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Compound weave brown silk with supplementary gold wefts; selected motifs embroidered in polychrome silk threads
19th centuryJapaneseCompound weave silk with supplementary polychrome wefts
19th centuryJapaneseSatin with designs in slit tapestry weave (“kesi”)
19th centuryChineseBlue silk with supplementary red silk and gold wefts
19th centuryThaiWarp-faced satin foundaton with continuous and discontinuous patterning wefts
19th centuryCentral AsianHanging scroll; unspun silk filaments embroidered on woven silk
15th centuryJapanese
Knit fabric
21st centuryBritish, WelshCotton patterned with block printing and wax-resist dyeing; quilted; backed with modern fabric; and edged with machine-made fringe
19th centuryCotton in plain weave embroidered with silk in straight stitch and pulled thread work; lined with white fabric; backed with silk; and edged with woolen twill
19th centurySilk woven with complementary wefts, inner warps, and binding warps in plain weave (taqueté)
18th centuryPersianSilk, compound weave
17th-18th centuryPersianSilk
20th centuryGermanSilk; twill fabric with alternate polychrome striping (yellow, pale green, brown, white) and twill-on-twill damask checkering
13th centuryJapaneseSilk and gold
18th centuryJapaneseSilk
17th centuryJapaneseHand woven and sewn; silk damask, vegetable dyes
21st centuryKoreanLoose woven and tabby weave; blue silk damask, red silk floss tassels.
21st centuryKoreanEmbroidery on muslin
21st centuryAmericanSilk brocade; linen lining; taffeta fitted back panel
19th centuryAmericanWool on canvas in a plexiglass frame
20th centuryGerman