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Fragment of turban
Persian
17th–18th century
Medium/Technique
Silk; brocade
Dimensions
Height x width: 4 15/16 x 15 15/16 in. (12.5 x 40.5 cm)
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number31.65
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionDesign: alternate stripes of tarnished silver and gold (gilded silver wound on yellow silk, and silver wound on white silk weft, tied by a pink silk warp) ornamented with conventionalized floral bands woven with blue, green, yellow, brown, and pink silk weft tied by pink silk warp.