mid 18th century
Two seamed sections pieced horizontally on left side; yellow damask with motif of two Chinese figures on either side of a palm tree, and pavillions, in rocaille lozenges; merchant's label on back.
200.3 x 107.3 x 107.32 cm (78 7/8 x 42 1/4 x 42 1/4 in.)
Cotton embroidered with silk and metal thread
19th centuryOttomanWool
19th centuryTurkishTextile fibers
20th centuryAmericanFiber/filament
ItalianBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseWool and linen, tapestry woven
5th-6th centuryByzantineFiber
JapaneseFiber
ItalianCompound weave brown silk with supplementary gold wefts; selected motifs embroidered in polychrome silk threads
19th centuryJapaneseSilk in 'kesi' tapestry weave
19th centuryChinese