19th century
119.38 x 101.6 cm (47 x 40 in.)
Fiber
ItalianInk on silk
20th centuryAustrianFiber
ItalianSilk brocade; linen lining; taffeta fitted back panel
19th centuryAmericanWarp: tightly wound 2 ply undyed white wool. Structural weft: 1 ply Z spun. Decorative (soumak) weft: all 2 Z spun S ply. Colors: yellow, red, blue, dark blue, green, white, undyed brown, aubergine, orange. Countered soumak: light and dark red, aubergine, orange, yellow, light and dark blue. Mildly corrosive brown. 78 rows soumak per vertical decimeter. 72 decorative warps per horizontal decimeter. Both selvedges: 1 bundle of 3 warps wrapped in red brocading. Top end: 3.5 cm. slit tapestry kilim with 1 cm. brocade wefts, doubled (to 4 ply). Bottom end: cut. Which is top and which is bottom is unclear.
19th centuryAzerbaijanTie-dyed designs on blue silk damask patterned with orchid and chrysanthemum flowers on a diapered ground; red silk lining
18th-19th centuryJapaneseSilk and metallic gilt yarns on linen plain weave support
16th centuryFlemishRed wool ground with blue wool borders, the appliqué decoration in fabrics of varied color stitched in place, the tassels sewn along the lower edge of the bottom border, the banner backed with medium-blue cotton cloth
19th centuryTibetanBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseVelvet
18th centuryChinese