late 19th-early 20th century
H. 4.3 x Diam. 11.5 cm (1 11/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Lea Sneider, New York (by 2003), gift; Harvard University Art Museums, 2003.
Textile fibers
20th centuryAmericanSilk with metallic yarns filé and lamé, pearls and jewels
18th centuryGreek'Kesi' silk tapestry fragment
17th-19th centuryChineseSilk, metallic yarns (filé. lamé and frisé) and sequins
18th-19th centuryItalianSilk on linen
19th centuryIndianSilk embroidery
19th centuryChineseWarps: undyed white wool. Wefts: variable, including outlining wefts, eccentric wefts. Weft colors: light red, dark red, red-brown, purple (made of red and blue), light blue (abrashed), green, dark olive green, dark blue. Whites are wool and cotton combined. The rest are wool.
19th centuryTurkish