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
Wool and linen
7th-8th centuryByzantineTextile fibers
20th centuryAmericanLinen and wool, tapestry woven
6th-7th centuryCopticsilk and metal thread on blue silk satin ground, patterned with floating wefts, stamped (main textile)
18th-19th centuryPersianFiber
JapaneseWool warps and wefts
CaucasianSilk
17th centuryItalian?Book of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapanese