19th century
Woven, weft-faced plain weave. Fine weaving done only by young females. Both sides identical.
Wool
5th-6th centuryCoptic
Textile fibers
20th centuryGermanSilk enhanced with silver thread
16th centuryOttomanWarps: 2 S plied Z spun undyed ivory wool; alternate warps slightly depressed; pronounced lazy lines. Weft: 1 Z spun strand in light red and brown; 2 yarns per shoot, with alternating green and brown yarns, some single yarn shots. Pile: 2 S plied Z spun wool; cotton. Pile colors (wool): light green, light blue, white wool, purply-red, maroon red, brick red, pink, medium blue, dark blue, olive green, pale ecru (possibly faded from?) yellow. White pile is cotton. Knots per vertical decimeter: 49. Knots per horizontal decimeter: 37/38. Woven upside down.
19th centuryTurkishSilk and metallic yarns filé and lamé with sequins and seed pearls
19th centuryGreekWool pile on
Kurdishwool and undyed linen brocaded tabby
8th centuryCopticCompound-weave silk with patterning in supplementary wefts; selected motifs embroidered with gold and polychrome silk threads
19th centuryJapaneseHorn
19th centuryEuropean