P3 has note
| - A silk, woven, patterned fabric. A ground of 2:1 twill, Z direction. The pattern is created using brocade effects of the supplementary, coloured wefts. The design is floral with large, gold, checked lines. The pattern is bound by the ground warp in 1:2 twill and when not showing the supplementary wefts float at the back. The ground on the front has faded. Selvedge on one side.
Warp
1) ground
silk, x-ply, STA, double
orange
app. 130 ends cm
Weft
Ratio 2:1
1) ground
silk, x-ply, STA, thick
orange
app. 32 picks cm
2) supplementary brocade
a) silk, x-ply, STA, thick
violet, green, white
b) gilded paper - gold paper strips (lined one side only) (en)
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