18th-19th century
89 x 78 cm (35 1/16 x 30 11/16 in.)
Linen and wool, tapestry woven
5th-7th centuryByzantineSilk lampas
18th centuryFrenchCompound weave silk with supplementary polychrome wefts
19th centuryJapanesePurple and buff wool on undyed linen, tapestry woven
4th-5th century CEByzantineResist-dyed red damask silk utilizing stitch-resist (nuishime shibori) and tie-dying (kanoko shibori) techniques; selected motifs embroidered with gold-paper-wrapped and polychrome silk threads
18th centuryJapaneseFiber
EgyptianWool and linen, tapestry woven
3rd-5th century CEByzantineWool pile on a foundation of cotton warps and wefts
16th-17th centuryPersianSilk
ChineseSilk
20th centuryGerman