early 17th century
Red ribbed ground with yellow and gilt lamé pattern of stylized flowers and S-curves.
12.7 × 7.6 cm (5 × 3 in.)
Denman W. Ross, Cambridge, MA; his gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1916.
Braided and knotted purple silk cord with fringed tassels
19th centuryJapaneseFiber
JapaneseTextile fibers
20th centuryCroatian
Textile fibers
20th centuryGermanSatin with designs in slit tapestry weave (“kesi”)
19th centuryChineseWool and linen, tapestry weave
CopticWool, tapestry woven
5th centuryByzantineDark blue silk with "kinran" gold brocade; selected elements made of orange silk with supplementary gold wefts
18th centuryJapanese