17th-18th century
H. 80 x W. 31.8 cm (31 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.)
Mrs. Beale (by 1920), gift; to China Trade Museum, Milton, MA (by May 1983), sold; to Marilyn and Robert Hamburger, Wellesley, MA (1983-2002), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2002.
Jute and cellophane, plain weave
20th centuryGermanSilk embroidery on red velvet
Wool and linen
5th-6th centuryByzantineBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseFiber
Italiansilk (cut and uncut velvet)
17th-18th centuryItalianRed wool ground with blue wool borders, the appliqué decoration in fabrics of varied color stitched in place, the tassels sewn along the lower edge of the bottom border, the banner backed with medium-blue cotton cloth
19th centuryTibetanTextile fibers
Turkmen