Book of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseSlender strips of black bamboo, partially interwoven with dyed-silk threads and backed with mica-coated paper, surrounded by silk brocade with gilt bronze fittings and dyed-silk braid
12th centuryJapaneseWool
5th-6th centuryEgyptianHerringbone twill weave cotton textile samples
20th centuryCroatianBlue silk twill ground embroidered in long and short satin stitch
18th-19th centuryChineseSilk lampas
18th centuryFrenchLacquered black horse hair over lacquered bamboo frame
19th-20th centuryKoreanHanging scroll; unspun silk filaments embroidered on woven silk
15th centuryJapaneseBrown satin ground with embroidered decoration
18th centuryChineseTextile fibers
17th-18th centuryFrench