Woven panel. Gold, green and brown asian brocade with butterflies, caterpillars, medallions with leaves. The piece is worked in 4 strips and basted together. Mitered corners, stitches on foldlines indicate piece once had a lining. Remains of glaze/paint on surface. Identified by Dr. Charles Dibble as 17th century Japanese weave – Persian influence. Densei-hin?(can’t read on catalog card)

17th century

Hanging

Non-American – Asian – 17th c (Udf22)

Woven -Twill (Udf3)

Floral/Figural (Udf6)