Two embroidered fragments from the same textile. Plain/tabby woven undyed linen ground. Embroidery in red, green, purple, and orange wool. Design of small dots fill space around larger geometric shapes.
3.8 x 2 cm, 9.8 x 3 cm
Fiber
JapaneseWool
19th centuryTurkishBast fiber in balanced plain weave, the fabric dyed gray, the robe with decorative stitching in purple silk thread at the base of the collar and on the sleeves
18th-19th centuryKoreanSilk, lampas weave
15th centuryIndianLinen
Italian
Fiber
20th centuryGermanTextile fibers
20th centuryAmerican