c. 1875
Red-brown and blue. Borders of brown and white.
85 x 46 cm (33 7/16 x 18 1/8 in.)
Silk, metallic yarns (filé. lamé and frisé) and sequins
18th-19th centuryItalianSilk, woven with complementary wefts, inner warps, and binding warps in plain weave (taqueté)
16th and 19th centurySilk embroidery on plain-woven linen
19th centuryGreek?Book of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseWarps: 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 centuryPersianRed silk twill with embroidered decoration
18th-19th centuryChineseWarp-faced satin foundaton with continuous and discontinuous patterning wefts
19th centuryCentral Asian