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Persian
18th–19th century
Medium/Technique
Silk; embroidery
Dimensions
Overall: 15 x 14 cm (5 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number15.1107
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionCorded gray-green silk on which are couched a pair of peacocks with raised tails. Between the heads is a star, below the birds a fish. Worked with gold and silver thread, yellowish-red, deep rose-pink and black silk. Lined with dark red silk.
ProvenancePurchased by the donor of C. Filippo of Paris and Teheran.