Red, brown and cream woven floral/foliate design. Two pieces stitched together.
Silk in 'kesi' tapestry weave, selected elements woven with metallic gold threads and with peacock-feather filaments
18th centuryChineseWool
19th centuryOttomanLinen and wool
4th-6th centuryByzantineDark blue silk with "kinran" gold brocade; selected elements made of orange silk with supplementary gold wefts
18th centuryJapaneseCompound silk and metal thread weave
19th centuryPersianSilk with metallic yarns
17th centuryItalianBlue silk gauze ground with needlepoint decoration
19th centuryChineseSilk
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