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Editorial Valance. China. Date: 1799. Dimensions: 113.4 ? 126 cm (44 3/4 ? 49 5/8 in.). Top: cotton, plain weave; block printed; narrow band: silk, warp-float faced 5:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1:2 'S' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and s...
Editorial Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalene ("Noli Me Tangere"). Southern Netherlands, possibly Brussels. Date: 1485-1500. Dimensions: 111.2 ? 111.5 cm (43 3/4 ? 43 7/8 in.). Wool, silk, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave with some 2:2 inter...
Editorial Panel. Lambayeque; Peru, Probably north coast. Date: 1000-1476. Dimensions: 76 x 49.2 cm (30 x 19 3/8 in.). Cotton and wool (camelid), slit tapestry weave. Origin: Peru.
Editorial Fragments. Nazca; Possibly Nazca Valley, south coast, Peru. Date: 500 AD-600 AD. Dimensions: 58.1 x 27.6 cm (22 7/8 x 10 7/8 in.). Cotton and wool (camelid), slit tapestry weave with interlaced outlining wefts. Origin: Peru.
Editorial Fragment. Lambayeque; Probably north coast, Peru. Date: 1000-1476. Dimensions: 89.9 x 41 cm (35 3/8 x 16 1/8 in.). Cotton and wool (camelid), slit tapestry weave with eccentric wrapping outlining wefts and supplementary weft loop pile. Origin: Peru.
Editorial Fragment, Medium: Warp; S-spun linen. Wefts; Z-spun linen, Z-spun wool Technique; slit tapestry with supplementary wrapping, Medallion containing a rider on a horse with a single narrow band at the top., 4th5th century, woven textiles, Fragment.
Editorial Fragments, Medium: silk and metallic yarns Technique: slit tapestry, Fragments of tapestry roundels and borders from a plain cloth garment, some of which is still visible at the edges of these decorations. The fragments show portions of birds, mytholog...
Editorial Fragment of roundel, Medium: linen, wool Technique: slit tapestry with supplementary wrapping, Fragment of a polychrome tapestry roundel, with two figures and a horse on a red ground., Egypt, 6th7th century, woven textiles, Fragment of roundel.
Editorial Border, Roman period (30 B.C.? 641 A.D.), 3rd/5th century, Coptic, Egypt, Egypt, Linen and wool, slit tapestry weave, 6.4 ? 24.8 cm (2 1/2 ? 9 3/4 in.).
Editorial Tapestry-Woven Fragment, 8th century, Found Egypt. Possibly made in Iraq or Iran, Wool; slit-tapestry weave with eccentric wefts, Textile: H. 23 1/4 in. (59.1 cm), Textiles, Though only a fragment, this textile still contains portions of the field, as ...
Editorial Kilim with Bands of "Star" Motifs. Turkey, central Anatolia. Date: 1701-1725. Dimensions: 335.3 x 127 cm (132 x 50 in.). Wool, slit-tapestry weave. Origin: Turkey.
Editorial Fragment. Egypt. Date: 1201-1400. Dimensions: Warp: 20.5 ? 48.9 cm (8 ? 19 1/4 in.). Linen, slit tapestry weave. Origin: Egypt.
Editorial Border. Coptic; Egypt. Date: 1101-1200. Dimensions: 24.1 ? 6.4 cm (9 1/2 ? 2 1/2 in.). Linen and wool, slit tapestry weave. Origin: Egypt.
Editorial Border. Egypt, probably Akhmin. Date: 401 AD-500 AD. Dimensions: 19.1 x 7.6 cm (7 1/2 x 3 in.). Wool and linen, slit tapestry weave. Origin: Egypt.
Editorial Fragment. Egypt, Akhm?n. Date: 401 AD-600 AD. Dimensions: 10.2 ? 8.3 cm (4 ? 3 1/4 in.). Linen and wool, slit tapestry weave. Origin: Egypt.
Editorial Fragment. Probably north or central coast, Peru. Date: 1000-1476. Dimensions: 19.7 x 61.3 cm (7 3/4 x 24 1/8 in.). Cotton, slit tapestry weave with eccentric wefts. Origin: Peru.
Editorial Fragment (Band). Nazca-Wari; Probably south coast, Peru. Date: 700 AD-900 AD. Dimensions: 42.6 x 7.0 cm (16 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.). Slit tapestry. Origin: Peru.
Editorial Fragment. Nazca; Possibly Nazca Valley, south coast, Peru. Date: 500 AD-600 AD. Dimensions: . Cotton and wool (camelid), slit tapestry weave with interlaced outlining wefts. Origin: Peru.
Editorial Fragment. Possibly Lambayeque; Probably north or central coast, Peru. Date: 1000-1476. Dimensions: 27.3 x 15.2 cm (10 3/4 x 6 in.). Cotton and wool (camelid), slit tapestry weave with eccentric and wrapping outlining wefts. Origin: Peru.
Editorial Tunic. Lambayeque; Probably north coast, Peru. Date: 1000-1476. Dimensions: 44.5 x 74.6 cm (17 1/2 x 29 3/8 in.). Cotton, plain weave; appliqu?d with small panels of cotton and wool (camelid), slit and single interlocking tapestry weave and with medall...
Editorial Camel Riders, presumably from a Wild Man series. Franco-Flemish. Date: 1475-1510. Dimensions: 343.5 ? 248.9 cm (135 1/4 ? 98 in.). Wool, slit tapestry weave; two selvages present, top and bottom edges. Origin: Flanders.
Editorial Roundel. Coptic; Egypt. Date: 301 AD-500 AD. Dimensions: 41 ? 34.4 cm (16 1/8 ? 13 1/2 in.). Linen and wool, plain weave and slit tapestry weave with eccentric and supplementary wrapping weft details. Origin: Egypt.
Editorial Loincloth Panel. Chim?; Peru, Probably north coast. Date: 1250-1470. Dimensions: 59.7 x 105.7 cm (23 1/2 x 41 5/8 in.). Cotton and wool (camelid), slit tapestry weave; edged with plain weave extended weft cut fringe. Origin: Peru.
Editorial Border. Coptic; Egypt, probably Akhmin. Date: 401 AD-500 AD. Dimensions: 15.2 x 6.4 cm (6 x 2 1/2 in.). Linen and wool, slit tapestry weave. Origin: Egypt.
Editorial Fragment. Coptic; Egypt. Date: 501 AD-700 AD. Dimensions: 25.4 ? 20.3 cm (10 ? 8 in.). Wool, slit tapestry weave. Origin: Egypt.
Editorial Fragment. Egypt. Date: 1101-1300. Dimensions: 16.5 ? 7.6 cm (6 1/2 ? 3 in.). Linen and silk, slit tapestry weave. Origin: Egypt.
Editorial Border. Coptic; Egypt. Date: 301 AD-600 AD. Dimensions: 19.1 x 6.4 cm (7 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.). Linen and wool, slit tapestry weave. Origin: Egypt.
Editorial Strip. Lambayeque; Peru, Probably north coast. Date: 1000-1476. Dimensions: 74.9 x 22.2 cm (29 1/2 x 8 3/4 in.). Cotton and wool (camelid), slit tapestry weave. Origin: Peru.
Editorial Loincloth Panel. Chancay; Peru, Central coast. Date: 1000-1476. Dimensions: 129.5 x 35.6 cm (51 x 14 in.). Cotton and wool (camelid), plain weave; slit tapestry weave. Origin: Peru.
Editorial Panel. Lambayeque; Peru, Probably north coast. Date: 1000-1476. Dimensions: 76 x 49.2 cm (30 x 19 3/8 in.). Cotton and wool (camelid), slit tapestry weave. Origin: Peru.
Editorial Fragment. Egypt, Akhm?n. Date: 401 AD-600 AD. Dimensions: 11.4 ? 10.8 cm (4 1/2 ? 4 1/4 in.). Linen and wool, slit tapestry weave. Origin: Egypt.
Editorial Roundel. Coptic; Egypt. Date: 601 AD-700 AD. Dimensions: 25.4 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 in.). Wool and linen; slit tapestry weave. Origin: Egypt.
Editorial Fragment. Egypt, Akhm?n. Date: 401 AD-600 AD. Dimensions: 11.4 ? 8.9 cm (4 1/2 ? 3 1/2 in.). Linen and wool, slit tapestry weave. Origin: Egypt.
Editorial Fragment. Peru. Date: 900 AD-1470. Dimensions: 11.4 x 12.3 cm (4 1/2 x 4 7/8 in.). Cotton and wool (camelid), slit tapestry with eccentric and wrapped outlining wefts. Origin: Peru.
Editorial Loincloth Panel. Chancay; Peru, Central coast. Date: 1000-1476. Dimensions: 22.2 x 40.6 cm (8 3/4 x 16 in.). Cotton and wool (camelid), band of plain weave; center of three-color complementary weft weave; tabs of slit tapestry weave with eccentric wrap...
Editorial Border Fragment. Probably north or central coast, Peru. Date: 1000-1476. Dimensions: 47 x 33.3 cm (18 1/2 x 13 1/8 in.). Cotton, slit tapestry weave; edged with plain weave with extended weft uncut fringe; joined to plain weave. Origin: Peru.
Editorial Border. Egypt, Akhm?n. Date: 401 AD-600 AD. Dimensions: 16.5 ? 10.8 cm (6 1/2 ? 4 1/4 in.). Linen and wool, slit tapestry weave. Origin: Egypt.
Editorial Panel. Nazca; Peru, Possibly Nazca Valley, south coast. Date: 500 AD-600 AD. Dimensions: 67 x 45.1 cm (26 3/8 x 17 3/4 in.). Cotton and wool (camelid), slit tapestry weave. Origin: Peru.
Editorial Mantle Corners. Chancay; Central coast, Peru. Date: 1000-1476. Dimensions: a: 43.5 x 25.7 cm (17 1/8 x 10 1/8 in.) b: 40.3 x 25.4 cm (15 7/8 x 10 in.). Cotton and wool (camelid), slit tapestry weave with band of three-color complementary weft diamond ...
Editorial Fragments. Nazca; Possibly Nazca Valley, south coast, Peru. Date: 500 AD-600 AD. Dimensions: 58.1 x 27.6 cm (22 7/8 x 10 7/8 in.). Cotton and wool (camelid), slit tapestry weave with interlaced outlining wefts. Origin: Peru.
Editorial Square. Coptic; Egypt. Date: 801 AD-1000. Dimensions: 24.1 ? 24.1 cm (9 1/2 ? 9 1/2 in.). Linen and wool, slit tapestry weave. Origin: Egypt.
Editorial Panel. Probably Chancay; Probably central coast, Peru. Date: 1000-1476. Dimensions: 91.4 x 48.6 cm (36 x 19 1/8 in.). Cotton and wool (camelid), slit tapestry weave with eccentric and interlaced outlining wefts; edged with plain weave extended weft loo...
Editorial Yoke. Egypt. Date: 401 AD-600 AD. Dimensions: 27.9 ? 21.6 cm (11 ? 8 1/2 in.). Wool, slit tapestry weave. Origin: Egypt.
Editorial Fragment (Loincloth). Chim?; Peru, Probably north coast. Date: 1250-1470. Dimensions: 46 x 38.7 cm (18 1/8 x 15 1/4 in.). Cotton and wool (camelid), slit tapestry weave; edged with plain weave extended weft cut fringe. Origin: Peru.
Editorial Loincloth Panel. Chim?; Peru, Probably north coast. Date: 1250-1470. Dimensions: 61.6 x 107.3 cm (24 1/4 x 42 1/4 in.). Cotton and wool (camelid), slit tapestry weave; edged with plain weave extended weft cut fringe. Origin: Peru.
Editorial Fragment (Loincloth). Chim?; Peru, Probably north coast. Date: 1250-1470. Dimensions: 50.8 x 41 cm (20 x 16 1/8 in.). Cotton and wool (camelid), slit tapestry weave; edged with plain weave extended weft cut fringe. Origin: Peru.
Editorial Fragment. Lambayeque; Probably north coast, Peru. Date: 1000-1476. Dimensions: 89.9 x 41 cm (35 3/8 x 16 1/8 in.). Cotton and wool (camelid), slit tapestry weave with eccentric wrapping outlining wefts and supplementary weft loop pile. Origin: Peru.
Editorial Fragment (Border). Coptic; Egypt. Date: 401 AD-600 AD. Dimensions: 24.1 ? 24.1 cm (9 1/2 ? 9 1/2 in.). Wool and linen, slit tapestry weave. Origin: Egypt.
Editorial Fragment. Lambayeque; Probably north coast, Peru. Date: 1000-1476. Dimensions: 65.4 x 27 cm (25 3/4 x 10 5/8 in.). Cotton, plain weave; resist dyed; edged with cotton and wool (camelid), slit tapestry weave with couched supplementary weft loop pile; ap...
Editorial Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalene ("Noli Me Tangere"). Southern Netherlands, possibly Brussels. Date: 1485-1500. Dimensions: 111.2 ? 111.5 cm (43 3/4 ? 43 7/8 in.). Wool, silk, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave with some 2:2 inter...
Editorial The Holy Family with the Infant Christ Pressing the Wine of the Eucharist. Southern Netherlands. Date: 1485-1525. Dimensions: 75.6 x 68.2 cm (29 3/4 x 26 7/8 in.). Linen, wool, silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave. Origin: Southe...
Editorial Woman?s Riding Jacket, 18th century, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), China, Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip, slit tapestry weave, edges with silk, rayon and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip satin weave with plain interlacings of secondary b...
Editorial Band, Medium: wool Technique: slit tapestry, use of non-horizontal wefts; long slits up the side are sewn together; warp selvage at one end of each fragment; sides: ragged, some intact, Narrow band in dark red, black and shades of brown and tan. Patter...
Editorial Pillow cover, Medium: silk, gilt paper, paint Technique: slit tapestry weave (k'ossu), Four pieces which, when assembled, would form a small pillow. Each panel contains a dragon with fangs surrounde by cloud motifs., China, 18th century, woven textiles...
Editorial Fukusa (Gift Cover). Japan. Date: 1801-1825. Dimensions: 76.6 x 71.4 cm (30 1/8 x 28 1/8 in.). Silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton and silver leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave (kesi); lined; tassele...
Editorial Emperor's Jifu (Semiformal Court Robe). Manchu; China. Date: 1825-1850. Dimensions: 151.4 ? 199.7 cm (59 5/8 ? 78 5/8 in.). Silk, slit tapestry weave; painted details; upper sleeves: silk, satin weave self-patterned by areas of twill weave; lower sleev...
Editorial Panel. Manchu; China. Date: 1775-1800. Dimensions: 167 ? 73.8 cm (65 3/4 ? 29 in.). Center: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave (kossu); painted; inner tape: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrap...
Editorial Valance. China. Date: 1799. Dimensions: 113.4 ? 126 cm (44 3/4 ? 49 5/8 in.). Top: cotton, plain weave; block printed; narrow band: silk, warp-float faced 5:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1:2 'S' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and s...
Editorial Uchishiki (Altar Cloth). Japan. Date: 1700-1750. Dimensions: 65.8 x 65.8 cm (25 7/8 x 25 7/8 in.). Silk, silver-leaf-on-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped silk slit tapestry weave Lining: Cotton, plain weave. Origin: Japan.
Editorial Buddhist Monk's Cape (Incomplete). China. Date: 1650-1700. Dimensions: 128.3 ? 225.8 cm (50 1/2 ? 89 in.). Silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, and peacock feathers, slit tapestry weave with interlaced outlining wefts; painted detai...
Editorial Thanka (Religious Picture). Manchu; China. Date: 1743-1744. Dimensions: 371.1 ? 126.2 cm (146 ? 49 3/4 in.) Wrapper: 128.4 ? 42.1 cm (50 1/2 ? 16 1/2 in.) Cover repeat: 56.4 ? 12 cm (22 1/4 ? 4 3/4 in.) Lining repeat (width): 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.). Si...
Editorial Fukusa (Gift Cover), late Edo period (1789?1868)/ Meiji period (1868?1912), 19th century, Japan, Patterned side: Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped cotton, slit tapestry weave with wrapping outing wefts (tsuzure), 64.5 x 59.2 cm (25 ...
Editorial Fukusa (Gift Cover), late Edo period (1789?1868)/ Meiji period (1868?1912), 19th century, Japan, Mon side: silk, warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave (shioze), dye extracted through stenciled chemical dye stripper (bassen), patterned side: cotton, silk ...
Editorial Fukusa (Gift Cover), late Edo period (1789?1868)/ Meiji period (1868?1912), 19th century, Japan, Pattern side: silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave (tsuzure), lining: silk, plain weave with creped wefts (chirimen...
Editorial Fukusa (Gift Cover), late Edo period (1789?1868)/ Meiji period (1868?1912), 19th century, Japan, Pattern side: silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped cotton, slit tapestry weave (tsuzure), lining: silk, plain weave with creped wefts (chirim...
Editorial Fukusa (Gift Cover), late Edo period (1789?1868)/ Meiji period (1868?1912), 19th century, Japan, Patterned side: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped cotton, slit tapestry weave (tsuzure), Lining: silk, 7:1 satin damask weave (donsu), ...
Editorial Fukusa (Gift Cover), late Edo period (1789?1868)/ Meiji period (1868?1912), 19th century, Japan, Pattern side: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, slit tapestry weave (tsuzure), corners: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper...
Editorial Fukusa (Gift Cover), late Edo period (1789?1868)/ Meiji period (1868?1912), 19th century, Japan, Pattern side: silk and lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, slit tapestry weave (tsuzure), lining: Plain weave, painted details (sugaki, sumi), sewn with ...