137.5 x 25.5 cm (54 1/8 x 10 1/16 in.)
Wool, tapestry woven
7th centuryByzantineSilk
15th centuryItalianSilk damask
19th-20th centuryEuropean?Silk with gilt metallic yarn embroidery
16th centurySpanishWarp: 2 Z spun S plied wool; 1 level. Weft: 1 Z spun wool in dark red, orange, undyed brown and yellow; mostly 2 and sometimes 3/4/5 yarns per shoot. Pile: 2 Z spun S plied wool. Pile colors: dark red heavily abrashed to light red, dark yellow (heavily abrashed), light green (most likely indigo sulfonic), purple, fuchsine purple (now faded), undyed white, corrosive brown. Knots: symmetrical. Both selvedges: 2 bundles of 2 green warps each. Top end: 1 cm. green tapestry weave, stripped. Top of design is bottom of rug.
19th-20th centuryOttomanSilk in tapestry weave (kesi), selected elements woven in metallic threads
ChineseTextile fibers
16th centuryFlemishBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapanese