Artworks

Marianne Strengell

Cotton, plain weave with wool yarns forming "hooked" pile · 1957

Claire Zeisler

Wool and cotton, with metal coins; plied yarns, twisted, interlaced and knotted with wrapping and embroidery · 1950

Marianne Strengell

Cotton, plain weave with wool yarns forming "hooked" pile · 1950

Marianne Strengell

Cotton, plain weave with wool yarns forming "hooked" pile · 1950

Marianne Strengell

Cotton, plain weave with wool yarns forming "hooked" pile · 1950

Marianne Strengell

Cotton, plain weave with wool yarns forming "hooked" pile · 1950

Marianne Strengell

Wool, cotton, linen, rayon, jute and nylon, weft-faced plain weave with weft bands of pile woven from woven fringe and chenille yarn ground wefts and by supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "Ghiordes knots;" knotted warp fringe · 1950

Marianne Strengell

Cotton, plain weave with wool yarns forming "hooked" pile · 1950

Dorothy Liebes

Wood, bamboo, cotton chenille yarns, jute, silk, rayon, metallic strip encased in cellophane film, and metallic strip encased in cellophane film wrapped around a cotton fiber core, warp-stripe, weft rib plain weave; openwork · 1949

Claude Ronald Bentley

Cotton, plain weave with supplementary wool yarns pushed through ground weave to form cut solid pile; gun tufted · 1948

Gladys Rogers Brophil

Cotton and rayon (creped yarn), combined twill weave; band of twill orders: weft-float faced twill; twill; warp-float faced twill · 1948

Ed Rossbach

Linen, cotton, rayon, and cellophane yarns, bouclé yarns, and chenille yarns, plain weave · 1946

Marianne Strengell

Cotton, wool (bouclé) and rayon, creped and plied yarns, warp stripes in plain weave variations · 1940

Robert D. Sailors

Wool, nylon, and rayon bouclé yarns, plain weave; open work · 1940

Dorothy Liebes

Linen, cotton, silk, cotton chenille yarns and wool bouclé yarns, plain weave · 1928

Josef Hillerbrand

Cotton, machine-made net; embroidered with cotton yarns in machine laid work and couching · 1920

Ernest Boiceau

Linen, wool, silk and gilt-strip on silk core; weft-float faced reversed twill weave; with areas of uncut pile formed by hooking; signature embroidered in "chain" stitches covered with wrapping yarns of gilt-strip on silk core and wool · 1920

Florine Stettheimer

Oil, yarn, fabric, and lace on wood · 1912

Florine Stettheimer

Oil, cloth, fur, yarn, and hair on canvas · 1912

Erna E. (Hucke) Postel

Cotton, plain weave; pieced; quilted; embroidered with cotton yarns in back, Roumanian, running, satin and stem stitches; couching and French knots; folded triangles forming zig-zag edges · 1908

John Scott

Cotton, plain weave; appliqued with linen, plain weave; machine embroidered with silk yarn and cotton thread in looped stitch · 1905

John Scott Bradstreet

Cotton, plain weave; appliqued with linen, plain weave; machine embroidered with silk yarn and cotton thread in looped stitch · 1905

John Scott Bradstreet

Cotton, plain weave; appliqued with linen, plain weave; machine embroidered with silk yarn and cotton thread in looped stitch · 1905

Kuba

Center field: raffia, plain weave; stamped or painted; borders: alternating bands of cotton and raffia, plain and twill weaves; resist dyed, painted, or stamped; and raffia, plain weave; embroidered with raffia in running stitches cut to form pile; all edged with raffia, plain weave with knotted, cut pompons; end: raffia, plain weave; tie-dyed; joined with raffia yarns in pearl stitches · 1901