early 18th century
Red bizarre silk lampas damassé cover with brocaded design of diagonal arabesques with flowers and fruit; border of woven metallic braid; four seams - can't say whether there are four panel widths; backed with red silk plain weave
201 x 212.4 cm (79 1/8 x 83 5/8 in.)
Nettie G. Naumburg, Bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1930.
Textile fibers
19th centuryPersianSilk, woven with complementary wefts, inner warps, and binding warps in plain weave (taqueté)
18th centuryBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseSilk
17th centurySpanishRed velvet with silk embroidery
Linen
JapaneseDark blue satin ground with embroidered decoration
18th centuryChinese