19th-20th century
350.52 x 462.28 cm (138 x 182 in.)
Wool embroidery on cotton
19th centuryGreekWool on canvas in a plexiglass frame
20th centuryGermanPolychromed silk and metallic yarns (silver lamé and gilt frisé)
16th-17th centuryEuropeanBraided and knotted purple silk cord with fringed tassels
19th centuryJapaneseLinen and wool, tapestry woven
5th-6th centuryByzantineWool and linen, tapestry weave
5th centuryByzantineWool and linen, tapestry woven
7th centuryCopticWarps: 3 Z spun S plied undyed white wool, some slightly darker; alternate warps slightly depressed. Weft: 1 ply Z spun undyed buff, or dyed red (Qashqai); 2 or 3 yarns per shoot. Pile: 2 S plied Z spun wool. Pile colors: dark indigo blue, blue green, medium blue, yellow, yellow green, white, dark brown/black. Knots: asymmetrical, open to the left. Knots per vertical decimeter: 49. Knots per horizontal decimeter: 48. Both selvedges: rewrapped. Top end: approz 1 cm. blue and white double cloth float weaved followed by double line countered soumak in red and white. Bottom end: stripped.
19th centuryPersianFiber
Italian