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Persian
Late 18th–early 19th century
Object Place: Persia
Medium/Technique
Silk; brocaded
Dimensions
Height x width: 19 7/8 x 2 15/16 in. (50.5 x 7.5 cm)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number15.1097
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSilver ground; the design of scrolling stems bearing carnations, iris, open roses and other flowers and leaves, is woven with pale grayish-violet silk. The design of the guard bands consists of open pink flowers connected by a curving stem bearing one leaf. Deep salmon-pink silk on sides. Pieced; very similar in design to 15.1096.
ProvenancePurchased by the donor of C. Filippo of Paris and Teheran