late 19th-early 20th century
H. 93 x W. 87 cm (36 5/8 x 34 1/4 in.)
[R-L Sneider Inc., New York, (by 2004)] sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2004.
Silk and metallic yarns filé
16th centuryEuropeanHandwoven maguey fiber
20th centuryAmericanWarp: tightly wound 2 ply undyed white wool. Structural weft: 1 ply Z spun. Decorative (soumak) weft: all 2 Z spun S ply. Colors: yellow, red, blue, dark blue, green, white, undyed brown, aubergine, orange. Countered soumak: light and dark red, aubergine, orange, yellow, light and dark blue. Mildly corrosive brown. 78 rows soumak per vertical decimeter. 72 decorative warps per horizontal decimeter. Both selvedges: 1 bundle of 3 warps wrapped in red brocading. Top end: 3.5 cm. slit tapestry kilim with 1 cm. brocade wefts, doubled (to 4 ply). Bottom end: cut. Which is top and which is bottom is unclear.
19th centuryAzerbaijanFabric for a Summer kimono; dyed, tie-dyed, and embroidered linen.
18th centuryJapaneseCut velvet and satin
19th-20th centuryEuropean?Silk
19th centuryUzbek