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Fragment made up of small pieces put together
Turkish
16th–17th century
Medium/Technique
Silk; brocade
Dimensions
Height x width: 26 3/4 x 17 1/8 in. (68 x 43.5 cm)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number31.61
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionGround: dark neutral violet satin. Design: undulating vertical bands detailed with overlapping scales, and intertwining branches bearing conventionalized flowers and leaves detailed with small floral patterns, woven with gold thread (gilded silver wound on yellow silk) pink, blue, and cream colored silk, weft. Very worn, imperfectly patched.