Napoleon III Floral Portière, one of four

Linen

Resist-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

Wool and linen, tapestry woven and plain woven

Warps: 2 Z spun S plied undyed ivory wool; alternate warps on distinct levels. Weft: 1 ply Z spun buff and undyed brown and dark brown wool; almost all two yarns per shoot. Pile: 2 Z spun S plied wool. Pile colors: dark red, light red, orange, salmon pink, heavily abrashed green/blue-green, green, dark blue, light blue, purple, undyed ivory, and corrosive brown-black. Knots: symmetrical Knots per vertical decimter: 44/43. Knots per horizontal decimeter: 31. Both selvedges replaced: 2 bundles of 2 or 3 warps wrapped in buff weft. Both ends: restored. Woven upside down.

Red and blue silk gauze

Fiber/filament

Stitched fabric; cut triangular pieces of dyed, silk damask, sewn together to form a square fabric; with appliqué decorative bow and knots; with white silk damask border

Dark blue silk with "kinran" gold brocade; selected elements made of orange silk with supplementary gold wefts

Silk on linen