19th-20th century
H. 50.2 x W. 31.1 cm (19 3/4 x 12 1/4 in.)
Brown satin ground with embroidered decoration
18th centuryChineseLinen
TurkishBrocaded satin (?) with corduroy
19th-20th centuryEuropean?Polychrome silk-floss embroidery in satin stitch on a dark blue silk damask ground
19th centuryKoreanWarp: tightly wound 2 ply undyed white wool. Structural weft: 1 ply Z spun. Decorative (soumak) weft: all 2 Z spun S ply. Colors: yellow, red, blue, dark blue, green, white, undyed brown, aubergine, orange. Countered soumak: light and dark red, aubergine, orange, yellow, light and dark blue. Mildly corrosive brown. 78 rows soumak per vertical decimeter. 72 decorative warps per horizontal decimeter. Both selvedges: 1 bundle of 3 warps wrapped in red brocading. Top end: 3.5 cm. slit tapestry kilim with 1 cm. brocade wefts, doubled (to 4 ply). Bottom end: cut. Which is top and which is bottom is unclear.
19th centuryAzerbaijanInk on silk
20th centuryAustrian