at one band, the wefts float over a set of warps. Selvedge twill: 2/1 or 3/1. 1.2 cm. and 1 cm.
Back restored and covered with red cotton clothn4:617pile counts: warps 10, along weft 14. Brocade structure: wholly brocaded, 4/1 twillcount 16 and 24the silver is in the interior part of the moons at the bottom of each roundelgold in the larger parts2 shots between pile. Gilt or silver (?) metal wrap, Z-twist, variable tightness. Uses two different types of kilaptan. Selvedges: 1cm. Uses blue silk warps that use more warp threads closer to the edgeVoided and brocaded silk velvet. Satin foundation structure: 4/1 satin, unplied ivory silk filament warp, 1 strand ivory cotton weft. Satin and velvet warp order 3-1. Velvet structure: red and green silkthe extreme striations of the green/blue is carried through on the back, which makes it unlikely that the evenness is the result of fading due to light. One end has tightly wrapped kilaptan.though it is difficult to tell, the main motifs use both gold and silver threadn4:900