Square contains four sitting putti, each holding a flower in its hand. Between these figures are large floral motifs. In the central red medallion is another human figure. The large red tapestry band also contains complicated red and green floral motifs.
25.4 x 43.2 cm (10 x 17 in.)
Combined textiles: ikat (probably Khiva, silk warp and cotton weft); broadcloth (Russia or Britain, wool, with silk thread embroidery in chain stitch); printed cottons (Bukhara and Russia) and pattern-woven cottons.
19th-20th centuryUzbekSilk ikat in plain weave
19th-20th centuryUzbekWool
7th-8th centuryByzantineFiber
18th centuryJapaneseCut, voided blue-green and white velvet with silver thread
16th-17th centuryOttomanTextile fibers
20th centuryCroatianBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseWool, cut and stamped velvet
19th-20th centuryBritishSilk, wool, and rayon
20th centuryGerman