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Cactus
Mariska Karasz
Silk, plain weave; appliquéd with cotton, rayon, silk, wool, and metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; cotton, rayon and silk, twill and plain weaves; embroidered with silk, linen, wool, cotton, jute, rayon and cellulose acetate in buttonhole, coral, zig-zag coral, feather, long-armed cross, open chain and stem stitches; laid work and couching · 1958
Art Institute of Chicago

Tapestry no. 6
Yente (Eugenia Crenovich)
Wool and paint on canvas · 1958
Museum of Modern Art

Mural Upholstery Material
Gunta Stölzl
Wool and mohair · 1958
Museum of Modern Art

Rug Sample
Marianne Strengell
Cotton, plain weave with wool yarns forming "hooked" pile · 1957
Art Institute of Chicago

Rug Sample
Marianne Strengell
Jute, wool, rayon and cotton, weft band plain weave; knotted warp fringe · 1957
Art Institute of Chicago

Sample (Drapery Fabric)
Dorothy Liebes
Viscose-rayon, silk, nylon and metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, cotton, nylon, and metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, and wool, plain weave · 1957
Art Institute of Chicago

Sample (Dr 90 S #1)
Robert D. Sailors
Rayon, wool, and cotton, broken twill weave · 1957
Art Institute of Chicago

Rug Sample
Marianne Strengell
Linen, wool, cotton, and rayon, weft-faced, weft band plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "Ghiordes Knots;" knotted warp fringe · 1956
Art Institute of Chicago

Remoulade (Furnishing Fabric)
Jack Lenor Larsen
Wool, cotton, linen, rayon, gold gilt strip wound around cotton fiber core, metallic strip encased in synthetic film, nylon, and polyethylene, plain weave with supplementary patterning warps · 1956
Art Institute of Chicago

Remoulade (Furnishing Fabric)
Jack Lenor Larsen
Wool, cotton, linen, rayon, metallic strip encased in synthetic film, nylon,
gold gilt strip wound around a cotton fiber core, polyethylene, plain weave with supplementary patterning warps · 1956
Art Institute of Chicago

Prairie (Furnishing Fabric)
Eleanor Kluck
Polyester, wool, silk, plain weave; screen printed · 1956
Art Institute of Chicago

Sample (Dr 119 S #1)
Robert D. Sailors
Wool, cotton, rayon, and metallic foil encased in polyester film, plain weave · 1956
Art Institute of Chicago

Panel (Design 106)
Frank Lloyd Wright
Cotton, wool, and rayon, weft-float faced satin weave; screen printed · 1956
Art Institute of Chicago

Water Birds Hanging
Lenore Tawney
Cotton, wool, silk, wild silk, cotton (mercerized), cellulose acetate, rayon, and linen, plain weave with discontinuous wefts; cut and knotted warp fringe · 1956
Art Institute of Chicago

Sheik (Furnishing Fabric)
Angelo Testa
Cotton, mohair (wool), and rayon, plain gauze weave · 1956
Art Institute of Chicago

Blue Sheik (Furnishing Fabric)
Angelo Testa
Cotton, linen, and wool and nylon bouclé, plain weave · 1956
Art Institute of Chicago

Rug
Sheila Hicks
Cotton, plain weave; wool latch-hooked pile; braided and wrapped in wool · 1955
Art Institute of Chicago

Sample (Drapery Fabric)
Dorothy Liebes
Rayon, cotton, wool, metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, and metal-strip-wrapped cotton, weft bands of plain weave; plain weave with paired wefts; and twill weave · 1955
Art Institute of Chicago

Sample (Handbag Material)
Dorothy Liebes
Viscose-rayon, cotton, cellulose file, synthetic cellulose fiber, wool and, ramie, plain weave · 1955
Art Institute of Chicago

Jason (Furnishing Fabric)
Jack Lenor Larsen
Cotton, wool, and metallized polyester film with synthetic coating, plain weave; openwork · 1955
Art Institute of Chicago

Sample (Up 146 Q #1)
Robert D. Sailors
Cotton, wool, acrylic, silk, linen, polyester, rayon, and nylon, plain weave · 1955
Art Institute of Chicago

Sample (Dr 90 T #1)
Robert D. Sailors
Fiberglass, wool, cotton, hemp, and rayon, plain weave · 1955
Art Institute of Chicago

Panel (Design 504)
Frank Lloyd Wright
Wool and silk, two-color complementary weft plain weave self-patterned by main warp and ground weft floats · 1955
Art Institute of Chicago

Sample (Handbag Material)
Dorothy Liebes
Cotton, wool, cellulose, and metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film · 1954
Art Institute of Chicago