Fiber
ItalianLinen and wool, tapestry woven
4th-5th century CEByzantineSilk
SpanishVegetable-dyed banana fiber, plain weave
18th-19th centuryJapaneseTextile fibers
20th centuryAmericanDark blue silk with "kinran" gold brocade; selected elements made of orange silk with supplementary gold wefts
18th centuryJapanesePurple and buff wool on linen, tapestry woven
3rd-4th century CEByzantineYellow satin ground with embroidered decoration
18th-19th centuryChineseSilk
JapaneseTie-dyed designs on blue silk damask patterned with orchid and chrysanthemum flowers on a diapered ground; red silk lining
18th-19th centuryJapanese