c. 1860
294.64 x 109.22 cm (116 x 43 in.)
Silk and metallic threads
19th centuryEuropeanBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseSatin with designs in slit tapestry weave (“kesi”)
19th centuryChinesePolychrome silk-floss embroidery in satin stitch on a dark blue silk damask ground
19th centuryKoreanSilver and silver gilt threads; silk satin ground
18th-19th centuryOttomanPale beige satin with embroidered decoration
19th-20th centuryChineseRed silk satin, green silk damask, and white silk tabby-weave fabric
19th-20th centuryKoreanBlue silk twill ground embroidered in long and short satin stitch
18th-19th centuryChinese