17th century
101 x 78 cm (39 3/4 x 30 11/16 in.)
Fiber/filament
18th centuryFiber
ItalianBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseSilk
19th centuryUzbekCut silk velvet with panel: plain woven linen; silk embroidery including or nué
EuropeanPolychrome silk-floss embroidery in satin stitch on a dark blue silk damask ground
19th centuryKoreanFiber
19th centuryIndianSlender strips of black bamboo, partially interwoven with dyed-silk threads and backed with mica-coated paper, surrounded by silk brocade with gilt bronze fittings and dyed-silk braid
12th centuryJapanese