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Embroidery
Persian or Turkish
Medium/Technique
Embroidered cotton
Dimensions
68 x 66 cm (26 3/4 x 26 in.); Legacy dimension: .66 x .68
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number15.1119
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionDeep yellowish-red cotton ground, rows of diamond-shaped forms set obliquely and separated by white and blue irregular shaped forms. Around the edge is a border of reversed curves and oblong forms. The design is worked with dark and light blue, yellow, light green, white and black. Much of the black has worn off. Lined with bright red cotton, bound with gray cotton. Pieced and patched.
ProvenancePurchased by the donor of C. Filippo of Paris and Teheran.