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Artworks

Sample
Suzanne Lentz
Cotton and silk, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut voided velvet; ikat dyed pile warps · 1991
Art Institute of Chicago

Rising Bubbles Falling Squares
Lois Bryant
Rayon, cotton and silk, 3:1 twill damask weave; label; synthetic, plain weave with supplementary patterning warps; woven on computerized loom · 1983
Art Institute of Chicago

Equation (Furnishing Fabric)
Larsen Design Studio
Cotton and silk, plain weave double cloth · 1973
Art Institute of Chicago

Sample (Upholstery Fabric)
Dorothy Liebes
Cotton and silk, cotton/metal strip laminated in cellulose acetate film, and rayon, twill weave · 1946
Art Institute of Chicago

Curtain Panel
Hans Tisdall
Cotton and silk, twill weave; screen printed · 1935
Art Institute of Chicago

Panel
Eileen Hunter
Cotton and silk, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; screen printed · 1933
Art Institute of Chicago

Woman's Breast-Cover (ah khin)
Khami Chin
Cotton and silk, warp striped, warp-faced plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts; embellished with discontinuous supplementary wrapping elements; end embroidered with cotton and wool in buttonhole stitches; couching; cotton, piled and knotted corner tassels · 1930
Art Institute of Chicago

Wynken, Blynken, and Nod
Edith B. Murphy
Cotton and silk, weft-float-faced twill weave; fulled; indigo discharge dyeing · 1930
Art Institute of Chicago

Panel for a Blouse (Huipil)
Maya
Cotton and silk, plain weave formed by paried warps and wefts; with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts · 1930
Art Institute of Chicago

Woman's Shawl or Headdress (Tzute)
Maya
Cotton and silk; plain weave formed by single warps and groups of two or six wefts; with supplementary brocading wefts · 1930
Art Institute of Chicago

Woman's Shawl or Headdress (Tzute)
Maya
Cotton and silk; plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts · 1930
Art Institute of Chicago

Blouse (Huipil)
Maya
Cotton and silk, plain weave with brocading wefts · 1930
Art Institute of Chicago

Blouse (Huipil)
Maya
Cotton; plain weave formed by paired warps and wefts; with supplementary brocading wefts in cotton and silk floss · 1930
Art Institute of Chicago

Headband (Cinta)
Maya
Cotton and silk; twill and slit tapestry weave with inserts of eccentric wefts; in slit tapestry weave area grouped warps; applied silk fringe · 1930
Art Institute of Chicago

Wall Hanging (Woven in 1964 under Albers' supervision from the original design)
Anni Albers
Cotton and silk · 1927
Museum of Modern Art

Two Dancers
Bertha Stenge
Linen plain weave appliquéd with various cotton, wool and silk fabrics; linen bobbin lace; wool, cotton and silk embroidery threads · 1925
Art Institute of Chicago

Panel
Henri Stéphany
Cotton and silk, satin weave self patterned by reversing of faces (satin damask) · 1925
Art Institute of Chicago

Man's Loin Cloth (pa deri)
Mru Chin
Outer panels: cotton, warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; embellished with discontinuous supplementary wrapping elements; ends embroidered with cotton and wool in buttonhole stitches; couching; center panel: cotton and silk, warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts; seam embroidered with cotton and wool in scroll stitches; couching · 1920
Art Institute of Chicago

Cushion Cover
Maria Monaci Gallenga
Cotton and silk, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut, solid velvet; stenciled · 1911
Art Institute of Chicago

Portière
George Washington Maher, American
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 · 1901
Art Institute of Chicago

Portière
George Washington Maher
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 · 1901
Art Institute of Chicago

Portière
George Washington Maher
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 · 1901
Art Institute of Chicago

Blouse (Huipil)
Maya
Cotton and silk floss; plain weave; with supplementary brocading and patterning wefts; three panels joined · 1901
Art Institute of Chicago

Blouse (Huipil)
Maya
Cotton and silk floss; plain weave formed by single warp, double and triple wefts; with supplementary brocading and patetrning wefts; neck opening embroidered in buttonhole stitch in silk floss; two widths joined · 1901
Art Institute of Chicago