c.1900
11 x 11 cm (4 5/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Silk brocaded lampas
18th centuryItalian?Book of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseTextile fibers
16th centuryFlemishSilk with brocaded cloth of silver
18th centuryItalian?Cotton and wax-covered cotton in blue and black, twill weave
20th centuryGermanResist-dyed gray silk crepe (chirimen) with "twilight dying" (akebono-zome) designs utilizing paste-resist (yuzenzome) and hand-painted techniques; selected motifs embroidered with polychrome silk and gold threads
19th centuryJapanesetapestry over two warps
7th centuryCoptic