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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
CollectionsAfrica and Oceania, Fashion and Textiles
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