work made of silk, warp-float faced broken twill weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; applizued with warp-float faced satin weave backed in linen, plain weave embroidered with silk in overcast, satin, split, and stem stitches; couching and french knots; painted; edged in warp-faced weft-rib plain weave with ground weft cut fringe.

Pall, 17th century

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

Bedcover, 1850/1900

Lorinda Gilbert

A work made of wool, twill weave; embroidered with wool in detached chain, roumanian, satin, surface satin and stem stitches; edged with buttonhole-stitched loops and woven cut fringe.

Bedcover, 1824

Mercy Post

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

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