17th-18th century
Cotton embroidered with silk, field of red running length of panel, leaf patterns formalized natural objects of linen, outlined with green thread, border of 2 1/2 above and below panel with repeated tree motifs.
8 x 28 cm (3 1/8 x 11 in.)
Wool warp, weft and pile
18th centuryOttomanJute, twisted yellow paper, and cellophane, basket weave
20th centuryGermanFiber
ItalianBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapanesecompound silk and metal thread weave, with supplementary weft floats
17th centuryPersianBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseCotton
16th centuryItalian
Fiber
20th centuryGermanFiber
ChineseYellow silk with selvedges intact; the basic fabric in tabby weave, the decorative medallions in damask weave
19th centuryChinese
Red and yellow silk gauze
20th centuryKorean