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Saddle bag


Medium/Technique Cotton and wool
Dimensions 90 x 91 cm (35 7/16 x 35 13/16 in.); Legacy dimension: .91 x .90
Credit Line Gift of Miss Louise M. Nathurst
Accession Number03.717
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionWarp cotton, weft cotton, pile wool, 48 Persian (Sehna) knots to the square centimeter. Over cast on the sides. The ground is of dark blue and is covered with an undistinct all-over design made up of lines and squares. Curved at one end and surrounded by a white border on which is an undulating line bearing fan-shaped flowers, woven with dark blue, light red, light green and deep pink. This piece has been washed with chemicals.