18th-19th century
The support medium is twill. The technique is brocade. The shape/form is "kesa
JapaneseWool and linen, tapestry woven
4th-6th centuryByzantineLinen and wool, tapestry woven
CopticWarps: 2 S plied Z spun hard white undyed wool; one level. Weft: 1 Z spun brown undyed wool; 2 yarns per shoot. Pile: 2 S plied Z spun wool; small amount of silk. Pile colors: dark red, light red, dark, medium and light blue, bright yellow, small amounts of white and undyed brown. Magenta is silk. Knots: asymmetrical, open to the right. Knots per vertical decimeter: 100. Knots per horizontal decimeter: 47. Selvedges: both replaced, hand serged. Top end: 1/2 cm blue and 1/2 cm white tapestry weave, folded under and sewn in bright red. Bottom end: 1/2 cm red tapestry weave.
19th centuryTurkmenBlue silk with embroidered decoration
18th centuryChineseBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseSilk
SpanishLinen and wool, tapestry woven
Coptic
Pale silk gauze with navy blue cuffs and red ties
20th centuryKoreanWool, warp, weft and pile
17th centuryTurkishFiber
15th-16th centuryFrench