c.1900
17 x 17 cm (6 11/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Ink on silk
20th centuryAustrianFiber
ItalianCotton and wax-covered cotton in blue and black, twill weave
20th centuryGermanVelvet in "Chine technique"
18th centuryFrenchSilk, plain weave
20th centuryGermanSilk and metallic threads (filé and frisé)
18th centuryFrenchBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseTapestry, linen and wool
EgyptianWool and silk
19th centuryFrenchSilk 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 centuryChinese