18th century
59 x 72 in. (149.86 x 182.88 cm)
Linen and wool, tapestry woven
ByzantinePurple and buff wool, tapestry woven
5th-6th centuryByzantineLooped wool pile on linen ground
5th-7th centuryCopticWarps: 2 S plied Z spun hard white undyed wool; one level. Weft: 1 Z spun brown undyed wool; 2 yarns per shoot. Pile: 2 S plied Z spun wool; small amount of silk. Pile colors: dark red, light red, dark, medium and light blue, bright yellow, small amounts of white and undyed brown. Magenta is silk. Knots: asymmetrical, open to the right. Knots per vertical decimeter: 100. Knots per horizontal decimeter: 47. Selvedges: both replaced, hand serged. Top end: 1/2 cm blue and 1/2 cm white tapestry weave, folded under and sewn in bright red. Bottom end: 1/2 cm red tapestry weave.
19th centuryTurkmenPurple wool on undyed linen thread
3rd-5th century CEByzantineBlue silk ground with brocaded decoration
19th centuryChineseCloth of silver (lamé) with gold filé brocading
17th centuryItalianFiber
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