19th-20th century
H. 50.2 x W. 31.1 cm (19 3/4 x 12 1/4 in.)
Ribbed silk with supplementary silk and metallic yarns (gilt frisé)
19th centuryFrenchSilk with metallic yarns filé and lamé, pearls and jewels
18th centuryGreekLinen and wool, tapestry woven
ByzantineWool and linen, tapestry weave
EgyptianSilk
ChineseWarps: undyed white wool. Wefts: variable, including outlining wefts, eccentric wefts. Weft colors: light red, dark red, red-brown, purple (made of red and blue), light blue (abrashed), green, dark olive green, dark blue. Whites are wool and cotton combined. The rest are wool.
19th centuryTurkishFiber/filament
Italian