Artworks

Gunta Stölzl

Cotton, wool, and rayon · 1937

Marianne Strengell

Cotton, wool (bouclé) and gilt strip, plain wrapped around a rayon fiber core weave · 1936

Maya

Cotton, wool and silk; plain weave; warp stripes with supplementary brocading wefts · 1930

Bertha Stenge

Linen plain weave appliquéd with various cotton, wool and silk fabrics; linen bobbin lace; wool, cotton and silk embroidery threads · 1925

Lorentz Kleiser

Cotton, wool, and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave · 1925

Gunta Stölzl

Cotton, wool, and horsehair · 1923

Marguerite Zorach

Linen, plain weave; cotton, wool and silk, plain and twill weaves, velvet and knitted strips forming “hooked” pile; edges with wool, single crochet · 1922

Maria Kipp

Cotton, wool, rayon, and metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, plain weave with patterning wefts and self-patterned by main warp and ground weft floats forming uncut warp pile in areas · 1920

Bamileke

Cotton, wool, and pigment · 1901

Maya

Cotton, wool and silk; plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts · 1901

Ida Ou Nadif

Wool, cotton, and silk weft-faced plain weave with supplementary brocading and supplementary wrapping wefts; embroidered with cotton, wool and silk in pattern darning and stem stitches; cut tassels; warp fringe with wool wrapping wefts and attached knotted cut fringes · 1900

W. Baumgarten and Company

Cotton, wool, and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave · 1894

Florence

Pieced and embroidered “crazy” quilt; dyed and printed silk, cotton, wool and metallic plain, twill, satin, velvet and patterned weave fabrics and ribbons; silk, cotton and metallic embroidery threads, raised work embroidered appliques, glass beads, metal spangles · 1886

Florence Elizabeth Marvin

Pieced and embroidered “crazy” quilt; dyed and printed silk, cotton, wool and metallic plain, twill, satin, velvet and patterned weave fabrics and ribbons; silk, cotton and metallic embroidery threads, raised work embroidered appliques, glass beads, metal spangles · 1886

Sir Edward Burne-Jones

Cotton, wool, and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave · 1882

Marianne Strengell

Cotton, wool, and rayon