18th-19th century
H. 133 x W. 210 cm (52 3/8 x 82 11/16 in.)
[Alan Kennedy Ltd., Paris, (by 2005)] sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2005.
Crimson silk with gilt metallic yarns (filé)
19th centuryFrench?compound silk weave
19th centuryPersianWool and linen, tapestry woven
5th-7th centuryByzantineGlass
18th centuryBritishSilk
17th centurySpanishPatterned silk gauze with designs stenciled in gold
19th-20th centuryKoreanTextile fibers
20th centuryPersianLinen warp with wool weft
20th centuryPolishCotton
20th centuryGermanRamie with vegetable dyes and mineral pigments; stenciled and free-hand paste-resist decoration applied on both sides of fabric
18th-19th centuryJapanesewool and undyed linen brocaded tabby
8th centuryCopticInk on silk
20th centuryAustrian