Late Edo period, late 18th to early 19th century
49.53 x 17.15 cm (19 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.)
Wool pile on
Textile fibers
20th centuryGermanRed velvet with embroidered silk (appliqués)
EuropeanWool, tapestry woven
4th-6th centuryByzantineTextile fibers
18th centuryFlemishWarps: 2 S plied Z spun hard white undyed wool; one level. Weft: 1 Z spun brown undyed wool; 2 yarns per shoot. Pile: 2 S plied Z spun wool; small amount of silk. Pile colors: dark red, light red, dark, medium and light blue, bright yellow, small amounts of white and undyed brown. Magenta is silk. Knots: asymmetrical, open to the right. Knots per vertical decimeter: 100. Knots per horizontal decimeter: 47. Selvedges: both replaced, hand serged. Top end: 1/2 cm blue and 1/2 cm white tapestry weave, folded under and sewn in bright red. Bottom end: 1/2 cm red tapestry weave.
19th centuryTurkmenVoided velvet with moire silk
19th-20th centuryEuropean?Linen and wool
5th centuryByzantineWool
5th-6th centuryEgyptianCotton and wax-covered cotton, twill weave
20th centuryGermanSilk gauze with needlepoint decoration
18th centuryChineseWool
20th centuryChinese