Two pieces of blue twill brocaded with a floral pattern, stitched together.
Wool
20th centuryPersianSilk on linen
17th-18th centurySpanishSilk
ChineseVoided velvet with metallic yarns and damask
19th-20th centuryEuropean?Wool
19th centuryNavajoFiber
Japanesesatin
ItalianWarps: undyed white cotton, 2 Z spun S plied. 34 warps per decimeter. Wefts: wool, Z spun; varied pairs and singles per shot. Extremely eccentric wefts, supplementary wefts for broceaded ornaments. Weft color: blue (heavily abrashed), red (heavily abrashed), green (probably indigo sulfonic, heavily abrashed), yellow, undyed white, light purply brown, corrosive brown, genuine purple/aubergine. Both selvedges: return wefting. Top and bottom: between 8 and 11 warps in a knotted fringe.
19th centuryTurkishSilk damask
19th centuryKorean