Artworks

Philippe de la Salle

Silk, satin weave with brocading wefts tied in twill weave · 1765

Philippe de La Salle

Silk, satin weave with brocading wefts tied in twill weave · 1765

Philippe de la Salle

Silk, warp float-faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary binding warps which tie supplementary brocading wefts and ground wefts in plain weave; with inset ovals of silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts tied in twill weave by ground warps; seam embroidered in satin stitch · 1750

Philippe de La Salle

Silk, warp float-faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary binding warps which tie supplementary brocading wefts and ground wefts in plain weave; with inset ovals of silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts tied in twill weave by ground warps; seam embroidered in satin stitch · 1750

Philippe de La Salle

Silk, warp float-faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary binding warps which tie supplementary brocading wefts and ground wefts in plain weave; with inset ovals of silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts tied in twill weave by ground warps; seam embroidered in satin stitch · 1750

Manchu

Silk, slit tapestry weave with interlaced outlining wefts; painted details in colors, black, and with gold leaf; outer scroll top: silk, warp-float faced 5:1 satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts and self-patterned by ground weft floats; scroll wrapper: silk, warp-float faced 5:1 satin weave with 1:2 'S' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts and self-patterned by main warp and ground weft floats; rayon and cotton ties; scroll wrapper lined with silk, warp-float faced 2:1 'S' twill weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave · 1743

Manchu

Silk, slit tapestry weave with interlaced outlining wefts; painted details in colors, black, and with gold leaf; outer scroll top: silk, warp-float faced 5:1 satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts and self-patterned by ground weft floats; scroll wrapper: silk, warp-float faced 5:1 satin weave with 1:2 'S' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts and self-patterned by main warp and ground weft floats; rayon and cotton ties; scroll wrapper lined with silk, warp-float faced 2:1 'S' twill weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave · 1743

Jean Revel

Silk and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, satin weave with secondary binding warps, patterning and brocading wefts and self-patterning ground wefts; with cotton, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton, woven tapes Ties: cotton, twill weave Interlinings and linings: cotton and linen, plain weaves, some glazed · 1725

Manchu

Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 2:1 'S' twill weave with weft-float faced 1:2 'S' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning and brocading wefts; painted details · 1701

Manchu

Silk, warp-float faced 2:1 's' twill weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts · 1701

Manchu

Silk, warp-float faced 2:1 's' twill weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts · 1701

Manchu

Silk, warp-float faced 2:1 's' twill weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts · 1701

Manchu

Silk, warp-float faced 2:1 's' twill weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts · 1701

Manchu

Silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, warp float faced 2:1 'S' twill weave with weft-float faced 1:2 'S' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning and brocading wefts; lined with silk, 4:1 satin damask weave · 1700

Manchu

center panel and inner borders: silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'S' twill interlacings; outer border: silk, warp-float faced 5:1 twill weave with weft-float faced 1:2 'Z' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; lined with cotton, plain weave · 1650

Ancient Egyptian

Silk, twill weave · 401