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Fragment of ornamental band

Persian
18th century

Medium/Technique Silk; embroidery
Dimensions 6 x 41.5 cm (2 3/8 x 16 5/16 in.); Legacy dimension: .415 x .06
Credit Line Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number31.71
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ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionGround: conventionalized flowers connected by undulating stem worked with pinkish orange and blue silk in satin-stitch, with black outline and small green leaves on a gold ground (gilded silver wound on yellow silk couched with neutral yellow silk).