17th century
11.43 x 24.77 cm (4 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.)
Fiber/filament
ChineseTextile fibers
16th centuryFlemish?Wool and linen, tapestry weave
6th centuryByzantineWarps: 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 centuryTurkishJute, twisted yellow paper, and cellophane, basket weave
20th centuryGermanPlain woven linen with silk embroidery
19th centuryMexicanHandwoven maguey fiber
20th centuryAmericanWool
19th centuryTurkishWool pile on a foundation of cotton warps and cotton and wool wefts
17th centuryPersian