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Pieced hanging
Persian for the European Market (?)
19th century (?)
Object Place: Persia
Medium/Technique
Silk; embroidery
Dimensions
109 x 181 cm (42 15/16 x 71 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.456
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionLong, slim, vertically undulating vines, in spangels and sequins, with small blossoms and leaves, in blue, yellow, green and white silk chennille yarns, on a pink silk ground. Made from many fragments of uneven size. Many missing spangels and sequins; worn and missing yarns; uneven fading and stains; holes in ground material. Lined.