late 19th-early 20th century
sight: H. 101 x W. 101 cm (39 3/4 x 39 3/4 in.)
[R-L Sneider Inc., New York, (by 2004)] sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2004.
Fiber on linen
19th centuryAnatolianCloth of silver (lamé) with gold filé brocading
17th centuryItalianWool and linen, tapestry woven
4th century CEByzantineWool and silk
17th centuryFlemishSilk
18th-19th centuryChineseWarps: 3 Z spun S plied undyed white wool, some slightly darker; alternate warps slightly depressed. Weft: 1 ply Z spun undyed buff, or dyed red (Qashqai); 2 or 3 yarns per shoot. Pile: 2 S plied Z spun wool. Pile colors: dark indigo blue, blue green, medium blue, yellow, yellow green, white, dark brown/black. Knots: asymmetrical, open to the left. Knots per vertical decimeter: 49. Knots per horizontal decimeter: 48. Both selvedges: rewrapped. Top end: approz 1 cm. blue and white double cloth float weaved followed by double line countered soumak in red and white. Bottom end: stripped.
19th centuryPersianSilk
18th centuryJapaneseWool and linen
7th-8th centuryByzantine