19th-20th century
H. 50.2 x W. 31.1 cm (19 3/4 x 12 1/4 in.)
Compound-weave silk with patterning in supplementary wefts; selected motifs embroidered with gold and polychrome silk threads
19th centuryJapaneseSilk
18th centuryItalian?Wool and linen, tapestry woven and plain woven
5th centuryByzantineSilk lampas
18th-19th centurySpanishSilk brocade: medium green silk ground of dyed yarns in tabby weave (possibly in lampas weave), the ground interwoven in brocade with strips of double-layered paper faced with gold leaf (possibly on a ground of red bole)
13th-14th centuryChineseJute, twisted yellow paper, and cellophane, basket weave
20th centuryGermanFiber
19th centuryIndian