19th century
White plain-woven linen cloth with broad embroidered border, with red silk design of birds, plants, dragons and vases with fountains.
212.73 x 66 cm (83 3/4 x 26 in.)
Textile fibers
16th centuryFlemishRamie with vegetable dyes and mineral pigments; stenciled and freehand paste-resist decoration applied on both sides of fabric
18th-19th centuryJapaneseInk on silk
20th centuryAustrianSilk on linen canvas
16th centuryEuropeanLinen and wool, tapestry woven
6th-7th centuryCopticBlue silk ground with brocaded decoration
19th centuryChinese