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Piece of Mesopotamian silk and galloon
Mesopotamian?
Medium/Technique
Silk
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 55.5 x 6 cm
Credit Line
Ellen Page Hall Fund
Accession Number33.372
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionRepeating 13cm arabesque motif (stylized script?) woven in burnt orange on a faded green/yellow background.
ProvenanceBy 1933, Herman A. Elsberg (dealer; b. 1869 - d. 1938), New York; 1933, sold by Elsberg to the MFA for $14,500 [see note 1]. (Accession date: March 7, 193 3)
NOTES:
[1] Purchased with MFA 33.371 for $14,500.
NOTES:
[1] Purchased with MFA 33.371 for $14,500.