17th-18th century
Cotton embroidered with silk, field of red running length of panel, leaf patterns formalized natural objects of linen, outlined with green thread, border of 2 1/2 above and below panel with repeated tree motifs.
14 x 29 cm (5 1/2 x 11 7/16 in.)
Silk, cut and voided velvet
16th-17th centuryItalianSilk
ChineseSilk damask
16th centuryItalianBast fiber in balanced plain weave, the fabric dyed gray, the robe with decorative stitching in purple silk thread at the base of the collar and on the sleeves
18th-19th centuryKoreanLinen
Silk needlepoint
17th centuryFlemishSilk ikat in plain weave
19th-20th centuryUzbekWool
Near Eastern'Kesi' tapestry mounted as a hanging scroll; silk woven in tapestry weave, selected details painted with brush and pigment
17th-18th centuryChineseJute, twisted yellow paper, and cellophane, basket weave
20th centuryGerman