late 19th-early 20th century
H. 93 x W. 87 cm (36 5/8 x 34 1/4 in.)
[R-L Sneider Inc., New York, (by 2004)] sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2004.
Cut velvet with silver and silver-gilt thread
16th-17th centuryOttomanKnotted wool pile on jute backing
20th centuryCroatianPolychrome silk-floss embroidery in satin stitch on a dark blue silk damask ground and gold thread border
19th centuryKoreanWarps: 2 S plied Z spun undyed ivory wool; alternate warps slightly depressed; pronounced lazy lines. Weft: 1 Z spun strand in light red and brown; 2 yarns per shoot, with alternating green and brown yarns, some single yarn shots. Pile: 2 S plied Z spun wool; cotton. Pile colors (wool): light green, light blue, white wool, purply-red, maroon red, brick red, pink, medium blue, dark blue, olive green, pale ecru (possibly faded from?) yellow. White pile is cotton. Knots per vertical decimeter: 49. Knots per horizontal decimeter: 37/38. Woven upside down.
19th centuryTurkishSilk
18th centuryBritishPolychrome silk-floss embroidery in satin stitch on a dark blue silk damask ground and gold thread border
19th centuryKoreanSilk lampas
17th centuryFrenchLinen and wool, tapestry woven
3rd-6th centuryByzantine