Two pieces of blue twill brocaded with a floral pattern, stitched together.
Silk damask
16th centuryItalianHandwoven maguey fiber
20th centuryAmericanSilk and cotton
16th-17th centuryOttomanWool
19th centuryNavajoWarps: 2 Z spun S plied undyed ivory wool on 2 distinct levels. Wefts: 1 Z spun wool in red, white and ornage; 2 yarns per shoot; pronounced lazy lines. Pile: 2 Z spun S plied woo. Pile colors: dark red (abrashed), pale orange, pale red (shifting from orange-ish to purplish), yellow-beige, very pale green, light grey, blue grey, dark blue, white undyed wool, dark black-brown, and white cotton which has turned a sort of ecru color. Knots: symmetrical. Woven upside down. 70 knots per vertical decimeter. 45 knots per horizontal decimeter. Both selvedges: replaced. Top end: 1 cm. green and red tapestry weave, stripped. Bottom end: 1 1/2 cm. green tapestry weave in 1/2 cm green and red stripes, stripped. Woven upside down.
19th centuryTurkishsilk and metal thread on red silk satin ground, patterned with floating wefts (main textile)
18th-19th centuryPersianWool
19th centuryPersianBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapanese