1st half of 19th century
102 x 51 cm (40 3/16 x 20 1/16 in.)
Cut and voided velvet
15th centuryItalianTextile fibers
20th centuryAmericanSilk damask
17th centuryItalianFiber
ItalianWarps: 2 Z spun S plied undyed white wool. Wefts: 1 Z spun red wool yarn; 2-5 yarns per weft shot, usually 3, with a 2 parallel + 1 format. Pile: 2 Z spun S plied wool. Pile colors: red, purple, freckled indigo, blue-green abrashed to green, bright yellow, black, white, and apricot. Knots: symmetrical; 34 knots per vertical decimeter; 30 knots per horizontal decimeter; 1020 knots per square decimeter. Right selvedge: 5 bundles of 2 warps each, wrapped with wefts. Left selvedge: 6 bundles of 2 warps each, wrapped with wefts. Top end: 2.5 cm. of red tapestry weave, stripped. Bottom end: 1-1.5 cm. of red tapestry weave, stripped.
19th centuryTurkishColored silk and metal thread embroidered on linen
18th centuryOttomanwool pile on a foundation of cotton warps and wefts
19th centuryPersianSilk?
FrenchBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapanesecut and voided silk velvet with metal thread
17th centuryPersian