17th-20th century
87 x 30.5 cm (34 1/4 x 12 in.)
Red silk velvet with a gold and paste pattern applied to the surface
17th-18th centuryIndianVelvet
19th-20th centuryEuropean?Linen and wool, tapestry woven
6th-7th centuryByzantineTextile fibers
16th centuryFlemish?Book of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseResist-dyed silk damask ground detailed with stenciling and painting and with decoration embroidered in dyed silk threads and gilt-paper-wrapped threads
18th-19th centuryJapaneseFiber/filament
ItalianWool pile on a foundation of cotton warps and wefts
16th-17th centuryPersianWool
9th centuryCopticWool and linen, tapestry weave
5th centuryEgyptian