19th-20th century
H. 50.2 x W. 31.1 cm (19 3/4 x 12 1/4 in.)
Fiber on linen
19th centuryAnatolianLavender silk twill ground with brocaded decoration
19th centuryChineseLinen and wool, tapestry woven
CopticWarps: undyed white cotton, 2 Z spun S plied. 34 warps per decimeter. Wefts: wool, Z spun; varied pairs and singles per shot. Extremely eccentric wefts, supplementary wefts for broceaded ornaments. Weft color: blue (heavily abrashed), red (heavily abrashed), green (probably indigo sulfonic, heavily abrashed), yellow, undyed white, light purply brown, corrosive brown, genuine purple/aubergine. Both selvedges: return wefting. Top and bottom: between 8 and 11 warps in a knotted fringe.
19th centuryTurkishPlain basket weave cotton textile samples
20th centuryCroatianBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseWool and linen
4th-5th century CEByzantineSilk with metallic threads filé
16th-17th centurySpanishDouble weave of cotton and plastic fibers
20th centuryCroatian