Square

Medium: Warp; S-spun Z-twist linen. Wefts; S-spun linen, S-spun wool. Technique: slit tapestry with supplementary weft wrapping and supplementary weft loops | 3rd-4th century

Unknown Maker

Purple square at the center filled with geometric tile-like pattern. Edged with border of senna knot loops.

Credit: Gift of John Pierpont Morgan
Object: 1902-1-140

Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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