Artworks

Ling Po

Silk and rayon, plain weave; screen printed · 1955

Jennie C. Trein

Appliquéd, pieced and embroidered quilt; dyed and printed cotton, linen and rayon plain, twill, satin and patterned weave fabrics; cotton, silk and rayon embroidery fabrics; plastic liberty bell charm · 1932

Germaine Mingot

Silk and rayon, warp-float faced satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts and self-patterned by areas of ground weft floats and by reversing of faces; beaded with glass beads, metal beads, semi-precious stones and pearls; metal paillettes · 1930

Fredrica Justina Staack

Most likely wild silk and rayon, plain weave with crepe effect from overspun wefts; printed · 1929

Claire Wagner Kosterlitz

Silk and rayon · 1925

Cheney Brothers

Silk and rayon, warp-float faced satin weave self-patterned by areas of twill and plain weaves · 1920

Asante

Silk and rayon, twenty-four narrow woven strips with bands of warp-stripe plain weave, warp-stripe plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts, warp-stripe plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts, and weft-faced plain weave; joined; main warp fringe · 1900