Artworks

Hubert Von Herkomer

Silk and cotton, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut voided velvet · 1890

Hubert von Herkomer

Silk and cotton, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut voided velvet · 1890

Edward Colonna

Silk and cotton, warp-faced weft-ribbed plain weave self-patterned by areas of main warp and ground weft floats; "watered" (moiré) · 1890

Charles Francis Annesley Voysey

Wild silk and cotton, complementary weft plain weave double cloth · 1889

Manchu

Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in satin, single satin, and stem stitches; laid work, couching and Chinese knots; inner tape: silk and cotton, plain weave self-patterned by main warp floats; outer tape: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk in satin and stem stitches; edged with silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; lined with silk, plain weave; button loops: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; metal buttons · 1875

Soninke

Handspun cotton, indigo dye; polychrome silk and cotton; strip weave, hand embroidery · 1875

Mary Elizabeth (Motter) Tansill

Silk and cotton, plain, twill, and satin weaves; some resist dyed or printed (chiné), some self-patterned, some printed, some "watered" (moiré); pieced; backed with silk, plain weave; printed; edged with silk, satin weave · 1870

Owen Jones

Woven wool, silk and cotton · 1868

Owen Jones, British

Woven wool, silk and cotton · 1868

Owen Carter Jones

Woven wool, silk and cotton · 1868

Edward William Godwin

Silk, satin weave, self-patterned by reversing of faces; edged with cotton and silk, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; and silk and cotton, braid of plain weave with extended weft loops · 1864

Mathevon et Bouvard

Silk and cotton, satin weave with multi-color supplementary pile warps forming cut and uncut voided velvet · 1860

Mathevon et Bouvard

Silk and cotton, satin weave with multi-color supplementary pile warps forming cut and uncut voided velvet · 1860

Mathevon et Bouvard

Silk and cotton, satin weave, cut and uncut voided velvet · 1860

Mathevon et Bouvard

Silk and cotton, satin weave, cut and uncut voided velvet · 1860

Mathevon et Bouvard

Silk and cotton, satin weave, cut and uncut voided velvet · 1860

Mathevon et Bouvard

Silk and cotton, twill weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut pile-on-pile voided velvet; band of partially uncut pile · 1860

Han-Chinese

Silk and cotton, plain weaves and silk, plain weave self-patterned by ground weft floats; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton in chain, eyelet, and satin stitches; laid work and couching; collar and edge trim: silk, warp-float faced 4:1 and 6:1 satin weaves; lined with ramie, plain weave · 1850

Han-Chinese

Silk, warp-float faced 3:1 'Z' twill weaves self-patterned by areas of plain weave; pieced; medallions with under drawing in black pigment and trimmed with cords of gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk couched with silk; neck facing: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered in satin, single satin, and stem stitches; trimmed with braid of silk, 2:2 oblique interlacing and with ribbon of silk and cotton, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary patterning warps and self-patterned by main warp floats; ties: silk, warp-float faced 3:1 'Z' twill weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave; lined with silk, plain weave · 1850

Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin

Linen, plain weave; appliquéd with medallion of silk, satin weave; appliquéd with padded linen, plain weave; embroidered with wool, silk, cotton and silk- wrapped cotton and silk and cotton tubular braided cord in satin, single satin, split, and stem stitches; laidwork and couching; glass eye and appliquéd with silk, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; embroidered with silk and silk-wrapped cotton in paper padded satin stitches; couching · 1841

Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin

Linen, plain weave; appliquéd with medallion of silk, satin weave; appliquéd with padded linen, plain weave; embroidered with wool, silk, cotton and silk- wrapped cotton and silk and cotton tubular braided cord in satin, single satin, split, and stem stitches; laidwork and couching; glass eye and appliquéd with silk, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; embroidered with silk and silk-wrapped cotton in paper padded satin stitches; couching · 1841

Ruth Hart

Silk, stripes of warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave, warp-float faced 7:1 warp chevron twill weave and plain weave; pieced; stars: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 and 4:1 satin and plain weaves; some self-patterned by complementary ground wefts or by warp and weft floats; some in stripe of both weaves with supplementary patterning warps; some with impressed patterning; some warp ikat dyed; some printed; and silk and cotton, plain weave self-patterned by weft floats; pieced; quilted with silk threads; edged with ribbon of silk, stripes of warp-float facd 4:1 satin weave and plain weave with extended weft loops; backing: cotton, plain weave; glazed; batting: cotton · 1835

Mary Tooley Parker

Silk and cotton on linen, embroidered · 1805

Tassinari et Chatel

Silk and cotton, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1:3 'Z' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps, supplementary patterning wefts and self-patterning ground weft · 1801