early 20th century
H. 40 x W. 144.5 cm (15 3/4 x 56 7/8 in.)
Silk with metallic threads
18th-19th centuryPersianPolychrome silk-floss embroidery in satin, stem, and long and short stiches on an orange silk ground; blue macramé fringe
17th-18th centuryKoreanFiber
JapaneseSilk foundation with silk and metal supplementary wefts
17th-18th centuryPersianPolychrome silk-floss embroidery in satin stitch on a dark blue silk damask ground and gold thread border
19th centuryKoreanSilk
18th centuryJapaneseWool
20th centuryPersianSilk, silver foil, and gilded silver foil. Lampas with foundation of warp-faced plain weave and discontinuous supplementary wefts bound in plain weave.
17th centuryNorth AfricanResist-dyed gray silk crepe (chirimen) with "twilight dying" (akebono-zome) designs utilizing paste-resist (yuzenzome) and hand-painted techniques; selected motifs embroidered with polychrome silk and gold threads
19th centuryJapaneseLeather
18th centuryDutch