18th century
Brocaded twill with a floral pattern
Textile fibers
18th centuryFrenchLong-armed cross and four-sided silk stitch on a cotton ground.
17th-18th centuryMoroccancompound silk weave
18th-19th centuryOttomanFiber
18th centuryFrenchBrown satin ground with embroidered decoration
18th centuryChineseResist-dyed red damask silk utilizing stitch-resist (nuishime shibori) and tie-dying (kanoko shibori) techniques; selected motifs embroidered with gold-paper-wrapped and polychrome silk threads
18th centuryJapaneseSilk
18th centuryBritishBast fiber in balanced plain weave, the fabric dyed gray, the robe with decorative stitching in purple silk thread at the base of the collar and on the sleeves
18th-19th centuryKoreanSilk in 'kesi' tapestry weave, selected elements woven with metallic gold threads and with peacock-feather filaments
18th centuryChinese