after 1927
9.9 x 16.6 cm (3 7/8 x 6 9/16 in.)
Gunta Stölzl, sold; to Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1949.
Fiber
JapaneseSilk with brocaded cloth of silver
18th centuryItalian?Wool and linen, tapestry weave set into fabric of linen loops
CopticFiber
ItalianChain stitch embroidery of silk thread on unbleached cotton.
17th-18th centuryIndiansilk and metal thread on blue silk satin ground, patterned with floating wefts, stamped (main textile)
18th-19th centuryPersianSilk in 'kesi' tapestry weave
19th centuryChinesePolychrome silk-floss embroidery in satin stitch on a dark blue silk damask ground and gold thread border
19th centuryKoreanSilk damask
19th-20th centuryEuropean?Warp: tightly wound 2 ply undyed white wool. Structural weft: 1 ply Z spun. Decorative (soumak) weft: all 2 Z spun S ply. Colors: yellow, red, blue, dark blue, green, white, undyed brown, aubergine, orange. Countered soumak: light and dark red, aubergine, orange, yellow, light and dark blue. Mildly corrosive brown. 78 rows soumak per vertical decimeter. 72 decorative warps per horizontal decimeter. Both selvedges: 1 bundle of 3 warps wrapped in red brocading. Top end: 3.5 cm. slit tapestry kilim with 1 cm. brocade wefts, doubled (to 4 ply). Bottom end: cut. Which is top and which is bottom is unclear.
19th centuryAzerbaijanRed velvet with silk embroidery