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Piece of silk

Egyptian
19th century

Medium/Technique Silk
Dimensions Height x width: 26 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (68 x 40 cm)
Credit Line Alfred Greenough Collection
Accession Number85.25
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionA blue ribbon in the middle of which is a wide stripe formed of a group of many narrower stripes, on three of which are woven geometrical designs. The colors are bright red, bright yellow, light and dark blue. On each side of this ribbon are sewed narrow ribbons of pink, yellow, gray, green and white and violet.
ProvenanceGift of Charles Henry Parker,From the Estate of Alfred Greenough