c. 1675-1725
109 x 61 cm (42 15/16 x 24 in.)
Textile fibers
20th centuryAmericanCotton
16th centuryItalianJute, twisted paper, and cellophane, basket weave
20th centuryGermanPurple and buff wool on undyed linen, tapestry woven
4th-5th century CEByzantineBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseSilk lampas
SpanishWarps: 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 centuryPersianSilk with metallic threads
18th-19th centuryPersianwool, twill tapestry weave, double-interlocked
ChineseTextile fibers
17th centuryFlemishBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseWool and linen, tapestry woven
4th-6th centuryByzantine