late 18th to early 19th century
142.24 cm (56 in.)
Silk
18th centuryBritishFiber
ItalianYūzen resist-dyed silk, lined with blue silk
20th centuryJapanesewool pile on a foundation of cotton warps and wefts
20th centuryPersianLinen
17th centuryTurkishSilk brocade: medium green silk ground of dyed yarns in tabby weave (possibly in lampas weave), the ground interwoven in brocade with strips of double-layered paper faced with gold leaf (possibly on a ground of red bole)
13th-14th centuryChineseTextile
19th centuryPersiantapestry over two warps
7th centuryCopticPolychrome silk-floss embroidery in satin, stem, and long and short stiches on an orange silk ground; blue macramé fringe
17th-18th centuryKorean