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A work made of cotton, machine-made lace: twist net; machine embroidered laid work and couching.

Panel (Curtain Fabric), 1920s

Laura Lange

A work made of cotton and silk, plain weave with pile warps forming cut solid velvet; appliquéd with silk and cotton, satin damask weave; linen and gilt-strip-wrapped linen satin weave; cotton and silk plain weaves; embroidered with silk, cotton, linen, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped linen threads.

Portière, 1901

George Washington Maher

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and silk chenille in split, surface satin, and stem stitches; couching; with human hair.

Mourning Sampler, About 1810

Mary Balch's School

A work made of wool (camelid); stripes of warp-faced plain weave, plain weave with paired warps and supplementary warp patterning; applied cotton and wool (camelid), braided trims; glass buttons; two panels joined in figure eight stitch; wool (camelid) knitted binding edge.

Woman's Mantle (Llijlla), 1900/1970

Quechua

A work made of wool (camelid), stripes of warp-faced plain weave and complimentary patterning warp; two panels joined with wool (camelid) in figure eight stitch; applied cotton, and cotton with wool (camelid) braided trims; embroidered with wool (camelid) in fishbone stitch.

Woman's Mantle (Llijlla), 1900/1970

Quechua

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

Severn, Design 1887–90; made 1887–1917

John Henry Dearle

A work made of cotton and wool, double interlocking tapestry weave.

Tegn I (Sign), 1970

Jan Groth

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in cross, satin, individual satin, split, and stem stitches; edged with silk, plain weave.

Sampler, 1793

Ann Sellers

A work made of wool and cotton; tapestry weave.

Les Saltimbanques (The Entertainers), 1959

Liliane Badin

A work made of album of twelve leaves; ink on paper.

Ghosts, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1893

Yao Luan

A work made of silk; twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts.

Kesa (Formerly Nō Costume), 18th century, Edo period (1615–1868)

A work made of linen ground embroidered with silk and metal threads; attached pearls and mirrors.

Needlework Panel, Late 17th century

A work made of nylon, knit; screen printed.

Gallop (Dress Fabric), 1972

Hans Krondahl

A work made of wool and cotton; tapestry weave.

Josephine Baker, 1974

Robert Emmet Brady

A work made of cotton, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; printed.

Kyoto (Furnishing Fabric), 1965

Hans Krondahl

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

Blues (Furnishing Fabric), 1970

Hans Krondahl

A work made of wool (camelid), stripes of warp-faced plain weave and complementary patterning warp; two panels joined.

Coca or Ceremonial Cloth (Inkuña), 1875/1925

Quechua

A work made of wool (camelid) and silk, stripes of warp-faced plain weave and complementary patterning warp; two panels joined.

Coca or Ceremonial Cloth (Inkuña), 1875/1925

Quechua

A work made of wool, plain weave, double cloth; edged with leather binding; ground weft corner tassles.

Machinery II, 1963

Ulla-May Berggren

A work made of silk and gilt-metal strip, twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts and pile warps forming cut and uncut voided velvet silk, cut, uncut, voided velvet with additional patterning wefts of gilt strips against twill weave foundation.

Panel, 17th/18th century

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