Linen canvas with silk
19th centuryAmericanSilk brocade; linen lining; taffeta fitted back panel
19th centuryAmericanWool and linen, tapestry woven
8th centuryByzantineFiber
16th centuryFlemishGilt and polychromed leather
17th centurySpanishSilk in 'kesi' tapestry weave, elements woven in metallic gold threads
19th-20th centuryChineseCompound-weave silk with supplementary gold wefts; selected motifs embroidered with polychrome silk threads
19th centuryJapaneseCut velvet with silver and silver-gilt thread
16th-17th centuryOttomanWarps: 3 Z spun S plied undyed white wool, some slightly darker; alternate warps slightly depressed. Weft: 1 ply Z spun undyed buff, or dyed red (Qashqai); 2 or 3 yarns per shoot. Pile: 2 S plied Z spun wool. Pile colors: dark indigo blue, blue green, medium blue, yellow, yellow green, white, dark brown/black. Knots: asymmetrical, open to the left. Knots per vertical decimeter: 49. Knots per horizontal decimeter: 48. Both selvedges: rewrapped. Top end: approz 1 cm. blue and white double cloth float weaved followed by double line countered soumak in red and white. Bottom end: stripped.
19th centuryPersianBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapanese